O/T Paul McCartney Songs

[Omegstrat6]

I preferred his Wings stuff to The Beatles.

I tend to prefer lesser "popular" Beatles tracks such as "Paperback Writer" to the "Get Back/HeyJude" stuff.

Always loved "Band On The Run" and "Jet" and for me "Mull Of Kyntyre" brings back youthful memories and because I love the 70's it's just something that evokes great memories for me.

I'm probably one of the very few who like some of Ringo's solo stuff.

"It Don't Come Easy" is a track I've always loved along with "Peaches And Cream" and a more recent song called "Liverpool 8" about his early life in that postcode.

I've always felt that if I'd been a Beatle then Ringo is the one I'd like to have been. Never took himself too seriously and seems to have enjoyed his life and at 80+ he still looks really good.

Liverpool 8 if you've never heard it.

https://youtu.be/D98quoAcWnI

Despite the frequently lauded Lennon and McCartney (admittedly for pretty obvious reasons &#128512 my own favourite Beatle is probably George . Now, to be fair, nice guy persona and underrated drummer as he might be, Ringo hasn't got the greatest of voices but he did have his own period in the 7Os where (with a little bit of help from is ex-bandmates) he had a few decent songs and I quite like stuff like Photograph, It Don't Come Easy, I'm the greatest and even the No no song. Could have probably been a half decent actor if he wanted too at one point. As you say, looks fit for his age and still tours with his All Starr Band I believe.

[mickd1961]

Despite the frequently lauded Lennon and McCartney (admittedly for pretty obvious reasons ��) my own favourite Beatle is probably George . Now, to be fair, nice guy persona and underrated drummer as he might be, Ringo hasn't got the greatest of voices but he did have his own period in the 7Os where (with a little bit of help from is ex-bandmates) he had a few decent songs and I quite like stuff like Photograph, It Don't Come Easy, I'm the greatest and even the No no song. Could have probably been a half decent actor if he wanted too at one point. As you say, looks fit for his age and still tours with his All Starr Band I believe.

George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" is in my all time top ten songs and is one of five songs I want played at my funeral.

I don't want any hymns at all and no sermon from a vicar who's never met me.

I'm just going to request that anybody that turns up to make sure I am actually dead sits there and listens to the songs that made me the happiest ( and saddest ) and thins of me for just a few minutes.

1/ Coffin arrival - Man Of The World by Fleetwood Mac.

2/ Giving It All Away - Roger Daltry.

3/ More Than A feeling - Boston.

4/ Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd.

5/ My Sweet Lord - George Harrison as the coffin disappears and everyone files out.


Sorry to highjack this with maudlin thoughts, the mention of "My Sweet Lord" brought this to mind.

[Omegstrat6]

George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" is in my all time top ten songs and is one of five songs I want played at my funeral.

I don't want any hymns at all and no sermon from a vicar who's never met me.

I'm just going to request that anybody that turns up to make sure I am actually dead sits there and listens to the songs that made me the happiest ( and saddest ) and thins of me for just a few minutes.

1/ Coffin arrival - Man Of The World by Fleetwood Mac.

2/ Giving It All Away - Roger Daltry.

3/ More Than A feeling - Boston.

4/ Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd.

5/ My Sweet Lord - George Harrison as the coffin disappears and everyone files out.


Sorry to highjack this with maudlin thoughts, the mention of "My Sweet Lord" brought this to mind.

Man of the world by Fleetwood Mac- now there is a classic song if ever there was! Alongside Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah one of the most moving records of all time imho. My uncle used to both make and set up guitars and he set up the famed Les Paul for Peter Green prior to him recording Albatross. This remained a favourite record of his and he had it played at his funeral. The guitar then passed to Gary Moore and I believe James Hatfield has it now.