Georgy Zhukov Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 He sang it well though. I know Paul wrote the most number one songs in The Beatles. So there's that. His work on Sgt. Pepper's was gorgeous. A Day in the Life gets so much praise and the lyrics are about nothing. Lennon sings about shit he read in the paper, Paul sings about getting up and realizing he's late for work. Lennon continues to sing about nonsense. Lennon also wrote I Am the Walrus. Don't tell me there was no LSD involved in the making of that song...and video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 lol Imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 John wrote the best lyrics - DON'T LET ME DOWN DON'T LET ME DOWN DON'T LET ME DOWN DON'T LET ME DOWN NOBODY EVER LOVE ME LIKE SHE DOES OH SHE DOES YES SHE DOES AND IF SOMEBODY LOVE ME LIKE SHE DO ME OOH SHE DO ME YES SHE DOES DON'T LET ME DOWN DON'T LET ME DOWN DON'T LET ME DOWN DON'T LET ME DOWN Great lyrics, I know. ''Don't let me down'' he is saying to Yoko. It is a masculine plea of insecurity. Lyrics like that do not come much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I've never liked how half his songs revolved around Yoko. Great to love someone but please, shut up about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 I've never liked how half his songs revolved around Yoko. Great to love someone but please, shut up about it. But on the other hand, I love "Oh Yoko". Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I've never liked how half his songs revolved around Yoko. Great to love someone but please, shut up about it. 'The Lovely Linda' anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 I've never liked how half his songs revolved around Yoko. Great to love someone but please, shut up about it. 'The Lovely Linda' anybody?Dear YokoOh YokoThe Ballad of John and YokoI'm Losing You 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 I've never liked how half his songs revolved around Yoko. Great to love someone but please, shut up about it. 'The Lovely Linda' anybody? Dear Yoko Oh Yoko The Ballad of John and Yoko I'm Losing You If I liked Paul's cheesy pop solo career, I could probably tell you more 'Linda' songs. All those Lennon songs are masterpieces - and I'm Losing You could be generic, i.e. 'Yoko' is not mentioned. Listen, this argument is the stupidest argument one can make. If you have a problem with popular songwriters writing about their girlfriends/wives, then you must have a problem with just about every songwriter who has ever written a song - case in point, Axl's Steph ballads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Here he goes again about average songs being masterpieces. For those who don't read D&N, this guy thinks GNR's "You Ain't the First" is a masterpiece. Keep that in mind while considering his opinions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 I've never liked how half his songs revolved around Yoko. Great to love someone but please, shut up about it. 'The Lovely Linda' anybody?Dear YokoOh YokoThe Ballad of John and YokoI'm Losing YouIf I liked Paul's cheesy pop solo career, I could probably tell you more 'Linda' songs.All those Lennon songs are masterpieces - and I'm Losing You could be generic, i.e. 'Yoko' is not mentioned. Listen, this argument is the stupidest argument one can make. If you have a problem with popular songwriters writing about their girlfriends/wives, then you must have a problem with just about every songwriter who has ever written a song - case in point, Axl's Steph ballads.The Ballad of John and Yoko, perhaps. It was a number one after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Can we all agree that they wrote their better songs in The Beatles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Of course. And their best stuff was when they were writing together, which is, until 1966; some of these songs, 'Day tripper', 'Paperback Writer', 'In My Life' were 50/50 collaborations. Lennon was the soul of the band and provided the anger and ironic wit. McCartney provided the musicality and. melodic 'bounce'. They both messed around with weird chords, 7ths and 9ths. They both were inherently rock n' roll also (Lennonw as Berry to Paul's Little Richard) so, I have never subscribed to the theory that only Lennon was the 'rocker'. In addition, Lyrically, Lennon depicted subjective self-expressionism, whereas, Paul depicted objective story-telling. They both fed off each other, and both were inspired by each other. But then, when it began to fall apart, which was as early as 1968 (Lennon was actually deeply involved with Pepper), who needs the other more? Paul, devoid of Lennon's irony (think of the, 'It cannot get any worse' in Getting Better) becomes saccharine boring tripe: sentimentalism for middle class ninnies. Lennon, minus Paul, loses some of his consistency and a lot of his populism. He