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All Paul Fathers Day Edition 2016 9AM

 

 

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Paul McCartney – I Lost My Little Girl (Lennon/McCartney) –

Unplugged ‘91

This was Paul’s first composition, written at the age of 14.  

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There – Please Please Me (McCartney-Lennon)

Lead vocal: Paul Recorded February 11, 1963. A Paul McCartney original, the song was written in one day

in September 1962 in the front parlor of 20 Forthlin Road, Allerton (the McCartney family from 1955 to 1964), with John Lennon helping with some of the lyrics. It was recorded under its working title, “Seventeen,” at the marathon recording session that

produced the majority of songs for the Beatles’ debut album. A fan favorite, the Beatles recorded “I Saw Her Standing There” eleven times for BBC Radio between March 1963

and May 1964. McCartney has said that his bass line was lifted almost note for note from the obscure Chuck Berry song “I’m Talking About You,” released by Berry in

February 1961. The Beatles performed “I’m Talking About You” at some of their club shows in 1962 and 1963. It is included on the “Live! At The Star Club” CD.

 

 

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Specially selected by Capitol Records staff members to be the b-side of the American “I

Want to Hold Your Hand” single on Capitol in the U.S., replacing “This Boy” for the honor. The first song on the first Beatles LP.

On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles (with “1, 2, 3” inexplicably missing from Paul’s count-in) -

Vee-Jay LP Meet the Beatles! - Capitol LP

 1st  song  1st  side  1st  Beatles  LP  

 The Beatles – Yesterday - Help!

(Lennon-McCartney)

 

 

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Lead vocal: Paul Written solely by Paul McCartney. After he woke up one morning with the tune in his head he went to his piano to sketch it out. Sure the tune was something he had heard before he took the song to several people and asked if they’d heard it before. When everyone he asked said it was new to them he claimed the tune as his own. McCartney perfected the melody and added a middle eight section during breaks in the production of the Beatles’ second film. He wrote the lyrics while on vacation in Portugal in late May 1965. The band was reluctant to release the song because a lovely acoustic ballad with a string quartet did not fit their rock and roll image. It was buried on the “Help!” LP and the band had no intention of releasing it as a single in the UK. But in America, Capitol Records issued it as a single a few days after McCartney, in the solo spotlight, sang the song on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Recorded in two takes on June 14, 1965 at the same session as “I’ve Just Seen A Face” and “I’m Down.” One of only five Beatles songs Paul chose to perform live on his Wings Over America tour in 1976. The working version lyrics included the line: “Scrambled Eggs / Oh how I love your legs.” “Yesterday” is one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music.

On U.S. album: Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP

First time only 1 Beatle on a Beatles song…

Paul & Linda McCartney - Another Day Also written around the “Let it Be” sessions, this was a similar narrative to

Eleanor Rigby, again dealing with a lonely woman. This was specifically referenced in John’s “How Do You Sleep” in the Imagine album.

 Paul’s 1st single after The Beatles…Reached #2 in the UK charts, and #5 in the

US

Some Paul McCartney FIRST’s to kick off this all Paul Birthday / Fathers Day edition of BWTB…

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How about one from the 1st WINGS album…right here on

this all Macca Fathers Day

Wings – Tomorrow – Wild Life ‘71 Contains the lyrics: Honey, pray for sunny skies so I can speak to rainbows in

your eyes. Let's just hope the weatherman is feeling fine and doesn't spoil our plan.

  The Beatles - Here, There And Everywhere – Revolver/Real

Love EP (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul

 

 

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Written by Paul while sitting by the pool of John’s estate, this classic ballad was inspired by The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows.” Completed in 14 takes spread over three

sessions on June 14, 16 and 17, 1966. Paul’s lead vocal is double tracked. Paul, John, and George provide the lush harmony and Ringo drums using brushes. Both Paul and John called “Here, There And Everywhere” one of their favorite Beatles songs. Never performed by The Beatles in concert and only rarely performed by McCartney since.

