Artist Survey #7: Paul McCartney

[Dawn]

Today’s featured artist is:

Paul McCartney



Favorite Macca/Wings songs:

1. Band on the Run
2. Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five
3. Listen to What the Man Said
4. Goodnight Tonight
5. Junior’s Farm
6. Arrow Through Me
7. Medicine Jar
8. With A Little Luck
9. Let ‘Em In
10. Jet
11. Silly Love Songs
12. My Love
13. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
14. Bluebird
15. Rockestra Theme

Most underrated song(s): Arrow Through Me, The Man

Any songs you feel are overrated? Possibly Mull of Kintyre

First Macca song you can remember hearing: Jet or Band on the Run

Best vocals: My Love

Best instrumentation: Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five

Favorite studio album: Band on the Run

Favorite live album: Wings Over America

Favorite album cover: Back to the Egg

First 45 you owned: Band on the Run/Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five
First LP: Band on the Run
First cassette: Wings Greatest
First CD: Wingspan

Favorite McCartney collaborative effort: tie between Say Say Say and The Man w/Michael Jackson

Favorite video: Coming Up

[Ken]

Favorite Macca/Wings songs:

1.Jet
2.Band On The Run
3.Hi Hi Hi
4.Let Me Roll It
5.Junior's Farm
6.Listen To What The Man Said
7.Venus And Mars / Rock Show
8.Too Many People
9.Stranglehold
10.Figure Of Eight
11.Silly Love Songs
12.Every Night
13.Backwards Traveller
14.Best Friend (Live! - 1972)
15. Coming Up (Live!)
16.Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
17.Live And Let Die
18.I've Had Enough
19.Helen Wheels
20.This One
21.Beware My Love
22.Young Boy
plus so many more:)

Most underrated song(s): Backwards Traveller and Stranglehold . Stranglehold should have been at least a top 20 hit for him IMO - my feeling is that it was never given a chance.

Any songs you feel are overrated? Can't think of any ?

First Macca song you can remember hearing: Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey

Best vocals: Every Night

Best instrumentation: Band On The Run

Favorite studio album: Band On The Run

Favorite live album: Wings Over America

Favorite album cover: Band On The Run

First 45 you owned: Another Day / Oh Woman , Oh Why
-I have no idea what happened to it-
First LP: Venus And Mars - birthday present - December, 1975
First cassette: none
First CD: Band On The Run

Favorite McCartney collaborative effort - Say , Say, Say

Favorite video: Helen Wheels

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Songs-

25. Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
24. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
23. Silly Love Songs
22. Too Many People
21. Jet
20. Band on the Run
19. Flying to My Home
18. Junior’s Farm
17. You Gave Me the Answer
16. Mrs. Vanderbilt
15. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
14. With a Little Luck
13. My Love
12. Back Seat of My Car
11. Mamunia
10. Helen Wheels
9. Rock Show
8. Rockestra Theme
7. Listen to What the Man Said
6. Goodnight Tonight
5. Every Night
4. Maybe I’m Amazed
3. Bluebird
2. Magneto & Titanium Man
1. Wonderful Christmastime

Underrated-Rockestra Theme, Magneto & Titanium Man

Overrated-Mull of Kintyre or any of the duets

First heard-Probably Band on the Run

Vocals-Bluebird, no question

Instrumentation-Rockestra Theme

Studio-Band on the Run

Live-Wings Over America (Underrated!!)

Album Cover-Back to the Egg

45-Coming Up
LP-London Town (hand me down)
Cassette-All My Best
CD-Flowers in the Dirt

Collaboration-Rockestra Theme! LOL! Otherwise, Girl is Mine

Video-Coming Up or Rockestra Theme

[djdave]

Favorite Macca/Wings songs:

1. Ebony and Ivory (/Stevie Wonder)
2. Band on the run
3. With a little luck
4. Wonderful Christmastime
5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
6. Another day
7. Listen to what the man said
8. Arrow through me
9. Coming up
10. My love
11. The girl is mine (w/MJ)
12. Jet
13. Goodnight tonight
14. Junior's farm
15. Live and let die

Most underrated song(s): Arrow through me, Helen wheels, Ballroom dancing

Any songs you feel are overrated? Silly love songs

First Macca song you can remember hearing: Uncle Albert (def. remember it in '72-'73)

Best vocals: Another Day

Best instrumentation: With a little luck

Favorite studio album: Band on the Run

Favorite live album: Wings Over America

Favorite album cover: McCartney I

First 45 you owned: Spies like us
First LP: Tug of War
First cassette: All the best!
First CD: Back to the Egg

Favorite McCartney collaborative effort: Ebony & Ivory w/Stevie Wonder

[Triple J]

YAY!!!

