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Paul McCartney

Is it better to love one another
Than to go for a walk in the dark?

Is it better to love than to give in to hate?
we'd better take good care of each other
Avoid slipping back off the straight and narrow
It's better by far than getting stuck in a figure of eight.
 
"Figure of Eight" ("Flowers in the Dirt", 1989)
 
 

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Paul is not only my favorite Beatle, but my favorite recording artist of all time!  In the last 35 years Paul's solo music has touched virtually every music genre except maybe hip hop!  More importantly his voice never fails to touch me with his songs.
 
I got into Paul over a period of years.  In 1973 "Band on the Run" was a huge album and he had several hit singles.  At that time I was still holding on my teen idol fandom of David Cassidy, but that David's popularity was waning.  I needed some new favorite singer!  It didn't happen overnight even though I was well aware that Paul was a Beatle and enjoyed his singles throughout the 70's.

But what Paul has done with his music is alot more than just hit singles.  He is a genuine person who continues to be a leader in the music business not only because he is a former Beatle but for his constant work for raising the profile of causes close to his heart.
 
Paul is also a man who is an inspiration to others.  He has overcome the loss of his first wife Linda who succumbed to cancer in 1998.  How?  Keep working!  He has also luckily found love for a second time in his life with his new wife, Heather Mills.  But Paul keeps going and In the last 5 years or so he has created a body of work that could make a nice 'career' for anyone else! 
 
  • 2000 - Releases DVD, "Music & Animation" includes "Rupert & The Frog Song", and other short animated films. Music includes "We all stand together", and "Tropic Island Hum".
  • 2001 - Releases book, "Blackbird Singing" a collection of his poems and lyrics. Does book tour.
  • 2001 Releases critically acclaimed album, "Driving Rain"
  • 2001 Organizes and headlines "Concert for New York" after 9/11.
  • 2001 - Releases the 9/11 charity single, "Freedom".
  • 2002 - Headlines Superbowl
  • 2002 - Tours USA and follows with world wide tour in '03.
  • 2002 - In between tours, Paul marries Heather Mills!
  • 2003 - Releases CD/DVD, "Back in the US" from tour.
  • 2003 - Heather and Paul have baby, Beatrice.
  • 2004 - Continues touring world including stops in Madrid, Spain and landmark performances in Russia. .
  • 2005 - Releases DVD "Paul McCartney in Red Square"
  • 2005 - Paul headlines Superbowl
  • 2005 -  Headlines "Live 8" opening with U2 and closing the show.
  • 2005 - Releases CD, "Chaos & Creation in the Backyard", and single "Fine Line".  This album is lauded as his finest in 10 years - and I love it!.
  • 2005 - Embarks on yet another tour of the USA!
  • 2005 - Publishes children's book, "High in the Clouds".
  • 2006 - Receives a Grammy nomination for "Chaos" and performs "Fine Line", "Yesterday" and "Helter Skelter" at the ceremony.
  • 2006 - Paul turns 64 - yes we still need you Sir!
  • 2006 - Releases 4th classical work, Ecce Cor Meum [Behold My Heart
  • 2007 - Leaves EMI/Capitol for Starbucks'  Hear Music label.
  • Releases critically acclaimed album, 'Memory Almost Full"
  • 2007- Paul plays various 'secret gigs in London, NYC in support of "Memory Almost Full".
  • 2007 - Releases career DVD, "The McCartney Years".
  • 2008 -Paul and heather divorce.
  • 2008 - Receives honorary doctoate in music from Yale University.

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"Chaos & Creation in the Backyard"
2006 Grammy Nominee!

