The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones
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The Beatles' Let It Be - 1969 vs. The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed - 1969
The Beatles wrote one of The Rolling Stones first hits with the song I Wanna Be You’re Man in early 1964.
In the Sixties, the Rolling Stones were the Beatles biggest rivals. Their second single, "I Wanna Be Your Man," was written for them by Lennon and McCartney, their chamber music based "As Tears Go By" closely followed "Yesterday," the Sitar on "Paint It, Black" came soon after "Norwegian Wood," and "Their Satanic Majesties Request" and "Beggars Banquet" both had similar covers (and in the former case, music,) to Beatles albums from shortly before. (Sgt. Peppers and the "White" Album respectively.)
Not only this, but the Stones "Mop Top" haircuts, Beatle boots and various other elements of their early style were quite Beatlesque. However, while the Beatles had charmed even the royal family during their early years (see perfect son-in-law), the Stones were hated by the establishment for their more overt rebellion. The Stones were seen by many as the more blues based, bad-boy antithesis to the Beatles.
Unlike some other bands in the '60s, when music was Beatle inspired by default, the Stones imagination made them more original than some of the Beatles "copycat bands" of the time. after the Beatles split, The Stones began to change their style, and are now considerably less "Beatley" than they were in the '60s.