Favorite Macca/Wings songs:
1. Beautiful Night
2. Freedom
3. Band On The Run
4. Spies Like Us
5. Take It Away
6. Silly Love Songs
7. Live And Let Die
8. Coming Up
9. Young Boy
10. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
11. Listen To What The Man Said
12. Wonderful Christmas Time
13. Jet
14. Mrs. Vanderbilt
15. No More Lonely Nights
16. Magneto & Titanium Man
17. Let 'Em In
18. C'mon People
19. Bluebird
20. Get Out Of My Way
21. Tug Of War
22. Every Night
23. Goodnight Tonight
24. My Love
25. Getting Closer

Most underrated song(s):
All of the above that weren't hits
My Brave Face
Calico Skies
Somedays
Ballroom Dancing
Here Today
Press
Not Such A Bad Boy
Junior's Farm
Waterfalls
Hope Of Deliverance
Lonely Road
Driving Rain
This One
Your Loving Flame
Magic
The ENTIRE "Russian Album"

Any songs you feel are overrated?
Maybe I'm Amazed - BORING!
Let Me Roll It - ditto
Figure Of Eight - I hear a lot of fans really love it. I think it's just "eh."

First Macca song you can remember hearing: I honestly can't recall.

Best vocals: Band On The Run

Best instrumentation: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

Favorite studio album: Band On The Run

Favorite live album: Tripping The Live Fantastic, though I often combine it with "Paul Is Live."

Favorite album cover: Paul Is Live

First 45 you owned: None
First LP: Mom had 'em all
First cassette: None
First CD: Press To Play ("collection" edition)

Favorite McCartney collaborative effort: "Ebony & Ivory," with Stevie Wonder

Favorite videos: Wonderful Christmas Time, Coming Up, Spies Like Us, My Love, Press, Take It Away

[KittyKat - RIP Luciano]

Favorite Macca/Wings songs:

1. My Love
2. Maybe I'm Amazed
3. Band on the Run
4. Another Day
5. With A Little Luck
6. Silly Love Songs
7. Listen to What the Man Said
8. No More Lonely Nights
9. Let ‘Em In
10. Jet
11. Wonderful Christmas Time
12. Listen To What The Man Said
13. Warm & Beautiful
14. Coming Up
15. Live And Let Die

Most underrated song(s): Beware My Love, Warm & Beautiful

Any songs you feel are overrated? Live And Let Die (but I still love it)

First Macca song you can remember hearing: Let Em In

Best vocals: My Love

Best instrumentation: Band On the Run

Favorite studio album: Red Rose Speedway

Favorite live album: Wings Over America

Favorite album cover: Wings Greatest

First 45 you owned: Let Em In
First LP: Wings Greatest
First cassette: Wings At The Speed Of Sound
First CD: Red Rose Speedway

Favorite McCartney collaborative effort: Ebony & Ivory
Favorite video: Coming Up

[lora]

I don't enough about Paul's solo career to really comment here, but I did enjoy reading the posts!

[55dodger]

Favorites (in no particular order)

Band on the Run
Jet
Junior's Farm
Listen to What the Man Said
Maybe I’m Amazed
Mull of Kintyre
My Love
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
Silly Love Songs
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Venus & Mars/Rock Show

Underrated: Mull of Kintyre
Overrated: Anyone of his duets with other artists
First Song I Remember Hearing: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Vocals: My Love
Instrumentation: Listen to What the Man Said
Studio Album: Band on the Run
Live Album: Wings Over America
Album Cover: Ram
45: Goodnight Tonight
LP: Venus & Mars
Cassette: Band on the Run
CD: All The Best
Collaborative Effort: none, don't like any of them.