The new album is one of his strongest ever.  Paul has a great band but they don't appear on this record, Paul peformed virtually all the instruments at the request of producer, Nigel Godrich.  The arrangements and instrumentation are very interesting, especially the use of pianos.  The songs are deep and well written for the most part.  Perhaps some of Paul's best songwriting ever!   The subjects tend to be more personal in nature - if not so much for Paul, than but certainly they resonate with this listener.  Highlights include:
 
"How kind of You"
I don't think I have ever had as strong a reaction to a McCartney song before.  Not since "This One" from "Flowers in the Dirt" anyway.  The first time I heard it, I just welled up - it is so moving!  When Paul sings:
 
"How kind of you to thiink of me when I was out of sorts/It really meant alot to be in someone else's thoughts".  
 
I could feel his vulnerability inside myself.  Learning that someone cares for you at a time when you need and least expect it is very powerful and emotional.  Paul did it to me again!  .   
"At the Mercy"
Letting down his guard Paul lets us see some of his insecurities as a man and his view of the world.  The line, "At the mercy of a busy road we can watch the world explode" may well be referring to Paul and Heather's experience when they were on a plane waiting to take off on 9/11 and could see the Twin Towers on 9/11.
"Follow Me"
One of two great acoustic songs on the album, Paul writes one of his best lyrics about love:
"Down the track of loneliness, down the path of love
Through the woods of heartache, to the end
On the shores of sorrow, where the waves of hope crash in
The perfect place for me to find a friend". 
"Fine Line"
A bouncy hit single in the style of "Listen to what the Man said" and it has a point about exactly what is the difference between recklessness and courage and what goes into making the right decision.
"English Tea"
This is a delightful song with lots of fun wordplay as Paul invites us to his English mansion for a spot of tea amongst the hollyhocks and roses.
"Jenny Wren"
A fine song about a young woman struggling to find her way.  Some compare it to "Blackbird" but I find it is more in line with "Another Day", "She's given up talking", or "Biker like an Icon".
"This never happened before"
Probably my favorite song on the album as it is about the pure wonder of romance.  Paul writes:

"i'm very sure
this never happened to me before
i met you and now i'm sure
this never happened before

now i see
this is the way it's supposed to be
i met you and now i see
this is the way it should be

this is the way it should be for lovers
they shouldn't go it alone
it's not so good when you're on your own"
 
It's the kind of song that makes you want to  believe in love again.   I'm certainly happy that Paul is in love again with Heather and so energized by it to write such fruitful songs about it.  No disrespect to Linda, but when you lose someone and in such a tragic way as he did due to cancer, and then find the courage to love again - thats powerful.
 
I'm proud of this record and as you can see virtually the whole album are favorites of mine!  I'm certainly glad that Paul and Nigel hooked up to make this record together.  The funny thing is I don't expect another "Hey Jude" or "Band on the Run" out of Paul anymore - just a solid record.  Looks like Macca had another gem up his sleeve!

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Back in 1964 the Beatles came to America and appeared on the Ed Sullivan show less than 3 months after the national tragedy of the assasination of President John F. Kennedy.  They lifted the spirits of Americans - especially kids - and aided in our recovery from that loss. 
 
In 2001 Paul McCartney came to America to help us heal after the tragedy of 9/11/01.  He and his fiance were on a plane waiting to take off when they were able to watch the Twin towers a blaze that awful day.  He was instrumental in helping us heal by visiting with firefighters and policemen, the real heros of the day, organizing and headling the "Concert for New York", and issuing a single, "Freedom" with a sentiment that I strongly believe in.  The song has helped me - even now - during the immediate months after 9/11 and afterwards.  Paul's love of America and its people has been evident as he has played shows like the Superbowl, and his tours of the USA in 2002 and 2005.  Thank you Paul - we love you too!

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PAUL ON TOUR STORIES
1989-2005
 
I've been fortunate to see Paul on stage 4 times since '89.  Each tour has been special for different reasons.
 