On U.S. album: Revolver - Capitol LP

 The Beatles - Getting Better - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club

Band (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul The title “Getting Better” was inspired by a phrase often used by substitute Beatles

drummer Jimmy Nicol. Nicol stepped in for the ailing Ringo Starr during his bout with tonsillitis in June 1964. On the eve of the band embarking on their first world tour Ringo collapsed at a photo shoot and the final night of recording for the “A Hard Day’s Night”

 

 

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LP were scrapped, leaving the final version with 13 songs instead of the expected 14. Nicol was called in on no notice to rehearse the concert set list. The next day he was

thrown into the crush of full scale Beatlemania as the Fab Four landed in the Netherlands for the first of the sold out concerts. Once on the mend, Ringo caught up

with the tour in Australia. After each show, John and Paul would ask their new drummer how he was doing. His standard reply was “It’s getting better.” McCartney was reminded of this phrase while walking with Beatles biographer Hunter Davies during the making of the “Sgt. Pepper” album, and he decided to build a song around it. Recording began on the song on March 9, 1967 and the basic rhythm track was completed in seven takes. Paul described the tune as “an optimistic song,” but noted John’s biting wit gave the lyrics the perfect counterpoint. Paul: “I was sitting there doing ‘Getting better all the

time’ and John just said in his laconic way, ‘It couldn’t get no worse,’ and I thought, Oh, brilliant! This is exactly why I love writing with John.” Recording continued on the track

on March 21. The March 21 session is notable in Beatles history. John informed producer George Martin that he was feeling ill. It was a rarity for John Lennon to complain of illness or to miss a recording session due to illness. Martin thought he could do with

some fresh air and took him to the rook of the Abbey Road studios and left him there to convalesce. Paul and George knew John had taken a tab of acid. Realizing that John was alone on a roof with no rails and in the middle of an LSD trip, the pair ran up the roof to bring him back inside. On March 23, Paul’s lead vocal, John and George’s backing vocals

and handclaps were double-tracked and added to the mix.

The Beatles - Things We Said Today - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul Written in May 1964 on board a yacht called Happy Days during Paul McCartney's holiday in the Virgin Islands with his girlfriend Jane Asher, plus Ringo Starr and his

future wife Maureen. Recorded in three takes on June 2, 1964. In his 1980 interview with Playboy magazine John Lennon remembered this being one of Paul’s better songs. McCartney double tracked his vocals. John Lennon's piano part was meant to be omitted

from the final mix, but lack of separation between instruments meant that its sound leaked into other microphones during recording. As a result it can be heard on the

released version. The b-side of the UK “A Hard Day’s Night” single. On U.S. album:

Something New - Capitol LP

I added long quiz tones

QUIZ HERE #1 HERE

During that last set Paul reveled his 5 favorite Beatles albums in order…what was his

Favorite?

 

 

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The Beatles - You Won’t See Me - Rubber Soul

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

Written entirely by Paul. Recorded in two takes on November 11, 1965, at the final recording session for the “Rubber Soul” album. The song is notable for Paul’s melodic

bass line, something new to rock and roll. Paul: “It was very Motown-flavored. It's got a James Jamerson feel. He was the Motown bass player, he was fabulous, the guy who

did all those great melodic bass lines. It was him, me and Brian Wilson who were doing melodic bass lines at that time.” Beatles roadie Mal Evans is credited on the album’s

back cover with playing Hammond organ on this track, but it is inaudible in the final mix. On U.S. album:

Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. - The Beatles

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

Written while in India, Paul’s “Back In The U.S.S.R.” is based on Chuck Berry’s 1959 hit “Back In The U.S.A.,” but was written to mimic the classic sound of the Beach Boys. Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love was on the Transcendental Meditation sojourn in

India with the Beatles in the spring of 1968 and as McCartney was working on his new

 

 

