…That’s Why We’re Celebrating Paul!

Amber

@AmbiePam (120414)

• United States

1 Jun

@Traceyjayne Which is really cool.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

He wrote "Hey Jude" to cheer Julian up. I always appreciated the fact that he NEVER strayed from Linda when he married her. He was 100% family man.

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Traceyjayne

@Traceyjayne (11214)

• United Kingdom

1 Jun

By all accounts in many ways Paul took over Father duties for Julian. They are still very close today.

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Xavier Bage

@franxav (14588)

• India

1 Jun

Though I live in a faraway corner of the world I feel a connect with the two great artists. I celebrate them in the deep of my heart.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

That's one of the great things about music. We had a song by a Japanese singer that hit #1 here in America in the early 1960s. The song was completely in Japanese, no English at all. But that didn't stop people from loving it. Music truly is universal.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

@mininifty -- it might have been better if they'd sung in German instead of English, given that "99 Luftballoons" and "Major Tom (Coming Home)" were in German (although, to be fair, they were both bigger hits with their English renditions). Of course, those were back in the 80s....

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@mininifty (156)

• Belmont, Michigan

1 Jun

@FourWalls I'm still upset about Germany's English song trend not making it here in the States! Like in 2003 when Daniel Kúblböck was one of the top finalists on Germany's version of Idol, there was a song, in English, called "You Drive Me Crazy" that really hit the German charts hard! But I haven't seen one American source about the song, even though the song itself is in English! Well, the spoken intro, spoken interlude, and a tiny little sentence at the end were in German, is that why it didn't make it here even though the rest of the song is in English? Or, more likely, German record companies only do German marketing. In 2023 Menderes, kind of the successor to Daniel, did a half-German, half-English album, and all the press releases were in German and all the popularity was in Germany despite all those English songs! So frustrating! Oh, and don't even get me started on English language rap albums by Czech DJs like DJ Wich; I think they even marketed that album in English, but because it was DJ Wich, a name only known in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, nobody cared!

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117181)

• El Paso, Texas

31 May

This is probably the only Wings tune I ever really liked. But like so many I never heard 'heads' across the sky. Since I grew up I prefer to watch Davids documenteries rather than music.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117181)

• El Paso, Texas

1 Jun

Of course I'll be happy @FourWalls it's always interesting to see what you like although often enough it's not what I'd like ..... that's ok though, I have Apache to fall back on

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117181)

• El Paso, Texas

1 Jun

Or green onions @FourWalls that's a good one too .... oh crimany, there's a few more that're pretty good too

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

Oh dear me, you're not going to be very happy in June.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502002)

• Italy

31 May

My brother was a big fan of the Beatles, I was more Rolling Stones.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

I think the Stones had more "bite." The Beatles got away with a lot of garbage ("I Want You [She's So Heavy]," "Revolution #9") simply because they were the Beatles.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502002)

• Italy

1 Jun

@FourWalls - That has always been my opinion. They immediately became popular in Europe, but not all their songs were good, some real garbage. I was very young when they started and there is one thing that bugs me. I remember that after a few years, looking at Paul I thought "I thought he was prettier, he is getting less cute"... weird!

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

@LadyDuck -- he was getting older.

I watched an interview with him about his new album and thought, "He was the cute one?????"

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97850)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

31 May

The last time I watched Mary Poppings the uncle there reminded me of this song,

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

Chim chimminy, chim chimminy, chim chim cher-ee, if you love the Beatles you're as cool as can be!

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97850)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

1 Jun

@FourWalls

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@mininifty (156)

• Belmont, Michigan

1 Jun

Yes! Yes! Classic scene! "I love to laugh! Ha ha ha haaaaa! Loud and long and clear!" The most underrated character!

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43535)

• Denver, Colorado

31 May

I will attempt to remain objective.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

I know you're their biggest fan and all....

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43535)

• Denver, Colorado

1 Jun

@FourWalls

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169383)

• United States

1 Jun

Now I have music running in my brain. Thanks. That is better than the training videos I had been watching.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

I agree, music is definitely better than training videos. Except for The Man From LOX, we watched that twice in boot camp and I still watch it occasionally! (The ending isn’t for the squeamish, but the rest of it was hilarious.)

celticeagle

@celticeagle (189706)

• Boise, Idaho

31 May

He has a nice voice. He's written a lot of songs. Interesting about Uncle Albert. I had often wondered about that line when I listened to the song.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189706)

• Boise, Idaho

5 Jun

@FourWalls ........very interesting.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

It's like "Let 'Em In," which did NOT make the list. A lot of the people he mentioned in the song are real people: "Brother Michael" is his brother Mike, "Phil and Don" were the Everly Brothers, the "Uncle Ernie" line was a reference to Ringo playing Uncle Ernie in a production of The Who's Tommy, "Sister Suzy" was a reference to Linda, who recorded a song under the pseudonym "Suzy and the Red Stripes."

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135493)

• Marion, Ohio

31 May

I might know some of these

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

I'll hold out hope.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381576)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun

This is going to be a great series.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

I hope you enjoy it!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381576)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun

@FourWalls That's a given!

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@mininifty (156)

• Belmont, Michigan

1 Jun

I always loved this song. Not counting Beatles songs, this was always my second favorite McCartney song, my favorite being "New" (2013), probably because I was in my mid teens when it came out, though during the holidays, "Wonderful Christmas Time" sneaks in there to be my absolute favorite for a little while. But wow, it's hard to believe he's almost 84 now! I feel like his newer music doesn't get discussed nearly enough, but this one is fantastic!

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

You're right, a lot of his newer music has been overlooked. The new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane will have a song on the list, as will one of my favorites of his, Memory Almost Full from the late 2000s. A lot of his career has had hit or miss periods (spoiler: no duets with Michael Jackson or Stevie Wonder on the list

), but there are people who are 24 who'd like an album half as good as Dungeon Lane is!! By the way, welcome back!

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

@mininifty -- I love Kisses on the Bottom. I love those "throwback" albums. I also love Ringo's 1970 Sentimental Journey album for the same reason.

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@mininifty (156)

• Belmont, Michigan

1 Jun

As far as the albums that came out in the 2010s, I can't wait to find out if you like "New" or "Kisses on the Bottom" better, I'm talking about the full albums.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79317)

• Germany

1 Jun

I like the music of Sir Paul McCartney, too. Happy birthday to him and to Sir David Attenborough.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

I think it’s cool that Sir David got a letter from King Charles for his 100th birthday as well as quite the birthday party.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79317)

• Germany

1 Jun

@FourWalls Yes, it is cool.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222180)

• United States

1 Jun

There is so much Beatles music that will be popular years and years from now.

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@FourWalls (86480)

• United States

1 Jun

There's no doubt that generations unborn will still listen to them and go "wow."

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (59007)

•

1 Jun

I love Sir Paul. And I had read that about the ''hands across the water'' which a lot of people evidently did not know. He is definitely worth celebrating!

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