becomes somewhat self-indulgent also, but, he is always interesting - the same cannot be said for Paul. The anger and subjectivity increased post- Beatles which is where you get Plastic Ono Band. I actually think that album represents Lennon at his zenith. I have never heard a man put his heart on his sleeve like, on that album - not Dylan, not Shakey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Can we all agree that they wrote their better songs in The Beatles?For the most part. I still think a compilation album of Paul's best post-Beatles work would be up there with the Beatles albums.DD I get where you're coming from, I really do, but do you honestly have no time for songs like Maybe I'm Amazed and 1985? So much more than sentimental tripe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Maybe I'm Amazed is good.Ebony and Ivory, Macca in a cardigan. Give me Lennon in bed ranting for ''world peace'', any day over that garbage. Silly Love Songs: that song is pop fluff of the highest order. I never liked the band, Wings, to be honest. Lennon was working with Clapton, Harrison, Ringo, Phil Spector. Wings was, Paul, Linda, Denny Laine and a bunch of matching mullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Well yeah, I never said all of his work was world class. You'll never catch me listening to more than about 8 Wings songs. I just think between him and John, Paul has more Beatles-tier songs to his solo resume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Reason Lennon is always going to be cooler than Macca: v https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYstxLoOnYA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYstxLoOnYA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Did Eric Clapton ever play with Paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Reason Lennon is always going to be cooler than Macca: vhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYstxLoOnYA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYstxLoOnYAOne of Lennon's 2 post-Beatles hits vs. a random Paul song. Fair comparison. Reason Lennon is always going to be cooler than Macca: vhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYstxLoOnYA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYstxLoOnYAOne of Lennon's 2 post-Beatles hits vs. a random Paul song. Fair comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Is this 'random song' the same song that was second single from McCartney II, a music promo, reaching #9 in the UK charts?Check out the knitwear by the way. Music for housewives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Did Eric Clapton ever play with Paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Oh Darling <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 One of Paul's best vocal performances. Fuck that, the best he's ever done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) My favorite Paul vocals:Oh DarlingI'm DownMaybe I'm Amazed (Wings Over America) Nineteen Hundred and Eighty FiveMull of KintyreJohn (off the top of my head):Twist and ShoutAll I've Got to DoHappiness is a Warm GunYou've Got to Hide Your Love AwayAnna (Go to Him) Edited August 2, 2014 by bacardimayne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 A close friend of mine went to see Macca in Missoula last night. Damn, it sounds like it was a great show. One review I saw said it was three hours long. Here's the setlist. Eight Days a Week (The Beatles song)Save Us All My Loving (The Beatles song)Listen to What the Man Said (Wings song)Let Me Roll It (Wings song)Paperback Writer (The Beatles song)My Valentine Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five (Wings song)The Long and Winding Road (The Beatles song)Maybe I'm Amazed I've Just Seen a Face (The Beatles song)We Can Work It Out (The Beatles song)Another Day And I Love Her (The Beatles song)Blackbird (The Beatles song)Here Today New Queenie Eye Lady Madonna (The Beatles song)All Together Now (The Beatles song)Lovely Rita (The Beatles song)Everybody Out There Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles song)Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (The Beatles song)Something (The Beatles song)Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (The Beatles song)Band on the Run (Wings song)Back in the U.S.S.R. (The Beatles song)Let It Be (The Beatles song)Live and Let Die (Wings song)Hey Jude (The Beatles song)Encore:Day Tripper (The Beatles song)Hi, Hi, Hi (Wings song)I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles song)Encore 2:Yesterday (The Beatles song)Helter Skelter (The Beatles song)Golden Slumbers (The Beatles song)Carry That Weight (The Beatles song)The End (The Beatles song) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Looks similar to the one I went to in '12. Phenomenal show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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