[Vermont Lt]

I guess he was smart enough to go from being a punk in Liverpool to being bigger than Jesus.

Is that Genius?

Well, if in 2313 we are still humming his music—and everyone knows the tune, then I guess we will know the answer.

I can whistle “A Little Night Music” in the local middle school and a lot of the kids could finish the bar. Not so much with “Why don’t we do it in the road.”

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I can whistle “A Little Night Music” in the local middle school and a lot of the kids could finish the bar. Not so much with “Why don’t we do it in the road.”

Lennon's name might be in the credits for "Why Don't We Do It In The Road," but at that point in the Beatles' career a songwriting credit of "Lennon & McCartney" was more accurately "Lennon OR McCartney." I'm pretty sure that Paul deserves all the credit (or blame) for that one.

[Erasmus]

I can whistle “A Little Night Music” in the local middle school and a lot of the kids could finish the bar.

I presume you don't mean Mozart.