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McCartney Live 8 Review
PAUL
McCARTNEY
AN APPRECIATION
By ANDY SAVAGE
(Originally
published in Peace & Freedom in the 1988 Autumn/Winter issue)
Not many people could
have predicted the astonishing success of Paul McCartney after
the break-up of The Beatles (a group to whom McCartney's musical
contribution is often greatly underestimated) in 1970. John
Lennon sang of Paul in 1971 - "a pretty face may last a year
or two, but pretty soon we'll see what you can do." Well we
have seen what he can do and what he continues to do.
A major star of the
70's, with his new band Wings, he enjoyed 14 top ten smashes in
the UK, including everlasting brilliancies such as 'Band on the
Run', 'Silly Love Songs', 'Let 'em in', 'With a Little Luck',
and, of course, the monumental 'Mull of Kintyre' which he
co-wrote with Denny Laine.
In the 80's McCartney
has not only maintained but enhanced his status as a pop music
legend. The hit singles and albums have continued and Paul's
impact on the 80's pop scene has been as profound as any of the
newcomers.
Nine more top tenners
have breezed into the charts, including unforgettable numbers
like 'Coming up', 'Waterfalls', 'Ebony and Ivory', 'Pipes of
Peace', 'No More Lonely Nights', and the fairytale experience of
the decade - 'WeAll Stand Together'.
Slight hiccups have, of
course, occurred, such as the naff partnership with Michael
Jackson on 'Say, Say, Say' (although 'The Girl is Mine' is the
highpoint of Jackson's vastly over-rated 'Thriller' LP - oh I
know McCartney didn't actually write 'The Girl is Mine' but he's
a much better singer than he's given credit for).
I guess we must also
mention 'Give My Regards to Broad Street' - so our Paul's no
scriptwriter, but his songs were worth the money alone, the
'Eleanor Rigby' fantasia being one of my favourite parts.
The main criticism most
people have of Paul seems to be the fact that he is exceedingly
wealthy. What business is that of anyone except Mr. McCartney?
Does he donate his dosh to charity? That's his business as well.
McCartney earned his money mountain and he can spend it exactly
as he likes. It's a free country.
This song writing
genius is The pop star. Bigger than Elvis. Bigger than Lennon.
The ultimate. He has delighted, and will continue to delight,
millions of people worldwide, hopefully for many more years yet
to come.
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