While a Paul McCartney concert is always special no matter what, I'm a little annoyed that his setlist is barely different from when I saw him last year at MetLife Stadium. I'm seeing him again at Madison Square Garden this weekend and I was hoping he would have changed things up by now. Comparing the MetLife show and the Newark show, the only differences is that he's dropped "Fool on the Hill" and "Here There and Everywhere" in favor of "I Wanna Be Your Man" and "Sgt. Pepper (Reprise)", neither of which really excites me. It's odd that he isn't doing any Flowers In the Dirt songs to promote his latest reissue. "My Brave Face" would be a welcome addition to the set. It also would have made sense to add some other Sgt. Pepper songs with the box set out. I don't think he's played "Getting Better" or "She's Leaving Home" in a long time. He's still doing three songs from New when that album is nearly four years old. And while I don't dislike "FourFiveSeconds" as much as some fans do, it's just awkward to see Paul singing a song that was arranged for Rihanna. Like I said, any Paul McCartney concert is a special event but his catalog is huge. There's no need to be playing the same songs. I mean I get keeping the likes of "Let It Be", "Hey Jude", "Yesterday", "Live and Let Die", "Band on the Run", and the Abbey Road medley but other than those, he shouldn't be so hesitant to change it up, especially when he's doing songs that aren't even that popular like "Temporary Secretary" or "Letting Go" which are great to hear for the serious fan but shouldn't be mainstays.
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RE: 2017 Setlist Speculation Thread
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RE: FourFiveSeconds- new collab. with Rihanna, Kanye and Paul
I always figured this was a collaboration between just Paul and Kanye but I noticed on Wikipedia that there are seven(!) additional credited writers on the song. Now I understand that in Kanye's genre, it's not uncommon for samples to be used, therefore the creators of those samples will be credited as songwriters. But this is a fairly simple song and Paul rarely collaborates. Is there a breakdown as to what all these guys contributed? I just find it hard to believe all of them could have made substantial contributions to this song.
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Hello there!
I'm from New Jersey, I've been a Beatles fan all my life and I believe that Paul McCartney is the absolute greatest songwriter and performer still working today. I saw Paul twice. Once at Madison Square Garden on his Chaos and Creation tour but I was very sick and while it was a fun show, being sick in such a crowded arena is not much fun. But in 2009, I saw one of his legendary shows at Citi Field and it was hands down one of the greatest concerts I've ever seen. I still have fond memories of it and from time to time I like to watch the Good Evening New York City DVD to relive it. I am still probably younger than the average fan at 19 but I only find more and more to love about Paul McCartney as time goes on and I look forward to getting to know some other people who share that love on this forum.