Who is the best beatle?
John was the outspoken rocker, Paul was the cute and sometimes sappy "pop" musician, George was the aloof talent, and Ringo was the funny one... right?
It turns out these labels were really very interchangable. Paul wrote perhaps the hardest rocking song for the group "Helter Skelter." And long before John met Yoko, Paul was getting in to the Avant-garde scene (which John was actually very envious of).
As leader of the Quarrymen and the early Beatles, John was described [by friends and the band itself] as being quite shy. Also, perhaps the sappiest song ever written by the Beatles was John's "Julia."
In old Beatles interviews, George often pipes up with the wittiest remarks. He also wrote quite a few of their hits like "Still My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Something," and "Here Comes the Sun," just to name a few.
Ringo wrote some hit songs like "Octopus's Garden," sang as Billy Shears in "A Little Help From My Friends," and showcased his exceptional drum talents (often critiqued as "nothing special") in the song "Tomorrow Never Knows." (To be fair, I think that the simplicity of Ringos beats in many of the songs PROVES him to be an excellent drummer. He knows when to get fancy and when to keep it simple.)
Each of the Beatles were very edgy and funny, talented, and good-looking (Say what you will about George Harrison, but how many of you out there have had hundreds of thousands of girls having panic attacks when they see you? [If you are the Jonas Brothers, ew, or Justin Bieber, ew, don't answer]) BUT, WHICH BEATLE IS THE BEST, AND WHY?
| John Lennon | 26 | |
| Paul McCartney | 29 | |
| George Harrison | 18 | |
| Ringo Starr | 6 | |
| Pete Best | 1 | |
| Stuart Sutcliffe | 0 |