EGYPT STATION
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love2travel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
love2travel wrote:
After great difficulty I finally got the deluxe traveller suitcase!!! Thanks to((( JL )))helping me order one . (The hacker cancelled my first order) It just arrived and I think it's the best Deluxe set ever. Wow that suitcase is really big!!! Now I only have to find the Deluxe 3 record issue. Missed that one all together, while offline for a year.
Found all the new reissues in HMV. Really enjoyed the Amobea one the best!!!
What’s all this about a hacker?!
The reason I've had my computer in a box for over a year. The reason I've had almost a 0 presence online. The reason I retired. He's an very extremely high level hacker who cancelled my order for the Traveller deluxe set, amongst many other evil hacking deeds too numerous to mention.
It's very complex but the high level IT guys I've talked to,really hate this kind of guy. He somehow acts as me and has done very evil things at my job and now that I've left work, is causing lots of issues. It's illegal.
O...M...G!! I answered your PM. And it’s more than illegal, it’s immoral and reprehensible!! 🤬
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My 6 month vacation from ES...Like other vacations, taking an extended vacatlion from a new Paul album can be very refreshing and better yet, it can give you a more objective viewpoint of the worth of this fresh batch of new tunes added to Paul's already huge catalog. I deliberately did not look back at my initial ES review out of the gate. Not surprisingly, I did find that I I had badly underrated a couple of tracks and conversely there were a couple of tracks that I had overrated. I found that this vacation from Paul and ES gave me a new perspective on several of the songs and I wanted to shared them with you track by track. First of all, my overall sense of ES hasn't changed. I still find it to be one of Paul's best Solo albums. In this case, I'm going back to the early 80's with Paul's releases of McCartney 2 and Tug of War. I find it very difficult to compare latter era Paul albums like ES to Paul's stuff from the early 70's like Ram and BOTR. After my extended vacation and a fresh look at ES, I'm going one step more. I think that ES is Paul's best Solo Album period and his best from even his glory days of Wings and the mid-70's. For me this is saying something because I'm a Paul Solo/Post Beatles geek. I'm basing my latest opinion on ES mainly because of the 2nd half (and especiailly final 3rd) of the album. As usual with Paul, there's at least one track that I wished he had left off of ES but that one inclusing doesn't diminish ES in general for me. It is still a billiant album in my opinion. The way that Paul finishes ES with all the variety as well as those last 2 multipart tracks really puts ES at the top of the heap for this McCartney nerd. After my extended vacation from ES, here are my track by track grades (from 1 to 10 with 10 being the best score) and brief comments:
1. I Don't Know (10+) - My opinion never changed on this opening track. To me it it still the best song on ES. From Paul's great understated bass lines to the great bridges, the lyrics and the overall feel of "I Don't Know", I think it is one of Paul's best solo songs period. Sounds like something from his Tug of War era.
2. Come On To Me (9) - After getting away from ES for a good while, I think this 2nd track is even better than I first thought. Yes, it is repetitive but it just can't help make you move. The production especially from Greg Kurstin, is just great and I love all the instruments. It is not surprising that Come On To Me from all the ES tracks did easily the best commercially on the Billboard Charts. Greg and Paul was able to straddle the thin line between today's "modern sound" with Paul's classic Solo, Wings stuff from the past. Unlike another modern sounding song later in the tracklist, you know that "Come On to Me" is a Paul song. Might I add that Paul's vocals here are one of the best on the entirre album.
3. Happy With You (10) - While critics could argue that Paul has done this kind of acoustic, guitar picking type song plenty of times in the past and while there is nothing new here, it is the performance that makes the difference to me. He does these types of songs so effortless and in this case his older voice enhances the song. Love the visual imagery in the lyrics and the hope he brings to any listener who is in a down pattern of misusing any type of drug. As Paul is trying to say...the natural beauty of life is far better than any high or wasting time from alcohol or drugs.
