Spotify's "This Is: Paul McCartney" Channel (Volume 2)

The_Fool wrote:

No complaints, I could listen to that list easily. 

I do not know what is on Volume 1 to say what about this or that? 

Good choices.

Thanks "Fool".   Spotify's channel "This Is: Paul McCartney" has been up and running.  It's not labeled as Volume 1.  My Volume 2 is just my suggestions for a future Playlist under the same title.  Like any consumer, you are looking for something to enhance an existing product.  I started listening to Spotify's channel as a "music release" as I'm riding my bicycle and I love it.  Spotify just needs to add to it.  The current channel has all the Egypt Station songs (it was launched during the release of Egypt Station and some exclusive Beatle "live" songs (only 4 of them) that Paul and Band performed at Abbey Road Studios.  On top of those songs,  they have many of Paul's Solo/Wings songs.  Many of them are the obvious choices  (big hits, singles etc.) but my Volume 2 would contain far more "deeper cuts" not on Spotify's "This is: Paul McCartney" playlist.

As an example , the current playlist from Paul's first Album "McCartney" has MaybeI'm Amazed, Every Night. The Lovely Linda and Junk.  On Ram, the playlist contains Too Many People, Uncle Albert, and Heart of the Country.  From the Wildlife album, you only have Dear Friend and from Red Rose Speedway you have My Love.  From Band on the Run, you have Jet, Band on the Run, and Let Me Roll It.  "Wings At the Speed of Sound has Let 'em In and Silly Love Songs.  Believe it or not, there wasn't one song from Venus and Mars!

No songs on the Spotify plalylist from the Londontown album although they did have Mull of Kintyre the huge single written around the same time as Londontown.  Back to the Egg had only "Arrow Through Me" and McCartney 2 had Coming Up and the great hidden gem "One of These Days".

Tug of War contains the songs Ebony and Ivory and Here Today while Pipes of Peace had Say Say Say, The Other Me, and the title cut "Pipes of Peace".  Flowers in the Dirt had My Brave Face, Put it There and This One while Off the Ground only had Hope of Deliverance.  Flaming Pie had The World Tonight, Little Willow and Beautiful Night while Run Devil Run only had "No Other Baby".

Driving Rain only had "Magic' while Chaos and Creation contained Jenny Wren, Too Much Rain, and This Never Happened Before.  Memory Almost Full has "You Tell Me" and "The End of the End" (2 great hidden gems).

Basically and in my opinion Spotify's "This is: Paul McCartney" had a great playlist with all the obvious Solo/Wings songs and a few hidden gems.  My vision and suggestion for a Volume 2 would have almost all "hidden gems".  Paul has so many of them that you never hear on the Radio or many of the various playlists in restaurants and convenience stores.

Hope this helps you out and if you haven't listened to Spotify's "This is: Paul McCartney" and you use sites like Spotify I would highly recommend it.  Hopefully a proposal like my volume 2 will eventually come out.

Don't they have "Scared" and "New" from his album "New"?  I love those. I didn't see "Souvenir" on the lists    Just a few I'd love added and there are lots more.  Right off the top of my head I'd also love "See Your Sunshine," the Lazy Dynamite medley, "Hosanna," "Ballroom Dancing," "That Would Be Something," "Rinse the Raindrops," "Venus and Mars Are Alright Tonight," "Ebony and Ivory," "Cafe on the Left Bank," "Moorse Moose and the Grey Goose," "Girls School," 

SusyLuvsPaul wrote:

Don't they have "Scared" and "New" from his album "New"?  I love those. I didn't see "Souvenir" on the lists    Just a few I'd love added and there are lots more.  Right off the top of my head I'd also love "See Your Sunshine," the Lazy Dynamite medley, "Hosanna," "Ballroom Dancing," "That Would Be Something," "Rinse the Raindrops," "Venus and Mars Are Alright Tonight," "Ebony and Ivory," "Cafe on the Left Bank," "Moorse Moose and the Grey Goose," "Girls School," 

Thanks Susy.  Most of the songs on the current Spotify's "This is: Paul McCartney" are listed on my 2nd post here (the one I sent to "Fool".  To answer some of your questions above...Scared and Souvenir are not on their Playlist but the song "New" and Ebony and Ivory are.

To make it clear, the list I put together to start this Thread are not on Spotify's "This is: Paul McCartney" playlist.  My list is a wannabe that I would love Spotify to make into a Volume 2 to follow up the one they have now.  You might want to look it up on Spotify's Website under "This is: Paul McCartney.  As I said, the current one has all the Egypt Station songs since this is when this Playlist originated.

Counting the total # of songs on Spotify's playlist, they had about 68.  You are limited so even if Spotify considered a Volume 2, they probably wouldn't do more than between 60 and 70.  On my proposed Volume 2 list (see my 1st post here) I did include "That Would be Something and Venus & Mars.

Daytime/Nighttime Suffering--Yes !! A long time favorite. I must confess I've never liked "House of Wax" and always skip it on "Memory Almost Full" listenings.

I don't know why they think they will lose listeners because they are playing Deeper Cuts. 

To be on the safe side they could weave some expected songs like Maybe I'm Amazed then later there is "Junk" ... The same with Letting Go and later Love In Song comes on ... London Town and the Cafe On The Left Bank and I'm Carrying... etc... 

That's because I know and like so many Paul songs. 

I don't know how I would do if I was given the assignment of an artist that I knew very little of...

Spotify could be moderately surprised at those willing to listen to these songs, but may not want to risk it - in their view. Perhaps you could persuade them? 

Yankeefan2 wrote:

I like your choices and you listed some of my favorites that I have mentioned for years like "About You", "Dance Til We're High", "I Can Bet", "That Was Me", "What It is" and "Promise To You Girl". The only one you really missed that I have mentioned a bunch is "House Of Wax' which I really love. Anything that showcases McCartney was more than just a Beatle is a good thing to me. Let's hope they expand this channel and let people experience more great McCartney music !!

Those are some of my favs too Yankeefan, especially Dance til Your High! Really hope they expand the the channel with some Deeper Cuts! 

Sirius had a Paul McCartney channel on a limited basis back around 2010 or 2011 maybe. That really was the ultimate Paul McCartney channel. Not only did they play deep deep Paul cuts, they also played the Fireman songs, from Rushes even, and I believe they played some of the Classical music. My mind was blown.  I used to sit in my car listening to my Sirius  radio for hours at night, just listening to music that I may never hear on the radio again, and wishing that the deep track Paul McCartney station would stay for good.