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    NOT SUCH A BAD BOY
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    • A
      admin last edited by

      Underrated, underperformed, and wonderful! ONCE UPON LONG AGO

      BEAUTIFUL NIGHT
      ONLY LOVE REMAINS
      NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS
      NOT SUCH A BAD BOY
      SO BAD

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      • Nancy R
        Nancy R last edited by

        Love them all!!

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          admin last edited by

          Isn't Beautiful Night from the 90s? It's the one on Flaming Pie, right? That came out in 97. But good list!

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            admin last edited by

            Michelley:

            Isn't Beautiful Night from the 90s? It's the one on Flaming Pie, right? That came out in 97. But good list!

            Unless they were referring to the '86 version, which was released as a B-side on one of the Flaming Pie CD-singles.

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              admin last edited by

              Michelley:

              Isn't Beautiful Night from the 90s? It's the one on Flaming Pie, right? That came out in 97. But good list!

              Yeah, I got confused after reading McCartney wrote it for PRINCESS BRIDE and it was rejected. But yes, it was officially from the 90s!

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                admin last edited by

                Here is the 1986 version of BEAUTIFUL NIGHT:

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                • oobu24
                  oobu24 last edited by

                  RMartinez:

                  Here is the 1986 version of BEAUTIFUL NIGHT:

                  Nice!

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                    admin last edited by

                    oobu24:

                    RMartinez:

                    Here is the 1986 version of BEAUTIFUL NIGHT:

                    Nice!

                    Nice enough, but Paul was definitely right to shelve it. Ringo's drumming and Lynne's production were exactly what that song needed.

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                      admin last edited by

                      how about the under rated back on my feet?

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                      • Bruce M.
                        Bruce M. last edited by

                        This live version of Only Love Remains is so, so, SO much better than the overproduced version on Press to Play. 9 times out of 10 Paul is best when he keeps it simple.

                        "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                        \--Mark Twain

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                          admin last edited by

                          Bruce M.:

                          This live version of Only Love Remains is so, so, SO much better than the overproduced version on Press to Play. 9 times out of 10 Paul is best when he keeps it simple.

                          Spot on. So often (especially in the awful 80's) the overblown production was to the detriment of the song. The songs haven't dated, but the production has.

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                          • BOYCIE
                            BOYCIE last edited by

                            Paul's '80's output does get a lot of stick, but i think from the onset of his post Beatle career he's just put out too many albums without much thought. I think since Flaming Pie his output in general has been more considered, whether that's just songs come less easily as he's aged or he's come to that conclusion that less is more. I have great fondness for his '70's albums, but most in general are up and down quality wise. I do get frustrated with the medias constant "Paul hasn't done anything good since the Beatles or Band On The Run", but a lot of the time some great songs are surrounded by mediocre ones and they seem to be the ones that get noticed, maybe it's just lazy journalism.

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                              admin last edited by

                              BOYCIE:

                              Paul's '80's output does get a lot of stick, but i think from the onset of his post Beatle career he's just put out too many albums without much thought. I think since Flaming Pie his output in general has been more considered, whether that's just songs come less easily as he's aged or he's come to that conclusion that less is more. I have great fondness for his '70's albums, but most in general are up and down quality wise. I do get frustrated with the medias constant "Paul hasn't done anything good since the Beatles or Band On The Run", but a lot of the time some great songs are surrounded by mediocre ones and they seem to be the ones that get noticed, maybe it's just lazy journalism.

                              I'm curious: I know that you're not a big fan of Off The Ground. Which albums -- from each decade ('70s through today) -- would you say are the most solid, defining Paul McCartney albums of their time? For me, Flaming Pie is his best album of the '90s. But I have trouble deciding which is his best album of 2000-2010.

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                              • love2travel
                                love2travel last edited by

                                audi:

                                oobu24:

                                RMartinez:

                                Here is the 1986 version of BEAUTIFUL NIGHT:

                                Nice!

                                Nice enough, but Paul was definitely right to shelve it. Ringo's drumming and Lynne's production were exactly what that song needed.

                                I have to agree with you Audi Didn't realize it was written for Princess Bride?

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                                  admin last edited by

                                  love2travel:

                                  audi:

                                  oobu24:

                                  RMartinez:

                                  Here is the 1986 version of BEAUTIFUL NIGHT:

                                  Nice!

                                  Nice enough, but Paul was definitely right to shelve it. Ringo's drumming and Lynne's production were exactly what that song needed.

                                  I have to agree with you Audi Didn't realize it was written for Princess Bride?

                                  Very interesting! That film was hugely popular within my circle of friends in those days.

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                                    admin last edited by

                                    Yeah, I read Paul wrote ONCE UPON LONG AGO and BEAUTIFUL NIGHT for PRINCESS BRIDE, but Rob Reiner thought the songs too sentimental, and rejected them, opting for Mark Knopfler to score the film. What does he know????

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                                      admin last edited by

                                      Listening to Mark Knopfler's score now...

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                                      • SusyLuvsPaul
                                        SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

                                        Maybe Macca could re-record his best 80's songs without the awful 80's production for a special album (?).

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                                        • Kathryn O
                                          Kathryn O last edited by

                                          I always liked the theme to Spies Like Us. I remember when it first came out. I've never seen the movie, but I like that theme.

                                          "I don't like you" "I'll get over it"

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                                          • Kathryn O
                                            Kathryn O last edited by

                                            RMartinez:

                                            Yeah, I read Paul wrote ONCE UPON LONG AGO and BEAUTIFUL NIGHT for PRINCESS BRIDE, but Rob Reiner thought the songs too sentimental, and rejected them, opting for Mark Knopfler to score the film. What does he know????

                                            wow. Paul got rejected? still one of my favorite movies of all time.

                                            "I don't like you" "I'll get over it"

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