Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023
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@njr
Great thought Nancy and "Heal the Pain" might be a very good possible addition, George Michael was so talented. -
@b-j-conlee said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@yankeefan2
Great reply and comment Yankeefan. I definitely hear what you're saying. I agree that this type of album would not be a money-maker. As you point it, the demographics alone are not in Paul's favor. Perhaps Paul should consider it for his legacy and reputation only. Forget about the profit potential. He should focus on his artistry as a songwriter. Think about how many of his unknown songs might get resurrected. Even if it 30 to 50 %, would it not be worth losing a little bit on the front end. Just a thought.Yeah, it’s not like he needs the money! The songs are all readily available to put together on a CD and then just create the cover and lyrics booklet. Sell it as a non-profit or give the money to charity as a tax write-off!
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@b-j-conlee said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@njr
Great thought Nancy and "Heal the Pain" might be a very good possible addition, George Michael was so talented.Agree!
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Some nice possible additions or swap-outs to the 22 Track Starter CD:
- A Friend Like You - A rare Brian Wilson/McCartney Duet
- Heal the Pain - A George Michael/Paul McCartney Duet
- India - From Paul and Band...The Secret Internet Show circa 2002
- Celebration- From the same Show above...Paul's beautiful melody taken from one of his Classical Albums
- Whole Life - Dave Stewart/Paul McCartney Collaboration. Best Version is on the Nelson Mandela Tribute Album...46664, One Year After
- Cut Me Some Slack - Paul McCartney and Foo Fighters; great rocker
- I Want to Go Home - From he Everybody's Fine Soundtrack; One of Paul's best late Period Ballads
- In the Blink of an Eye - From the Ethel and Ernest Soundtrack; another great Ballad
- My Soul- Paul's collaboration with Nitin Sawhney and on the London Underground Album
- Mull of Kintyre - Paul performed this great song multiple times in Great Britain and Canada; Pick the Best "Live" Version
- Simple As That- song from the Pipes of Peace Sessions and on the It's A Live In World Charity Album
- Vanilla Sky- the Soundtrack Album Paul wrote for the Movie; best version is on the Soundtrack Album in my opinion.
- I Don't Know- Live Version from the Soundcheck in Glasgow
- Wanderlust- Great version is on Paul's "Broad Street" Soundtrack with a little snippet of Here There and Everywhere at the end
- Only Love Remains- Rare and Live Version where Paul performs the song on the "Tube Show"
- Summer of 59 - B-Side to Jenny Wren
Sorry, I got a little carried away. Personally I wouldn't mind if Paul released a 2 CD Package. He's got plenty of Rare songs that doesn't duplicate any previous albums.
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@b-j-conlee NO! YOU get carried away?!
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@b-j-conlee
Some additional notes on my 22 Track Starter CD for a proposed new 2023 album. I like the title "Leftovers and Rarities"- My Old Friend- Carl Perkins originally wrote this song as a gift to Paul and Linda while he was staying on the Island of Montserrat for the beginning of the Tug of War sessions. Paul loved the song so much he convinced Carl to stay a little longer and they did finishing touches to "My Old Friend" together in George Martin's studio.
- Goodbye- A hit for Mary Hopkin. I love Paul's acoustic demo version.
- A Love for You - Originally written during the "Ram" sessions. Paul re-recorded around 2003 for the In-Laws Movie. I like the In-Laws Soundtrack version the best.
- The Mess - I like the "Live" version the best.
- Sally G - B-side to Junior's Farm. I love this "country style" story song.
- Maybe I'm Amazed- Live version from Wings Over America. While American Radio normally plays the "Studio" version the most, I also love the Rockshow/Wings over America album version as well when Paul could really sing.
- Rainclouds- B-Side to the Ebony and Ivory Single. Paul got the late, great Paddy Maloney (the Chieftains) to play the Uilleanns Pipes for this lost classic.
- Loveliest Thing- Paul got together with Phil Ramone (Billy Joel) for this great Ballad. Should have been on the original Flowers in the Dirt Album.
- Flying to My Home- Another great B-Side that should have been on the original Flowers in the Dirt Album. Great Rocker
- Back on My Feet- B-Side to Once Upon a Long Ago Single. I like Paul's simple Piano Version the best.
- Once Upon a Long Ago - While this was a hit in Great Britain, it was never released in the US. Pretty much unknown in America.
- I Can't Imagine- Should have been included on the original "Off the Ground" album.