4. Who Cares (9) - This is the first song where I don't like it as much as I did on first listen. Still, it is a good rocker after "Happy With You" and I like the twist (the "I Do" parts)in the lyrics to this anti Bullying song. Love the bridge..."cus you're worth much more, of that you can be sure"
5. Fuh You (6) - Before I get crucified, my thinking has never changed, I still think it is the worst song on ES. I doesn't ruin ES in my opinion but I just don't think it fits on the album very well. Instead of sounding like a classic Macca song like many other ES Songs do, it sounds like many of the songs you hear on Top 40 radio today. It is saved by the hook line "I just wanna know how you feel" that is very infectious and the fact that it is only a little over 3 minutes long. In general one reason that I have loved Paul's latter era Solo career so much is because his lyrics have gotten so much better but in this case, the lyrics are awful. But probably the worse part of the song to me is Ryan Tedder's back up vocals in the "I just want it, fuh you"parts. Very grating to my ears. Again, the song is liked by many and it doesn't ruin the entire album for me because it is only 3 minutes long and it is an infectious pop song.
6. Confidanted (9) - A great song with great lyrics and the only reason it doesn't get a 10 is because of Paul's rough vocal. I know there are some people here that think that Paul's older voice actually helps the song but when I hear how well Paul sings other ES tracks (songs like Happy With You, People Want Peace, Do It Now, Back in Brazil etc.) I just think Paul could have sung "Confidante" better in the studio. I agree with a few others here that Greg Kurstin should have told Paul to rerecord Confidante on a different day. Still it is a great song with great guitar work.
7. People Want Peace (10) - A song that I liked in the beginning and has just grown with me. Initially, I wasn't hopeful as Paul has done other "Peace" songs but the lyrics, vocals and producton on People Want Peace is much better in my opinion. For example, I think "People Want Peace" is much better vocally and lyrically than the over long (over 7 minutes) and forced C'mon People from Off the Ground. Love Greg Kurstin's production here.
8. Hand In Hand (10+) - Another track that has just grown and grown with me. I think it is the 2nd best song on EG. The song's style could have easily fit on Kisses on the Bottom although it is a Paul written song. Love the flutes and Greg's production.
9. Dominoes (10) - A song that I liked the first time I heard it and have never wavered. Love the melody, lyrics and Paul's bass. While it is over 5 minutes long, it goes by like a 2-3 minute song.
10. Back in Brazil (9) - Another grower for me and I still love it. Love the lyrics, the music and Paul's vocal.
11. Do It Now (10) - I liked it out of the gate and it has just grown with me ever since. Has that classic Macca piano gospel ballad feel from the 70's or 80's.
12. Caesar Rock (8.5) - just like Paul had done on other parts of ES, he comes up with another rocker just when he needed it in the album's sequencing. Like Paul's vocal here as well. Another good album cut.
13. Despite Repeated Warnings (10) - Love this song's title and while this multi-part song is almost 7 minutes long it goes by in a flash. Love the lyrics to this universal story song and it has a hopeful message for "democracy" at the end with "its the will of the people" ending lines. Just great songwriting in my opinion.
14. Hunt Me Down/Naked/ C Link (10) - this is the one song that I underestimated the most upon first listening to ES. Upon further review, it is a great multipart song where the individual songs blend seamlessly. Love the flat out rock riff to Hunt You Down that just blends beautifully into a great Paul piano ballad (called Naked). Then he truly ends the album with an entire orchestra's holding a C- chord with Paul playing a bluesy lead guitar over it. One of the best tracks on ES in my opinion and gives ES a Abbey Road feel with the last 2 multi-part tracks. I like the way Paul starts ES with a mid-tempo ballad (I Don't Know) and ends ES with a low key bluesy lead guitar riff.
As I said, after taking a vacation from ES for about 6 months, I still love this album. I don't know if Paul has another whole album in him, but I would take Greg Kurstin as his producer any day. The overall production on ES is very good and Paul seems like he was having fun.
