Under-appreciated McCartney Songs
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A thread I recently started on the under-appreciated Paul song that I love, "I'll Give You a Ring", has got me thinking about all the songs Paul has written that are hardly known or do not get enough appreciation. What songs in particular do you find are under-appreciated? What makes them good songs in your opinion? And why do you think they are not well-known or more appreciated? Would love to hear other people's thoughts and opinions!
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Maybe it's because I have a soft spot for Tug of War, but I've always thought Take it Away is one of his best singles that doesn't get a lot of love. Also from that album, Somebody Who Cares (gorgeous) and Ballroom Dancing (fun and catchy as hell, and that bass!)
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Here's a toss off he did that I think is so awesome. Simple As That
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Dr. Beatle, "Take It Away" is one of my favourite Paul songs too, especially love the middle parts ("Lonely driver, out on the road...") - definitely deserves more recognition in my opinion. I'd never heard that song before, Kapoo, really really good! Thanks for posting the link
Some others that I think are fantastic are "Tomorrow", "Little Lamb Dragonfly", "You Gave Me The Answer", "Treat Her Gently (Lonely Old People)", "Magneto and Titanium Man", "Warm and Beautiful", "I'm Carrying", "Baby's Request", "This One", "Friends To Go", "Promise To You Girl" and "The End of the End". -
^SgtPepperFan, glad to see another Take it Away fan! I love the video for the song, too. For more recent songs, what do people think of Only Mama Knows? I think it's a great song, really heavy with some uncharacteristically bleak but powerful lyrics from Paul.
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I love Only Mama Knows! My other favorite 'under-appreciated' songs are Tomorrow, Beautiful Night, No More Lonely Nights (I agree with all of yours, SgtPepperFan48!) Wish he'd do some of these in concert.
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SgtPepperFan48:
Dr. Beatle, "Take It Away" is one of my favourite Paul songs too, especially love the middle parts ("Lonely driver, out on the road...") - definitely deserves more recognition in my opinion.
DrBeatle:
^SgtPepperFan, glad to see another Take it Away fan! I love the video for the song, too.
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under-appreciated - 'the lovers that never were' and 'heaven on a sunday' these would be awesome live
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Agree with you on the "Take It Away" video too, DrBeatle! Love it, one of my favourite of all of Paul's music videos!
And I think the exact same, NancyR, seeing Paul play these songs live would be amazing! His back catalogue is filled with so many hidden gems that it sure is a pity they get ignored. But let's try not turn this into another setlist thread 
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"Keep Under Cover."
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Lonely Road
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simplyrahil:
under-appreciated - 'the lovers that never were' and 'heaven on a sunday' these would be awesome live
Good choices. When I first listened to Flaming Pie, I didn't like Heaven on a Sunday. I thought it was a little too sedate, I guess. But recently, when I had Flaming Pie on, this song stopped me and forced me to play it again a few times. Really beautiful song.
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Some have been mentioned, but I'll repeat them anyway: Dear Boy Eat At Home (By the way, when he did "Too Many People" live, that was one of the top thrilling moments of any McCartney concert for me!) Tomorrow Single Pigeon No Words Love In Song You Gave Me The Answer San Ferry Anne Warm and Beautiful Cafe on the Left Bank Getting Closer Daytime Nightime Suffering Take It Away Keep Under Cover Through Our Love Not Such A Bad Boy Stranglehold (would be so great live) Only Love Remains Distractions Rainclouds I'll Give You a Ring Tough on a Tightrope Back on My Feet The Lovers That Never Were I Can't Imagine C'mon People Souvenir What It Is Run Devil Run (he could rip this up live!) About You Friends To Go Promise To You Girl Too Much Rain At the Mercy Comfort of Love This Loving Game You Tell Me Why So Blue Whole Life (I Want To) Come Home Lifelong Passion Not a setlist, but if it were, I'd be in heaven!
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favoritething:
Some have been mentioned, but I'll repeat them anyway: Dear Boy Eat At Home (By the way, when he did "Too Many People" live, that was one of the top thrilling moments of any McCartney concert for me!) Tomorrow Single Pigeon No Words Love In Song You Gave Me The Answer San Ferry Anne Warm and Beautiful Cafe on the Left Bank Getting Closer Daytime Nightime Suffering Take It Away Keep Under Cover Through Our Love Not Such A Bad Boy Stranglehold (would be so great live) Only Love Remains Distractions Rainclouds I'll Give You a Ring Tough on a Tightrope Back on My Feet The Lovers That Never Were I Can't Imagine C'mon People Souvenir What It Is Run Devil Run (he could rip this up live!) About You Friends To Go Promise To You Girl Too Much Rain At the Mercy Comfort of Love This Loving Game You Tell Me Why So Blue Whole Life (I Want To) Come Home Lifelong Passion Not a setlist, but if it were, I'd be in heaven!
