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    "I Can Bet" Another Stunner From "New"

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    • SusyLuvsPaul
      SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

      "I Can Bet" is yet another fantastically catchy, sexy, scintillating song on "New" isn't it Haven't seen a thread just for this one Might be wrong on that (?).

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      • LetMeRollIt89
        LetMeRollIt89 last edited by

        It was one of the first songs that really caught my attention the first listen-through. I'd place it in my Top 5 on the album. It would make a good live jam, too.

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        • Bruce M.
          Bruce M. last edited by

          I don't quite get the enthusiasm for this one. It's a fun, catchy and well-delivered slice of lightweight pop entertainment. Now there's nothing at all wrong with that, but it's ultimately pretty lightweight, without any of the emotional resonance or depth of Paul's best stuff. I do like it, but I'm glad the whole album isn't filled with songs like this.

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          • Nancy R
            Nancy R last edited by

            Bruce, what is wrong with you? I Can Bet is one of the best songs on the album! Makes me want to dance & sing it! (kind of like The Beatles' You Can't Do That) Does every song have to have 'deep emotional resonance' for you? I know, you'll say 'No' but I Can Bet is such a damn good song!

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            • SusyLuvsPaul
              SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

              You got that right, N.R. "I Can Bet" isn't profound, but it sure is fun

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              • Sgt._Pepper
                Sgt._Pepper last edited by

                SusyLuvsPaul:

                You got that right, N.R. "I Can Bet" isn't profound, but it sure is fun

                Exactly! Not every Paul song needs to be profound! It's a fun, catchy rocker! It's probably my favorite song on the album!

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                • toris
                  toris last edited by

                  Bouncy. Hooked me straight away. One of the top tier songs from New.

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                    admin last edited by

                    Had it doing a loop in my head yesterday - says it all

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                    • BOYCIE
                      BOYCIE last edited by

                      I Can Bet is a great tongue in cheek catchy little rocker about sex basically, another to add to Paul's "sex" songs like Girl's School, The Back Seat Of My Car and Eat At Home etc.

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                        admin last edited by

                        "I Can Bet" is a pretty good song.

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                          admin last edited by

                          Love the moog solo!

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                            DrBeatle last edited by

                            SusyLuvsPaul:

                            "I Can Bet" is yet another fantastically catchy, sexy, scintillating song on "New" isn't it Haven't seen a thread just for this one Might be wrong on that (?).

                            It's one of my favorites on the album from the first time I heard it. The great lost Wings track that never was, in my view

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                            • dcshark
                              dcshark last edited by

                              On first listen I thought this would make a great single release. On twitter Brian has mentioned that it was run through a couple of times during rehearsals. To me it's just a pure McCartney rocker.

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                              • Fan4-45years
                                Fan4-45years last edited by

                                The first few times I heard it I thought the lyrics were "I can bend." LOL!!!! I'm thinkin' what????? Great song.

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                                • jennywren
                                  jennywren last edited by

                                  <-------Loves it!

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                                    B J Conlee last edited by

                                    SusyLuvsPaul:

                                    "I Can Bet" is yet another fantastically catchy, sexy, scintillating song on "New" isn't it Haven't seen a thread just for this one Might be wrong on that (?).

                                    You're so right Susy. So many great feel good POP-ROCK songs on NEW. I am so hopeful that Paul and the Band do this live in the US next year. Can you see Abe hitting the drums on I Can Bet! I missed seeing Paul in the US this year. I snow-bird from New Jersey to Florida and we had already left Florida when Paul started the tour in Orlando last May. Then he skipped Philadelphia later in the Summer. If he does 6-8 songs from NEW in the US in 2014, I will make sure I am there even if I have to travel several states. I would love to hear I Can Bet live along with others like Alligator and On My Way to Work. There is hope as I saw that Paul did the 2 latter songs on one of the Japan sound checks.

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                                    • Bruce M.
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                                      Nancy R:

                                      Bruce, what is wrong with you? I Can Bet is one of the best songs on the album! Makes me want to dance & sing it! (kind of like The Beatles' You Can't Do That) Does every song have to have 'deep emotional resonance' for you? I know, you'll say 'No' but I Can Bet is such a damn good song!

                                      Of course not, but the ones I consider really great do. It's musical cotton candy, while the songs I love are the ones that make me feel something. Much as I like, say, "Jet," I'd never put it in the same class with "Maybe I'm Amazed" or "Wanderlust." Similarly, "I Can Bet" makes me tap my toes but ultimately doesn't make me feel anything or really linger with me. Simple as that. For the life of me I can't see what's so special about it. I might ask what's wrong with you that you think a fun but basically ordinary song is something so extraordinary.

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                                      • Nancy R
                                        Nancy R last edited by

                                        I said it was "one of the best songs on the album" my dear! Not "extraordinary."At least we agree about Maybe I'm Amazed (my favorite Paul solo song) and Wanderlust. Anywho, some of us just dig the hell out of I Can Bet but we also "Appreciate" (pun intended) the deeper and more emotional songs like Scared etc. P.S. Sometimes I just like musical cotton candy! ("turn off your mind and relax and float downstream")

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                                        • toris
                                          toris last edited by

                                          Nancy R:

                                          I said it was "one of the best songs on the album" my dear! Not "extraordinary."At least we agree about Maybe I'm Amazed (my favorite Paul solo song) and Wanderlust. Anywho, some of us just dig the hell out of I Can Bet but we also "Appreciate" (pun intended) the deeper and more emotional songs like Scared etc. P.S. Sometimes I just like musical cotton candy! ("turn off your mind and relax and float downstream")

                                          Some of Paul's best stuff is what the critics describe as the equivalent of 'cotton candy' (edit - Bruce's terminology).... a good term, by the way... Silly Love Songs and Goodnight Tonight.... which the critics lament are so 'poppy' are in my favourite McCartney (post-Beatles) songs.... probably in my top ten of his.... I love them... And I Can Bet, whilst not breathing the same atmosphere, but is somewhere sniffing at the horizon, is a great feel-good song. ps. Maybe I'm Amazed is the quintessential song. The original McCartney album version. Just magnificent. Why it wasn't released as a single (until the live Wings Over America version) is one of the greatest wonders of the universe. Monumental.

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                                          • love2travel
                                            love2travel last edited by

                                            toris:

                                            Bouncy. Hooked me straight away. One of the top tier songs from New.

                                            Definitely agree

                                            BOYCIE:

                                            I Can Bet is a great tongue in cheek catchy little rocker about sex basically, another to add to Paul's "sex" songs like Girl's School, The Back Seat Of My Car and Eat At Home etc.

                                            those songs where Paul feels like letting go... Owwwwww

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