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Post by Panther on Mar 14, 2015 14:11:16 GMT -5
(Came back from Germany two days ago... slept well at first, but now jetlagged and can't sleep.)So, I had a thought. If you guys could make a CD of Paul's "best" (not greatest hits) tracks from 1970 to now, and let's say the limit is 20 songs maximum (should fit on one disc), what would you put on it? I have a feeling we all have drastically different ideas of Paul's best tracks. By the way, feel free to include live tracks and anything officially released by Paul, Wings, PM & Wings, The Fireman, including cover versions, etc. (No live versions or re-recordings of Beatles' songs, though.) Maybe think of it as a chance to use one CD to introduce Paul's music to people who've never heard a note of it. Here's how I would do it (after some deliberation): 1. That Would be Something 2. Every Night 3. Maybe I'm Amazed 4. Too Many People 5. Hi, Hi, Hi 6. Band on the Run 7. Junior's Farm 8. Mull of Kintyre 9. Daytime Nighttime Suffering 10.Wanderlust 11.Pipes of Peace 12.Sweetest Little Show 13.No More Lonely Nights 14.Tommy's Coming Home (w/Costello) 15.My Brave Face16.Put It There17.Singing The Blues (1991 unplugged Guy Mitchell cover) 18.All Shook Up (Elvis cover) 19.Jenny Wren20.That Was MeI'm enormously fond of "That Was Me", which I think makes a nice career-capping track on such a compilation. I really wanted to put "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" on here because it's ballsy, but in the end it just isn't a strong enough track. (I know some of you will question "Sweetest Little Show", but it's a personal favorite and I think it shows a side of Paul that's under-represented on record.) I think it's good to have a cover or so of early R&R covers, because that's where Paul comes from. The two I include here are extremely well done. The single biggest weakness of Paul's solo songs (aside from the whimsical nature of much of it and Paul's tendency towards incomplete song-snippets) is probably lyrics. My compilation does have a few lyrically weak moments (notably "Junior's Farm", which is nonsense lyrically), but most of the tracks have good to great lyrics. Let's see your tracklist! (and please, only 20 or less)
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Post by John S. Damm on Mar 14, 2015 16:31:45 GMT -5
1. Mumbo 2. That Would Be Something 3. Maybe I'm Amazed 4. Too Many People 5. Dear Boy 6. The Back Seat of My Car 7. Wild Life 8. Some People Never Know 9. Dear Friend 10. Big Barn Bed 11. Little Lamb Dragonfly 12. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five 13. Somedays 14. Calico Skies 15. No Other Baby 16. How Kind Of You 17. At The Mercy 18. Too Much Rain 19. Sing The Changes 20. Dance 'Til We're High/Lifelong Passion
Limiting this to twenty songs is hard. I have lazily gone in chronological order and no surprise I had little problem bypassing the BOTR (with one exception) through Off The Ground period although I like a lot of music from every album therein but we had to limit it to twenty.
I approached this as 20 songs I could not live without from Paul or 20 songs I would wants non-fan friends to hear that theyn may never get to hear with a few exceptions. Yeah, I think "Maybe I'm Amazed" is obligatory to any Macca list but I have avoided the "Hits."
I have a huge gap but I can live with it.
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Post by kc on Mar 14, 2015 18:27:43 GMT -5
A two disc set is easier to come up with, but I am happy to stick by the rules. Incidentally, I doubt if 20 of these tracks would fit on a single CD. It might be about 18, depending on choice. I usually rate sounds above lyrics and am habitually conventional with these lists, hence there are plenty of un-original choices. Chronological is quickest to compile and easy to compare with other similar lists.