That's a fantastic list, I agree with you on most of them! I would also add some of the unreleased songs Paul did in "One Hand Clapping" which I think are so simple yet amazing songs musically -
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My Baby's Request. Love it.
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SgtPepperFan48:
favoritething:
Some have been mentioned, but I'll repeat them anyway: Dear Boy Eat At Home (By the way, when he did "Too Many People" live, that was one of the top thrilling moments of any McCartney concert for me!) Tomorrow Single Pigeon No Words Love In Song You Gave Me The Answer San Ferry Anne Warm and Beautiful Cafe on the Left Bank Getting Closer Daytime Nightime Suffering Take It Away Keep Under Cover Through Our Love Not Such A Bad Boy Stranglehold (would be so great live) Only Love Remains Distractions Rainclouds I'll Give You a Ring Tough on a Tightrope Back on My Feet The Lovers That Never Were I Can't Imagine C'mon People Souvenir What It Is Run Devil Run (he could rip this up live!) About You Friends To Go Promise To You Girl Too Much Rain At the Mercy Comfort of Love This Loving Game You Tell Me Why So Blue Whole Life (I Want To) Come Home Lifelong Passion Not a setlist, but if it were, I'd be in heaven!
That's a fantastic list, I agree with you on most of them! I would also add some of the unreleased songs Paul did in "One Hand Clapping" which I think are so simple yet amazing songs musically -
Yes, for sure, and many of the Cold Cuts songs, too, as well as a bunch of other unreleased ones. (Forgive me if I don't describe why I love each one of the songs in my list!) Yeah, I should have said Baby's Request, too, and Love Awake! I would have said Only Mama Knows and Sing The Changes, but I figured he's played them live so many times they're not underappreciated, right?
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kapoo:
Here's a toss off he did that I think is so awesome. Simple As That
so simple, it makes me wanna cry!I really like that too
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favoritething:
SgtPepperFan48:
favoritething:
Some have been mentioned, but I'll repeat them anyway: Dear Boy Eat At Home (By the way, when he did "Too Many People" live, that was one of the top thrilling moments of any McCartney concert for me!) Tomorrow Single Pigeon No Words Love In Song You Gave Me The Answer San Ferry Anne Warm and Beautiful Cafe on the Left Bank Getting Closer Daytime Nightime Suffering Take It Away Keep Under Cover Through Our Love Not Such A Bad Boy Stranglehold (would be so great live) Only Love Remains Distractions Rainclouds I'll Give You a Ring Tough on a Tightrope Back on My Feet The Lovers That Never Were I Can't Imagine C'mon People Souvenir What It Is Run Devil Run (he could rip this up live!) About You Friends To Go Promise To You Girl Too Much Rain At the Mercy Comfort of Love This Loving Game You Tell Me Why So Blue Whole Life (I Want To) Come Home Lifelong Passion Not a setlist, but if it were, I'd be in heaven!
That's a fantastic list, I agree with you on most of them! I would also add some of the unreleased songs Paul did in "One Hand Clapping" which I think are so simple yet amazing songs musically -
Yes, for sure, and many of the Cold Cuts songs, too, as well as a bunch of other unreleased ones. (Forgive me if I don't describe why I love each one of the songs in my list!) Yeah, I should have said Baby's Request, too, and Love Awake! I would have said Only Mama Knows and Sing The Changes, but I figured he's played them live so many times they're not underappreciated, right?
Haha, that sure would be quite a lengthy post
yeah I agree with what you said about Only Mama Knows and Sing The Changes - although they're not exactly well-known songs, the fact that they have been played live alone means they've been given more attention than most on your list. -
Smile Away would have been another #1 smash after Uncle Albert Back Seat of my Car would have been another #1 smash after Smile Away Girl's School should have been released without attached to Mull of Kintyre So Glad To See You Here should have been the first single from BTTE
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wingsoverkc:
Smile Away: would have been another #1 smash after Uncle Albert Back Seat of my Car: would have been another #1 smash after Smile Away Girl's School: should have been released without attached to Mull of Kintyre So Glad To See You Here: should have been the first single from BTTE
Funny, Back Seat of My Car and Smile Away are two of the main reasons I refused to own a copy of Ram for over 40 years. My top underappreciated McCartney song is Single Pigeon. A close second is Feet in the Clouds.
