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      B J Conlee last edited by

      Nancy R wrote:

      B J Conlee wrote:

      oobu24 wrote:

      I wish he'd play more songs from the last 20 years instead of ones that he has trouble singing now. Why not play recent ones? Yes, I know all about 1st timers.  How about 15 songs from the first 40 years of his life & 15 songs from the latest  almost 40 years of his life?

      oobu24,

      I agree with you 100%.  A few of us have been saying similar thoughts over the last few months.  I think the only chance for a true "freshen up" tour is if Paul decides that he really wants to play his latest songs...namely Egypt Station.  He certainly should remember these songs the best plus he recorded them in his mid 70's voice.

      Lately, my wife has been getting me into all different types of music which has been very good.  But I always come back to Paul when I feel the need.  Every time I go back to Egypt Station, I continue to feel that overall it is a great album.  That is why I'm continuing to hope that we will see a significant shakeup in the setlist.  To me that would mean Paul and Band playing like 8 songs from Egypt Station  that I believe would be very realistic.  I listed them here, a page or two back. They tend to be shorter songs that even the 1st timers would find enjoyable.   And as you say, there is plenty of room for the Beatle and Wings classics.

      This coming Wednesday (April 13th) we will be only 1 week away from the Chile Show (April 20).  I believe we will find out in Chile if we get a true "Freshen Up" tour the rest of the way including the US Shows.  I'm hoping for more than just the 3 ES songs he was doing in late 2018.  If that is all we get, I'll be very disappointed for an album that got so many great reviews. It would just tell me that Paul just doesn't have the drive to broaden his stage act for many of the "hard core" fans.  At his age, I would certainly understand it but there is always hope and that is what I'm doing now.  I can't wait to find out.  It is now less than 2 weeks for the South American shows to begin.

      You said April, but you mean March. I know, Senior Moment. I have those too! Lol!

      Thanks Nancy and definitely a senior moment.  Perhaps I have April on my mind because that's when he/band begin the USA portlion of the "Freshen" up tour.  Just remember this...if Paul plays like 6 to 10 Egypt Station songs, you heard it first from me.  I know...I'm still dreaming.

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      • Nancy R
        Nancy R last edited by

        B J Conlee wrote:

        Nancy R wrote:

        B J Conlee wrote:

        oobu24 wrote:

        I wish he'd play more songs from the last 20 years instead of ones that he has trouble singing now. Why not play recent ones? Yes, I know all about 1st timers.  How about 15 songs from the first 40 years of his life & 15 songs from the latest  almost 40 years of his life?

        oobu24,

        I agree with you 100%.  A few of us have been saying similar thoughts over the last few months.  I think the only chance for a true "freshen up" tour is if Paul decides that he really wants to play his latest songs...namely Egypt Station.  He certainly should remember these songs the best plus he recorded them in his mid 70's voice.

        Lately, my wife has been getting me into all different types of music which has been very good.  But I always come back to Paul when I feel the need.  Every time I go back to Egypt Station, I continue to feel that overall it is a great album.  That is why I'm continuing to hope that we will see a significant shakeup in the setlist.  To me that would mean Paul and Band playing like 8 songs from Egypt Station  that I believe would be very realistic.  I listed them here, a page or two back. They tend to be shorter songs that even the 1st timers would find enjoyable.   And as you say, there is plenty of room for the Beatle and Wings classics.

        This coming Wednesday (April 13th) we will be only 1 week away from the Chile Show (April 20).  I believe we will find out in Chile if we get a true "Freshen Up" tour the rest of the way including the US Shows.  I'm hoping for more than just the 3 ES songs he was doing in late 2018.  If that is all we get, I'll be very disappointed for an album that got so many great reviews. It would just tell me that Paul just doesn't have the drive to broaden his stage act for many of the "hard core" fans.  At his age, I would certainly understand it but there is always hope and that is what I'm doing now.  I can't wait to find out.  It is now less than 2 weeks for the South American shows to begin.

        You said April, but you mean March. I know, Senior Moment. I have those too! Lol!

        Thanks Nancy and definitely a senior moment.  Perhaps I have April on my mind because that's when he/band begin the USA portlion of the "Freshen" up tour.  Just remember this...if Paul plays like 6 to 10 Egypt Station songs, you heard it first from me.  I know...I'm still dreaming.

