@NJR
True Nancy Paul one of the Beatles for about 10 years. But his Post Beatles career is now over 50 years.
I too loved the review/ video of the Australian who
Attended one of his current "Down Under" Shows.
Like him, I put together my "Dream Setlist". I had about 14 Beatle songs and the remainder (23) being Solo tracks.
I based my Solo selections (Page 3 on this topic)on whether Paul could in "2023" still sing them fairly well. I loved my Solo selections because I have 3 each from his newest albums McCartney 3 and Egypt Station. I also included older Solo songs that he's never performed previously like "Little Willow" " I Can Bet" and "Too Much Rain". And my Dream Set List positively does not include "Fuh You"
Posts made by B J Conlee
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RE: Setlists
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RE: Setlists
@b-j-conlee
On "My Dreams Set List" for the Got Back Tour, Paul's Encore starts at #33 with "I've Got a Feeling". Notice I have "Slidin" from McCartney 3 in the Encore at #35.This Imagined Setlist presents a nice "Balance" of Paul's Entire Music Career. In retrospect, I probably should have stuck another great track from McCartney 3 ... "Seize the Day" somewhere in the middle. It shows that Paul was still writing great songs in his 80's.
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RE: Setlists
@b-j-conlee
"Letting Go" from Venus and Mars was the other Solo song on my last post.While many of his Solo songs on "My Dream Set List" won't get the immediate screams from the crowd, the majority are known to many in the audience. Paul should concentrate on just singing the songs anyway and not worry about the crowd reaction. Just including the Post Beatle songs will produce videos which will be seen by countless numbers of fans not in attendance. At the end of the day, that's the main point of doing them anyway.
I would have included "Maybe I'm Amazed" to make 38 songs in total. Unfortunately, it pains me to hear him attempting to sing MIA 21with his current voice.
Other Solo songs I considered were "Wanderlust, Beautiful Night and Silly Love Songs" but I didn't think he could do them justice in 2023.
Just looking at my List of Solo Songs alone gives further proof of his brilliant career after the Beatles. He should be damn proud of that portion of his musical life. As long as he can still sing them fairly well, I'm in favor of more Solo Songs at any future McCartney Concert.
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RE: Setlists
@b-j-conlee
Looking at "My Dream Paul McCartney Setlist" above, I count a total of 14 Beatle Songs I would include out of 37 Songs. As a big time Macca fan, that sounds fair considering Paul spent 6-7 years as a Beatle. Conversely, as a Solo Artist, he has spent over 50 years. In my "Imagined" Set List I include 23 Post Beatle Songs. I spread those Solo tracks out over those 50 years to include:McCartney 3 (Find My Way, Slidin)
Egypt Station (I Don't Know, Who Cares, Do It Now)"
New (I Can Bet,New)
Memory Almost Full (Ever Present Past, Dance Tonight, That Was Me)
Chaos and Creation (English Tea, Too Much Rain)
Flaming Pie (Little Willow, Young Boy, Calico Skies)
Flowers in the Dirt (Put It There)
Tug of War (Here Today)
Venus and Mars
At the Speed of Sound (Let 'Em In)
Kisses on the Bottom (My Valentine)
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RE: Setlists
Got Back Tour : "My Dream Paul McCartney Set List"
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Find My Way (McCartney 3)
- Letting Go (Venus and Mars)
- Got to Get You into My Life
- Who Cares (Egypt Station)
- I've Just Seen a Face
- Getting Better
- I Don't Know (Egypt Station)
- Do It Now (Egypt Station)
- Love Me Do
- On La Di, Ob La Da
- Put It There (Flowers in the Dirt)
- My Valentine (Kisses on the Bottom)
- Blackbird
- Here Today (Tug of War) John Lennon Tribute
- Let 'Em In (Wings at the Speed of Sound)
- English Tea (Chaos and Creation)
- Too Much Rain (Chaos and Creation)
- 1985 ( Band on the Run)
- Band on the Run (Band on the Run)
- Ever Present Past (Memory Almost Full)
- Dance Tonight (Memory Almost Full)
- That Was Me (Memory Almost Full)
- Get Back
- Let It Be
- Live and Let Die
- Something (George Harrison Tribute)
- Little Willow (Flaming Pie)
- Calico Sky (Flaming Pie)
- Young Boy (Flaming Pie)
- New (From the "New " Album)
- I Can Bet (From the "New Album)
- I've Got a Feeling (With John Lennon)
- I Saw Her Standing There
- Slidin (McCartney 3)
- Golden Slumbers
- Hey Jude
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RE: 2022 Tour - Horn Section?
