Paul McCartney has officially become an oldies act.
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CharlieD:
left hand man:
DavidP, here's part of the review of McCartney's Glastonbury performance by Tom Bishop of BBC news. Don't want you to think that I'm just making it up. Tom Bishop His purple suit and red shirt were plain in comparison to the Spice Girls dress and furry tail worn earlier by Glastonbury performers PJ Harvey and Alison Goldfrapp respectively. But Sir Paul has an unrivalled pop history to leaf through, and sing-alongs Penny Lane, Lady Madonna and Yellow Submarine kept most of the rain at bay. Younger festival goers showed a healthy disrespect for Sir Paul, in the same way that the Beatles once poked fun at authority. Yet no amount of heckling could persuade him to perform A Hard Day's Night or The Frog Chorus, and shouts of "boring" did nothing to silence Sir Paul's drawn-out Beatles anecdotes. McCartney really needs to change his setlist!
Um, yeah, that doesn't prove your point at all. It says "festival-goers". Not "fans". Sweet reading skills buddy.
Grasping at straws to make a point.
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Oh I see, just ignore it and it will go away, yeah the burying your head in the sand is a good tactic! DavidP, you don't have to believe me, but your disbelief doesn't change the fact!
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left hand man:
Oh I see, just ignore it and it will go away, yeah the burying your head in the sand is a good tactic! DavidP, you don't have to believe me, but your disbelief doesn't change the fact!
'Ignore it and it will go away' LOL. There have always been (at least since 1989/90) the occasional negative review of his live acts within the hords of positive reviews, ranging from his choice of songs to 'he's just too old', blah blah blah...They don't mean anything because usually they come from someone just wanting to stir things up and/or have a bone to pick with Paul. And to the other point, as recent as 2005 and all the prior concerts I've attended dating back the the 1989/90 tour, I've never heard anyone groan when Paul breaks into a Beatles song - never ever - not even close. What I do hear at every show (I would almost think it's the same guy although that would be quite a coincidence given the number of times I've seen Paul in three different states) is someone yell 'Play Let It Be' before each song that is played - even after he's played Let It Be People do groan at him
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I thought the song choices & set list for Kiev, especially, were brilliant in that they flowed perfectly into the next one, something about the song sequence had been brilliantly planned so you kept getting higher & higher with each song the over all effect was you were left transported after the concert was over. They'd obviously done something right!
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As someone who's a critic of the current setlist,i must say the Kiev show was one of the best shows Paul has put on,his voice was really strong at this gig.The songs in general you can't argue with,but they do need a rest from live performance as they have been overplayed the last few years.
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I have been happy to see Macca the past few tours playing the same set list, but would love, love LOVE to see a completly new one. I saw Paul Weller last night, he did 4 Jam songs and 1 Style Council song, he, like Macca has 30 years of songs he could play, and plays mostly from his most recent releases, not saying Macca should but a more steady rotation would keep it fresh. I think Macca thinks of it more like a show than a concert. The Who are equally guilty of this repetition in set lists. So with that, my ultimate for now Macca set list, no Yesterday, Hey Jude, Let it Be, or Live and Let Die, and Wings and Beatles are equal, and I think it reflects his music pretty well. I have it at 36 songs, might be a bit high, and a bit light on the more recent releases. Still love Flamming Pie the best of the recent releases...this is a set list he would never play, oh well. I like it. Juniors Farm I Saw Her Standing There Hi Hi Hi Night Before May Be I'm Amazed Oh Darling Uncle Albert I've Just Seen A Face My Brace Face Ob La De Ob La Da My Love Maxwell Silver Hammer Band on the Run She Loves You Pipes of Peace Can't Buy Me Love Calico Skies She's A Woman Beautiful Night And I Love Her Silly Love Songs I Will English Tea Penny Lane Another Day Back In the USSR Jet Paperback Writer With A Little Luck Hello Goodbye Rockshow Sgt. Peppers (not the reprise) That Was Me Get Back Take it Away Got To Get You Into My Life
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kennymod:
I have been happy to see Macca the past few tours playing the same set list, but would love, love LOVE to see a completly new one. I saw Paul Weller last night, he did 4 Jam songs and 1 Style Council song, he, like Macca has 30 years of songs he could play, and plays mostly from his most recent releases, not saying Macca should but a more steady rotation would keep it fresh. I think Macca thinks of it more like a show than a concert. The Who are equally guilty of this repetition in set lists. So with that, my ultimate for now Macca set list, no Yesterday, Hey Jude, Let it Be, or Live and Let Die, and Wings and Beatles are equal, and I think it reflects his music pretty well. I have it at 36 songs, might be a bit high, and a bit light on the more recent releases. Still love Flamming Pie the best of the recent releases...this is a set list he would never play, oh well. I like it. Juniors Farm I Saw Her Standing There Hi Hi Hi Night Before May Be I'm Amazed Oh Darling Uncle Albert I've Just Seen A Face My Brace Face Ob La De Ob La Da My Love Maxwell Silver Hammer Band on the Run She Loves You Pipes of Peace Can't Buy Me Love Calico Skies She's A Woman Beautiful Night And I Love Her Silly Love Songs I Will English Tea Penny Lane Another Day Back In the USSR Jet Paperback Writer With A Little Luck Hello Goodbye Rockshow Sgt. Peppers (not the reprise) That Was Me Get Back Take it Away Got To Get You Into My Life
I like your setlist, but you can't compare Paul Weller to Paul McCartney. Weller has had how many bona fide hits that the average person on the street can actually name? Maybe one, and even that's debatable, "Town Called Malice". And I loved The Jam, and as good as they were, they never wrote a single standard, McCartney has written dozens and dozens of standards that have become part of our culture. (i.e., Yesterday, Let It Be, Long And Winding Road, Live And Let Die, Got To Get You Into My Life, Hey Jude, Penny Lane, Here There & Everywhere, Band On The Run.......and the list goes on and on).