Maybe I’m Amazed Too Many People Dear Boy Live And Let Die Band On The Run Jet Junior’s Farm Silly Love Songs With A Little Luck Tug Of War My Brave Face Wanderlust Hope Of Deliverance Somedays Jenny Wren Riding To Vanity Fair Ever Present Past Sing The Changes My Valentine Queenie Eye
Others that just missed out:
Another Day Listen To What The Man Said Mull Of Kintyre Too Much Rain I Can Bet
Other songs that might make my 2CD set:
Some People Never Know My Love The Mess (live) Helen Wheels Let Me Roll It Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five Letting Go Let ‘Em In Take It Away No More Lonely Nights Tommy’s Coming Home The World Tonight Lonely Road Friends To Go Only Mama Knows Highway Dance ‘Til We’re High On My Way To Work Looking At Her
I noticed that both Panther and JSD included That Would Be Something. To me it is good, but very similar to Man We Was Lonely from the same album. I was wondering why you rate it higher?
Your songs I’m not so keen for:
Hi Hi Hi Daytime Nightime Suffering Pipes Of Peace Sweetest Little Show Little Lamb Dragonfly
If I had included R&R covers, as Panther suggested, I could not go past No Other Baby and Honey Hush. All Shook Up and Shake A Hand would also be contenders. If I had included standards (a la KOTB), I would have gone for More I Cannot Wish You and The Inch Worm. Next would be Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate-The Positive and Get Yourself Another Fool.
I suggested a similar list to this exercise, but restricted to just Wings’ songs, in another thread (joshferrell’s about the Wings’ Greatest album). I might get around to compiling that later.
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Post by sallyg on Mar 14, 2015 22:53:32 GMT -5
My list of 20 songs to put on a CD:
Maybe I’m Amazed Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-five Monkberry Moon Delight Long Haired Lady Smile Away Must Do Something About It A Certain Softness Feet in the Clouds Distractions Keep Coming Back to Love Arrow Through Me Don’t Be Careless Love Motor of Love Helen Wheels I Am Your Singer Only Love Remains Rinse The Raindrops My Love My Valentine Riding into Jaipur
Bonus Tracks Kicked Around No More When The Wind is Blowing Loup (1st Indian on the Moon) Secret Friend Lifelong Passion
It was really difficult to pick just 20 songs as I included bonus tracks.
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 14, 2015 23:20:53 GMT -5
I couldn't do it.
I was making a list in iTunes by making a playlist. I got to 20 songs and it was 78 minutes, perfect for a CD. Unfortunately my songs were sorted by Paul McCartney in alphabetical order by the albums and I was only up to London Town. I started to just label it Volume 1. (Reminds me of a Seinfeld joke, "Oh, I made a bucket list. I changed the "B" to an "F" and I was done!")
I really had some good tracks. A bitchin' two disc set. I like it when Paul rocks.
Cutting anything out would really dilute the effort. All the character would be gone.
I'll do it and be back with a post but I think I'll sort of feel defeated.
Sally has a lot of my picks, Monkberry Moon, Rinse the Raindrops. I'd forgotten A Certain Softness. Good pick.(Long Hair Lady, Loup...? So many great picks and then those?)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2015 0:59:28 GMT -5
I'll play..