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song, Love suggested the lyrics about Ukraine and Moscow girls, similar to his lyrics in “California Girls.” Recording began on August 22, 1968, and it was during this session that Ringo Starr officially quit the band. His departure was blamed on a disagreement with Paul over his drumming. Ringo flew to the Mediterranean to spend time on actor Peter Sellers’ yacht. It was there that he wrote “Octopus’s Garden.” On September 3, Ringo returned to the studio to find his drum kit smothered in flowers. Ringo: “I felt

tired and discouraged … took a week’s holiday, and when I came back to work everything was all right again.” But Ringo added, “Paul is the greatest bass guitar player in the world. But he is also very determined; he goes on and on to see if he can get his own way. While that may be a virtue, it did mean that musical disagreements inevitably

arose from time to time.”

The Beatles - Get Back – LOVE

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

The Beatles’ nineteenth single release for EMI, and second on the Apple Records label.

The “Get Back” sessions, as the January 1969 recording sessions were now known, produced about 475 hours of film and 141 hours of audio tape that had to be sifted

through. But proper multi-track recordings weren’t made until the band was recording in the basement of the Beatles’ Apple headquarters between January 21-31, 1969.

Producer/Engineer Glyn Johns attempted to construct an album entitled “Get Back” from the tapes but his versions were rejected. The tapes were left dormant in the vault for a year, with the exception of a single (“Get Back”/“Don’t Let Me Down”). “Get Back” had been rehearsed and reworked throughout the January sessions, including over 30 takes of the song on January 27, 1969. Among those over 30 takes was the master take of

the song, but it did not include the familiar coda at the end. That would be recorded the following day and edited on to the January 27 master. Like John Lennon’s “Don’t Let Me Down,” “Get Back” features Billy Preston on keyboards. The song is also notable as one of John’s best guitar solos. Rush-released as a single with the hope of being in stores in the UK on April 11, 1969, the single showed up a week later. Although the single did not list a producer credit, it did, for the first time on a Beatles single, list an artist in addition

to the Beatles: “THE BEATLES with Billy Preston” graced both sides of the single. “A great honor,” said Preston. The single debuted at number one on the Record Retailer

singles chart, holding another Apple single out of the top spot (Mary Hopkin’s “Goodbye,” written and produced by Paul McCartney). In America, the single was issued

by Capitol on May 5, 1969, and it topped the Billboard sales chart for five weeks. It is the first Beatles single released in stereo, but the stereo mixes were for the American

market, not the UK. The UK would have to wait until the next single release (“The Ballad

 

 

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Of John And Yoko”) to get its first stereo Beatles 45. Prior to this all previous Beatles singles had been issued in mono.

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby - Revolver

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

The Beatles’ thirteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Essentially a Paul McCartney solo composition, he had some help with the song’s storyline from John, George, Ringo and John’s childhood friend Pete Shotton at

Kenwood, John’s estate in Weybridge. This marks the first time a finished Beatles recording had no Beatle playing an instrument. The backing track, a haunting George Martin score, featured a double string quartet (four violins, two violas and two cellos) and was finished in 14 takes on April 28, 1966 with John and

Paul sitting in the control room. The title character had initially been called Daisy Hawkins, but later evolved into Eleanor Rigby. Paul says the name was based on

“Help!” actress Eleanor Bron and the name of a local business, Rigby & Evans Ltd., Wine & Spirit Shippers.

The many moods of James Paul McCartney on this HIS birthday weekend…Paul turning 74..and it’s also Fathers Day today…Here’s one Paul inspired by his own Dad…from 1989’s Flowers In The Dirt

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Paul McCartney – Put It There - Flowers in the Dirt ‘89 Written over two days during a skiing holiday in Zermatt, Switzerland. This was a

McCartney family saying – passed down by Paul’s father – which he was now passing down to his son, James. George Martin provides a lovely string

arrangement.

Welcome  Beatle  Matt  from  HOT  WHEELS  who  is  here  to  tell  us  

about  the  BRAND  NEW  Beatles  Hot  

 

 

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Wheels  cars!

   

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Paul McCartney & Wings – Helen Wheels “Helen Wheels” was the name of Paul’s land rover – a play on “Hell On Wheels.”

