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      rich n last edited by

      ...song associated with John Lennon, I have a suggestion...it's a song that is a John song, but has a very distinct Paul 'stamp' on it (based on the vintage bass performance) and 'sounds' exciting enough to jack up a fresh audience for the beginning of a good long night... Rain 😄

      But with that said, I'd prefer to minimize the non Paul penned songs to a couple of tribute numbers

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        I say play REVOLUTION hell yeah comrades!

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        • Nancy R
          Nancy R last edited by

          rich n:

          ...song associated with John Lennon, I have a suggestion...it's a song that is a John song, but has a very distinct Paul 'stamp' on it (based on the vintage bass performance) and 'sounds' exciting enough to jack up a fresh audience for the beginning of a good long night... Rain 😄

          But with that said, I'd prefer to minimize the non Paul penned songs to a couple of tribute numbers

          Rich, Eight Days A Week was written mostly by Paul! (yes, it was sung by John on lead) Paul was being driven somewhere and he talked to the driver who said he'd been working "eight days a week" so Paul took that later to John and they worked on it. Paul also helped John put together "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite" It wasn't a "solo" John effort! "Rain" would be great though, I agree!

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          • jonh81
            jonh81 last edited by

            I always thought Eight Days a Week was an almost joint effort for John and Paul with Paul having got the phrase from his driver. Think this really works well as an opener, but for next time round hope he considers dropping Mr Kite, don't get me wrong was great to hear but maybe do another from Sgt Pepper. Same goes for Day Tripper, yes Paul has every right to sing it, but has been in show at least 4 to 5 years.

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              Nancy R last edited by

              jonh81:

              I always thought Eight Days a Week was an almost joint effort for John and Paul with Paul having got the phrase from his driver. Think this really works well as an opener, but for next time round hope he considers dropping Mr Kite, don't get me wrong was great to hear but maybe do another from Sgt Pepper. Same goes for Day Tripper, yes Paul has every right to sing it, but has been in show at least 4 to 5 years.

              Oh, I agree. I want to hear "New" stuff (literally & figuratively) like What You're Doing, Another Girl, Appreciate, I Can Bet, etc!! I would freak if he opened with something surprising or off the wall like Why Don't We Do It In The Road! Has he ever done Ticket To Ride? (I know, a John song, but Paul sings harmony!)

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                rich n:

                ...song associated with John Lennon, I have a suggestion...it's a song that is a John song, but has a very distinct Paul 'stamp' on it (based on the vintage bass performance) and 'sounds' exciting enough to jack up a fresh audience for the beginning of a good long night... Rain 😄

                But with that said, I'd prefer to minimize the non Paul penned songs to a couple of tribute numbers

                Which Lennon song has he done this with? EIGHT DAYS A WEEK is mainly a McCartney composition. Same with: HELLO GOODBYE MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR VENUS AND MARS/ROCK SHOW DRIVE MY CAR (probably the opening song with the most input by Lennon) FIGURE OF EIGHT GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE

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                • SusyLuvsPaul
                  SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

                  Oh. I'd read the witty Ringo came up with the phrase "Eight days a week." Shows you again you can't believe everything you read

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                    admin last edited by

                    SusyLuvsPaul:

                    Oh. I'd read the witty Ringo came up with the phrase "Eight days a week." Shows you again you can't believe everything you read

                    Ringo coined the phrases: A HARD DAY'S NIGHT TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS probably others.

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                    • jonh81
                      jonh81 last edited by

                      From Paul's biography 'Many Years From Now' " Sometimes he would be chauffeured out to Kenwood. On one occasion this provided the impetus for a song. The driver was not one of the regulars that Paul knew, but as they were turning into John's driveway Paul casually asked him if he had been busy. 'Busy?' he said. 'I've been working eight days a week.' Paul went into John's house and told him, 'Well,I've got the title: "Eight Days a Week".'Paul: 'Neither of us had heard that expression before so we had that chauffeur to credit for that. It was like a little blessing from the gods. I didn't have any idea for it other than the title, and we just knocked it off together, just filling in from the title. So that one came quickly". Hope that clears it up

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                      • Nancy R
                        Nancy R last edited by

                        jonh81:

                        From Paul's biography 'Many Years From Now' " Sometimes he would be chauffeured out to Kenwood. On one occasion this provided the impetus for a song. The driver was not one of the regulars that Paul knew, but as they were turning into John's driveway Paul casually asked him if he had been busy. 'Busy?' he said. 'I've been working eight days a week.' Paul went into John's house and told him, 'Well,I've got the title: "Eight Days a Week".'Paul: 'Neither of us had heard that expression before so we had that chauffeur to credit for that. It was like a little blessing from the gods. I didn't have any idea for it other than the title, and we just knocked it off together, just filling in from the title. So that one came quickly". Hope that clears it up

                        Yeah, that was what I was paraphrasing.

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                        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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                          admin last edited by

                          Gotta' admit: If Paul whipped out "Rain" on us, I would NOT be complaining.

