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Going fast, coming soon We made love in the afternoon Found a flat, after that We got married Working hard for the dream Scoring goals for the other team Times were bad, we were glad, We got married I love … Continue reading The 10/28 Day Thread Celebrates 35 Years
Fresh off the phenomenal (critically and commercially) success of his last album Band On The Run, Paul McCartney went to Abbey Road and filmed a documentary of his new configuration of Wings playing a collection of songs live in the … Continue reading Album Spotlight: Paul McCartney & Wings—One Hand Clapping
Comparing two versions of The Beatles’ January 1969 sessions, now both streaming on Disney+. Continue reading Get Back vs. Let It Be
Back in 1986, The Police rerecorded one of their biggest hits, Don’t Stand So Close To Me, with a new arrangement and released it as a single. It had a completely different sound from the original; much slower and brooding, … Continue reading The P.S. Love Me Do Night Thread
If you are reading this thread, a new single credited to The Beatles called “Now and Then” is now available for public consumption. Based on a John Lennon demo made circa 1977, with instrumentation and vocals recorded by Paul McCartney, … Continue reading The Beatles – “Now and Then” Discussion Thread
Back To The Egg is such an underrated album. I hope Paul is still considering a boxed set at some point. I think he missed a trick by not doing this song as a medley with We’re Open Tonight from … Continue reading The 8/19 Day Thread Is So Glad To See You Here
Oh, I love you, I still careAll my affection’s thereI will walk with you to the end of the passageMy little koala type bearLittle koala type bear I can see you sitting thereWith your silent smileI won’t talk to you … Continue reading The 12/8 Day Thread Sings To A Koala
Happy Birthday to Sir Paul McCartney, former Beatle and musician extraordinaire! How the hell did you get from the young handsome man pictured above to the old handsome man you are today? When I think that all this stuff can make … Continue reading The Day Thread Wishes Paul McCartney A Happy 80th Birthday
There are enough books about the Beatles that they essentially constitute a distinct genre of their own in the bookstore—and a lucrative one even after more than 50 years. Like any genre, there are canonized texts that we devoted readers … Continue reading Late to the Party — The Beatles: The Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies (1968)
Feel like you’ve never felt before Here we areWhere are weCast adrift on some uncharted seaI know we’ll find our wayI know we’ll reach the endIf you will say you’ll be my secret friend Night draws in, once againAs she … Continue reading The Night Thread Has A Secret Friend
McCartney III, the latest do-it-yourself project from Paul, is noticeably different from the first two in the series, probably because of the circumstances under which each was conceived. McCartney was born from Paul’s depression at the Beatles’ breakup and from … Continue reading Album Spotlight: Paul McCartney—McCartney III
Ram, Paul McCartney’s second solo album and his only record credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, has always been a polarizing work. When it was released in May 1971, critics pounced on it as a piece of lightweight garbage. With … Continue reading Album Spotlight: Paul and Linda McCartney—RAM
