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For his 80th birthday

https://www.stereogum.com/2187691/paul-mccartney-80th-birthday-tribute/lists/ultimate-playlist/

I love reading through stuff like this; its particularly interesting seeing what gets picked multiple times

I liked Elvis Costello's appraisal for 'For No One.' And I was scared I'd go through the whole list without someone picking 'Oh, Darling!' but I think the second-to-last entry picked it.

I dunno who Swamp Dogg is, but he picked Sir Paul's best song by far.

Someone actually picked Wonderful Christmastime lol

Sad at the lack of love for "I'm Looking Through You"

a lot of cool artists picking a lot of cool songs. anyone picking eleanor rigby is a big dork though

First artist right out of the gate annoyed me with that pick lol

WaterLink posted...

Someone actually picked Wonderful Christmastime lol

That lady must REALLY love Christmas

WaterLink posted...

Someone actually picked Wonderful Christmastime lol

Sad at the lack of love for "I'm Looking Through You"

tbh I dont get the hate for that song

Id rather hear that than nearly every other Christmas song

TheGoldenEel posted...

tbh I dont get the hate for that song

It's incredibly repetitive and grating at least IMO. If he wasn't already rich as hell I'd strongly consider it to be a cash grab so he can get paid every holiday season to buy Christmas presents for his family lol.

Paul has written so many great songs, I just don't see how someone can elevate that song over the rest of his catalogue

Damn, no one said Monkberry Moon Delight or my actual favorite Paul tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU3MruYKMeY

Havent dug too much into his solo stuff but looking at his work I think the white album tracks like Rocky Racoon, Blackbird, Honey Pie, Helter Skelter, etc are my favorites

i just love that album

Fond of these:

Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo): "Live And Let Die," 1973

James Smith (Yard Act): "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?" 1968

Swamp Dogg: "Rocky Raccoon," 1968

Respect to the ones who said Temporary Secretary

Hayame Zero posted...

Respect to the ones who said Temporary Secretary

Lots of the young people in this list seem to love his self-titled records, theyve become very influential over the years

Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo): "Live And Let Die," 1973

James Smith (Yard Act): "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?" 1968

Swamp Dogg: "Rocky Raccoon," 1968

These are all really good

This topic made me realize that I'm not as familiar with Paul's solo work as I ought to be. I had a Wings + Solo greatest hits as a teen (which thankfully had 'Waterfalls' on it, which I've always loved), and I had that early-2000's album that had 'Loving Flame' on it.

Just listened to Temporary Secretary for the first time, definitely not what I was expecting. But it was already growing on me after a 2nd listen, and I'm now lamenting that I didn't hear it first at a much earlier age.

I guess I'd always incorrectly assumed that, outside of the big hits, his post-Beatles catalogue was more on the 'Silly Love Songs' side of quality.

Paul seems like a decent person. I wish he had broken it off with Heather Mills sooner. Seems like she dragged his name through the mud for a number of years.

So incredibly unsurprising that Wayne Coyne picked Magical Mystery Tour. Reminds me of why I love the Flaming Lips. :)