Just wondering if Paul is still using his additional "horn" section on the Australian leg of his "Got Back" Tour. For those who have attended one of these shows, please let me know.
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RE: Setlists
@yankeefan2
I couldn't agree more with your choices. All of the songs you listed are great songs and "I Can Bet"is a terrific "Deep Cut". I still can't believe that the "Got Back" tour doesn't include any songs from McCartney 3. To make matters worse, the 2 Songs from his next latest Album (Egypt Station) Paul selects the 2 Worse Songs on that very good album.
You would think that Paul would want to prove that he's still writing very good songs. It's a shame that one of his adult kids aren't making the track list choices for their Dad. I know that the very astute critic Rob Sheffield (from Rolling Stone) wouldn't have liked this latest Setlist.What happened to the "defiant" Paul McCartney of 1976. That was a time when Paul was daring his critics to come to one of his concerts to see for themselves if he can give a good concert. Wings Over America proved to be one of the Best Concerts of the Decade. I think Paul and his Band only did a total of 5 Beatle songs on that tour.
Like Yankeff has said, I understand in the 2020's that Paul has to do the majority of songs from his Beatle days, but what does it say about an artist that refuses to do his "Best" recent songs. I think that "I Don't Know". Dominoes" Find My Way", "Slidin",
Seize the Day," and "Who Cares" are among Paul McCartney's Best Post Beatle Songs ever. How can he do a current Concert without doing any of his best new songs. -
RE: Melbourne, Australia - Sat 21 Oct 2023 CONFIRMED
@toris
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RE: Adelaide, Australia - Wed 18 Oct 2023 Confirmed
@yankeefan2
Glad you mentioned the terrific songs Paul left off of
Egypt Station... Home Tonight and In A Hurry.
Now that we're well through 2023 and 2024 is just around the corner, I still think my idea of a new (and interim) album "Leftovers and Rarities was a good idea for Paul. Why not an Album full of "Leftovers" that never made his original "Post Beatles" Albums /CDs. His "Discards" are better than most "Artists" out there.Here would be my partial list of great potential songs:
- A Love for You ("Ram" Leftover)
- On the Wings of a Nightingale (Written for the Everly Brothers)
- Yvonne's the One ( A "Press to Play" Leftover)
- Loveliest Thing ( A "Flowers in the Dirt" Leftover)
- Flying to My Home ("Flowers" Leftovers)
- Back on My Feet ( "Flowers" Leftover)
- My Old Friend- Written by Carl Perkins during "Tug of War" Sessions)
- Summer of 59 (A " Chaos and Creation" Leftover)
- I Want to Come Home (Movie Soundtrack)
- Long Leather Coat ("Off the Ground" Leftover)
- Home Tonight ("Egypt Station" Leftover)
- In a Hurry ("Egypt Station" Leftover)
- Vanilla Sky (Movie Soundtrack)
- Turned Out "New" Album Leftover)
- Whole Life (Paul and Dave Stewart Collaboration)
- Cut Me Some Slack (Paul and Foo Fighters Collaboration)
- Love Come Tumbling Down (A Flaming Pie Leftover)
- Rainclouds (A "Tug of War" Leftover)
And this List is just off the Top of My Head. Something like this would at least give all the fans a new CD to buy.
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RE: Adelaide, Australia - Wed 18 Oct 2023 Confirmed
@john-mackintosh
Excellent Post John. My first thought upon looking at the Setlist for the first Australian Show was to borrow an old Marvin Gaye song title is "What's Going On".I really liked most of Paul's most recent albums...McCartney 3 and Egypt Station. Where are the "best songs" from those terrific albums?
