The Pick of McCartney in the 80s
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1. Once upon a long ago 2. Back on my feet 3. Ballroom dancing 4. Coming up 5. Here today 6. Check my machine 7. Get it 8. Distractions 9. What's that your doing? 10. No more lonely nights 11. We all stand together 12. Footprints 13. Spies like us 14. Somebody who cares 15. Figure of eight 15.
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My Brave Face Coming Up (studio) Back On My Feet Summer's Day Song The Other Me Figure Of Eight Pipes Of Peace Wanderlust Flying To My Home This One Tug Of War Here Today One Of These Days Check My Machine So Bad Talk More Talk However Absurd
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These songs have virtually zero existence in Paul McCartney's current, artistic consciousness -- and it is now an exercise in futility to bother with ranking them.
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audi:
These songs have virtually zero existence in Paul McCartney's current, artistic consciousness -- and it is now an exercise in futility to bother with ranking them.
Maybe he needs to hear some of them again.
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audi:
These songs have virtually zero existence in Paul McCartney's current, artistic consciousness -- and it is now an exercise in futility to bother with ranking them.
Not ranking them, more gathering the best tracks from his underrated decade - so many fine songs.
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I remember when Flowers In the Dirt came out and there were so many reviews praising it as Paul's "comeback", his best since Tug of War and all that. He had a lot of great songs in the '80's, but people couldn't overcome the rest of it, probably the low being Pipes of Peace or the film Broadstreet. But off the top of my head here's my favorites of the '80's. No particular order. So Bad No More Lonely Nights Wanderlust Tug of War Say Say Say Pipes of Peace Only Love Remains However Absurd My Brave Face We Got Married Motor of Love Here Today Take It Away This One
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oobu24:
audi:
These songs have virtually zero existence in Paul McCartney's current, artistic consciousness -- and it is now an exercise in futility to bother with ranking them.
Maybe he needs to hear some of them again.
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It's unfortunate that except for "Here Today" and sometimes "Coming Up", you won't hear anything from the '80s in his concert setlist unless you include the DJ remix mashups before he comes on stage. Not sure how I'd rank them, but some of my favorites from the '80s that I listen to the most: Take It Away Ballroom Dancing Wanderlust So Bad Not Such a Bad Boy No More Lonely Nights Press However Absurd My Brave Face Figure of Eight
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Take it away, No More Lonely Nights, Footprints, Coming Up, Through Our Love, Back On My Feet are some that come to mind right now.
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audi:
These songs have virtually zero existence in Paul McCartney's current, artistic consciousness -- and it is now an exercise in futility to bother with ranking them.
I'd say it's futile to post anything on this forum, if people are expecting Paul to read it. But for us, it's fascinating, no?
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love many of the choices indeed. flowers in the dirt, tug of war and mccartney 2 alone had many classics. how about these 2 that weren't even released lindiana wings on a nightengale '
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LetMeRollIt89:
It's unfortunate that except for "Here Today" and sometimes "Coming Up", you won't hear anything from the '80s in his concert setlist unless you include the DJ remix mashups before he comes on stage. Not sure how I'd rank them, but some of my favorites from the '80s that I listen to the most: Take It Away Ballroom Dancing Wanderlust So Bad Not Such a Bad Boy No More Lonely Nights Press However Absurd My Brave Face Figure of Eight
Great list!
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B J Conlee:
love many of the choices indeed. flowers in the dirt, tug of war and mccartney 2 alone had many classics. how about these 2 that weren't even released lindiana wings on a nightengale '
BJ, I think you mean Wings Of A Nightingale.
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B J Conlee:
love many of the choices indeed. flowers in the dirt, tug of war and mccartney 2 alone had many classics. how about these 2 that weren't even released lindiana wings on a nightengale '
Loved "Wings On A Nightengale" which was on EB84 for the Everly Brothers.
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yankeefan7:
B J Conlee:
love many of the choices indeed. flowers in the dirt, tug of war and mccartney 2 alone had many classics. how about these 2 that weren't even released lindiana wings on a nightengale '
Loved "Wings On A Nightengale" which was on EB84 for the Everly Brothers.
Paul did a lovely demo for that one.
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Nancy R:
B J Conlee:
love many of the choices indeed. flowers in the dirt, tug of war and mccartney 2 alone had many classics. how about these 2 that weren't even released lindiana wings on a nightengale '
BJ, I think you mean Wings Of A Nightingale.
l2 ____________________________________________________ Nancy You're right indeed and thanks for the video. What a great countryish song it is. Can you imagine a song that good and he has never released it on an official album. That is why I think he is the greatest pop/rock songwriter of all time. He has a bunch of unreleased gems.
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I always seem to forget that there are actually quite a lot of his 80s songs that I really enjoy. This list ended up being much longer than I was expecting. Figure of Eight (live version) Footprints However Absurd Here Today Ballroom Dancing Return to Pepperland The Pound Is Sinking My Brave Face Take It Away Stranglehold Temporary Secretary One of These Days Coming Up (studio version) Good Times Coming/Feel the Sun Tug of War Press Simple As That Waterfalls Somebody Who Cares Love Come Tumbling Down What's That You're Doing? You Want Her Too Tommy's Coming Home I Love This House We Got Married Put It There That Day Is Done Twenty-Five Fingers Pipes of Peace Move Over Busker The First Stone Once Upon a Long Ago Say Say Say No More Lonely Nights So Bad some of my guilty pleasures: Love Mix Ode to a Koala Bear
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Final list. Left off McCartney II. The tracks on that made my 70s mix. Thanks for the input. https://www.sendspace.com/file/hj3kqn side one: 1. This One 2. The Pound is Sinking 3. The Other Me 4. Press 5. No More Lonely Nights 6. Back on My Feet 7. Distractions 8. Only Love Remains 9. Take it Away 10. Footprints 11. Stranglehold 12. Tug of War side two: 13. So Bad 14. We Got Married 15. Here Today 16. Not Such a Bad Boy 17. My Brace Face 18. Good Times Coming/Feel the Sun 19. Through Our Love 20. Wanderlust 21. Figure of Eight 22. Talk More Talk 23. Put it There 24. Pretty Little Head 25. Pipes of Peace
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Mother77:
Final list. Left off McCartney II. The tracks on that made my 70s mix. Thanks for the input. side one: 1. This One 2. The Pound is Sinking 3. The Other Me 4. Press 5. No More Lonely Nights 6. Back on My Feet 7. Distractions 8. Only Love Remains 9. Take it Away 10. Footprints 11. Stranglehold 12. Tug of War side two: 13. So Bad 14. We Got Married 15. Here Today 16. Not Such a Bad Boy 17. My Brace Face 18. Good Times Coming/Feel the Sun 19. Through Our Love 20. Wanderlust 21. Figure of Eight 22. Talk More Talk 23. Put it There 24. Pretty Little Head 25. Pipes of Peace
Good list you have there!
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WingsOfMacca:
My five favorites: 1. Somebody who cares 2. One of these days 3. Coming Up (although studio version is not my favorite) 4. Distractions 5. Figure of eight 6. Footprints 7. Wanderlust 8. No more lonely nights 9. We got married 10. Only love remains
Have to say your choice would mirror mine almost completely. Somebody who cares does not get anywhere near the plays that it should.