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Old 01-14-2021, 05:29 PM   #70 (permalink)
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Depends on which one you consider to be his best song. In my opinion it's Cause We've Ended As Lovers, written by Stevie Wonder.
See you didn't mention the name of the song in the OP, so I thought you were talking about Superstition. I still stand by my opinion that I said earlier:

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The best Beck tune was a song written by Curtis Mayfield, not Stevie Wonder. The guitar playing on the cover-song which was originally written by Curtis Mayfield showcases Beck at his finest.
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The poll was about which of the three guitarists that had been part of The Yardbirds is your favourite one. What I wanted to say is that Jeff Beck, as a songwriter, was not as good as Clapton and Page, in my opinion. I'm not sure if you agree on this, but you mention that many of his famous tunes were written by others.
I don't mind if People Get Ready wasn't written by Jeff Beck. He's a guitar player, and I really like his guitar playing on the song. He never wastes a note.
People Get Ready


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Anyway, thanks for your opinion! By the way, between Clapton, Page and Beck, who's your favourite one?
Songwriting and guitar playing are apple to oranges comparison. Jeff Beck can play more emotionally than EC and Page imho. EC wrote some decent songs but he jump the shark with "Cocaine" -- literally/figuratively. Page came up with a lot of (other people's) ideas.
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