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Welcome back BJ! I have not been able to take a vacation from ES; I love this damn album too much. Ha. I haven't gone six days without listening to ES. As usual, totally enjoy your reviews and as usual disagree on some of your thoughts. As you probably know, I freaking LOVE "Fuh You"; and since I have now heard it live (Moline show) and saw how well the audience reacted, it easily should earn a "9" on your review. Not a huge fan of "People Want Peace"; I give it a 7. Sorry, but I think "C'mon People" is an understated masterpiece. The live audience in 1993 absolutely swooned to this song. The two songs I routinely skip are "Hand in Hand" and especially "Back In Brazil". Really wish Paul had deleted these two songs and added "Frank Sinatra's Party" and "Nothing For Free" or "Sixty Second Street". "Dominoes" is my favorite song on ES by far, followed by "Happy With You" and "Caesar Rock". So, again, welcome back, thanks for your always interesting input, and take care.
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wingsoverkc wrote:
Welcome back BJ! I have not been able to take a vacation from ES; I love this damn album too much. Ha. I haven't gone six days without listening to ES. As usual, totally enjoy your reviews and as usual disagree on some of your thoughts. As you probably know, I freaking LOVE "Fuh You"; and since I have now heard it live (Moline show) and saw how well the audience reacted, it easily should earn a "9" on your review. Not a huge fan of "People Want Peace"; I give it a 7. Sorry, but I think "C'mon People" is an understated masterpiece. The live audience in 1993 absolutely swooned to this song. The two songs I routinely skip are "Hand in Hand" and especially "Back In Brazil". Really wish Paul had deleted these two songs and added "Frank Sinatra's Party" and "Nothing For Free" or "Sixty Second Street". "Dominoes" is my favorite song on ES by far, followed by "Happy With You" and "Caesar Rock". So, again, welcome back, thanks for your always interesting input, and take care.
Thanks for the welcome wingsoverkc. While we may not always agree on all songs Macca, we definitely agree what a great artist, musician, songwriter that is Paul McCartney.
I think I remember you being one of the first boardees praising the final ES track (not including bonus tracks)....Hunt You Down/Naked/C-Link. Man has that track grown with me. Might be Paul's best ending album track this side of 1985.
Anyway, have a good time enjoying ES and as always, I'll always catch your posts.
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Eeee Cor Blimey wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
...........or a new single? Maybe the album will come out with the second single in three months time?
Bought the art print of Egypt Station at his paintings exhibition years ago as it was my favourite - good to see the title reused
Didn't realize he sold prints of his paintings! Can you still find them anywhere? Would love to purchase some for my art wall gallery.
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love2travel wrote:
Eeee Cor Blimey wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
...........or a new single? Maybe the album will come out with the second single in three months time?
Bought the art print of Egypt Station at his paintings exhibition years ago as it was my favourite - good to see the title reused
Didn't realize he sold prints of his paintings! Can you still find them anywhere? Would love to purchase some for my art wall gallery.
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I don't think I could go on a 6 month vacation from Egypt Station -- I start having withdrawal symptoms after about a week -- but I did just have about a 10 day break from it while I was traveling, and I'm pretty sure that's the longest I've gone without hearing it since the day I got it. My reaction upon hearing it again is much like BJ's except that -- even though his ratings on a couple tracks are more generous than I would be -- I still absolutely consider it Paul's best solo album. I really don't think it's a close contest, though I know some will vehemently disagree.
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Its been months since I've listened to the album, and like "New" there isn't much drawing me back to it.
"Chaos" and "Memory" are better albums overall IMHO.
I agree with some of the comments above, but "Dominoes" does absolutely nothing for me. Niether do the rockers on the album. "I Don't Know" is the best song of the album IMO. "Confidante" would have been the best, but the vocals aren't very good. Fuh You, Caesar Rock, Come on To Me, Who Cares are mediocre at best.