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                            admin last edited by

                            If Paul can do EIGHT DAYS A WEEK, why not: I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND FROM ME TO YOU SHE LOVES YOU

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                            • Nancy R
                              Nancy R last edited by

                              RMartinez:

                              If Paul can do EIGHT DAYS A WEEK, why not: I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND FROM ME TO YOU SHE LOVES YOU

                              Exactly!

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                              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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                              • toris
                                toris last edited by

                                Not a Beatles song... But Paul said that "Beautiful Boy" was his favourite John solo song.... I would love him to do this. Even ahead of Here Today. It's simply a beautiful song. And would be a great tribute.... But as an opener.... She Loves You would be pretty, pretty good

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                                  rich n last edited by

                                  audi:

                                  Gotta' admit: If Paul whipped out "Rain" on us, I would NOT be complaining.

                                  Yeah - I think part of what's influencing me is that finally, 2 years after buying a Hofner Bass...the lesser expensive 369.99 (at Guitar Center) version (I think it's call the icon series), I decided to actually make an attempt to learn how to play it...and I've been trying to tackle 'Rain'...It's actually not all that difficult to play...I don't have it down note for note and a couple of the runs are way far out of my league But I could 'fake' through an entire performance with the basic riff (for the most part...LOL)... But anyway, while undertaking this attempt to learn the song, I've been listening to it quite a bit (both the Beatles versions, bass cover versions and bass tutorials) and struck me that this would sound freakin' awesome played in a full blown arena rock scenario

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                                    rich n last edited by

                                    Nancy R:

                                    rich n:

                                    ...song associated with John Lennon, I have a suggestion...it's a song that is a John song, but has a very distinct Paul 'stamp' on it (based on the vintage bass performance) and 'sounds' exciting enough to jack up a fresh audience for the beginning of a good long night... Rain 😄

                                    But with that said, I'd prefer to minimize the non Paul penned songs to a couple of tribute numbers

                                    Rich, Eight Days A Week was written mostly by Paul! (yes, it was sung by John on lead) Paul was being driven somewhere and he talked to the driver who said he'd been working "eight days a week" so Paul took that later to John and they worked on it. Paul also helped John put together "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite" It wasn't a "solo" John effort! "Rain" would be great though, I agree!

                                    Have to admit I didn't realize this...I hear John in this song and simply assumed ops: But anyway, thanks for the info...BUT...my thoughts regarding Rain remain notwithstanding

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

                                      "I Want To Hold Your Hand" to lead off the show, "She Loves You" to lead off the second encore. No better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles in the USA.

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                                        rich n last edited by

                                        5th-beatle:

                                        "I Want To Hold Your Hand" to lead off the show, "She Loves You" to lead off the second encore. No better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles in the USA.

                                        I don't know - I like the Beatlemania years...but in my opinion, that phase of their career only shined so brightly because the world had yet to see what the Beatles were about to really unleash on them, starting with Rubber Soul, Revolver and beyond...LOL

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                                          admin last edited by

                                          rich n:

                                          audi:

                                          Gotta' admit: If Paul whipped out "Rain" on us, I would NOT be complaining.

                                          Yeah - I think part of what's influencing me is that finally, 2 years after buying a Hofner Bass...the lesser expensive 369.99 (at Guitar Center) version (I think it's call the icon series), I decided to actually make an attempt to learn how to play it...and I've been trying to tackle 'Rain'...It's actually not all that difficult to play...I don't have it down note for note and a couple of the runs are way far out of my league But I could 'fake' through an entire performance with the basic riff (for the most part...LOL)... But anyway, while undertaking this attempt to learn the song, I've been listening to it quite a bit (both the Beatles versions, bass cover versions and bass tutorials) and struck me that this would sound freakin' awesome played in a full blown arena rock scenario

                                          Killer bass-line, and the harmonies are also killer. Get to practicing!

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                                          • Nancy R
                                            Nancy R last edited by

                                            audi:

                                            rich n:

                                            audi:

                                            Gotta' admit: If Paul whipped out "Rain" on us, I would NOT be complaining.

                                            Yeah - I think part of what's influencing me is that finally, 2 years after buying a Hofner Bass...the lesser expensive 369.99 (at Guitar Center) version (I think it's call the icon series), I decided to actually make an attempt to learn how to play it...and I've been trying to tackle 'Rain'...It's actually not all that difficult to play...I don't have it down note for note and a couple of the runs are way far out of my league But I could 'fake' through an entire performance with the basic riff (for the most part...LOL)... But anyway, while undertaking this attempt to learn the song, I've been listening to it quite a bit (both the Beatles versions, bass cover versions and bass tutorials) and struck me that this would sound freakin' awesome played in a full blown arena rock scenario

                                            Killer bass-line, and the harmonies are also killer.

                                            I just read in You Never Give Me Your Money that Paul said that he missed harmonizing with John and he wanted to on Come Together, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

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                                            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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