        😂

        Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

        GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

        Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

        FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

        Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

        Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

        Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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          B J Conlee last edited by

          Less than 1 week away from the Chile Concert!  Let's hope we get the "adventureous" Paul back.

          For this new leg of the "Freshen Up" Tour, please give us at least 4-5 different Egypt Station songs from the ones you played in 2018.   I won't mind if you continue playing the ES songs you did play (Who Cares, Fuh You and Come On to Me) but please ADD new (and better!) ones like Confidante, Happy With You, I Don't Know, People Want Peace and Dominoes).

          Show those idiot "Grammy" judges how "wrong" they were.

          Thanks

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          • SusyLuvsPaul
            SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

            They're not going to perform "7 or 8" songs from Egypt Station, and it's unrealistic to think that could happen. Paul would be too worried that not enough people would be familiar with the songs and he might not get a super huge response. The  ES songs do sound good enough that they should elicit a lot of applause, yells, whistles, etc., even from audience members who don't know the songs, but maybe I'm being unrealistic, saying that. 

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              B J Conlee last edited by

              SusyLuvsPaul wrote:

              They're not going to perform "7 or 8" songs from Egypt Station, and it's unrealistic to think that could happen. Paul would be too worried that not enough people would be familiar with the songs and he might not get a super huge response. The  ES songs do sound good enough that they should elicit a lot of applause, yells, whistles, etc., even from audience members who don't know the songs, but maybe I'm being unrealistic, saying that. 

              Susy, you're probably right but as I have said before...he's Paul McCartney.  He shouldn't be worried in the least about how the audience reacts to his new songs.  If I were him, I would be proud of these songs and challenge his audience just like he did in 1976 and 1990.  He played like 6 Beatle songs in the former and 6 or 7 Flowers in the Dirt songs in the latter.  He evened opened his "Flowers" tour with Figure of 8.

              If I were one of Paul's close friends or one of his kids I would be telling him to think about how many "internet/Youtube hits he would be getting from his fans if he played some of the "new" songs I'm suggesting.  After concerts, I have basically stopped watching/listening to youtube videos of songs that I have seen him/band perform countless times.

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              • wingsoverkc
                wingsoverkc last edited by

                Totally agree Susy.  Keep the three songs from ES that he played recently; they went over very, very well, at least at the shows I attended. Maybe add Happy With You  or I Don't Know.  As I stated earlier, I love every second of "Dominoes", but not sure it plays well live.  And to be totally honest, if it comes down to playing "Helen Wheels" or anything from ES, I'll take "Helen Wheels".

                "If you want the Beatles, go see Wings"-George Harrison 1974

                "This is for all the Wings fans!" - McCartney introducing "1985" for the first time on American soil (Phoenix 2010)

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                • Bruce M.
                  Bruce M. last edited by

                  wingsoverkc wrote:

                  Totally agree Susy.  Keep the three songs from ES that he played recently; they went over very, very well, at least at the shows I attended. Maybe add Happy With You  or I Don't Know.  As I stated earlier, I love every second of "Dominoes", but not sure it plays well live.  And to be totally honest, if it comes down to playing "Helen Wheels" or anything from ES, I'll take "Helen Wheels".

                  I would take literally anything from Egypt Station over Helen Wheels or anything from that era.

                  "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                  \--Mark Twain

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                  • 5th-beatle
                    5th-beatle last edited by

                    Magical Mystery Tour with horns for South America?

                    https://www.instagram.com/p/BvIYKgDBi1i/

                    Hopefully it will be the new tour opening. Enough with AHDN already.

                    2010 Brazil (3x) 2011 Peru, Chile, Brazil (2x) 2012 Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil (3x) 2013 Brazil (3x) 2014 Uruguay, Chile (2x), Peru, Ecuador, Brazil (5x) 2015 UK (2x), Holland (2x), France 2016 Argentina (3x) 2017 Brazil (3x) 2018 UK (3x) 2019 Brazil (3x)

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                      forget 64 last edited by

                      wingsoverkc wrote:

                      Totally agree Susy.  Keep the three songs from ES that he played recently; they went over very, very well, at least at the shows I attended. Maybe add Happy With You  or I Don't Know.  As I stated earlier, I love every second of "Dominoes", but not sure it plays well live.  And to be totally honest, if it comes down to playing "Helen Wheels" or anything from ES, I'll take "Helen Wheels".