Its a better album than "New" but thats not saying much. Curious to see what Paul does next.
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On the OTHER HAND, I haven't stopped listening to Egypt Station since last September. Dominoes does every thing for me; the perfect Paul McCartney song IMO. And the four "mediocre" songs are anything but.
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Bruce M. wrote:
I don't think I could go on a 6 month vacation from Egypt Station -- I start having withdrawal symptoms after about a week -- but I did just have about a 10 day break from it while I was traveling, and I'm pretty sure that's the longest I've gone without hearing it since the day I got it. My reaction upon hearing it again is much like BJ's except that -- even though his ratings on a couple tracks are more generous than I would be -- I still absolutely consider it Paul's best solo album. I really don't think it's a close contest, though I know some will vehemently disagree.
Bruce,
I vehemently disagree, but its a matter of taste. Happy to hear you enjoy the album so much.
Brian
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Maccaroni1974 wrote:
Its been months since I've listened to the album, and like "New" there isn't much drawing me back to it.
"Chaos" and "Memory" are better albums overall IMHO.
I agree with some of the comments above, but "Dominoes" does absolutely nothing for me. Niether do the rockers on the album. "I Don't Know" is the best song of the album IMO. "Confidante" would have been the best, but the vocals aren't very good. Fuh You, Caesar Rock, Come on To Me, Who Cares are mediocre at best.
Its a better album than "New" but thats not saying much. Curious to see what Paul does next.
I love Egypt Station and New. I actually have them at nos.7 & 8 when ranking Paul's albums. I agree they don't measure up to Chaos but that is Paul's masterpiece. I think they are both much better than MAF which is marred by bad production and sound. Hopefully they can get around to fixing that album someday.
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B J Conlee wrote:
My 6 month vacation from ES...Like other vacations, taking an extended vacatlion from a new Paul album can be very refreshing and better yet, it can give you a more objective viewpoint of the worth of this fresh batch of new tunes added to Paul's already huge catalog. I deliberately did not look back at my initial ES review out of the gate. Not surprisingly, I did find that I I had badly underrated a couple of tracks and conversely there were a couple of tracks that I had overrated. I found that this vacation from Paul and ES gave me a new perspective on several of the songs and I wanted to shared them with you track by track. First of all, my overall sense of ES hasn't changed. I still find it to be one of Paul's best Solo albums. In this case, I'm going back to the early 80's with Paul's releases of McCartney 2 and Tug of War. I find it very difficult to compare latter era Paul albums like ES to Paul's stuff from the early 70's like Ram and BOTR. After my extended vacation and a fresh look at ES, I'm going one step more. I think that ES is Paul's best Solo Album period and his best from even his glory days of Wings and the mid-70's. For me this is saying something because I'm a Paul Solo/Post Beatles geek. I'm basing my latest opinion on ES mainly because of the 2nd half (and especiailly final 3rd) of the album. As usual with Paul, there's at least one track that I wished he had left off of ES but that one inclusing doesn't diminish ES in general for me. It is still a billiant album in my opinion. The way that Paul finishes ES with all the variety as well as those last 2 multipart tracks really puts ES at the top of the heap for this McCartney nerd. After my extended vacation from ES, here are my track by track grades (from 1 to 10 with 10 being the best score) and brief comments:
1. I Don't Know (10+) - My opinion never changed on this opening track. To me it it still the best song on ES. From Paul's great understated bass lines to the great bridges, the lyrics and the overall feel of "I Don't Know", I think it is one of Paul's best solo songs period. Sounds like something from his Tug of War era.
