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On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:26:05 +0000, Norbert wrote:

> Rubber Soul could be my favorite Beatles album.  However, the only
> really Dylanesque song in it is "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away,"
> which Lennon later admitted he did to prove that he could write in
> Dylan's style better than Dylan did.  Lennon still had his competitive
> edge on Rubber Soul.
>
> Again, I don't hear Dylan in the other songs and I think McCartney
> undersold the Beatles in attributing the album to Dylan's influence.

I never really listened to RS with Dylan in mind except for that one
song really, come to think of it.