[Pete70s]

Favorite Macca/Wings songs:

I don't know where to begin. Far too many to list off the top of me 'ead.....

Most underrated song(s): Winter Rose/Love Awake, Beware My Love, Too Many People

Any songs you feel are overrated? My Love

First Macca song you can remember hearing: Band on the Run

Best vocals: So Glad To See You Here

Best instrumentation: Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five

Favorite studio albums: Back To The Egg and Band on the Run

Favorite live album: Wings Over America, even though I never owned it, the set list was AWESOME!!

Favorite album cover: Wild Life

First 45 you owned: Goodnight Tonight
First LP: Band on the Run (The black label with the three photos)
First cassette: Wings Greatest (couldn't find the LP, it was in '84 when some of those albums were hard to find in stores because he'd switched to Columbia)
First CD: All The Best (Which was my first CD altogether)

Favorite McCartney collaborative effort: The Man w/ Michael Jackson

Favorite video: I have a bootleg video which has a performance of Mary Had A Little Lamb from '72.

[Dawn]

Ken said:

Favorite Macca/Wings songs:

1.Jet
2.Band On The Run
3.Hi Hi Hi
4.Let Me Roll It
5.Junior's Farm
6.Listen To What The Man Said
7.Venus And Mars / Rock Show
8.Too Many People
9.Stranglehold
10.Figure Of Eight
11.Silly Love Songs
12.Every Night
13.Backwards Traveller
14.Best Friend (Live! - 1972)
15. Coming Up (Live!)
16.Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
17.Live And Let Die
18.I've Had Enough
19.Helen Wheels
20.This One
21.Beware My Love
22.Young Boy
plus so many more:)

Most underrated song(s): Backwards Traveller and Stranglehold . Stranglehold should have been at least a top 20 hit for him IMO - my feeling is that it was never given a chance.

I can relate with you about there being many more favorites! He really does have an amazing catalog, especially the 70s material.

Stranglehold - I agree that he should have had more success from this period.

[Dawn]

SAT-Laney's said:

Vocals-Bluebird, no question

Live-Wings Over America (Underrated!!)

He does do a wonderful job with the vocals on Bluebird, I agree. I'm surprised that it wasn't considered for release as a single at the time.

Wings Over America is definitely one of the best live albums of all time!

[Dawn]

DJ said:

Favorite Macca/Wings songs:

1. Ebony and Ivory (/Stevie Wonder)
2. Band on the run
3. With a little luck
4. Wonderful Christmastime
5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
6. Another day
7. Listen to what the man said
8. Arrow through me
9. Coming up
10. My love
11. The girl is mine (w/MJ)
12. Jet
13. Goodnight tonight
14. Junior's farm
15. Live and let die

Most underrated song(s): Arrow through me, Helen wheels, Ballroom dancing

Favorite album cover: McCartney I

It looks like we share a lot of favorites! I have never understood why Arrow Through Me has received so little airplay over the years. A great song, and yet it just seemed to disappear not long after it charted.

I like that cover as well - it was a close call between that one and Back to the Egg as my favorite.

[Dawn]

TripleJ said:

YAY!!!

Most underrated song(s):
All of the above that weren't hits
My Brave Face
Calico Skies
Somedays
Ballroom Dancing
Here Today
Press
Not Such A Bad Boy
Junior's Farm
Waterfalls
Hope Of Deliverance
Lonely Road
Driving Rain
This One
Your Loving Flame
Magic
The ENTIRE "Russian Album"

Thanks, Triple J!

I definitely agree with a lot of your choices for underrated songs, especially Here Today. That's such a moving song, and a wonderful tribute to John. Driving Rain is also excellent, probably my favorite of his tracks since the mid-80s.

[Dawn]

KittyKat said:

Favorite studio album: Red Rose Speedway

I agree with you that Red Rose Speedway is a great album. Some of the album review books I have are a little unkind to it, which I've never understood. There is some excellent material on it!

[Dawn]

Lora said:

I don't enough about Paul's solo career to really comment here, but I did enjoy reading the posts!

Thanks, Lora! I really enjoy them also!