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Here Today vs Too Many People
Paul McCartney about John Lennon
some transcribed quotes from the Podcast »Mccartney: A Life in Lyrics«
#The way he says “Why? Why would you say that?” still sounds so hurt#john and paul#john lennon#paul mccartney#mccartney a life in lyrics#podcast#quotes#paul muldoon#mclennon#the beatles#get back
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I thank the heavens for McCartney: A Life in Lyrics because there is nothing I wanted more than to hear Paul talk about Maxwell’s Silver Hammer for 30 minutes thank you Paul bless 🙌🙌🙌🙌
#there is no limit for the pure unadulterated love I have for that song#hell I could say that in terms of personal taste#it might be my fave Beatles’ song#it just hits every button in me#Maxwell’s silver hammer#McCartney a life in lyrics#podcast
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I picked up a copy of The Lyrics at my local bookstore the other day, and I’m reading the page about Let Me Roll It when-
and like the whole passage is insane (yeah hm i wonder who you might have a hard time revealing feelings to paul in this self-admittedly inspired by john song 🤔)
but HELLO UNPROMPTED BE MORE CHILL REFERENCE???? YOU’RE TELLING ME PAUL FUCKING MCCARTNEY KNOWS WHAT BE MORE CHILL IS???? DO YOU THINK HE SHIPS BOYF RIENDS—
#i’ve never been teleported back to middle school so fast in my life#that gave me some insane fucking whiplash i was all in like ah yes you’re in love with john ok and then just- out of nowhere????#bmc reference??? in my paul mccartney book??? it’s more likely than you think#john lennon#paul mccartney#the beatles#mclennon#john and paul#be more chill#boyf riends#and like obviously bro does not know what boyf riends even is but it’s funny to think about#he’s on ao3 reading bmc slash ✋💀#the lyrics#let me roll it#wings
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Paul McCartney: I dunno, y'know. I just wrote a song, y'know. Doesn't mean anything, just thought it was a good tune, y'know. No significant meaning, y'know. Just a bit of wobly woobly.
Also Paul McCartney: Everything I've ever felt and everything I've ever meant, is in my lyrics. If you want to know how I felt about something in my life, look at my body of work. Look at my songs. They are the truest thing about me.
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For one thing, there is still speculation if John Lennon really wrote "In My Life" for Paul Mccartney. This is me purely theorizing.
I've always wondered why Paul was so pissed at Phil Spector's changes for the Let It Be album, and dismissed it to Paul's "artistic controlling" personality (which is quite understandable).
But what if it was because of the erasure of the baroque sounding part in "Long and Winding Road" which sounds similar to the one in "In My Life"?
Was Paul trying to remind John of his words? "In my life, I love you more"?
The Long and Winding Road's naked version from 2003 shows the rawness of the song.
"Don't keep me standing here…
Lead me to your door...
*piano*
But still they lead me back to the long, winding road."
Also going back to the origin of the song's title (source Barry Miles) : Paul McCartney said he came up with the title "The Long and Winding Road" during one of his first visits to his property High Park Farm, near Campbeltown in Scotland, which he purchased in June 1966.
The old man farm dream was never fulfilled in the end.
Check my other post about "In My Life"
#In my life#The Long and Winding Road#The Beatles#Mclennon#John and Paul#John Lennon#Paul Mccartney#Long and Winding Road#lyrics
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“This is, basically, a memory song that is a love song to John.”
-Paul McCartney
“Here, Today” McCartney: A Life in Lyrics From Pushkin+ Early Listen
He’s out here just saying it now. No warning. Just talking about love songs to John as if we haven’t had to listen to heteronormy bullshit for 50+ years of Beatle press alongside divisive Lennon vs. McCartney rhetoric (Thanks, Jann!).
Be still my beating heart.
(In contrast, from the same podcast, Paul’s thoughts on the anti-love song to John, Too Many People:
“Too Many People is on an album called Ram. It was at a time when John was firing missiles at me. I dunno what he hoped to gain other than punching me in the face. This kind of annoyed me obviously, and I suddenly decided to turn my missiles on him.”)
