Letters: Dylan, McCartney and Bop bopa-a-lu a whop bam boo

Tony Cash (Letters, 23 June) is right to say that Paul McCartney's melodies are better than Bob Dylan's. Indeed, Dylan himself has admitted to being "in awe" of McCartney as a tunesmith. However, to say that McCartney's songs lend themselves to more interpretations is "deeply wrong-headed". One of the chief complaints among attendees (the ones who don't "get" Dylan) at his Never-Ending Tour concerts over the past 20 years is that Dylan himself re-interprets his own songs night after night. He ev...

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Letters: Dylan, McCartney and Bop bopa-a-lu a whop bam boo

Guardian Music — Tony Cash (Letters, 23 June) is right to say that Paul McCartney's melodies are better than Bob Dylan's. Indeed, Dylan himself has admitted to being "in awe" of McCartney... more info