Everynight Maybe I'm Amazed Uncle Albert Another Day Bluebird Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People Junior's Farm Hi Hi Hi Soily With a Little Luck Here Today So Bad Through Our Love No More Lonely Nights Not Such a Bad Boy Put It There That Day Is Done Get Out Of My Way Winedark Open Sea Early Days
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 15, 2015 1:26:57 GMT -5
I'm letting random have at my 40 picks and pick my top 20. 1. Angry - Rockin'. what the hell DOES give you the right to tell Paul anything. Look at you. It sounds like AC/DC singing the "angries" in the background. Cool song. 2. Letting Go - Again, my man is rockin' it. I love the guitar in the fade-out - da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da-da. 3. Morse Moose and the Grey Goose - epic. Spoiler, the grey goose flew away. 4. Too Much Rain - the soft song where it should be. Random knows it's craft. I quit this song early on. It made me cry. 5. Little Willow - I deleted a couple of songs. I thought about deleting this one. Couldn't do it. 6. I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Some Day -I'm gonna be a real gone cat, then I won't want you. (Hasn't happen to me yet.) 7. Every Night - Postulate Paul - Every bit as good as a Beatle song. I never got the criticism of McCartney. All a material. 8.That Was Me - From Amoeba Secret, noisy but adds the final "That Was ME!" line. To make sure you got it. 9. Flaming Pie - Go ahead, have a vision. Paul is the man on that damn pie. Beatles with an A. Rewriting history or slippin' you the answer? 10. Strangle Hold - What sells it for me is the "I'll Be Waiting". You know you got one on me. 11. Coming Up (Live at Glascow, 1979) - Oh, you better believe it. 12. Nobody Knows - I'm glad this one made it. Cool that it came after Coming Up. Random knows what it's doing. It probably knows what I'm looking at. It's a crazy cat. 13. Hi H Hi - Someone here said they did not like this. They came right out and said it. (Shoo, shoo, there he is) 14. Mumbo - Random is so cool. I'm with John S all the way on this one. "She got wind of me. I said alright." 15. Junior's Farm - Tre' cool. I get every word of this song. If you don't get it, you don't get it. This is a very good candidate for my favorite Paul McCartney song. 16. The Mess - All the old lyrics said it was "I spoke the Jimmy with the big fat toe", but I knew he was saying big tattoo. "The Mess I'm in since you left me. The mess I'm in." Maybe that was about one of Martha's puppies. 17. Rinse the Raindrops - Random may have peaked too soon. 18. Monkberry Moon Delight - I shouldn't question random. And speaking of early lyrics., the popular version used to say "Catch some kittens". Huh? "Catch up cats and kittens. Don't get left behind". I'm afraid some of the kittens did. 19. So Bad - The Pipes of Peace version. I love the Smokey Robison version out now. This has always been high on my list. 20. So Glad to See You Here - Good finish, random. "You got it girl, hey, there's nothing to it".
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 15, 2015 2:53:35 GMT -5
Wanderlust - "Head us out to sea. Captain's out to make his mark, this one's not to be." "Oh where did I go wrong, my love? What petty crime was I found guilty of?" Tomorrow - "Holding hands we mold a band in sorrow". ...we both abandon sorrow. (I forgot I learned the real words) Hope of Deliverance - I will understand. Hope didn't pay off for me on this one, but I understand. I played this for my sister shortly before she passed away. She was always a Paul/Beatle fan and she liked this. (Hell, she bought most of the Beatle's albums I grew up with. She's my sister I'm talking about when I say my sister bought that.) Helen Wheels - Venus and Mars/ Rock Show single version - I just noticed Rock Show comes in quicker on this version. Mrs. Vanderbilt - By golly, what is the use of worrying? Mumbo link
Panther got me on a tear tonight. It's 4:am.
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Post by Panther on Mar 15, 2015 6:02:33 GMT -5
I noticed that both Panther and JSD included That Would Be Something. To me it is good, but very similar to Man We Was Lonely from the same album. I was wondering why you rate it higher? "Man We Was Lonely" is nice fun, but it has an overlong intro, a typical 'McCartney-esque' melody, and sounds tossed off (don't read that the wrong way). It's breezy from start to finish. "That Would be Something" is essential, vital Paul. The guitar bursts off the top are thrilling, and the increase in excitement and tension from start to end is palpable. You can hear Paul just throwing himself into it with reckless abandon, and it's incredibly joyous. (Interestingly, when the album came out in 1970, George Harrison said he liked 'Maybe I'm Amazed' and 'That Would be Something', but didn't rate any other tracks.) Your songs I’m not so keen for: Hi Hi Hi Daytime Nightime Suffering Pipes Of Peace "Hi Hi Hi" isn't one I think of often, but every time I hear it, I think, "Damn that's a great rock'n'roll track!" One of Paul's few pure rockers that musically and lyrically is ROCK AND ROLL man! But musically, it's very strong. The guitar is just perfect and it's bouncy and sexy. I can't understand not loving 'Daytime Nighttime Suffering'! That one would be in my top 10, maybe top 5. "Pipes of Peace" was kind of borderline in my list, but since I liked it as a little kid and I think it's melody and message are solid, I include it. (It's certainly better than the overblown and cheeseball 'Tug of War'.) I like the lyric "Teach them how to play the pipes of peace", and the melody is really good (a UK #1, in fact).
