Paul's most underrated songs?
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SusyLuvsPaul:
"One More Kiss" from Red Rose Speedway is a delightful rockabilly number with slide guitars. Reminds you of Carl Perkins and the like. In face I think Perkins chimes in on this song (?)
Red Rose Speedway is amazing. It has everything that a great album needs: a big hit and great "media class" songs. 'Single Pigeon', 'When The Night' and specially 'Little Lamb Dragonfly' are amazing.
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"When the Night" always sounded like an instant classic to me All or most of the songs on Red Rose Speedway are very good to great. What did you mean by "media class" songs? Thanx for info
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SusyLuvsPaul:
"One More Kiss" from Red Rose Speedway is a delightful rockabilly number with slide guitars. Reminds you of Carl Perkins and the like. In face I think Perkins chimes in on this song (?)
I've never, ever heard "One More Kiss" described as rockabilly. It's basic Paul pop. Not a bad tune (I like it more now than when the album came out), but it's not rockabilly by any stretch of the imagination. This is rockabilly:
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SusyLuvsPaul:
"When the Night" always sounded like an instant classic to me All or most of the songs on Red Rose Speedway are very good to great. What did you mean by "media class" songs? Thanx for info
Maybe I didn't express well. With 'media class songs' I'm talking about the songs that are not hits, the songs that involve the main track. In RRS's case, the main track is 'My Love' (if we talk about commercial success and general opinion), and the rest of the songs complete the LP. All that songs have a great level of composition. 'Band On The Run' is a similar case: you have BOTR as main track, and the rest of the songs 'surround' that track, so you have '1985', 'Bluebird', 'Mrs. Vanderbilt', extraordinary non-hit songs. I don't include 'Jet' on that list because I think it was released as single and it has a big success, and in some way is the second star of the album. 'When The Night', 'Single Pigeon', 'Little Lamb Dragonfly', 'One More Kiss', 'Get On The Right Thing', 'Big Barn Bed'... they are the base of the LP, and is an amazing base.
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Bruce M.:
SusyLuvsPaul:
"One More Kiss" from Red Rose Speedway is a delightful rockabilly number with slide guitars. Reminds you of Carl Perkins and the like. In face I think Perkins chimes in on this song (?)
I've never, ever heard "One More Kiss" described as rockabilly. It's basic Paul pop. Not a bad tune (I like it more now than when the album came out), but it's not rockabilly by any stretch of the imagination. This is rockabilly:
"One More Kiss" sounds like western-swing to me, just at a slower tempo. Suz' was on the right track, but it's not rockabilly.
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Bruce M.:
SusyLuvsPaul:
"One More Kiss" from Red Rose Speedway is a delightful rockabilly number with slide guitars. Reminds you of Carl Perkins and the like. In face I think Perkins chimes in on this song (?)
I've never, ever heard "One More Kiss" described as rockabilly. It's basic Paul pop. Not a bad tune (I like it more now than when the album came out), but it's not rockabilly by any stretch of the imagination. This is rockabilly:
Something a little more current...Brian Setzer @ Rockabilly Riot
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So many underrated songs... Some of my favorites would be Boil Crisis, Temporary Secretary, From A Lover To A Friend, Bip Bop, and We All Stand Together. Top of the list, though, would be Long Haired Lady. Strange, beautiful, quirky, and epic.
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After perusing everyone's lists, I'd like to add Dance 'Til We're High, Sun Is Shining, A Love For You, Oh Woman Oh Why, Through Our Love, Mr. H. Atom, Scared, I Am Your Singer, and Only Mama Knows to my list.
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And Eat At Home, the Thrillington version.
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audi:
Interesting article from yesterday: Paul McCartney's 30 best post-Beatles singles http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/08/12/best-paul-mccartney-singles-solo-wings/13918013/
GREAT LIST !!
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wingsdgm:
audi:
Interesting article from yesterday: Paul McCartney's 30 best post-Beatles singles http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/08/12/best-paul-mccartney-singles-solo-wings/13918013/
GREAT LIST !!
Indeed. But lots of Paul's best tracks were never singles at all. Such is life.
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Bruce M.:
wingsdgm:
audi:
Interesting article from yesterday: Paul McCartney's 30 best post-Beatles singles http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/08/12/best-paul-mccartney-singles-solo-wings/13918013/
GREAT LIST !!
Indeed. But lots of Paul's best tracks were never singles at all. Such is life.
I agree. Still, for a list of singles, at least it was pleasingly eclectic. They're obviously a fan of Back to the Egg.
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A well thought out solo Paul list? I enjoyed reading it.
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Paul should do a tour performing those thirty songs then add Yesterday, Hey Jude, Let It Be, Long And Winding Road, and Helter Skelter and be done with it.
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RMartinez:
Paul should do a tour performing those thirty songs then add Yesterday, Hey Jude, Let It Be, Long And Winding Road, and Helter Skelter and be done with it.
That would be fine with me.
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ewanme:
RMartinez:
Paul should do a tour performing those thirty songs then add Yesterday, Hey Jude, Let It Be, Long And Winding Road, and Helter Skelter and be done with it.
That would be fine with me.
me too
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wingsdgm:
ewanme:
RMartinez:
Paul should do a tour performing those thirty songs then add Yesterday, Hey Jude, Let It Be, Long And Winding Road, and Helter Skelter and be done with it.
That would be fine with me.
me too
I'm in
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I'm there!
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Great list. What an underrated solo career.
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Yeah, a tour based on this list would be a hoot, but don't bank on it. And could we please swap out Wanderlust for Goodnight Tonight?