#heart eyes motherfucker#lennon mccartney#mclennon#paul mccartney#paul girl in a john girl’s body#he really ought to warn a girl#raining on my face#he definitely just wanted to punch you in the face#McCartney: a life in lyrics
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But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
Lennon & McCartney, In My Life, Rubber Soul
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That part in the a day in the life the lyrics episode where Paul was talking about the “id love to turn you on” line like, “that was our conspiratorial look between us … this was gonna get people talking” and they knew what they were doing… I’ve heard him say this plenty but him saying it here for some reason came across really…. Hmm!…. He kinda tried to breeze past it but cause he was doing that it felt more … reveling somehow
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Resenting everything about you just because I wasn't loved.
Start with I love you by Jesse McCartney
#love songs#sad songs#song#song lyrics#song of the day#lyric aesthetics#lyrics#short poem#original poem#poem#poetry#bored#life quotes#unrequited love#jesse mccartney
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Paul McCartney to launch new podcast
Paul McCartney is going to tell the stories of 12 of his most beloved songs in a new podcast series.
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Well, now that Paul has his Höfner back, maybe he could concentrate on finding his blue school exercise book again? The one he lost after putting it in his bookshelf and that contains the first lyrics he and John wrote down (another Lennon/McCartney original). And then maybe just publish the whole thing? please thank you
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There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed.
Some forever, not for better, some have gone and some remain.
In My Life, The Beatles
#the beatles#paul mccartney#ringo starr#john lennon#george harrison#in my life#rubber soul#60s#1960s#60s music#rock#pop#folk#music#lyrics
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I’ve just listened to the introductory episode of the podcast A Life in Lyrics. It’s going to be an edited version of the tapes that went into making Paul’s Lyrics book. Which is the best thing it could be I think.
Muldoon is doing that awful “poet reading his poetry dramatically” voice in the intro episode, but I’m hopeful that he’ll be talking normally in the conversations.
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Paul McCartney & Paul Muldoon Announce a New Podcast
The podcast, which is called McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, starts on September 20. It promises listeners a fly-on-the-wall opportunity to sit in on recordings of conversations made over many years between Paul McCartney and poet Paul Muldoon as they dissected the people, experiences, and art that inspired his songwriting.
The conversations between the two were a central part of their process in…
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The Beatles songs "Because" and "In My Life"
I honestly believe that these two songs are connected due to it's classical piano piece element and it's overall theme is both about "endless love". Which would mean that it is for one and the same person. Paul. (my interpretations are in bold below).
In "In My Life" John sings (18 & 22 October 1965) :
"My love for you which is new, makes my past memories of love pale in comparison" (he also really loves putting friends and lovers together)
"Throughout my lifetime, I will always love you more than anyone from my past or future."
In "Because" John sings (1–5 August 1969) :
"You are my love in the past and now. You are the definition of love for me, everything and encompassing."
"it hurts because my love for you will never change like the color of the skies above"
About the classical element in "In My Life"
John asked George Martin to play a piano solo, suggesting "something Baroque-sounding" (starts at 1:29)
About the classical element in "Because"
"Yoko was playing Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' on the piano … I said, 'Can you play those chords backwards?' (also very funny, he asks his wife to contribute to a song for his ex)
Side note
In his song for Yoko "Don't Let me Down" John sings: "It's a love that has no past" so he's definitely talking about something else with the song "Because".
#mclennon#the beatles#john lennon#paul mccartney#Because#In my life#Lyrics#In my Life and Because#John and Paul#gttr-beatles
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BEST PODCAST OF 2023
There’s literally a podcast for any subject and/or genre, therefore this category is hard to rank. But here are the ones I dug the most this year:
Honorable Mentions:
The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary
Walking the Floor with Chris Shiflett
TV Guidance Counselor
Completely Conspicuous
McCartney: A Life in Lyrics
Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade
Listening to SNL alums Carvey and Spade talk with guests about SNL and comedy is like getting a LOL comedy show each time. I could listen to this all day!
#best of 2023#lists#podcasts#fly on the wall with dana carvey and david space#dana carvey#david spade#video archives podcast#walking the floor podcast#tv guidance counselor#completely conspicuous#mccartney: a life in lyrics
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