You're right on the theory - there's no questioning the counting. I'll reformulate that argument. I think the two have a different feel - reinforced by that the drums are, as you say, more syncopated in WED.
WED sounds
dagada-daaaaa, dagada-daaaa, dagada-daaaa, dada-dam-dam-dam
whereas TD is
dagada-dagada, dagada-dagada,dagada-dagada-daa daa daa
where each "dagada" is a triplet.
I think they sound quite different, which may be why I never thought of these two songs when we were discussing this topic previously.