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[Banjax]

McCartney's an arrogant so-and-so.

Yes, he wrote a few good songs but, like many of his ilk, he thinks that the ability to pen music has made him a great sage on all issues of life.

As soon as entertainers veer off into politics and morality, they cease to carry my respect.

Macca falls into that category for me. 

 

priceless, Nickbat, priceless

he's earned the respect of millions worldwide, made music loved for generations and inspired more musicians than i care to list, consistently the beatles top most polls year in year out..........a few good songs.........

luckily he's English or you'd really stick the boot in

Don't you have irony in Scotland? 

must have a different meaning up here 

Most things do up there. 

variety is the spice of life 

[albitz]

Can the Macca fans please give us a list of great songs that he has written in the last 40 years please ?
He has been living on past glories since 1970, Cant stand the bloke tbh, I thought him and heather mills were a good match, they deserved each other.

George Harrison on the other hand, wrote many of the best songs I have ever heard, many of them after the Beatles.

[holtender]

I grew up with the Beatles music, my older brother bought Please Please Me after he saw them play in 1962 at the Kings Heath Ritz.


Paul McCartney is a total musical Genius.

[Banjax]

Can the Macca fans please give us a list of great songs that he has written in the last 40 years please ?
He has been living on past glories since 1970, Cant stand the bloke tbh, I thought him and heather mills were a good match, they deserved each other.

George Harrison on the other hand, wrote many of the best songs I have ever heard, many of them after the Beatles.

lets see now, he either wrote or co-wrote erm....back in the USSR, blackbird, cant buy me love, daytripper, do you want to know a secret, doctor robert, drive my car, 8 days a week, eleanor rigby, for no one, get back, getting better, good day sunshine, hello goodbye, helter skelter, hey jude, i saw her standing there, i wanna be your man, i wanna hold your hand, in my life, lady madonna, let it be, love me do, lovely rita, magical mystery tour, maxwells silver hammer, michelle, norwegian wood, paperback writer, penny lane, sgt peppers lonely hearts club band, she loves you, shes leaving home, the fool on the hill, the long and winding road, the night before, ticket to ride, we can work it out, with a little help from my friends, yesterday.....

you're right albs - what a talentless buffoon he is 

sadly it seems its trendy to knock paul, cool to like george and john (both of whom are also fabulously talented song writers) but please whats the last 40yrs got to do with anything? frankly it he'd of written a fraction of those songs and retired he'd still be a legend 

[albitz]

Yet again Banjax you reply to a post without actually reading it properly - or choosing to ignore what you have read.
The question was - what great songs has he written in the last 40 years.
I am well aware of his songwriting genius while he was a Beatle - I am in awe of his talent during that period.
To me it is one of lifes great mysteries, how someone who was that good could very quickly become as crap as he did, and remain utterly crap ever since. I also find his mannerisms and general persona, so OTT and insincere, that it is actually embarrasing to watch him talk or sing.
The last 40 years btw,is about 70% of his career.

Btw - I thought Lennon,post Beatles was nothing but a naive hypocritical tosser. Imagine theres no countries - grow up John ffs.

[Banjax]

last 40yrs, as i said, isn't the point - he peaked and when he did, there's few(any?) who could match his talent for crafting greatness - so i'll happily give him a pass on his post-beatles career, albs. boy - you're a hard one to please 

[albitz]

He should have retired to the Mull of Kintyre in 1970.We could all have spoke in hushed tones of his genius and the legend would have grown even more as it did with Lennon when he was shot. Instead we have to hear him sing his post Beatles crap, or hear him performing very poor versions of his own classics - quite sad really.
I think Lennon would now be in a similar position if he hadnt died. Sudden death is the greatest career move in pop after all.
Does anyone remember the double fantasy album he had just finished before he died ? Pure syrupy,sugary dross. He was anything but cool just before he went to find out if he was really imagining that there was no heaven or hell.

P.S. The list of great post Beatles Mcartney songs...
1. Live and let die. 

[BigAl]

sadly it seems its trendy to knock paul, cool to like george and john (both of whom are also fabulously talented song writers) but please whats the last 40yrs got to do with anything? frankly it he'd of written a fraction of those songs and retired he'd still be a legend 

He started the trend by having the credits rewritten as mccartney/lennon

[Banjax]

He should have retired to the Mull of Kintyre in 1970.We could all have spoke in hushed tones of his genius and the legend would have grown even more as it did with Lennon when he was shot. Instead we have to hear him sing his post Beatles crap, or hear him performing very poor versions of his own classics - quite sad really.
I think Lennon would now be in a similar position if he hadnt died. Sudden death is the greatest career move in pop after all.
Does anyone remember the double fantasy album he had just finished before he died ? Pure syrupy,sugary dross. He was anything but cool just before he went to find out if he was really imagining that there was no heaven or hell.