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                      7/14/14 Lincoln Nebraska ... MET PAUL!!!

                      5/5/16 Minneapolis...MET PAUL!!!

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                      • Kestrel
                        Kestrel last edited by

                        SusyLuvsPaul wrote:

                        They're not going to perform "7 or 8" songs from Egypt Station, and it's unrealistic to think that could happen.

                        I agree with the first part but disagree with the second part. 

                        Back in September 1975 when Wings undertook the UK tour, 'Venus and Mars' had only been out four months. But that didn't stop them from including  10 songs (Venus and Mars, Rock Show, Spirits Of Ancient Egypt, You Gave Me The Answer, Magneto And Titanium Man, Call Me Back Again, Listen To What The Man Said, Listen To What The Man Said, Letting Go, Medicine Jar) from the album.

                        Of course Paul now has a larger back catalogue of songs to choose from compared to 1975. Then again, the quality of material he had to choose from the new album was better too.

                        Wembley Empire Pool, London  (Wings) 21st October 1976.

                        'Take It Away' video shoot Elstree studios, London 23rd June 1982.

                        'Give My Regards To Broad Street' film premier, London 29th November 1984.

                        Docklands Arena rehearsal concert, London 5th February 1993.

                        Run Devil Run launch party, Equinox Club, London 30th September 1999.

                        O2 Arena, London 22nd December 2009.

                        O2 Arena, London 5th December 2011.

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                        • B
                          B J Conlee last edited by

                          wingsoverkc wrote:

                          Totally agree Susy.  Keep the three songs from ES that he played recently; they went over very, very well, at least at the shows I attended. Maybe add Happy With You  or I Don't Know.  As I stated earlier, I love every second of "Dominoes", but not sure it plays well live.  And to be totally honest, if it comes down to playing "Helen Wheels" or anything from ES, I'll take "Helen Wheels".

                          Wingsoverkc,

                          We will have to agree to disagree.  The first time I heard "Dominoes" I loved it and the song has never diminished for me ever since.  It has a real "Wings" sound to it.  I actually think the audience (even for those who haven't heard it before) would like it.  Paul should play bass on it because he plays a phenominal  bass on the song.

                          I also stand by what I said.  Paul shouldn't be concerned about how it goes over with some in the crowd.  Be proud of your new songs.  Most professional music reviewers wrote very favorable remarks about Dominoes and for the whole of ES in general.  Of the  ES songs that Paul hasn't played at this point, Dominoes is an obvious choice.  The other is "I Don't Know".  Both songs should definitely on the setlist.

                          The problem with Paul playing some of his older Wings/Solo  songs (from pre 80's) is that unfortunately Paul doesn't have the voice for them.  Just my opinion, but I don't think Paul could sing a song like "Helen Wheels" anymore.  At least with ES songs, Paul recorded them in his current, much older voice.

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                          • SusyLuvsPaul
                            SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

                            I admire and enjoy Egypt Station much more than you, Kestrel, and I'd love for him to play more songs from it, coming up. It's just that I can't imagine him performing a whopping eight songs from it  in concert. I wish he would, though.

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                            • wingsoverkc
                              wingsoverkc last edited by

                              So the era that brought us Helen Wheels, Hi Hi Hi, Band On The Run, Jet, Live and Let Die, Let Me Roll It, Junior's Farm,  My Love,  Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey doesn't match the songs from Egypt Station. Yea, right.  I absolutely love Egypt Station, but IMO doesn't touch Band On The Run, RAM,  or Venus and Mars.

                              "If you want the Beatles, go see Wings"-George Harrison 1974

                              "This is for all the Wings fans!" - McCartney introducing "1985" for the first time on American soil (Phoenix 2010)

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                              • Nancy R
                                Nancy R last edited by

                                wingsoverkc wrote:

                                So the era that brought us Helen Wheels, Hi Hi Hi, Band On The Run, Jet, Live and Let Die, Let Me Roll It, Junior's Farm,  My Love,  Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey doesn't match the songs from Egypt Station. Yea, right.  I absolutely love Egypt Station, but IMO doesn't touch Band On The Run, RAM,  or Venus and Mars.

                                I have to agree! (and there is no way he will do 7 or 8 songs from ES - Susy was right when she said it was unrealistic - she meant for 2019. Just because he did 10 songs off V&M in 1975/1976 doesn’t mean a thing compared to today.)

