A call for Paul's best post 1990 tracks
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Tough to keep to 2/3 but essential for me are: 1. Golden Earth Girl (no surprise there!) 2. Great Day 3. Souvenir/Beautiful Night/Dance Tonight/Fine Line/English Tea/New I'm sorry, I couldn't stick to 3!
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whole life hope of deliverance I want you to fly the world tonight somedays house of wax no other baby growing up falling down too much rain about you turned out ever present past try not to cry new from a lover to a friend sing the changes
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Mother77:
Mother77:
thanks for the suggestions all. it's been an enjoyable process. 15 track redux. Third and final career overview: Paul McCartney's Ever Present Past: 1991 - 2014 1. ever present past 2. fine line 3. mistress and maid 4. appreciate 5. young boy 6. friends to go 7. calico skies 8. the lovers that never where 9. mr. bellamy 10. souvenir 11. i can bet 12. dance tonight 13. flaming pie 14. off the ground 15. see your sunshine
Well, opinions will vary. Several of your selections wouldn't make my top 50, much less top 15. I would vote for: 1. Ever Present Past 2. Riding to Vanity Fair 3. Mistress and Maid 4. Somedays 5. The End of the End 6. Friends to Go 7. Calico Skies 8. Only Mama Knows 9. Mr. Bellamy 10. Jenny Wren 11. Lonely Road 12. You Tell Me 13. Too Much Rain 14. Little Willow 15. Young Boy
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Its hard to believe tracks from Flowers is not on any official Best of album.
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Nothing too much just out of sight. dance til we're high. friends to go.
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The Lovers That Never Were The Song We Were Singing Great Day Brown Eyes Handsome Man No Other Baby Rinse The Raindrops Friends To Go Too Much Rain Vintage Clothes House Of Wax Sing The Changes My Valentine Queenie Eye Early Days Hope For The Future
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Off The Ground Biker Like an Icon The Lovers That Never Were Winedark Open Sea The Song We Were Singing The World Tonight Somedays Calico Skies Flaming Pie Souvenir Little Willow Beautiful Night Great Day Run Devil Run Try Not To Cry (if Fireman counts: Watercolour Guitars) Lonely Road From a Lover To a Friend Driving Rain I Do Magic Your Way Heather Your Loving Flame Riding Into Jaipur Fine Line How Kind Of You Jenny Wren At The MErcy Friends To Go English Tea Too Much Rain A Certain Softness Riding To Vanity Fair Follow Me Promise To You Girl This Never Happened Before Anyway Ever Present Past Only Mama Knows Mr Bellamy Vintage Clothes Feet In The Clouds House of Wax The End of The End (if Fireman counts, then I'll add those: Two Magpies, Sing The Changes,Highway, Sun Is Shining, Dance 'Til We're High, Lifelong Passion) My Valentine Only Our Hearts Save Us Alligator On My Way To Work Queenie Eye Early Days New Appreciate Hosanna I Can Bet Looking at Her Scared Turned Out Non-albums tracks: I Can't Imagine Comfort Of Love This Loving Game Summer 'of 59 I Want To Come Home Hope For The Future
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OMG! SO MANY GREAT SONGS that we will never hear live. Awesome lists! It's a shame that most of the Beatley people going to the shows probably never even heard of these songs!
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Mother77:
This is a call for Paul's best post 1990's tracks. Your expert suggestions would be most welcome. Please try to keep it to 2 or 3. Specifically I have been listening to and loving: Off the Ground Flaming Pie Run Devil Run Driving Rain Chaos & Creation... Memory Almost Full Kisses on the Bottom New Here's my tracklist so far: Off the Ground Mistress & Maid The Lovers That Never Were Calico Skies Flaming Pie Heaven on a Sunday Run Devil Run Tiny Bubble Heather Jenny Wren Dance Tonight Ever Present Past See Your Sunshine Mr Bellamy That Was Me Only Mama Knows My Valentine Save Us All suggestions most welcome!
Ok, I would say "Too Much Rain", "House Of Wax" and "Lonely Road"
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Sgt._Pepper:
I've always thought that "Beautiful Night" was one of Paul's best songs.
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Clem865:
Off The Ground Biker Like an Icon The Lovers That Never Were Winedark Open Sea The Song We Were Singing The World Tonight Somedays Calico Skies Flaming Pie Souvenir Little Willow Beautiful Night Great Day Run Devil Run Try Not To Cry (if Fireman counts: Watercolour Guitars) Lonely Road From a Lover To a Friend Driving Rain I Do Magic Your Way Heather Your Loving Flame Riding Into Jaipur Fine Line How Kind Of You Jenny Wren At The MErcy Friends To Go English Tea Too Much Rain A Certain Softness Riding To Vanity Fair Follow Me Promise To You Girl This Never Happened Before Anyway Ever Present Past Only Mama Knows Mr Bellamy Vintage Clothes Feet In The Clouds House of Wax The End of The End (if Fireman counts, then I'll add those: Two Magpies, Sing The Changes,Highway, Sun Is Shining, Dance 'Til We're High, Lifelong Passion) My Valentine Only Our Hearts Save Us Alligator On My Way To Work Queenie Eye Early Days New Appreciate Hosanna I Can Bet Looking at Her Scared Turned Out Non-albums tracks: I Can't Imagine Comfort Of Love This Loving Game Summer 'of 59 I Want To Come Home Hope For The Future
This list is great!!! Love the Fireman toons...Watercolor Guitars Adding Love Song To The Earth Beautiful Night is such a beautiful song.
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Any Paul greatest song list needs to include his peace anthem 'Freedom' which comforted this country after the terrorist attacks.
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Off The Ground - Hope of Deliverance Winedark Open Sea C'Mon People Flaming Pie - Calico Skies Flaming Pie Beautiful Night Driving Rain (don't like this record, sorry!)- Driving Rain From A Lover to A Friend Chaos and Creation - Friends to Go Too Much Rain Riding to Vanity Fair Follow Me Memory Almost Full - Ever Present Past Only Mama Knows That Was Me NEW - Hell to Pay (not an official album track, but god do i love it-one of my favorite Macca songs of all time) Queenie Eye New