People mishear lyrics anyway and just remember bits of them more just because they are connected to the best hooks, normally in the chorus. And people hum melodies a lot too if they don't remember the lyrics.

Not sure if the Bee Gees kept writing good songs after the 1985. I don't know any at least.

truth be told, I don't listen to the Bee Gees much outside of the 70s

Paul MacCartney is a pioneer of music. He is someone who made some great valuable songs. He is someone who is a genius but he is not a king of pop. I can assure you that. Michael Jackson was a great dancer and singer but Paul has a great voice. Paul has had been able to maintain a good responsible career. I enjoy Paul. But Paul is not the king of pop at all.

Don't worry about the thread title, it was just a way to question why people always call Michael Jackson the King of Pop. I think people define pop way too narrowly nowadays anyway.

Justin Bieber is the true king of Pop.....

Paul knows how to work it, broheim.

For me, he was, the absolute no.1 songrwriter, I've always prefered him instead of Lennon...

Nice Video of Paul...

I have little interest in labels like "king of pop", which is just marketing hype. However, if it ever applied to McCartney, it certainly does not now. I stopped being interested in him after Venus and Mars.

If sales is the criterion, then Michael Jackson would claim the title.