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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: McCartney Set List (spoiler alert) |
| Date | Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:54:53 -0400 |
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At Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:52:15 Andrew wrote:
>On 21/09/05, Jaimie Vernon <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Alas, every tour since has merely been more of the
> > same....the only difference now is that he's including OTHER songs by
>OTHER
> > Beatle members ("I've Got A Feeling", "I'll Get You", "Yellow
>Submarine").
> >
>
>But Paul co-wrote I've Got A Feeling and wrote Yellow Submarine, and I
>think he co-wrote I'll Get You (not sure about that one though).
He also co-wrote "Flying" (the instrumental off 'Magical Mystery Tour') but
you don't see him dragging that out either.
>It's an unfortunate fact that many of McCartney's best songs in his
>solo career are fairly obscure things (Calico Skies or Put It There ,
>for example), while his solo singles have been in general fairly poor.
>And since when you're playing McCartney-size venues you have to do
>mostly hits, it's unsurprising that he concentrates on the Beatles
>stuff...
I have two rebuttals to this "hits" mentality.
1) "I've Got A Feeling" and "I'll Get You" were never singles...let alone
hits...so why drag THEM out of mothballs instead of, say, "I Lie Around" or
"C Moon".
2) As Stewart mentioned before me, McCartney's had a HUGE solo career with a
lot of #1's. He could easily fortify an evening with solo hits. Off the top
of my head the singles alone are a what's what of his career:
Another Day
Hi Hi Hi
Give Ireland Back To The Irish
Mary Had Little Lamb
Live And Let Die
My Love
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Helen Wheels
Jet
Band On The Run
Junior's Farm
Sally G
Venus & Mars Rock Show
Listen To What The Man Said
Silly Love Songs
Let 'Em In
London Town
I've Had Enough
With A Little Luck
Girl's School
Mull Of Kintyre
Getting Closer
Goodnight Tonight
Arrow Through Me
Coming Up
I could go on.....
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
"Not Suing Our Customers Since 1985!!"
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
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