Recorded in Lagos with Paul on lead guitar, bass and drums. Linda is on keyboards with Denny on guitar. This song is a true single, in that it did not appear on the Band on the Run album in the UK, but was included in the US

version.

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The Beatles - Drive My Car - Rubber Soul

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: Paul and John

 

 

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The lead off track to Rubber Soul on the UK version was recorded on October 13, 1965. This session was the first in Beatles recording history to go past midnight. The music

was written by Paul but he needed help with the lyrics. He and John worked through the song and came up with “baby you can drive my car” in place of temporary lyrics Paul was using (“you can give me golden rings”). “Drive my car” is an old blues expression

for sex. The basic track was completed in four takes. Thanks to overdubbing, McCartney plays bass, piano and slide guitar (his Epiphone Casino). Paul provides the guitar solo in

the song’s introduction, middle and ending. On U.S. album:

Yesterday and Today - Capitol LP

Paul & Linda McCartney – The Back Seat of my Car – Ram ‘71

Originally played during the “Let it Be” sessions, Lennon again thought this song was about him with the lyrics, “We believe that we can’t be wrong.” This was intended to be more a Beach Boys style tune, which had nothing to do with

Lennon.

 

 

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The Beatles – Two Of Us - Let It Be Thought by many to be a song about John and Paul and their childhood, "Two of Us" is actually a song written by Paul about he and his wife Linda. The lyrics are derived from various experiences where the two would get

in the car with Paul's dog Martha and just drive in the countryside until they were lost. One particular day, Linda parked the car and went for a

walk; Paul sat in the car and wrote the basic track for the song. McCartney 1.00

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Paul McCartney & Wings – My Love – Red Rose Speedway

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Another massive hit for Paul and a great shot in the arm after being derided by critics, who were still unimpressed by McCartney’s solo efforts. This song was

written about Linda and has become a staple in McCartney’s live set list.

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The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine - Revolver (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul One of the fastest recorded tracks during the sessions for the “Revolver” album. The song, written primarily by Paul with assistance from John, was originally known as “A Good Day’s Sunshine,” and was recorded on June 8 and 9, 1966. McCartney said the

song “was very much a nod” to the Lovin’ Spoonful’s 1966 hit “Daydream.” On U.S. album:

Revolver - Capitol LP

The Beatles - All My Loving – With The Beatles

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

Essentially a Paul McCartney solo composition. The first song performed on the live broadcast of “The Ed Sullivan Show” on February 9, 1964, and watched by a then-

 

 

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record 72 million viewers. McCartney has said it was the first song he ever wrote where he had the words before the music. Recorded in 13 takes on July 30, 1963. “All My Loving” is the most commercial Lennon-McCartney song recorded by The Beatles in

1963 that was not released as a single in the UK or U.S. On U.S. album:

Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP

Wings – Call Me Back Again – Venus and Mars ‘75

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You know him from Denny & Diplomats - The Moody Blues – Electric String Band –

Balls – and Paul McCartney’s WINGS!

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Paul McCartney & Wings – Big Barn Bed – Red Rose

Speedway ‘73 The first two lines of this track and the album were first used on the "Ram"

album at the end of “Ram On (reprise).”

 

 

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Paul McCartney Denny Laine W/ the late great Henry McCullough on lead guitar…

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Denny Laine - Blackbird

The Beatles - Your Mother Should Know - Magical Mystery Tour

(EP) (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul Paul wrote “Your Mother Should Know” on harmonium at his Cavendish Avenue home in London. Recorded on August 22 and 23, 1967 at Chappell Recording Studios in London,

those dates would be the only time the Beatles recorded at that facility. Eight takes

 

 

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were recorded the first evening. The second night of recording was significant in that it marked the last time the Beatles saw Brian Epstein, who died four days later, aged just 32. Written entirely by Paul, in similar vein to “When I’m Sixty-Four.” Although the song was later re-made at Abbey Road at McCartney’s request, it was the Chappell version, with overdubs recorded in September at Abbey Road, that made it onto the “Magical

Mystery Tour” EP. On U.S. album:

Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

Wings – Listen to What The Man Said Recorded in New Orleans, this was the hit of the album. A worldwide success, it went to number #1 and is considered one of Paul’s best singles. To cap off the track, Paul did an impression of Leo Nocentelli, the guitarist for the Meters (not

Wolfman Jack, as has been incorrectly stated) was placed at the beginning of the song.

