ed ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁St y list ics . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Play boy ▁magazine ▁interview , ▁John ▁L enn on ▁pra ised ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es , ▁" Try ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁k ids ▁in ▁the ▁sevent ies ▁who ▁were ▁sc ream ing ▁to ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁that ▁their ▁music ▁was ▁just ▁the ▁Beat les ▁red one . ▁There ▁is ▁nothing ▁wrong ▁with ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es . ▁They ▁do ▁a ▁dam n ▁good ▁job . ▁There ▁was ▁nothing ▁else ▁going ▁on ▁then ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁interview ▁with ▁Du ane ▁H itch ings , ▁who ▁co - w rote ▁Rod ▁Stewart ' s ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁disco ▁song ▁" Da ▁Ya ▁Think ▁I ' m ▁Sex y ? ", ▁he ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was : ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Parker ▁of ▁T ame ▁Imp ala ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁after ▁taking ▁m ush rooms ▁inspired ▁him ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁he ▁was ▁making ▁in ▁his ▁album ▁C urr ents . ▁ ▁The ▁English ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁band ▁the ▁C rib s ▁was ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es . ▁C rib s ▁member ▁Ryan ▁Jar man ▁said : ▁" It ▁must ▁have ▁had ▁quite ▁a ▁big ▁influence ▁on ▁us ▁– ▁pop ▁mel od ies ▁is ▁something ▁we ▁always ▁revert ▁to . ▁I ▁always ▁want ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁to ▁pop ▁mel od ies ▁and