9. Heaven on a Sunday
This is just lovely. Mellow and touching, especially given the presence of James on guitar and, for the last time, Linda's backing vocals.
This is just lovely. Mellow and touching, especially given the presence of James on guitar and, for the last time, Linda's backing vocals.
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Only #PaulMcCartney could write a protest song about Bloody Sunday including the line "Great Britain, you are tremendous!" Still, it did get banned by the BBC. The live versions have a certain "pub closing time" charm.
Another highlight of 'Tug of War', I love that Paul does his Noel Coward/Admiral Halsey voice again. Oasis based their entire career on the opening bars.
Another one I'd somehow not really heard much. I probably assumed it was one of Paul's Scottish farmyard ditties rather than a stomping rocker.
As with a lot of Wings, this sounds even better live than the original studio recording, and this One Hand Clapping version is a riot!
The seed from which #McCartney III grew. Recorded in 1992, about 1970, and finished in 2020 just as the world went into lockdown. It's a simple but beautiful melody, and an elegy for simplicity and normality in a frightening and uncertain world. A gift.
I like this one a lot. It's the kind of song Paul could have done at any point in his career, and it would not be out of place on any of his solo albums. Reminds me a bit of those quotidian songs like 'Another Day' and 'Average Person'.
Dramatic, explosive, and even a bit funny, perfectly summing up Roger Moore's debut film. This is the best Bond theme, the best Bond theme as a song in itself, and one of the best stadium rock songs ever. An ever-present in Paul's setlist, as it undeniably should be.