Watchman,
Your opinion that the Beatles "lack any substance and true writing talent" is painful. I'm tempted to list the many tunes which clearly make Lightfoot the greatest writer ever (songs about go-go girls, trout, moss, Sea World, etc), but the following lyrics should convince any doubter that Lightfoot has no equal: "I'd do anything for you, You'd do anything for me, We'd do anything for love." Simply stunning. (I know the response to this post: the Beatles wrote about piggies, raccoons, walruses and octopuses! For whatever it's worth, I've sold off all of my Beatles discs, but to this day retain all of my Lightfoot, whose music I adore, for the most part. The Beatles just got too wacko with the drugs, egos and wayward spiritual quests...)
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