1989 - Madison Square Garden, NYC   
 
There is nothing like your first time!  My brother Mike and I attended this show together sitting in the upper tier but right above the stage.  I remember we still had a good view of the Paul and the band.  This was the first time Paul had played in America since his classic Wings tour in 1976.  He was also promoting his album, "Flowers in the Dirt".  The show was great!  Paul played a great mix of his solo, Wings, and Beatles songs.  Most memorable was "Golden Slumbers/The End" medley from "Abbey Road".

1993 - Giants Stadium, NJ

Keith and went to this concert together and met up with some of his friends from back in the day when he worked at Record World in Roosevelt Field.  We had fun tailgaiting in the parking lot prior to the show.  We had seats pretty far and away from the stage but they were direct across from the stage at least.  Thankfully Paul had a large video screen!  The show was another great one but unfortunately the album he was promoting at the time, "Off the Ground" wasn't as strong an effort as "Flowers" had been when he had toured in '89.  But it was special to be able to share the experience with Keith as he and I have shared so many nights listening and talking Paul, Beatles and solo Beatles music.

2002- Nassau Colliseum Long Island, NY (4/21/02)

Keith and I went to see Paul again for the 2002 tour.  Unfortunatley due to ticketmaster ordering snafu, we had to sit in seperate sections adn couldn't enjoy it together.  

The show opens with an avant garde dance routine by some talented performers. The musc used for this portion is on the ‘experimental" from Paul McCartney’s alternative "Fireman" recordings. Then a shadowing image of Paul and his hoffner bass appears on the video screen and then Paul and his band appear and launch into "Hello Goodbye"!!

This is a wonderfully orchestrated moment - which I totally missed!  I had been visiting the facilities during the opening and missed Paul’s entrance dang nabbit! But managed to get back to my seat before the first song was finished. BTW its very steep up in the "Uecker seats" at the colliseum. NO hand rail to guide you up stairs! So here I am Mr. Unco-ordianted, Mr. Paranoid I’m gonna fall down, crouced down, leaning on the first seat in every row doing my best Bugs Bunny "Excuse me, pardon me, excuse me , pardon me" routine!

Paul played a lot of Beatles songs, the best of Wings, and stuff from his new album. I would have liked to have heard more from his solo recordings. But the performances were electric! Paul and his young band have a good chemistry and seem to really enjoy each other. Paul’s voice sounded perfect - much improved from 89 and even 93 tours. He also played songs from his 2001 album, "Driving Rain" such as:  "Lonely Road" (kicked ass!), and "Loving Flame" which is a new classic that I really love.  The show featured an extensive acoustic set in which Paul was left alone on stage playing his acoustic guitar or piano. He also told a few pretty funny stories. One in which he speaks of ‘having been in Tokyo’ (which prompted a few laughs – remember his bust in 1980?). But the story was about him getting a massage from this japanese woman who sung "yesterday’ to him! LOL! He is big on mass-age as he pronounces it! During "Vanilla Sky", his Oscar nominated song from the Tom Cruise movie, Paul talked of playing the song at the awards show and faked upsetment over losing again!

The most emotional parts of the evening came when Paul sang "Here Today" a song he had written as a conversation to John Lennon after he had been murdered, and George Harrison's "Something" - perfromed on  ukelele! Apparently George had a fondness for that instrument. Towards the end of the show, Paul introduced "My Love" as one written for Linda. (his late wife). That got to me and the lyric, "I’ll never say goodbye to my love" had never hit me as it did that night.

The pacing of the show was good.  Paul took his time with his performing and singing.  There was plenty of rockin’ and partying going on too!  The audiience was really  into it and enjoyed the 'sing along' section for "Let it Be" and "Hey Jude" - a very cool moment! I sang and screemed my little head off – but had enough to ‘help Paul’ belt out "Freedom" – one of the highlights of the concert! There were lots of chants of USA USA USA! Paul told us he received an honorary badge from the NYPD and threatened to use it!  He is also an honorary American now ‘y’know – and damn proud of it!

It was indeed a splendid time guaranteed for all! And in the end …..the love you take is equal to the love you make!