Nothing from McCartney 3 which is criminal and only "Fuh You" and "Come On to Me" from the highly underrated Egypt Station. To answer John's question, I doubt anyone in the audience was saying to themselves...I hope he does "Fuh You".One of the most respected music journalists (Rob Sheffield from Rollingstone) loved most of Egypt Station but he thought "Fuh You" was its worst song. In contrast, he thought that "Dominoes" and "I Don't Know" were 2 of Paul's were best Solo Songs ever. So what does Paul do...he not only plays "Fuh You" on the first leg of the "Got Back" tour, he trots it out again for the the 2nd Leg of "Got Back" in Australia.
I do not understand Paul's love for this song which on top of the title itself, says nothing lyrically. He does "Fuh You" at the expense of far better songs on the same album.As the Australian leg continues, I sure hope that this exact Setlist doesn't continue. Just my opinion.
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RE: Adelaide, Australia - Wed 18 Oct 2023 Confirmed
@yankeefan2
Thanks for your condolences.I loved your last post and I know you have voiced this opinion before . As you said, he does plenty of songs to appeal to both the "First Timers and the "Hard Core" fans at the same concert.
Personally, I have little problems with Paul doing the majority of songs from his Beatle discography. But one of the biggest problems with Paul's concerts over the last 5 to 10 years is that he doesn't switch songs up especially on the Solo side. A primary example is that in his first Australian show he continues to perform "Fuh You" and "Come On To Me" and continues to "skip" better Egypt Station songs like "I Don't know" and "Who Cares".
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RE: Adelaide, Australia - Wed 18 Oct 2023 Confirmed
@yankeefan2
Hey Yankeefan...good to see your Post and more on McCartney's first Australia Show later.Just got back home in Florida a couple of days ago. Our trip was unfortunately cut short because my Uncle who lives 3 doors down from me took seriously ill and had to go to our local hospital. When I found out that he was transferred to our Hospice Center I knew it went from bad to worse. My wife immediately got me on the next flight to Tampa. I was hoping to see my Uncle but he passed away a day after I arrived. Never got a chance to talk with him. He was 93 and had a great long life but it doesn't matter how old he was, I'll miss him terribly. From everything I heard from my neighbors and his Daughter, at least he didn't suffer. It happened so quickly.
Regarding Paul McCartney, I was extremely disappointed when I saw his First Show Setlist in Australia. Initially I thought it was a fake "News Report" but after further review I shouldn't be surprised. The only thing that really shocked me was that it was virtually the exact same Setlist he was doing on the last tour. The only change/addition was that he performed an old and early Beatle song (please pardon me I'm forgetting the title). That was it!
I agree with everything Yankeefan said about Paul's first Australian Show. Unfortunately, a McCartney Concert today is strictly an "Oldies" Show with no surprises from what we've already seen over the last 10 years. Not only does he mostly ignore his best songs from his terrific Solo Career, it's like he doesn't seem to care anymore. As a big time fan, he now doesn't do one song from his latest Album (McCartney 3). To make matters worse, he doesn't pick the best songs from his previous Album (Egypt Station). Where is "I Don't Know, Dominoes, Happy With You, Who Cares" etc etc. instead he picks the worst song "Fuh You" on Egypt Station.
Back in 2002 for the "Driving Rain" Tour, I thought Paul McCartney was the best "Live Concert" on the Planet. Unfortunately Paul no longer tries to maintain that excellence.
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RE: New Paul Compilation for 2024
@yankeefan2
I couldn't agree more Yankeefan on "More I Cannot Wish You". I also like Paul's vocals on songs like "Accentuate the Positive, Always and Get Yourself Another Fool". The "Kisses" CD really grew with me after I got used to Paul's older voice. -
RE: New Paul Compilation for 2024
Some additional notes for Disc 4, Deluxe Edition:
Track #9 Above - The Correct Title is:
More I Cannot Wish You
For many of the Songs on "Kisses on the Bottom" there are "Live Versions"..."Live at the Capitol Studios". I would leave it up to Paul to pick the "Best" Version for a future McCartney Compilation.
I've been using a "Working Title" of:
New Classics and Hidden Gems