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Post by Panther on Mar 15, 2015 6:06:00 GMT -5
19. So Bad - The Pipes of Peace version. I love the Smokey Robison version out now. This has always been high on my list. I really like "So Bad", too, and I almost included it in my tracklist. But I think I considered it too wimpy.
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Post by John S. Damm on Mar 15, 2015 9:49:33 GMT -5
I noticed that both Panther and JSD included That Would Be Something. To me it is good, but very similar to Man We Was Lonely from the same album. I was wondering why you rate it higher? "Man We Was Lonely" is nice fun, but it has an overlong intro, a typical 'McCartney-esque' melody, and sounds tossed off (don't read that the wrong way). It's breezy from start to finish. "That Would be Something" is essential, vital Paul. The guitar bursts off the top are thrilling, and the increase in excitement and tension from start to end is palpable. You can hear Paul just throwing himself into it with reckless abandon, and it's incredibly joyous. (Interestingly, when the album came out in 1970, George Harrison said he liked 'Maybe I'm Amazed' and 'That Would be Something', but didn't rate any other tracks.) I must join in with what Panther wrote on "That Would Be Something." When I first heard this song in 1976, I was 14 and had never heard a Beatle sound like that, an earthy Rocker where the guitar is pushed out front and Paul just sounded so cool to me. He still does, singing not about magical mountains or stairways to heaven or warfare against the Aztec people like a lot of progressive rock folks were in the early 1970's but rather singing about the everyday, thus real, magic of meeting his wife in the falling rain, perhaps on their horses, and somewhere in the back reaches of their Scottish farm. SallyG, great choice on "Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)!" Of course, there are no wrong choices here but it is cool reading what we all personally prefer. As I had written about a month or so ago, I was/am on a huge Red Rose Speedway kick. I mean an unhealthy kick where I played it over and over and over. I know it is not well-loved as is and I think of RTP's various configurations of that album but it caught my attention and imagination and won't let go! If I was still in ,my college dorm house and playing RRS as much as I am now in the sanctity of my own home, I would be literally tied up by the frustrated residents and the album taken away from me until I cried "Uncle!" I might be the only one thus far picking "Big Barn Bed" but that rocks and man, Paul sings it with gusto and there is great backing from at least Denny and Linda.
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Post by sallyg on Mar 15, 2015 11:19:32 GMT -5
I couldn't do it. I was making a list in iTunes by making a playlist. I got to 20 songs and it was 78 minutes, perfect for a CD. Unfortunately my songs were sorted by Paul McCartney in alphabetical order by the albums and I was only up to London Town. I started to just label it Volume 1. (Reminds me of a Seinfeld joke, "Oh, I made a bucket list. I changed the "B" to an "F" and I was done!") I really had some good tracks. A bitchin' two disc set. I like it when Paul rocks. Cutting anything out would really dilute the effort. All the character would be gone. I'll do it and be back with a post but I think I'll sort of feel defeated. Sally has a lot of my picks, Monkberry Moon, Rinse the Raindrops. I'd forgotten A Certain Softness. Good pick.(Long Hair Lady, Loup...? So many great picks and then those?) Let's just say those songs aren't popular with some fans but I really like Paul's bass playing on Loup. There are so many good songs so it's difficult to pick. I also like Vanilla Sky ,The Mess, Yvonne's The One.