Here’s the setlist:

Auraverde – avante garde dance opening
Hello Goodbye
Jet
All my Loving (wixacoustic)
Getting Better (P- LPaul)
Coming Up (P-Bass)
Let Me Roll It (P-LP)
Lonely Road (P-B)
Driving Rain
Loving Flame (piano)


Blackbird (solo)
Every Night
We Can Work It Out
Mother Nature's Son
Vanilla Sky
You Never Give Me/Weight
Fool on the Hill (w/wix)
Here Today
Something (ukulele)
Eleanor Rigby
Here There and Eveywhere'


Band On The Run (bass)
Back In The Ussr
Maybe I'm Amazed (p)
C Moon
My Love
Can't Buy Me Love
Freedom
Live and let die
Let it Be
Hey Jude


Long & Winding Road'
Lady Madonna
I Saw Her Standing there'

Yesterday
Sgt pepper/The End

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2005 - Madison Square Garden, NYC

My brother Mike and I got to see Paul at NYC's Madison Square Garden in October 2005.  I hadn't picked up tickets when they went on sale because I was on the false impression that having seen Paul in '02, I could pass on the new tour.  I was wrong!  Thanks to my new friends at Ticketamerica.com, I was able to obtain two tix across from the stage!  Ok so the view was more of the video screen - still I was there!

Before the show, Mike and I visitted a bar and listened to Macca-Beatles music and hung out with other fans.  The concert itself was terrific!  Paul and his band rocked MSG for 2 plus hours playing songs from the new "Chaos and Creation" CD, and of course many hits, and obscure tracks from his entire career.  I would have liked to have heard a few more Wings things like "Juniors Farm" and some tracks from "Back to the Egg", and "Silly Love Songs" (one of the biggest singles he had in the 70's) but the setlist seemed to appeal to the casual fan as well as the dedicated fans like myself!  Highlights: "Till there was you", "I'll follow the Sun", "I will", "Follow Me", "Too many people", "Let it Be", "Live and Let Die", "Band on the Run", "Fine Line", "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "Helter Skelter":

SOLO HISTORY

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No one wanted the Beatles to really break up, not even the Beatles themselves.  At  least John Lennon who instigated the breakup in 1969 couldn't make the announcement.  And it had very little to do with Yoko Ono or Linda McCartney as press and fans liked to place the blame.  The mere fact is that these guys grew up and needed to well....spread their 'wings' - pun intended.
 
So it was Paul who got the brunt of it from the press and fans when as part of a press kit he announced he was splitting from the Beatles with his first solo release, "McCartney" a 1970 release which Paul recorded at home alone (with only Linda to help with harmonies).  This stripped down record features some very personal songs such as, "Every night", "Man we was lonely", and "Maybe I'm Amazed".  Paul also sings of being happy at home with his young family.  It took me a while to really appreciate this album, but nowadays I agree with music critics who consider it to be one of his best.
 
Paul and Linda McCartney had one of those very rare "Happy" long term show biz marriages.  They raised 4 children: Heather (Linda's daughter from a previous marriage, Mary, Stella, and James. 
 
Over the years, Linda inspired Paul to write so many of his best songs - especially romantic ballads.  And why not?  Not only was Linda his wife and bandmate, Paul still considered her his girlfriend as noted in remarks he made after she passed away after succumbing to cancer in 1998.  Some of these songs are: 
 
"Maybe I'm Amazed"
"Some people never know"
"Letting Go"
"I'm Carrying"
"We got married"
"Daytime Night time Suffering"
"Somedays"
and of course...
"My Love"