- No Other Baby- Released as a "Single" for the Run Devil Run album but I think the "Live" version at the Cavern Club (December 1999) is the Definitive version.
- The Lovers that Never Were- Paul and Elvis Costello Demo version is far better than the "Off the Ground" studio version. Paul's vocals are fabulous.
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@b-j-conlee said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@b-j-conlee
Some additional notes on my 22 Track Starter CD for a proposed new 2023 album. I like the title "Leftovers and Rarities"- My Old Friend- Carl Perkins originally wrote this song as a gift to Paul and Linda while he was staying on the Island of Montserrat for the beginning of the Tug of War sessions. Paul loved the song so much he convinced Carl to stay a little longer and they did finishing touches to "My Old Friend" together in George Martin's studio.
- Goodbye- A hit for Mary Hopkin. I love Paul's acoustic demo version.
- A Love for You - Originally written during the "Ram" sessions. Paul re-recorded around 2003 for the In-Laws Movie. I like the In-Laws Soundtrack version the best.
- The Mess - I like the "Live" version the best.
- Sally G - B-side to Junior's Farm. I love this "country style" story song.
- Maybe I'm Amazed- Live version from Wings Over America. While American Radio normally plays the "Studio" version the most, I also love the Rockshow/Wings over America album version as well when Paul could really sing.
- Rainclouds- B-Side to the Ebony and Ivory Single. Paul got the late, great Paddy Maloney (the Chieftains) to play the Uilleanns Pipes for this lost classic.
- Loveliest Thing- Paul got together with Phil Ramone (Billy Joel) for this great Ballad. Should have been on the original Flowers in the Dirt Album.
- Flying to My Home- Another great B-Side that should have been on the original Flowers in the Dirt Album. Great Rocker
- Back on My Feet- B-Side to Once Upon a Long Ago Single. I like Paul's simple Piano Version the best.
- Once Upon a Long Ago - While this was a hit in Great Britain, it was never released in the US. Pretty much unknown in America.
- I Can't Imagine- Should have been included on the original "Off the Ground" album.
- No Other Baby- Released as a "Single" for the Run Devil Run album but I think the "Live" version at the Cavern Club (December 1999) is the Definitive version.
- The Lovers that Never Were- Paul and Elvis Costello Demo version is far better than the "Off the Ground" studio version. Paul's vocals are fabulous.
My Old Friend.
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@wandy
Thank you so much Wandy for putting up the video of Carl and Paul singing "My Old Friend". As I said, there's a great story behind all of these songs. -
@b-j-conlee said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@wandy
Thank you so much Wandy for putting up the video of Carl and Paul singing "My Old Friend". As I said, there's a great story behind all of these songs. -
@wandy
Hey Wandy:
After watching the video a couple of times, I don't believe I've seen this exact one before (at least this angle). It might have been film taken from George Martin's studio. You can hear and see the additional guitar parts that Paul added. You can also hear the back-up vocals by Paul more clearly especially in the 2nd half of the song. Brilliant in my opinion.These are the backdrop stories that so many of these songs have . And just think how many of these songs are "unknown" to even avid fans.
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@b-j-conlee said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@wandy
Hey Wandy:
After watching the video a couple of times, I don't believe I've seen this exact one before (at least this angle). It might have been film taken from George Martin's studio. You can hear and see the additional guitar parts that Paul added. You can also hear the back-up vocals by Paul more clearly especially in the 2nd half of the song. Brilliant in my opinion.These are the backdrop stories that so many of these songs have . And just think how many of these songs are "unknown" to even avid fans.
Yes agreed! I have seen it before, that's how I knew it existed, to post it here. In fact I download it ages ago, on to a USB stick for my Beatles collection, that I have been amassing for decades.
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@b-j-conlee
More additional track notes ...Waterspout- Unreleased and from the London Town Album Sessions. There is no backdrop story that I'm aware of. Musically it has a reggae, island kind of feel to it. Like the Ram leftover, it's very catchy and makes you happy.
Yvonne's the One - Unreleased from the Press to Play Album/Sessions. Another "feel good" type song that should have been on the Press to Pay Album.
On the Wings of a Nightingale- Unreleased song that Paul gave to the Everly Brothers for their comeback album in 1984. It was a quasi hit for Don and Phil and Paul has released a Demo version of the song
Love Come Tumbling Down- Finally released on the Flowers in the Dirt Archive Edition (big expensive package). Very good rocker with great vocals from Paul. In retrospect, another B-Side that should have been included on the original Flowers in the Dirt album in my opinion.