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Post by joshferrell on Mar 15, 2015 13:04:24 GMT -5
yes this is a hard one.... I would do a 2 disc cd with disc 1 being the 20 best of and disc 2 being underrated songs and fan favorites...so something like this (off the top of my head, forgive me if they aren't quite in chronological order) Disc 1. 1. Another Day 2. Maybe I'm amazed 3.Uncle Albert 4.C'moon 5.Hi Hi HI 6.My Love 7.Live and let die 8.Helen Wheels 9. Band on the run 10.Jet 11. Juniors farm 12. Listen to what the man said 13.Silly love songs 14. Let Em in 15.with a little luck 16.coming up 17.take it away 18.off the ground 19. Fine Line 20. Queenie Eye
Disc2.(fan favs underrated etc) 1.Oh Woman oh Why 2.the back seat of my car 3. Monkberry Moon delight 4. Dear Friend 5.little lamb Dragonfly 6.Bluebird 7.You gave me the answer 8.London town 9.Old Siam ,Sir 10. Rockestra Theme 11. Here today 12.Pipes of Peace 13.So Bad 14.Ballroom dancing 15.Press 16.c'mon people (full) 17.Golden Earth Girl 18.Flaming Pie 19.Friends to Go 20.Save Us
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 15, 2015 13:24:54 GMT -5
19. So Bad - The Pipes of Peace version. I love the Smokey Robison version out now. This has always been high on my list. I really like "So Bad", too, and I almost included it in my tracklist. But I think I considered it too wimpy. So Bad is a great song. It sounded sort of new wave, or au courant when it came out.
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Post by kc on Mar 15, 2015 18:26:39 GMT -5
I noticed that both Panther and JSD included That Would Be Something. To me it is good, but very similar to Man We Was Lonely from the same album. I was wondering why you rate it higher? "Man We Was Lonely" is nice fun, but it has an overlong intro, a typical 'McCartney-esque' melody, and sounds tossed off (don't read that the wrong way). It's breezy from start to finish. "That Would be Something" is essential, vital Paul. The guitar bursts off the top are thrilling, and the increase in excitement and tension from start to end is palpable. You can hear Paul just throwing himself into it with reckless abandon, and it's incredibly joyous. It’s fair enough that you and JSD prefer one song over the other. I can’t really separate them though. I just re-listened to the both songs and still think they are very similar melodically. The lines “that would be something” and “man we was lonely,” especially, are virtually the same, if sung differently. The intro to Man We Was Lonely does run to 25 seconds before the vocals start (as opposed to 15 seconds for That Would Be Something), but I don’t see it as a negative. I find it charming. It is twinned with a similar outro, which to me gives the song a good structure. Neither “McCartney-esque melody” and “breezy” are negatives to me either and I’m not sure that “burst” is the appropriate term for the use of guitar in this song. To me that suggests “blistering,” or “full on” hard rock type playing. I don’t really hear that on this recording. I feel Man We Was Lonely is just as joyous. As far as lyrics go, Paul and Linda were lonely and spurned, only to find happiness with each other. That Would Be Something
That would be something It really would be something That would be something To meet you in the falling rain, momma Meet you in the falling rain Man We Was Lonely
Man we was lonely Yes we was lonely And we was hard pressed to find a smile Man we was lonely, yes we was lonely But now we’re fine all the while I used to ride on my fast city line Singing songs I thought were mine alone Alone, alone Now let me lie with my love for the time I am home, home, home, home, home Man we was lonely Yes we was lonely And we was hard pressed to find a smile Man we was lonely, yes we was lonely But now we’re fine all the while They’re both pretty basic lyrics, aren’t they? Was one more tossed off than the other?
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 15, 2015 18:43:42 GMT -5
That Would be Something is sexy/sultry, bluesy and grungy. Man We Was Lonely is a bright and cheery sing/song. Two totally different moods. I like them both but That Would Be Something is badass. A much better song.
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Post by vectisfabber on Mar 16, 2015 5:35:03 GMT -5
Here's my crop of 20.
Another Day The Mess Live And Let Die Band On The Run She's My Baby With A Little Luck Daytime Nightime Suffering Winter Rose/Love Awake Baby's Request Wanderlust So Bad Pretty Little Head My Brave Face Flying To My Home Distractions Calico Skies Heaven On A Sunday Little Willow Inside Out My Valentine
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Post by kc on Mar 16, 2015 6:46:28 GMT -5
Here's my crop of 20. Another Day The Mess Live And Let Die Band On The Run She's My Baby With A Little Luck Daytime Nightime Suffering Winter Rose/Love Awake Baby's Request Wanderlust So Bad Pretty Little Head My Brave Face Flying To My Home Distractions Calico Skies Heaven On A Sunday Little Willow Inside Out
My Valentine What's this one, Vectisfabber? I don't recognise it.