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For his second solo effort, Paul brought in a few other musicians inncluding drummer, Denny Seiwell.  Linda took on a greater role by not only singing harmonies but receiving 'co-writer' credit.  While Linda was obvious his 'muse', its doubtful she had much to offer as a songwriter.  But if Paul felt she contributed to the songs, then I guess that should warrant her credit.  "Ram", a 1971 release is another album that has taken a while for me to appreciate.  While I don't think it ranks as one of his very best, it does include passages that are brilliant such the single, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", a 3 part opus about excerting independence from an authority figure; "Too Many People", a rocker that is aimed pointedly at the other Beatles and their breakup issues.  Of course I'd rather listen to Paul sing love songs and he pleads with us in "Ram on" to 'Give your heart to somebody soon...right away'.  Similar to the Beatles album "Abbey Road", Paul puts together another intersecting group of songs: "Eat at home",  "Long haired lady", "Ram on" (reprise), and "Back seat of my Car" .

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Paul, Linda, and former Moody Blues member Denny Laine formed the nucleus of WINGS.  The band was  termed a "Supergroup".   But what to do when you've been a Beatle?   Turn up un announced at college campuses of course!  Wings had some growing pains along the way but eventually turned out hit after hit in the 70's.  Their best work was 1973's "Band on the Run", recorded in Lagos, Nigeria (Africa).

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Wings members came and went throughout the 70;s.  Here is a list of the other members of the band:  Denny Seiwell (drums 1971-73), Henry  McCullogh (guitars 1971-73), Geoff Britton (drums 1974), Joe English (drums 1975-78), Jimmy McCulloch (guitar 1974-78), Laurence Juber (guitar 1978-81), Steve Holly (drums 1978-81).

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ROCKSHOW!
 
At Wings's zenith in 1975-76, Wings toured the world having quite a few big hits and albums under their belt.  The resulting live album, "Wings over America" from their American tour is one of the best live albums ever made.

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Much of Wings albums were of the "pop-music" variety, but in 1979, Wings returned to rock us with "Back to the Egg".   This was not as well received as some of their more 'pop' works, and some of it seems to be trying to take on the 'punk rock' sound of the day but it is a very varied album but it is one of my favorites.  Highlights:  "Arrow through Me",  "Winter Rose/Love Awake", "Rockestra", a grammy winning instrumental featuring many of rock's best musicians of the 70's and thanks to the cd re-release, "Goodnight Tonight" and the Christmas single, "Wonderful Christmastime".
 
Laurence Juber and Steve Holly had joined Wings at that point and helped add to the rock feel of the album, but the album and following tour seemed snakebitten.  Paul and Linda McCartney, two of the most famous pot smokers in the world were nabbed in Japan and Paul was jailed for 8 days - avoiding a much longer sentence.  The tour was cancelled and Wings was never to record or tour as a unit again.  Rumours that Yoko Ono set Paul up are impossible to determine but you never know......

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WINGS 79: Laurence Juber, Steve Holly, Linda, Paul, and Denny Laine

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While still with WINGS, Paul released a home made solo album, "McCartney II", in which he played all the instruments.  This time experimenting with synthesizers rather than the stripped down self made "McCartney" album from 1970.  The album features my favorite McCartney single, "Coming Up".  It was a double hit really.  A live version (recorded with Wings from the '79  tour) was the radio hit, while the video featured the studio version.   In the video, multiple images of Paul were shown as plays the whole band (Linda pops in too), and he even dressed up as "Bealte Paul" playing his violin bass!  Classic stuff!

In the late 70's, early 80's I was really getting into the Beatles and McCartney's music.  Solo Beatles music in fact!  So I was very curious as to how Paul's music would reflect the terrible loss of John Lennon's assasination.  Though I had really enjoyed albums like "Back to the Egg", and "McCartney II" (the latter which sounds terribly dated now), I hoped Paul would be able to pull  out a strong record and write songs that had meaning.

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"Tug of War" released in the spring of 1982, is my favorite McCartney album.  It was everything I could have asked for.  I remember that a friend of mine at work and I picked up copies of the album on vinyl, but my stereo was in need of repair, so I went to Rosevelt Field and picked up a cassette copy and listened to the entire album on my walkman for the first time in the Burger King!  
 
