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Originally Posted by NGPercussion
Eh. McCartney wrote some great songs (I love the Temporary Secretary and Coming Up! :P), but Michael for sure is the king of pop. He is the ultimate performer, dancer, and a very talented singer, writer, and musician. The amount of brilliant songs to his credit cannot be ignored.
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He might have been a better dancer, performer is probably a matter of opinion. Singer? McCartney has sung in all kinds of styles. On a couple of albums I think McCartney played all the instruments himself so probably better as a musician. And as a writer he has wrote great songs over 5 decades. He was best in the 60s and 70s but what he wrote over that period alone would easily beat Michael Jackson I think.
Michael Jackson did some very good songs but not really that many in comparison. Much of his persona was about creating an image, Neverland being like his Graceland for example. I think he is more comparable to Elvis in a way.
And Michael Jackson admired The Beatles songs so much he actually owned the copyright in them for a while.