Paul's Performing Quirks
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favoritething:
Here's the Ringo thread: http://maccaboard.paulmccartney.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=88417&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Another one of Paul's is jazzing up the end of "I Saw Her Standing There": Since I saaaw herrr staaaan-DIN THEH-EHHHRE!
Yeah! He goes UP in the end instead of doing the "regular" low version. I don't like what he does now at all.
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Bruce M.:
I wish he varied these familiar songs more. The note-for -note recreations he does so much of the time make him sound like a Beatles (and sometimes Wings) tribute band. And yes, the 1976 live version of The Long and Winding Road is the definitive version!
Hmm, yes, maybe that is the point after all. When he sticks so close to the original arrangements, the minor differences stick out even more. In fact, in that recent Sky Daniels interview, he talks about how he and the band have discussed that issue and decided that people want to hear the songs the way they remember them. He did a few radical reinventions of songs on Unplugged, when he gave "That Would Be Something" and "And I Love Her" real makeovers. (Although in the latter I wish you could hear more of Paul than Hamish!) There was that hip-hoppy drum break for "Coming Up" in 89/90. Not a whole lot else.
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Here's another minor one that bugs me a bit: When he does "Paperback Writer" these days, he pronounces "writer" in a more "American" way, like 'wri-der' instead of 'wri-ter'. I like the sharp 't' to be pronounced; it gives the syllable a little more kick, along with the beat. Sounds kind of flabby the other way. And here's one quirk I like: Extending the intro to "Here Today." It gives the audience just enough time to settle into the song. And I think his falsetto at the end is fine, too. Very emotional.
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favoritething:
Here's another minor one that bugs me a bit: When he does "Paperback Writer" these days, he pronounces "writer" in a more "American" way, like 'wri-der' instead of 'wri-ter'. I like the sharp 't' to be pronounced; it gives the syllable a little more kick, along with the beat. Sounds kind of flabby the other way. And here's one quirk I like: Extending the intro to "Here Today." It gives the audience just enough time to settle into the song. And I think his falsetto at the end is fine, too. Very emotional.
Another part of Here Today that's different is how he sings 'always there with a smile' - especially the word 'smile'...sounds absolutely more bitter sweet
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favoritething:
In fact, in that recent Sky Daniels interview, he talks about how he and the band have discussed that issue and decided that people want to hear the songs the way they remember them.
I had a feeling that was the case when he brought back "Listen To What The Man Said" and "Hi, Hi, Hi" last year at their studio album tempo instead of the live versions from Wings Over The World/America. I'd still love to see Paul do LTWTMS on the piano again instead of the Hofner. That song live just isn't the same without the horn section...but I still love it back nonetheless!
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I was absolutely awestruck when Paul started hitting those Mariah Carey notes in the last verse of "My Love" in 2002.
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audi:
I was absolutely awestruck when Paul started hitting those Mariah Carey notes in the last verse of "My Love" in 2002.
That's a quirk?
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Hardly.
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favoritething:
oobu24:
Not that it bothers me in the slightest...in fact, I like when things get switched up. But on the ending of 1985 on the album they play a little outro of Band on the Run & he did it once at a live show in last couple years (I forget where) & I perked up like oh yeah. Here's that ending:
Now THAT I would like to have heard!
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nobodytoldme:
favoritething:
oobu24:
Not that it bothers me in the slightest...in fact, I like when things get switched up. But on the ending of 1985 on the album they play a little outro of Band on the Run & he did it once at a live show in last couple years (I forget where) & I perked up like oh yeah. Here's that ending:
Now THAT I would like to have heard!
FAB! Thank you for finding this or remembering this!
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audi:
Hardly.
I'm confused audi. This thread is about Paul's performing quirks.
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During Blackbird he does a weird guitar solo/instrumental before the last chorus.
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And also, starting Listen to What The Man Said later than in the original recording!!
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KingMacca:
During Blackbird he does a weird guitar solo/instrumental before the last chorus.
I think he started doing that because one time he messed up and tried covering it up with the solo/instrumental bit, so then he just kept it in there!
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Nancy R:
KingMacca:
During Blackbird he does a weird guitar solo/instrumental before the last chorus.
I think he started doing that because one time he messed up and tried covering it up with the solo/instrumental bit, so then he just kept it in there!
He's also rearranged the lyrics so the song ends with "for this moment to be free." He must have thought it sounded more positive as an ending.
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Nancy R:
KingMacca:
During Blackbird he does a weird guitar solo/instrumental before the last chorus.
I think he started doing that because one time he messed up and tried covering it up with the solo/instrumental bit, so then he just kept it in there!
Classy Paul... Classy
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favoritething:
Nancy R:
KingMacca:
During Blackbird he does a weird guitar solo/instrumental before the last chorus.
I think he started doing that because one time he messed up and tried covering it up with the solo/instrumental bit, so then he just kept it in there!
He's also rearranged the lyrics so the song ends with "for this moment to be free." He must have thought it sounded more positive as an ending.
Yeah! What was wrong with "You were only waiting for this moment to arise?"
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Nancy R:
favoritething:
Nancy R:
KingMacca:
During Blackbird he does a weird guitar solo/instrumental before the last chorus.
I think he started doing that because one time he messed up and tried covering it up with the solo/instrumental bit, so then he just kept it in there!
He's also rearranged the lyrics so the song ends with "for this moment to be free." He must have thought it sounded more positive as an ending.
Yeah! What was wrong with "You were only waiting for this moment to arise?"
Not as dramatic?