2. Come On To Me (9) - After getting away from ES for a good while, I think this 2nd track is even better than I first thought. Yes, it is repetitive but it just can't help make you move. The production especially from Greg Kurstin, is just great and I love all the instruments. It is not surprising that Come On To Me from all the ES tracks did easily the best commercially on the Billboard Charts. Greg and Paul was able to straddle the thin line between today's "modern sound" with Paul's classic Solo, Wings stuff from the past. Unlike another modern sounding song later in the tracklist, you know that "Come On to Me" is a Paul song. Might I add that Paul's vocals here are one of the best on the entirre album.
3. Happy With You (10) - While critics could argue that Paul has done this kind of acoustic, guitar picking type song plenty of times in the past and while there is nothing new here, it is the performance that makes the difference to me. He does these types of songs so effortless and in this case his older voice enhances the song. Love the visual imagery in the lyrics and the hope he brings to any listener who is in a down pattern of misusing any type of drug. As Paul is trying to say...the natural beauty of life is far better than any high or wasting time from alcohol or drugs.
4. Who Cares (9) - This is the first song where I don't like it as much as I did on first listen. Still, it is a good rocker after "Happy With You" and I like the twist (the "I Do" parts)in the lyrics to this anti Bullying song. Love the bridge..."cus you're worth much more, of that you can be sure"
5. Fuh You (6) - Before I get crucified, my thinking has never changed, I still think it is the worst song on ES. I doesn't ruin ES in my opinion but I just don't think it fits on the album very well. Instead of sounding like a classic Macca song like many other ES Songs do, it sounds like many of the songs you hear on Top 40 radio today. It is saved by the hook line "I just wanna know how you feel" that is very infectious and the fact that it is only a little over 3 minutes long. In general one reason that I have loved Paul's latter era Solo career so much is because his lyrics have gotten so much better but in this case, the lyrics are awful. But probably the worse part of the song to me is Ryan Tedder's back up vocals in the "I just want it, fuh you"parts. Very grating to my ears. Again, the song is liked by many and it doesn't ruin the entire album for me because it is only 3 minutes long and it is an infectious pop song.
6. Confidanted (9) - A great song with great lyrics and the only reason it doesn't get a 10 is because of Paul's rough vocal. I know there are some people here that think that Paul's older voice actually helps the song but when I hear how well Paul sings other ES tracks (songs like Happy With You, People Want Peace, Do It Now, Back in Brazil etc.) I just think Paul could have sung "Confidante" better in the studio. I agree with a few others here that Greg Kurstin should have told Paul to rerecord Confidante on a different day. Still it is a great song with great guitar work.
7. People Want Peace (10) - A song that I liked in the beginning and has just grown with me. Initially, I wasn't hopeful as Paul has done other "Peace" songs but the lyrics, vocals and producton on People Want Peace is much better in my opinion. For example, I think "People Want Peace" is much better vocally and lyrically than the over long (over 7 minutes) and forced C'mon People from Off the Ground. Love Greg Kurstin's production here.
8. Hand In Hand (10+) - Another track that has just grown and grown with me. I think it is the 2nd best song on EG. The song's style could have easily fit on Kisses on the Bottom although it is a Paul written song. Love the flutes and Greg's production.
9. Dominoes (10) - A song that I liked the first time I heard it and have never wavered. Love the melody, lyrics and Paul's bass. While it is over 5 minutes long, it goes by like a 2-3 minute song.
10. Back in Brazil (9) - Another grower for me and I still love it. Love the lyrics, the music and Paul's vocal.
11. Do It Now (10) - I liked it out of the gate and it has just grown with me ever since. Has that classic Macca piano gospel ballad feel from the 70's or 80's.
12. Caesar Rock (8.5) - just like Paul had done on other parts of ES, he comes up with another rocker just when he needed it in the album's sequencing. Like Paul's vocal here as well. Another good album cut.
13. Despite Repeated Warnings (10) - Love this song's title and while this multi-part song is almost 7 minutes long it goes by in a flash. Love the lyrics to this universal story song and it has a hopeful message for "democracy" at the end with "its the will of the people" ending lines. Just great songwriting in my opinion.
