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"But "God" is the best song any Beatle wrote about religion, with all due respect to George's "My Sweet Lord." Both were produced by Phil Spector the same year--with Ringo on drums. (Talk about ecumenical.) "God" is where John does his most beautiful singing, reaching for a doo-wop tremble straight out of his beloved Rosie and the Originals, with that "Elvis echo" on his voice. It's one of the two or three songs I'd play if I had ten minutes to convince a jury that John was the greatest of rock and roll singers-as-singers. Along with "Girl," and maybe "Ticket to Ride." Or "You Can't Do That"? "Money"? "I Want to Hold Your Hand"? "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"? "Oh My Love"? "I'm So Tired"?"