Produced by George Martin, TOW freshens Paul's sound as he worked with some new musicians including Eric Stewart of 10CC, and drummer Steve Gadd, as well as old standbys Denny Laine, Linda, and a special reunion with Ringo Starr.  The song writing takes a leap forward on this disc as Paul grabs a hold of the listener with the title track singing a lyric about the struggle of relationships in our lives and gettng on in the world we live in:
 
"In years to come
They may discover what the air we breathe
And the life we lead are all about.
But it won`t be soon enough for Me."
 
What struck me most on this album is the rich production value and how Paul's voice hadn't sounded so good in years.  Some other highlights were his two collaborations with Stevie Wonder, the  funk styled, "What's that your doing" (0n which Paul reprises a verse of "She Loves You!), "Ebony and Ivory", a major hit single, the acoustic, "Somebody who cares",another single, "Take it Away",  the rolllicking "Ballroom Dancing", a duet with Carl Perkins, "Get it", and the magificent ballad of freedom, "Wanderlust".  But perhaps the most well known and anticipated song on tbe album is Paul's tribute to his fallen partner John Lennon, "Here Today" echoes "Yesterday" in style but its lyric is touching as Paul sings of missing John and wondering how well they knew each other.

The follow up album, "Pipes of Peace" was also produced by George Martin.  The title track is excellent as a plea that the next generation would make love and not war.  The closing track was a beautifully orchestrated ballad, "Through our Love".  Unfortunately in between the album contains mostly songs that were left over from the "Tug of War" sessions and mixes in two songs from his misguided collaboration with Michael Jackson.  Jackson was the biggest music star in the world in the early 80's - perhaps even bigger than the Beatles I dare say! Paul hooked up with Michael to write a hit single, "Say Say Say".  The song is silly but the video was great featuring Paul and Michael (before he was called Wacko Jacko) as con artists selling some kind of power drink.   During these sessions Michael asked Paul for investment advice and Paul suggested he get into music publishing.  Words that would come back to haunt him  a few years later.

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Paul is a rich man baby - and with his riches can pretty much play at any form of art he chooses.  Aapparently one day he felt like writing a screenplay one day and and...tada....made a major motion picture!  It wasn't that easy of course - but not many artists get the chance to make a film with their first screenplay - at least not one that would garner as much attention as one by Paul McCartney!
 
The resulting film, "Give my Regards to Broadstreet" sort of a fantasy based around a daydreams that a musician (Paul) has of losing the master tapes of his new album.   Given that Paul had lost out to Michael Jackson in obtaining the Lennon/McCartney song catalogue around that same time makes me wonder if that event inspired the film!   "Broadstreet"  was not "A Hard Days Night" revisited - and got panned all over the place.   
 
It wasn't THAT bad!  I always liked it!   Paul is in nearly every scene, acts well enough, is charming and performs in various studios, video clips doing covers of songs from The Beatles, WIngs, his 80's solo albums, and a few such as "No More Lonely Nights", that were written especially for the film.  Paul gets by with a little help from his friends as the cast features Linda McCartney, Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach (Ringo's wife - they met on the set!), and Tracy Ullman.   Supporting cast included Bryan Brown and others who are better known in Britain. 
 
One of the best scenes involves a daydream in which Paul, Linda, Ringo and Barbara Bach (Ringo met his wife on the set!) are having a lakeside picnic.  Paul watches the others go on a boat ride and fall into a waterfall.  This is played over Paul's first foray into classical music: a sequel to "Eleanor Rigby" titled, "Eleanor's Dream" - the filming of that scene was as beautiful as the music.  The best part of the film.