14. Hunt Me Down/Naked/ C Link (10) - this is the one song that I underestimated the most upon first listening to ES. Upon further review, it is a great multipart song where the individual songs blend seamlessly. Love the flat out rock riff to Hunt You Down that just blends beautifully into a great Paul piano ballad (called Naked). Then he truly ends the album with an entire orchestra's holding a C- chord with Paul playing a bluesy lead guitar over it. One of the best tracks on ES in my opinion and gives ES a Abbey Road feel with the last 2 multi-part tracks. I like the way Paul starts ES with a mid-tempo ballad (I Don't Know) and ends ES with a low key bluesy lead guitar riff.
As I said, after taking a vacation from ES for about 6 months, I still love this album. I don't know if Paul has another whole album in him, but I would take Greg Kurstin as his producer any day. The overall production on ES is very good and Paul seems like he was having fun.
Agree.....with all of what you said."Confidante"....I could have wrtitten all that word for word as I felt the same exact way. I wanted so very much to like it, but the vocal..... He could have sung it so much better on a different day....there is ample evidence of that....and he should have. The live version has backup vocals that help cover his faultering lead, so I just inserted that version in the album. I just can't listen to the original album cut. "Fuh You" just seems too crass and too beneath Paul. It's not as if he was/is going to have a top 40 tune anymore. He didn't need that on his finely crafted album.
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Beatles4Ever&Ever wrote:
"Fuh You" just seems too crass and too beneath Paul. It's not as if he was/is going to have a top 40 tune anymore. He didn't need that on his finely crafted album.
Paul made the mistake of letting the producer title the song. He should have just said "No, it's called For You." and the lyrics should have been printed as "for you." Even though they are printed as "I just want it fuh you" people still hear "I just wanna fuh you." which is a totally different thing of course!
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Maccaroni1974 wrote:
Its been months since I've listened to the album, and like "New" there isn't much drawing me back to it.
"Chaos" and "Memory" are better albums overall IMHO.
I agree with some of the comments above, but "Dominoes" does absolutely nothing for me. Niether do the rockers on the album. "I Don't Know" is the best song of the album IMO. "Confidante" would have been the best, but the vocals aren't very good. Fuh You, Caesar Rock, Come on To Me, Who Cares are mediocre at best.
Its a better album than "New" but thats not saying much. Curious to see what Paul does next.
Well, I thought "New" was superb, so it is saying much as far as I'm concerned.
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Nancy R wrote:
Beatles4Ever&Ever wrote:
"Fuh You" just seems too crass and too beneath Paul. It's not as if he was/is going to have a top 40 tune anymore. He didn't need that on his finely crafted album.
Paul made the mistake of letting the producer title the song. He should have just said "No, it's called For You." and the lyrics should have been printed as "for you." Even though they are printed as "I just want it fuh you" people still hear "I just wanna fuh you." which is a totally different thing of course!
I agree. He should have named it "For You," but then just sing it the way he does and let people think what they want about what is being said....or not said. I think people really don't stop with hearing...."I just wanna fuh you." They go for hearing the whole four-letter f-word!!!
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About the vocal on "Confidante," I kind of agree with both sides. There are moments that are a bit painful to hear, and I desperately wish I could hear it sung with his Flaming Pie - era voice. And yet if there's a song of Paul's where an aged-sounding voice fits, this is it. It's a song about looking back on very old memories, and it feels utterly real. I actually would not want to hear it with Ram-era Paul singing it; that would be even more jarring than his old man voice (much as I do miss Paul's younger pipes on a few tracks here).
A while back someone posted -- on Steve Hoffman's board, I think -- 2 clips of Paul singing "Yesterday": One from when the song was released and another from a concert in 2013 or so. Unquestionably the earlier clip sounded better -- there's just nothing like the sweetness and purity of young Paul's voice. But the recent clip was infinitely more affecting. This was a guy who'd lived enough to be able to feel in his bones what it's like to "long for yesterday," and you could feel it. That made all the difference.