P.S. The list of great post Beatles Mcartney songs...
1. Live and let die. 

OK so you've dismissed McCartney....who does the great and mighty Albs deem to be worthy of "legendary" status I wonder, I mean if the chief songwriter of the greatest band of all time doesn't come up to scratch I'm really curious

[omegadti]

to all of you who knock him......I was at Hampden and was totally blown away!!!!  Firstly for a 68 year old to do 2hrs 50min on stage without a break takes some doing.   Secondly you cannot see Lennon or Harrison LIVE so any comparison is unfair.  Thirdly you are seeing a music icon and living legend perform songs that are ingrained in your memory from Beatles through to Wings - watch the uploads on Youtube or the live link from Hyde Park on 27th.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Can the Macca fans please give us a list of great songs that he has written in the last 40 years please ?
He has been living on past glories since 1970, Cant stand the bloke tbh, I thought him and heather mills were a good match, they deserved each other.

George Harrison on the other hand, wrote many of the best songs I have ever heard, many of them after the Beatles.

lets see now, he either wrote or co-wrote erm....back in the USSR, blackbird, cant buy me love, daytripper, do you want to know a secret, doctor robert, drive my car, 8 days a week, eleanor rigby, for no one, get back, getting better, good day sunshine, hello goodbye, helter skelter, hey jude, i saw her standing there, i wanna be your man, i wanna hold your hand, in my life, lady madonna, let it be, love me do, lovely rita, magical mystery tour, maxwells silver hammer, michelle, norwegian wood, paperback writer, penny lane, sgt peppers lonely hearts club band, she loves you, shes leaving home, the fool on the hill, the long and winding road, the night before, ticket to ride, we can work it out, with a little help from my friends, yesterday.....

you're right albs - what a talentless buffoon he is 

sadly it seems its trendy to knock paul, cool to like george and john (both of whom are also fabulously talented song writers) but please whats the last 40yrs got to do with anything? frankly it he'd of written a fraction of those songs and retired he'd still be a legend 

Almost absolutely right Banjax!  Any musician who can die knowing he has composed such a fabulous list of songs as that, which made our young years and later ones up to today so pleasurable, must be classed as a pure genius! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

The only fault with your list BJ, that I must point out, is that John Lennon penned Norweigian Wood

[Seth]

Yep, the man himself is live in concert tomorrow ........

Extra trains are being provided to get fans home.

Just got a call from our friendly resource controller:
"Can you extend your duty tomorrow evening mate, and we'll get you a taxi all the way home afterwards?"
(At around 0130 hours).

Consider it done dear sir!

Have just arisen after my mammoth stint yesterday evening .......
 
Everything seemed to go off pretty well, with no 'on train' hassle from fans.
They were very appreciative of us providing extra late train services to get them home.
A very good crowd all in all, and a good few quid better off to swell the 'Sethsmate Welland Steam Rally Kitty'!
'Tis but a few weeks away now ...........
 
Having a day off today (though a phone call may well materialise later on from that same 'persuasive' resource controller)!
 

[Banjax]

Can the Macca fans please give us a list of great songs that he has written in the last 40 years please ?
He has been living on past glories since 1970, Cant stand the bloke tbh, I thought him and heather mills were a good match, they deserved each other.

George Harrison on the other hand, wrote many of the best songs I have ever heard, many of them after the Beatles.

lets see now, he either wrote or co-wrote erm....back in the USSR, blackbird, cant buy me love, daytripper, do you want to know a secret, doctor robert, drive my car, 8 days a week, eleanor rigby, for no one, get back, getting better, good day sunshine, hello goodbye, helter skelter, hey jude, i saw her standing there, i wanna be your man, i wanna hold your hand, in my life, lady madonna, let it be, love me do, lovely rita, magical mystery tour, maxwells silver hammer, michelle, norwegian wood, paperback writer, penny lane, sgt peppers lonely hearts club band, she loves you, shes leaving home, the fool on the hill, the long and winding road, the night before, ticket to ride, we can work it out, with a little help from my friends, yesterday.....

you're right albs - what a talentless buffoon he is 

sadly it seems its trendy to knock paul, cool to like george and john (both of whom are also fabulously talented song writers) but please whats the last 40yrs got to do with anything? frankly it he'd of written a fraction of those songs and retired he'd still be a legend 

Almost absolutely right Banjax!  Any musician who can die knowing he has composed such a fabulous list of songs as that, which made our young years and later ones up to today so pleasurable, must be classed as a pure genius! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

The only fault with your list BJ, that I must point out, is that John Lennon penned Norweigian Wood

it was primarily a lennon song Liz - you're quite right