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It may have helped McCartney's stature in the recording industry had he held off releasing new material for a few years.  A year after the "Broadstreet", Paul was back in the pictures but this time only lending music for the soundtrack to "Spies Like Us" which starred Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase.  Paul's song was titled the same as the movie, is one of the most awful songs he has ever recorded. The only good thing was the video of Paul, Chevy, Dan Akroyd performing in Abbey Road studios.   That same year, Paul closed the mamoth rock concert, "Live Aid" with "Let it Be".  Unfortunately he didn't have his 'roadie' check all the equipment properly and his microphone went out on him!  It was embarrassing for this to have happen.  His next album, "Press to Play" released in 1986 was an artistic success if not a commercial one.  Teaming up with Eric Stewart of 10CC and some other producers, Paul worked up an eclectic mix of tracks.  The best of the group are: "Press" a single - but like "Say Say Say" better known for a wonderful video in which Paul is seen traveling on the London Subway (metro?) and meeting up with un suspecting folk;  "Footprints" a delicious acoustic story song of a lonely man; "Pretty Little Head", a sngle in Britain that is so heavily over produced that McCartney is totally unrecognizable.  The album closes with a great ballad, "Only Love Remains" .

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In 1987, Paul got in touch with his rock roots by doing an album of 50's rock 'n roll hits known as "The Russian Album" as it was released exclusively in the Ukraine.  It was a landmark achievement as it was the first Western pop music made officially available there. About that time he got connected with Elvis Costello and began a songwriting partnership that would yield some of his best solo songs.  The eventual album, "Flowers in the Dirt" is one of my very favorites.  It features hits: "My Brave Face", "This One" and "Figure of Eight".  But it was also filled with very interesting, thought provoking and tender songs such as: "That day is Done", "We got Married", and "Put it there". He would embark on his first world tour in 1989 since the dissolution of Wings.  Paul formed a new backup band faeturing Hamish Stuart (formerly of The Average White Band), Robbie McCollugh, Paul "Wix" Wilkins, and of course, Linda.   This grouping seemed to enjoy playing together.  They continued to tour an "UnPlugged" show after appearing on the VH1 program. The follow up album, "Off the Ground", wasn't as strong an effort - but yielded songs with some curious lyrics and a bonafide hit single, "Hope of Deliverance"
 

MORE TO COME!!
Watch for updates to this site as I cover some of Paul's best work:
 
"Flowers in the Dirt" (1989)
"Off the Ground" (1993)
"Flaming Pie" (1997)
"Run Devil Run" (1999)
"Driving Rain" (2001)
 
Thanks!
Ed

TOP 50 PAUL McCARTNEY SONGS
 

1)      Maybe I’m Amazed

2)      Every night

3)      Band on the Run

4)  My Love

5)  Coming Up     

7)  No more Lonely Nights

8)   Wanderlust

9)  Tug of War

10)      Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

11)      Calico Skies

12)    Somedays

13)  Live and Let Die

14)  Venus & Mars/Rock show

15)  Backseat of my Car

16) Listen to what the Man Said

17) Another Day

18)  I’m carrying

19)  Jet 

20) Arrow through Me

21) Goodnight Tonight

22)  Your loving Flame

23)  Let me Roll It

24) Footprints

25)  Figure of Eight

26) Bluebird

27) Junior's Farm

28) Through our Love

29) Only Love Remains

30) This One

31) Silly Love Songs

32) Hope of Deliverance

33) That Day is Done

34) My Brave Face

35) With a Little Luck

36) The Songs we were singing

37) Dear Friend

38) Tomorrow

39) C Moon

40) One of these Days

41) Junk/Sing along Junk

42) Ebony & Ivory

43) Pipes of Peace

44) Freedom

43) Follow me *

44) How Kind of You *

45) This never happened before *

46) Fine Line *

48) Only Mama Knows ++

49)  Vintage Clothes ++

50) The end of the end ++

 

NOTE: Lists such as these are subject to change based on whimsy!  * = From "Chaos & Creation in the Backyard".

      ++ = From "Memory Almost Full". 

MACCA LINKS

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