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Beatles4Ever&Ever wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Beatles4Ever&Ever wrote:
"Fuh You" just seems too crass and too beneath Paul. It's not as if he was/is going to have a top 40 tune anymore. He didn't need that on his finely crafted album.
Paul made the mistake of letting the producer title the song. He should have just said "No, it's called For You." and the lyrics should have been printed as "for you." Even though they are printed as "I just want it fuh you" people still hear "I just wanna fuh you." which is a totally different thing of course!
I agree. He should have named it "For You," but then just sing it the way he does and let people think what they want about what is being said....or not said. I think people really don't stop with hearing...."I just wanna fuh you." They go for hearing the whole four-letter f-word!!!
Paul must be fine with the ambiguity or he would haven’t made the title what it is.
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Macca84 wrote:
Beatles4Ever&Ever wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Beatles4Ever&Ever wrote:
"Fuh You" just seems too crass and too beneath Paul. It's not as if he was/is going to have a top 40 tune anymore. He didn't need that on his finely crafted album.
Paul made the mistake of letting the producer title the song. He should have just said "No, it's called For You." and the lyrics should have been printed as "for you." Even though they are printed as "I just want it fuh you" people still hear "I just wanna fuh you." which is a totally different thing of course!
I agree. He should have named it "For You," but then just sing it the way he does and let people think what they want about what is being said....or not said. I think people really don't stop with hearing...."I just wanna fuh you." They go for hearing the whole four-letter f-word!!!
Paul must be fine with the ambiguity or he would haven’t made the title what it is.
And the official video had a young boy singing the song.
Paul is still young in heart Yeah Yeah Yeah...or for some...Yes Yes Yes
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Macca84 wrote:
Beatles4Ever&Ever wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Beatles4Ever&Ever wrote:
"Fuh You" just seems too crass and too beneath Paul. It's not as if he was/is going to have a top 40 tune anymore. He didn't need that on his finely crafted album.
Paul made the mistake of letting the producer title the song. He should have just said "No, it's called For You." and the lyrics should have been printed as "for you." Even though they are printed as "I just want it fuh you" people still hear "I just wanna fuh you." which is a totally different thing of course!
I agree. He should have named it "For You," but then just sing it the way he does and let people think what they want about what is being said....or not said. I think people really don't stop with hearing...."I just wanna fuh you." They go for hearing the whole four-letter f-word!!!
Paul must be fine with the ambiguity or he would haven’t made the title what it is.
Or he just wanted to seem trendy. He liked it to be thought of as a bit naughty. There was/is no ambiguity to it.
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Bruce M. wrote:
About the vocal on "Confidante," I kind of agree with both sides. There are moments that are a bit painful to hear, and I desperately wish I could hear it sung with his Flaming Pie - era voice. And yet if there's a song of Paul's where an aged-sounding voice fits, this is it. It's a song about looking back on very old memories, and it feels utterly real. I actually would not want to hear it with Ram-era Paul singing it; that would be even more jarring than his old man voice (much as I do miss Paul's younger pipes on a few tracks here).
A while back someone posted -- on Steve Hoffman's board, I think -- 2 clips of Paul singing "Yesterday": One from when the song was released and another from a concert in 2013 or so. Unquestionably the earlier clip sounded better -- there's just nothing like the sweetness and purity of young Paul's voice. But the recent clip was infinitely more affecting. This was a guy who'd lived enough to be able to feel in his bones what it's like to "long for yesterday," and you could feel it. That made all the difference.
That same aged voice sang "Happy With You" and most of the other songs on the album quite nicely. I want THAT aged voice singing "Confidante," not the totally unprepared, overused, and tired one he showed up with on the day the song was recorded. It really isn't that much to ask. Just sing your very best. He and the producer knew that vocal was terrible on that day and should have been redone when he was in better voice.