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Wordno:
  I was wondering why did John Lennon write this song about Paul McCartney. How did there fued start?  And did Paul ever come out with a comeback song?  I think that its sad that these two had a fued with each other. 

Sondra:
Paul did Let Me Roll it which supposedly was about John and another one I can't think of. But I know tons around here will remember! Oh, and later on in John's life he said the song How Do You Sleep was really about himself (backpeddling?) but regreted the association. Of course then he goes on to say something like: What's to regret. He lived through it! Heh! You gotta love the guy!

Check this interview out. It tallks a bit about the fued.
http://www.geocities.com/~beatleboy1/dbmmak71.int.html

And then John's playboy interview. They seemingly had made up.
http://www.geocities.com/~beatleboy1/dbjypb.int1.html

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John was offended by RAM, with its shot of a Beatle screwing another Beatle on its cover, and some lines from the songs, like "Too Many people preaching practices," and John quoted stuff like "we believe that we can't be wrong". He also felt "Dear Boy' was a swipe at him.

Granted, much of John's perceptions may have been paranoia, but he also described that people don't know Paul like he knows him. He said "Paul likes to appear almost straight but maybe just

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George and Ringo also heard swipes in RAM, so it wasn't just John's paranoia.

Indica:
Lennon had the balls cos he always thought he was a bloody Gene Vincent.

Lennon fans are very fierce on this forum! :)

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