A year from today, Paul McCartney will be 80
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Happy birthday, dear Paul.
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Are you posting this now because you have no faith that same time next year that he’d be around to see it?
I take it as our host’s way of saying, “If Paul’s old, you’re old.”
I think Ringo is 81.
He’s making reference to the “many years from now” line in “When I’m Sixty Four”
I’m a fan based on his career and have seen him live a few times.
But if you’ve heard him sing in recent years, it’s not difficult to believe his age.
Well, he has at least as much right to perform as Domingo.
Point taken.
I once paid what was then big money to see Pavarotti perform in a big sports arena when he was past his prime (I think the early to mid 90s) and coming off an extended layoff due to I believe a knee issue. He was terrible and I felt ripped off.
I have had the chance to hear Domingo and Pavarotti on stage several times. But only once I could hear Alfredo Kraus (L’elisir d’amore in Vienna) and Joan Sutherland (solo recital with Richard Bonynge at the Met).
They were both clearly past their prime, as everyone in the audience knew. And yet, every once in a while, an ounce of their former glory came through. A phrase here, a note there.
I was thrilled to pieces that I was fortunate enough to be in the proper cities on the proper date and get this once in a lifetime chance. Not a single cent was wasted. I will remember evey minute of it, including the enthusiastic audience, to the day I die. NOBODY felt ripped off. Of course, this was not a big sports arena, and La Stupenda knew which pieces to sing at this point in her career and which pieces to leave at home…
Mean, unforgiving comment!
Based on the state of his non-existent voice, his age is 193. That said, he deserves to be remembered for the best of his work, not the worst of it.
[That said, he deserves to be remembered for the best of his work, not the worst of it.]
He can still sometimes write songs that belong with his best, even if he can no longer sing them beautifully.
I don’t give a shit
That’s because you have no understanding of music and songwriting.
Or maybe he just doesn’t like Paul McCartney.
It is permissible, you know.
Personally the Beatles have never meant anything to me – I feel no nostalgia if I happen to hear a song of theirs. I have become broader minded in my music tastes over the years and enjoy Country and Western or Folk but still have little time for pop.
I don’t give a shit either and i know a lot about music and songwriting.
I was 13 when the Beatles broke.
They said back then they KNEW no one wants to see a croaking Beatle of 80.
They were right.
Hey Rob, you do.
You commented, therefore you give a shit.
He’s already over 200 in base 6.
Perhaps one famous rock musician, whose name I didn’t catch, put it best when asked on the radio who he listened to for inspiration. Even though the year was 2001, he replied, “Well, there’s a group out of Liverpool, and they play a song called Eleanor Rigby. The rest of us play the blues!” I agree that overall, the Beatles are on another level.
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As a British subject, shouldn’t you be addressing him as Sir Paul? Just curious, NL.
I’m reminded of a day in music history class and the prof was sermonizing about how genius and visionary the 20th century atonal composers like Charles Wuorinen were and one of the kids asked, “What about someone like the Beatles? How do they fit in? Aren’t they “20th Century composers” also?”
The prof just sort of wrinkled his nose at the question and declared, “Well, let’s say they TOOK… more… than they… GAVE.”
Happy Birthday, Paul! Thank you for bringing us better music than Charles Wuorinen did.
“And in the end/the love you take/is equal to the love you make.”
Good on Sir Paul rated one of the top songwriters of all time. Though his voice is taking a tad strain right now he is still up to putting on a good show.
Well. This was a waste of an article, a link, my time, your time, etc. Thanks, Norm.
Well. I thought this was going to be a reflection on McCartney’s career and influence, or at least a screed against his recent material I could respond to. Instead, this was a waste of an article, a link, my time, your time, our thoughts, etc. Thanks, Norm. Hope you enjoyed clocking out early on a Friday.
If he sings that dreadful “Mull of Kintyre” one more time…..!!!!
I hope he does sing it Sue and dedicates it to you!!