 

 

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The Beatles - Paperback Writer - A Collection Of Beatles Oldies

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

The Beatles’ twelfth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Recorded on April 13 and 14, 1966. The track is notable for Paul McCartney’s furious bass line. The bass is so prominent in the mix that sound engineers at EMI worried it

could cause the stylus of a record player tone arm (the needle thing on record players) to jump when fans played the 45 RPM single at home. Thankfully, no such calamity

occurred. For this heavy bass sound Paul’s chose to replace his usual Hofner bass with a Rickenbacker 4001S bass. Aside from the dominant bass part, McCartney also provides the lead guitar, with George Harrison working the tambourine. The second and third

verse backing vocal is the French nursery rhyme “Frere Jacques.” Released in America on May 23 and in the UK on June 10. “Paperback Writer” made the second largest ever jump to No. 1 on Billboard's chart. It debuted at number 28 on June 11, 1966, moved to

15 and then to number 1 on June 25. The only single to make a bigger jump was another Beatles song, “Can't Buy Me Love.”

On U.S. album: Hey Jude - Capitol LP (1970)

 

 

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Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed - (2011 Remaster – Bonus)

This version of Paul’s classic is from the “One Hand Clapping” video from 1974.

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The Beatles - Birthday - The Beatles

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul with John

“Birthday” is a song written entirely by Paul McCartney in the studio on September 18, 1968, while he waited for the other Beatles to arrive. The session that afternoon was purposely scheduled to start two hours earlier than usual so the Beatles could take a

break and walk to Paul’s home and watch “The Girl Can’t Help It,” the 1956 rock and roll film starring Jayne Mansfield and featuring the likes of Little Richard, Fats Domino, the Platters, Gene Vincent, and Eddie Cochran. The movie was having its British television premiere on the BBC that evening, and Paul lived around the corner from Abbey Road

Studios, on Cavendish Avenue. The instrumental backing track included Paul on Epiphone Casino electric guitar, George Harrison on Fender Bass VI (a six-string bass guitar), John on Epiphone Casino electric guitar and Ringo on drums. By the 20th take

the backing track was complete and the Beatles headed out to Paul’s house to watch the movie. When they returned to the studio they worked on overdubs. In addition to Paul’s

scorching lead vocal, overdubs included piano, drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, tambourine (played by George with gloves on so he wouldn’t get blisters), handclaps,

and backing vocals. While Paul is predominantly the lead vocalist, he is joined on occasion by John. The female voices heard on the “birthday” refrain in the middle eight

belong to Pattie Harrison and Yoko Ono.

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And now…Chris Farley asking the all important question….(hit it)

The Beatles – Golden Slumbers - Abbey Road

Recorded w/ “Carry That Weight” as one song on July 2nd 1969 Based on a 400 year old poem by Thomas Decker whose original words

were: Golden Slumbers kiss your eyes; Smiles awake you when you rise. Sleep pretty wantons do not cry,

And I will sing a lullaby…..Paul wrote the rest of the lyrics.

 

 

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McCartney .7 / Decker .3

The Beatles – Carry That Weight - Abbey Road Recorded July 2nd 1969

Featuring all 4 fabs on “Carry That Weight” but Ringo bowed out on the “I never give you my pillow” line.

The Beatles – The End –Abbey Road

Recorded July 23rd 1969 John, Paul and George take turns on the lead fills at the end….of The End.

McCartney 1.00

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The Beatles - When I’m Seventy -Four - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

 

 

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