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Post by vectisfabber on Mar 16, 2015 7:14:39 GMT -5
Inside Out is the reworking of Let 'Em In which he did with Lulu, also called Inside Thing. I'm not a big fan of Let 'Em In (or rap), but I really like this rap-based revisitation.
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Post by nicole21290 on Mar 16, 2015 7:21:24 GMT -5
I'll give it a shot but this was tremendously difficult, and I've tried to do it without overthinking things. I've also left SO many out that I really dig - Winter Rose/Love Awake, Little Willow, My Brave Face, Footprints, Secret Friend, In Private, She's Given Up Talking, etc etc. My caveat is that my list would be far better catered to a particular person, whether it's For A Friend Who Claims Paul Can't Write Lyrics, or For A Friend Who Thinks Paul Is Just A Wussy Softie, or just For A Friend Who's Never Dug Deeper Than The Hits.
I am going to avoid any hits, though, for this, because I honestly had SO much trouble narrowing things down. My own 'favourites' are probably more late period and ballad/'experimental' heavy than this but...
1. This One 2. Jenny Wren 3. Mr Bellamy 4. Treat Her Gently / Lonely Old People 5. Monkberry Moon Delight 6. Little Lamb Dragonfly 7. Daytime Nighttime Suffering 8. Temporary Secretary 9. The Pound Is Sinking 10. Calico Skies 11. Alligator 12. Dear Boy 13. Letting Go (Wings over America) 14. Don't Let It Bring You Down 15. Dance Til We're High 16. Why So Blue 17. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five 18. My Soul (with Nitin Sawhney) 19. Pretty Little Head 20. Junk
And have a Disc 2 because this was just WAY too hard.
1. Momma Miss America 2. I Wanna Be You 3. Dear Friend 4. Rinse the Raindrops 5. Put It There 6. Little Willow 7. 222 8. Anyway 9. Wanderlust 10. No Other Baby 11. Road 12. Somedays 13. Riding to Vanity Fair 14. San Ferry Anne 15. House of Wax 16. Mistress and Maid 17. One Of These Days 18. Too Much Rain 19. Lovers In A Dream 20. The End of the End
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2015 8:10:53 GMT -5
I'll give it a shot but this was tremendously difficult, and I've tried to do it without overthinking things. I've also left SO many out that I really dig - Winter Rose/Love Awake, Little Willow, My Brave Face, Footprints, Secret Friend, In Private, She's Given Up Talking, etc etc. My caveat is that my list would be far better catered to a particular person, whether it's For A Friend Who Claims Paul Can't Write Lyrics, or For A Friend Who Thinks Paul Is Just A Wussy Softie, or just For A Friend Who's Never Dug Deeper Than The Hits. I am going to avoid any hits, though, for this, because I honestly had SO much trouble narrowing things down. My own 'favourites' are probably more late period and ballad/'experimental' heavy than this but... 1. This One 2. Jenny Wren 3. Mr Bellamy 4. Treat Her Gently / Lonely Old People 5. Monkberry Moon Delight 6. Little Lamb Dragonfly 7. Daytime Nighttime Suffering 8. Temporary Secretary 9. The Pound Is Sinking 10. Calico Skies 11. Alligator 12. Dear Boy 13. Letting Go (Wings over America) 14. Don't Let It Bring You Down 15. Dance Til We're High 16. Why So Blue 17. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five 18. My Soul (with Nitin Sawhney) 19. Pretty Little Head 20. Junk And have a Disc 2 because this was just WAY too hard. 1. Momma Miss America 2. I Wanna Be You 3. Dear Friend 4. Rinse the Raindrops 5. Put It There 6. Little Willow 7. 222 8. Anyway 9. Wanderlust 10. No Other Baby 11. Road 12. Somedays 13. Riding to Vanity Fair 14. San Ferry Anne 15. House of Wax 16. Mistress and Maid 17. One Of These Days 18. Too Much Rain 19. Lovers In A Dream 20. The End of the End That looks a lot like 40 songs, the thread was asking for 20, can you now halve it ?