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...and on and on and on........
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Agreed that Weller has had no hits in the US, but won a lifetime achivement award in the UK last year, and sang John's part with Macca and Noel as the Mojo Filers on the Help charity cd, (thats mighty fine street cred even in Macca's book). I think that Macca could play a show without the trinity of Yesterday, Let it Be and Hey Jude, if the set list reflected the whole of his life and it would be a great show. On the other hand, he should play what he likes. I guess your point is that historically noboby else could play those songs like him and first timers should get to hear him do it -- true enough. So in the spirt of Peace and Love, keep those three, and give him an Ipod suffle to pick the rest -- my memory is that Elvis Costello did a whole tour that was set by audiance members turning a Wheel of Fortune on stage to pick the next song. Cheers mate.
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I do like the "proposed" set list but he will never finish will "got to get you into my life" maybe "she loves you" I can vision the " yeah yeah yeah" ending a bit like "the end"
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kennymod:
my memory is that Elvis Costello did a whole tour that was set by audiance members turning a Wheel of Fortune on stage to pick the next song. Cheers mate.
Can you imagine that???? That would be so awesome. Of course it would have to be in a smaller setting, which is conducive to the artists you mentioned, but not so easy for Paul to do. And that's the downside of being so massively popular, an artist loses that intimacy with the audience. That is why his unplugged album was so cool to listen to, and featured alot of obscure songs and cover tunes.
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What's the name of his unplugged album? I'd forgot he has one. Thanks for info. A friend sent me a DVD from the U.K. with a video of him and Linda, and other bandmates performing on "MTV Unplugged," I think it was from "Mtv Europe." It was wonderful, kind of loosey goosey, intimate, and they did some special unusual numbers as well as classics. Is this the performance from which the CD you refer to was culled?
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It's called " Unplugged: the Official Bootleg" and was released in 1991. Recorded live in London as part of MTV's Unplugged series, this acoustic set features a diverse range of songs, most--but not all--penned by McCartney. The session is opened by a great version of "Be-Bop-A-Lula"--made famous in 1954 by Gene Vincent--and closely followed by "I Lost My Little Girl", the first song written by McCartney at the tender age of 14. A precursor to McCartney's Run Devil Run collection, Unplugged also features the first public performances of "We Can Work It Out", "And I Love Her" and "She's A Woman". All the tracks feature McCartney on lead vocals and acoustic guitar except "Aint No Sunshine" when he takes to the drums and hands the vocals over to Hamish Stuart.
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Kennymod, for me your setlist still contains too many songs that McCartney has already done to death, and not enough of those fantastic Wings and solo songs!
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be-bop-a-lula was 1956 anyway carry on
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Also features San Francisco Bay Blues, Blue Moon of Kentucy, Hi Heel Sneakers, That Would Be Something and Singing The Blues. Such a cool album.....love it
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Here's a setlist I think would please the veteran as well as the newcomer. This is the type of setlist that would represent every phase of McCartney's career. Equal Beatles, Wings, and Solo. I've Had Enough Getting Closer All My Loving Take It Away The World Tonight One Of These Days Somebody Who Cares That Was Me 1985 Only Love Remains Long And Winding Road Got To Get You Into My Life Silly Love Songs Young Boy Maybe I'm Amazed My Love The Mess Get Back What It Is House Of Wax Listen To What The Man Said Big Barn Bed Can't Buy Me Love Sgt. Pepper Yesterday Let It Be Only Mama Knows Helter Skelter Rockestra Theme No More Lonely Nights Hey Jude I Saw Her Standing There Birthday Encore Juniors Farm Hi Hi Hi Girlschool A very exciting hard rocking setlist filled with some of the very best from every phase of McCartney's awesome career!
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left hand man:
Here's a setlist I think would please the veteran as well as the newcomer. This is the type of setlist that would represent every phase of McCartney's career. Equal Beatles, Wings, and Solo. I've Had Enough Getting Closer All My Loving Take It Away The World Tonight One Of These Days Somebody Who Cares That Was Me 1985 Only Love Remains Long And Winding Road Got To Get You Into My Life Silly Love Songs Young Boy Maybe I'm Amazed My Love The Mess Get Back What It Is House Of Wax Listen To What The Man Said Big Barn Bed Can't Buy Me Love Sgt. Pepper Yesterday Let It Be Only Mama Knows Helter Skelter Rockestra Theme Hey Jude I Saw Her Standing There Birthday Encore Juniors Farm Hi Hi Hi Girlschool A very exciting hard rocking setlist filled with some of the very best from every phase of McCartney's awesome career!
Would have loved t0o have seen (and heard) a setlist like that one. problem is, at 66 years of age, not sure his vocal chords could sustain that type of enrgy.
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My setlist is in the order I like, McCartney would probably arrange the songs differently to suit the pace he would want to go. I fogot to include No More Lonely Nights, so I went back and added it, it's one of McCartney's best ever and he should be performing it. I think the kind of setlist I've suggested is very doable for McCartney! Can you imagine how thrilled the crowds would be, it's filled with gems from his entire career!
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yes, you compiled a very good one