                                Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                                GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                                Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                                FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                                Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                                Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                                Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                                  B J Conlee last edited by

                                  Nancy R wrote:

                                  wingsoverkc wrote:

                                  So the era that brought us Helen Wheels, Hi Hi Hi, Band On The Run, Jet, Live and Let Die, Let Me Roll It, Junior's Farm,  My Love,  Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey doesn't match the songs from Egypt Station. Yea, right.  I absolutely love Egypt Station, but IMO doesn't touch Band On The Run, RAM,  or Venus and Mars.

                                  I have to agree! (and there is no way he will do 7 or 8 songs from ES - Susy was right when she said it was unrealistic - she meant for 2019. Just because he did 10 songs off V&M in 1975/1976 doesn’t mean a thing compared to today.)

                                  Judging by Paul's latest Concert setlists (last 5-6 years) I think you guys are right.  I certainly wouldn't bet money on Paul making any sweeping changes.  I'm just hoping that something has sparked Paul into playing far more from his latest album that got so many "rave" reviews.

                                  I just have a feeling that Paul might go nuts and play 7 or 8 ES songs.  Maybe he is mad at the idiot Grammy people who didn't feel that it was good enough to even get one nomination.  We might find out in just a couple of days.

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                                  • oobu24
                                    oobu24 last edited by

                                    I'd still rather have him play songs from any of the last couple of decades rather than him trying to do more Beatles numbers that he can't handle anymore (or that are John songs).

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                                    • thenightfish
                                      thenightfish last edited by

                                      Looks like Magical Mystery Tour may appear (as the opener?), and maybe he will add "Back in Brazil" if he was happy about how it went in rehearsal (I think he was asked about it in an interview somewhere). But otherwise I don't expect a lot of changes, as per his pattern these days.   I'm always willing to be surprised, tho! 😉

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                                      • 5th-beatle
                                        5th-beatle last edited by

                                        Just found a better-quality HD version of that short video of Paul rehearsing "Magical Mystery Tour" with horns:

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                                          johnpowell last edited by

                                          I know he can't get away from feeling like he has to play certain songs. I just wished he opened up 2/3 of the setlist every time he starts a new leg of a tour (like now).

                                          I know that some songs he cannot sing anymore but these are the songs that I think would be great to add:

                                          Heart of the Country

                                          Too Many People

                                          I've had enough

                                          Goodnight Tonight

                                          Getting Closer

                                          Silly Love Songs

                                          Listen to What the man Said

                                          Helen Wheels (I know he probably can't sing this)

                                          My Brave Face

                                          The World Tonight

                                          ANYTHING off PRESS to Play!

                                          Take It Away

                                          No More Lonely Nights

                                          Ballroom Dancing

                                          Tug of War

                                          Coming Up

                                          On the Way

                                          The weird stuff offf Driving Rain (not what he played in 2001-2002)

                                          That Was Me

                                          I don't Know

                                          My Ever Present Past

                                          Really, just shake it up.

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                                          • mr.flamingpie
                                            mr.flamingpie last edited by

                                            johnpowell wrote:

                                            I know he can't get away from feeling like he has to play certain songs. I just wished he opened up 2/3 of the setlist every time he starts a new leg of a tour (like now).

                                            I know that some songs he cannot sing anymore but these are the songs that I think would be great to add:

                                            Heart of the Country

                                            Too Many People

                                            I've had enough

                                            Goodnight Tonight

                                            Getting Closer

                                            Silly Love Songs

                                            Listen to What the man Said

                                            Helen Wheels (I know he probably can't sing this)

                                            My Brave Face

                                            The World Tonight

                                            ANYTHING off PRESS to Play!

                                            Take It Away

                                            No More Lonely Nights

                                            Ballroom Dancing

                                            Tug of War

                                            Coming Up

                                            On the Way

                                            The weird stuff offf Driving Rain (not what he played in 2001-2002)

                                            That Was Me

                                            I don't Know

                                            My Ever Present Past

                                            Really, just shake it up.

                                            adding 5-8 songs from this selection would change the current setlist to a real freshen up tour and I 'ld surely buy tickets for a further european concerts!

                                            Munich 2003, Leipzig & Prague 2004, Berlin & Cologne 2009, Cologne 2011, Warsaw + Vienna 2013 Amsterdam 7th/8th June 2015, Dusseldorf + Berlin & Prague 2016

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