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Post by nicole21290 on Mar 16, 2015 8:21:43 GMT -5
The first list is the one I would use if I absolutely had to. The second list are songs I cut from my first selection.
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Post by coachbk on Mar 16, 2015 13:44:32 GMT -5
That Would be Something is sexy/sultry, bluesy and grungy. Man We Was Lonely is a bright and cheery sing/song. Two totally different moods. I like them both but That Would Be Something is badass. A much better song. And neither should even be in a thread on Paul's 20 best!
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Post by coachbk on Mar 16, 2015 13:48:14 GMT -5
In rough chronological order: 1. Maybe I'm Amazed 2. Every Night 3. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 4. Back Seat Of My Car 5. Little Lamb Dragonfly 6. Live And Let Die 7. Band On The Run 8. Jet 9. Mrs. Vanderbilt 10. 1985 11. Mull Of Kintyre 12. Tug Of War 13. Here Today 14. Wanderlust 15. This One 16. Put It There 17. Calico Skies 18. Little Willow 19. Somedays 20. The End Of The End
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Post by debjorgo on Mar 16, 2015 14:29:16 GMT -5
That Would be Something is sexy/sultry, bluesy and grungy. Man We Was Lonely is a bright and cheery sing/song. Two totally different moods. I like them both but That Would Be Something is badass. A much better song. And neither should even be in a thread on Paul's 20 best! Sure they should. Both Panther and John S Damm had Man We Was Lonely in their picks. I had it too but my random didn't pick it out. I didn't want to over represent McCartney or I may have pick Man We Was Lonely too. The lyrics are in the same vein as Those Were the Days, Goodbye and Two of Us. Thinking of the old days, moving on to the new.
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Post by kc on Mar 16, 2015 15:43:49 GMT -5
Inside Out is the reworking of Let 'Em In which he did with Lulu, also called Inside Thing. I'm not a big fan of Let 'Em In (or rap), but I really like this rap-based revisitation. Ah yes, I remember it now.
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Post by kc on Mar 16, 2015 17:23:55 GMT -5
Twenty more or less obscure Paul McCartney songs I really like. Nicole’s list got me thinking, so I thought I would offer this as a foil to my routine main list. I wouldn’t change that primary list though. I honestly think many of the better known McCartney songs, including most of the bigger singles, are amongst his best. For example, I think that Silly Love Songs is the best track from Wings At The Speed Of Sound, likewise that With A Little Luck is London Town’s best, etc. I’ve left out any songs appearing on Paul’s studio albums, unless as bonus tracks. Does not include classical.
Night Out (unreleased) The Mess (live) Wings Of A Nightingale (demo) Back On My Feet Tommy’s Coming Home (unreleased) Mama’s Little Girl Long Leather Coat Keep Coming Back To Love Love Come Tumbling Down India (sound check) Whole Life I Want You To Fly Summer Of ‘59 The Very Thought Of You (with Tony Bennett) Heal The Pain (with George Michael) In Private Celebration (unrealeased/unfinished?/sound check)) Blue Sway (Richard Niles orchestration) Cut Me Some Slack (with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear) Hell to Pay
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Post by coachbk on Mar 16, 2015 19:01:20 GMT -5
[quote author=" Panther" source="/: 1. That Would be Something 2. Every Night 3. Maybe I'm Amazed 4. Too Many People 5. Hi, Hi, Hi 6. Band on the Run 7. Junior's Farm 8. Mull of Kintyre 9. Daytime Nighttime Suffering 10.Wanderlust 11.Pipes of Peace 12.Sweetest Little Show 13.No More Lonely Nights 14.Tommy's Coming Home (w/Costello) 15.My Brave Face16.Put It There17.Singing The Blues (1991 unplugged Guy Mitchell cover) 18.All Shook Up (Elvis cover) 19.Jenny Wren20.That Was Me[/quote] That's a very strong list Panther. We have 6 the same (Every Night, Maybe I'm Amazed, Band On The Run, Mull Of Kintyre, Wanderlust, and Put It There) and five of your others are the ones I almost put that would surely be on my next 20 (Too Many People, Junior's Farm, Daytime Nighttime Suffering, Pipes Of Peace, and That Was Me). I do find it curious that you say you prefer strong lyrics and yet you don't have any tracks from what I consider Paul's strongest album for lyrics (FLAMING PIE). Both "Calico Skies" and "Somedays" I would rank among Paul's best even including Beatles tracks. (And you do include the lyrically limited snippet "That Would Be Something") Just picking 20 songs is very difficult!
