2006-10-05 16:19:59 · 30 answers · asked by ? 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Impossible to say- depends on loyalties.
But there's only one objective answer to the question of 'better songwriting PARTNERSHIP' (it's not the same as 'better songs', of course):
Jagger/Richards.
Why?
Because the Lennon/McCartney 'partnership' was effectively over by 1964-65.
Almost every single song from their most important and critically-acclaimed period (1965-1970) is EITHER a Lennon OR a McCartney (in major substance, bar the odd middle eight here, scraps of lyrics there, or songs for Ringo.)
e.g.
Hey Jude - McCartney
A Day In The Life - Lennon
Let It Be - McCartney
Strawberry Fields - Lennon
Penny Lane - McCartney
I Am The Walrus - Lennon
Dear Prudence - Lennon
Hello Goodbye - McCartney...etc. etc. etc.
You get the idea.
'Keef' and Mick, when they haven't been trying to kill each other, have worked as a songwriting team - team, mind you - far more consistently (well, unfair comparison - 40-plus years vs. under ten years for the Beatles, but still).
So, Jagger/Richards.
2006-10-05 16:39:26 · answer #1 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a fan of the Beatles, but Lennon/Mcartney produced some of the finest lyrics known to man. Just think of "Yesterday," "Sargeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band," and "All the lonely people."
These lyrics provoke thought and emotion.
The Stones, on the other hand, are more about a good time. I prefer to listen to the Stones, but the songs that Jagger/Richards wrote are not on a par with the Beatles.
George Harrison also wrote songs, and he deserves some credit, too! God rest his soul.
2006-10-05 16:47:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
For pop/rock; Lennon/McCartney, for R&B, Jagger/Richards
2006-10-05 16:23:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lennon/McCartney had over 27 number one singles for The Beatles and numerous other songs covered by other artists. If it wasn't for The Beatles The Stones wouldn't have been discovered, as record producers were looking for British pop bands in the early sixties to cash in on the popularity of British bands which was fuelled by The Beatles.
2006-10-05 16:41:17 · answer #4 · answered by Tws 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jagger/Richards
2006-10-05 16:22:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lennon and Mcartney
2006-10-05 16:26:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lennon/McCartney
2006-10-05 17:23:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lennon/McCartney
2006-10-05 16:34:24 · answer #8 · answered by Diana S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lennon/McCartney
2006-10-05 16:29:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lennon/McCartney, but Jagger/Richards is good too
2006-10-05 16:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by pattiwish 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