# The Beatles were overrated

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**Created:** [August 7, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-were-overrated/793022 "2017-08-07T18:19:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-were-overrated/793022/80 "2017-08-08T15:41:08Z")

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> [@RTFirefly](#):
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> Then the absolute worst crap got airplay, is all I can say. There was that one song that was basically an op-ed with some music.
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> ETA: Just because he didn’t want to be pigeonholed, doesn’t mean he did good stuff outside his pigeonhole.

He chose a band with young jazz musicians with real chops. He wrote literate songs to a rock beat. He went in a completely new direction. I understand that some might not like his music but his talent and vision are undeniable.

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