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Post by coachbk on Mar 16, 2015 19:19:15 GMT -5
In rough chronological order: 1. Maybe I'm Amazed 2. Every Night 3. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 4. Back Seat Of My Car 5. Little Lamb Dragonfly 6. Live And Let Die 7. Band On The Run 8. Jet 9. Mrs. Vanderbilt 10. 1985 11. Mull Of Kintyre 12. Tug Of War 13. Here Today 14. Wanderlust 15. This One 16. Put It There 17. Calico Skies 18. Little Willow 19. Somedays 20. The End Of The End And now I'm going to "cheat" and do the two volume "singles/popular songs" (US or UK) and "others" HITS: 1. Maybe I'm Amazed 2. Another Day 3. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 4. Back Seat Of My Car 5. My Love 6. Live And Let Die 7. Band On The Run 8. Jet 9. Junior's Farm 10. Venus And Mars/Rock Show 11. Silly Love Songs 12. Mull Of Kintyre 13. Ebony And Ivory 14. Take It Away 15. Tug Of War 16. Pipes Of Peace 17. My Brave Face 18. This One 19. Hope Of Deliverance 20. Young Boy OTHERS: 1. Every Night 2. Too Many People 3. Tomorrow 4. Little Lamb Dragonfly 5. Mrs. Vanderbilt 6. 1985 7. You Gave Me The Answer 8. Warm And Beautiful 9. I'm Carrying 10. Baby's Request 11. Hope Of Deliverance 12. Here Today 13. Wanderlust 14. Put It There 15. Calico Skies 16. Little Willow 17. Somedays 18. Too Much Rain 19. That Was Me 20. The End Of The End
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Post by Panther on Mar 16, 2015 20:26:49 GMT -5
Both Panther and John S Damm had Man We Was Lonely in their picks. You mean "That Would be Something" ('not Man We Was Lonely')! ___________________ About lyrics: I think some people have a different idea from me of what constitutes good lyrics. I think old blues songs from the 20s/30s and early R&B/rock'n'roll songs from the 50s have the best lyrics. So, I don't expect pop song lyrics to be "deep" or ambitious. Indeed, when someone like Paul McCartney consciously tries to write "deep" lyrics to order (example, 'Tug of War', with his nadir being something like 'Freedom') the results are usually crap of the smelliest order. Actually, the most 'meaningful' lyrics in rock/R&B music are ones that work with the music and the voice to powerfully convey a feeling. That is all. By my standard, "That Would be Something" is perfectly good, lyrically. He's not "trying" to say anything, obviously; yet, he communicates a lot more lyrically and verbally here than he does in all his more ambitious lyrics. Examples of my highest standard of lyrics would be something like an old Robert Johnson song or "Memphis, Tennessee" by Chuck Berry. ____________________ I'm always surprised by how many people on here rate a piece of tripe like 'Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey'. Really? This is a better song than 'Too Many People'? I suppose it could if your standard for Paul is matching McDonald's TV jingles to entertain Grandmas and 11-year-old girls. ____________________ Someone picked "Heal the Pain" by George Michael and Paul. It's certainly a good song, but is it fair game? It's a George Michael song all the way, written by him alone and appearing on his 1990 album, years before Paul duetted on it.
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