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Happy 80th Birthday, Happy 80th Birthday, Paul McCartney!!
PJ Media ^ | 06/20/2022 | Chris Queen

Posted on 06/20/2022 8:50:10 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: SmokingJoe

Jojo probably did more drugs.


21 posted on 06/20/2022 10:02:16 AM PDT by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yes. I would rank them as abbey road, sgt pepper then maybe revolver. Abbey road was the pinnacle and last thing they recorded. They went out at their peak.


22 posted on 06/20/2022 10:08:18 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: SeekAndFind
The utter dreck of "Ebony And Ivory" and "The Girl Is Mine" aside, Paul did put out by far the best catalog post-Beatles in my opinion.

I just heard "Listen to What The Man Said" a few days ago and it brought back such fond memories from 1975. That song was coming out of every car radio during that summer.

23 posted on 06/20/2022 10:19:18 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (3,325,642 active users on Truth Social)
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To: SeekAndFind
For me personally, REVOLVER was the Beatles best, most innovative album in terms of range of musical styles, diverse sounds, and lyrical content.

I pretty much agree. I was a huge Beatles fan when I was younger. Listened to their albums constantly during college in the 70's. I don't listen to them as much now. I don't listen to the "yeah, yeah, yeah!" stuff at all. My favorite period is 1965-1967. I like Rubber Soul, Revolver & Sgt. Pepper and the singles that came during that period like We Can Work it Out, Day Tripper, Paperback Writer, Rain, Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane.

24 posted on 06/20/2022 10:45:25 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Thank Joe. The strings are divine.


25 posted on 06/20/2022 10:55:48 AM PDT by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: SmokingJoe

My personal favorite song by Paul McCartney is Penny Lane. While it’s attributed to Lennon McCartney, Paul was the primary writer.

The lyrics are quirky, and he paints such a beautiful little picture of a lost age.

I also love his song, Martha My Dear — which is a touching song to his Old English Sheepdog, Martha. The horns in it alone kill me. And it’s a song to his favorite dog, can’t beat that.


26 posted on 06/20/2022 10:59:07 AM PDT by Mermaid Girl
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To: KobraKai

Second worst. John and Yoko’s “Merry Xmas (War is Over)” is by far the worst.


27 posted on 06/20/2022 11:02:42 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: lee martell

Live and Let Die was all George Martin.

The credit I give to McCartney is he absorbed the things he learned from George Martin.


28 posted on 06/20/2022 11:04:32 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Still love the “Ram” album, when Paul still had the right mix of pop and avant-garde.


29 posted on 06/20/2022 11:08:13 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Emerson Fittipaldi, the champion Formula 1 racer, says George came to faith in Jesus before he died. Harrison had adopted Hindu beliefs for many years.


30 posted on 06/20/2022 11:29:20 AM PDT by lasereye
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To: Mermaid Girl

It was pretty easy to tell who was the primary creator of practically ever Lennon-McCartney song. Just listen to who sings the lead.


31 posted on 06/20/2022 11:58:42 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (No food in the stores; fuel prices too high? Thank a liberal.)
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To: Leep

He was also a natural-born dumbass.


32 posted on 06/20/2022 12:01:09 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: lasereye

Ahhh yes, silent George!

One of the reasons I love the Beatles’ album, ABBEY ROAD is it featured two great songs written and performed by George Harrison — SOMETHING and HERE COMES THE SUN.

It also featured a song written and sang by Ringo — Octopus Garden.


33 posted on 06/20/2022 12:15:25 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: plain talk

RE: Abbey road was the pinnacle and last thing they recorded. They went out at their peak.

One of the reasons I love the Beatles’ album, ABBEY ROAD is it featured two great songs written and performed by George Harrison — SOMETHING and HERE COMES THE SUN.

It also featured a song written and sang by Ringo — Octopus Garden.


34 posted on 06/20/2022 12:17:07 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

“Revolver” is my favorite Beatles album too. After I swiped my parents’ copy a few times to play on my “kid” record player, they gave it to me and bought a new album for themselves.


35 posted on 06/20/2022 12:22:54 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: SeekAndFind

and today, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys turns 80


36 posted on 06/20/2022 12:27:43 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: SeekAndFind

My BFF, another close friend and I saw Wings at RFK Stadium in DC in the late 80s. Like most, if not all people at the concert, we were there to see Paul McCartney.

We had to listen to a very short anti-meat statement at the beginning and there was no meat sold at any of the concession stands (we ate at a restaurant before the concert), but otherwise, it was a great show.

We couldn’t help but notice that everyone stayed rooted in their seats during the Beatles songs (and there were many, much to our delight) and went to the restroom or concessions during the Wings songs. LOL


37 posted on 06/20/2022 12:32:24 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: SeekAndFind

Beatle mania memorabilia is losing demand and value as the boomers age out. Earlier this hear I sold a great collection of it my sister accumulated in real time while it happened between 1963-1970. Got $120 for it when 15-20 years ago it would have brought $500.


38 posted on 06/20/2022 12:36:55 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: SeekAndFind

Yes. 1976 SNL had George Harrison and Paul Simon performing here comes the sun. Great rendition.

There is also a forgotten tune by Lennon on AR called Because. Multiple tracks of Paul, John and George singing in luscious harmony. Stunning harmonies. Geoff Emerick’s book details what they did to create these pieces.

Tomorrow never knows on revolver was highly compressed which was unusual for those days. I know this because in recording it on my reel to reel the VU meters hardly moved at all. Highly compressed drums, sitar and sound effects with Lennon’s voice through a Leslie.


39 posted on 06/20/2022 12:42:16 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Allegra

Lol when they say, “And here is a song from our latest album!”, they might as well say, “Good time for a bathroom break or get more beers!”


40 posted on 06/20/2022 12:43:50 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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