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@njr said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@wandy Love your new signature:
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@wandy
More notes on these additional suggestions:Daytime Nighttime Suffering- Great B-Side I had never heard until Paul added the track on the Wingspan Compilation in 2001. Instantly loved this upbeat song and Paul's vocals. Even though it was only on Wingspan, it's obscure enough to include it in my opinion.
India - Unreleased and Paul/Band performed it on the "Secret Internet Show" circa 2002. Several Maccaboard members here suggested "India".
Celebration- Paul and Band performed it on the same Show above. While "Celebration" appears on one of Paul's Classical Albums, I think it's rare enough that I thought it would make be a good addition.
Whole Life- Paul collaborated with Dave Stewart on this great Rocker. It was included on the big Flaming Pie Archive Package but I think the best version appears on the Nelson Mandela Global Initiative CD called 46664 One Year On.
Cut Me Some Slack - Paul wrote this one and played live with the Foo Fighters on this great rocker. Best version appears on the Sound City Reel to Reel album.
I Want to Go Home- appears on the "Everybody's Fine" Soundtrack and one of Paul's best ballads.
In the Blink of an Eye- appears on the Ethel and Ernest Soundtrack and one of Paul's best late period (2016) ballads.
My Soul - Paul collaborated with Nitin Sawhney on this one and only appears on the London Underground Album.
Simple As That- Unreleased and Paul wrote this one during the Pipes of Peace Sessions. It appears on the "It's a Live In World" Charity Album. What makes this song unique is that Paul's children are back-up singers.
Vanilla Sky- while Paul sang this live several times during the concurrent tour, the best version is on the Music for Vanilla Sky Soundtrack album. The production is great in my opinion.
Mull of Kintyre - While this was a massive hit overseas, it got little airplay in America. Paul did "Live" versions many times on his British and Canadian shows with Pipe Bands. Pick the best "Live" Performance. Even late in Paul's tours, Paul could still sing this one beautifully.
Maybe Baby- this great Buddy Holly cover is the lead-0ff track in the Movie Soundtrack. I love this faster version.
I Don't Know- Live version done during the Glasgow Soundcheck. One of Paul's best Solo songs ever in my opinion.
Only Love Remains- Live version done on the British "Tube Show". Paul sings and plays piano with Linda and actress Judith Light singing back-up. Paul does a little snippet of "Great Balls of Fire" at the end.
Wanderlust- Great George Martin produced track on the "Broadstreet" Soundtrack. Paul does a little snippet of "Here There and Everywhere" at the end.
As you can see, I believe that Paul should really make a splash on this proposed album and make it a 2 CD with about 40 tracks. He certainly has plenty of "Rare" songs/versions that most people have never heard.
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@wandy said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@njr said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@wandy Love your new signature:
Before you marry someone you should make them use a computer with slow Internet to find out who they really are.You wouldn’t enjoy seeing me!
🤬
Glad you told me now. THE WEDDING IS OFF!!!!
ROTFLMAO! But I’m keeping the diamond ring!
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@njr said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@wandy said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@njr said in Paul McCartney- New Album for 2023:
@wandy Love your new signature:
Before you marry someone you should make them use a computer with slow Internet to find out who they really are.You wouldn’t enjoy seeing me!
🤬
Glad you told me now. THE WEDDING IS OFF!!!!
ROTFLMAO! But I’m keeping the diamond ring!
Dam!!! I knew I shoulda kept that ring I got with that stick of bubble gum!! Sheesh!! What love does to a guy!!!
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Sorry everybody, we are wildly off-topic!
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@b-j-conlee
Yankeefan pointed out how many of Macca's "live " are better than their studio counterparts. If there was room, here are a few I wouldn't mind making a "Leftovers and Rarities" Package.Put It There- Live version on the "Tripping the Live Fantastic" CD
This One- Live Version on the "Tripping the Live Fantastic" CD
Hope of Deliverance by- Live Version from the Ed Sullivan Theatre Show
Try Not to Cry - Live version from the Cavern Club Show ( Awesome guitar solo by David Gilmour)
There are a bunch more examples for sure.
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@b-j-conlee
Other Great B-Sides:Summer of 59 - B side on Jenny Wren
This Loving Game- B-side on Jenny Wren
Comfort of Love- B-Side on Fine Line
Growing Up, Falling Down- B-Side on Fine LiveAs I said, if there is enough room on a 2-CD Package, the above unknown songs would be great additions