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Post by LarryC on Mar 3, 2004 13:45:19 GMT -5
I think, and this is just me babbling here, that what this illustrates is that the Beatles needed each other's combined attributes to reach the level of success which they did. I really wish they would have reconciled their differences in the early 70's and gave us more great Beatles compositions...even with a dead or replaced Paul. Whoever that is singing and playing the bass, piano, and other instruments on Abbey Road made a great contribution and I could personally deal with more of the same  |
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Post by DarkHorse on Mar 3, 2004 16:09:30 GMT -5
Well, the seperate parts never matched the genius of the whole. Specifically, John & Paul went the way of every other mega-successful songwriting duo; their partnership worked, generated amazing artistic and financial success, then the rot set in between them, and they poisoned their own well, as it were. A classic tragedy repeated for infinity: Simon & Garfunkle Henley & Frey Perry & Tyler Jagger & Richards Taupin & John Nicks & Buckingham Waters & Gilmour etc. etc. etc. Don't forget Heckyl and Jeckyl. ;D |
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Post by AcrosticUnicorn on Mar 3, 2004 16:25:51 GMT -5
I watched with chagrin as, over the decades, Paul brought forth more and more Beatles songs into his live show...until, -poof!- we have the Paul/Beatle show! That is of course because his own solo material hasn't aged very well at all, including wings stuff. Could it be, though, that part of the reason he's dropped the bulk of the Wings stuff is that Linda's no longer there? When I saw him in '89, there was a good mix between stuff off the new album ( Flowers in the Dirt, for those keeping score), Wings tunes, and Beatle tunes. With the loss of Linda and George, so close to working on the Anthology project, it could very well be that the Wings stuff is as painful for him to perform (for different reasons) as it is for us to hear, while the Beatle stuff is more positive nostalgia for him to perform. I have no doubt that some of the motivation is commercially-inspired, but remember, Wings was a huge selling act in the '70s, and there are fans of Paul's who are Wings fans as much, if not more, than they are of the Beatles (I know, I know... but it's true). [edit] And, it could very well be that Heather doesn't want him to be reminded of Linda, so she might influence him more towards the Beatle stuff as well. [/edit] |
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Post by xpt626 on Mar 4, 2004 3:17:30 GMT -5
.....He meant Elvis lost his spark and street icon credibility by voluntarily entering the service..... EP was drafted |
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Post by Ian777 on Mar 4, 2004 8:18:30 GMT -5
Don't forget Heckyl and Jeckyl. ;D LEST WE FORGET SUN KING AND PAUL BEARER, LMAO! ;D |
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Post by Ian777 on Mar 4, 2004 8:20:15 GMT -5
EP was drafted Excuse me! |
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Post by Ian777 on Mar 4, 2004 8:22:19 GMT -5
Could it be, though, that part of the reason he's dropped the bulk of the Wings stuff is that Linda's no longer there? When I saw him in '89, there was a good mix between stuff off the new album ( Flowers in the Dirt, for those keeping score), Wings tunes, and Beatle tunes. With the loss of Linda and George, so close to working on the Anthology project, it could very well be that the Wings stuff is as painful for him to perform (for different reasons) as it is for us to hear, while the Beatle stuff is more positive nostalgia for him to perform. I have no doubt that some of the motivation is commercially-inspired, but remember, Wings was a huge selling act in the '70s, and there are fans of Paul's who are Wings fans as much, if not more, than they are of the Beatles (I know, I know... but it's true). [edit] And, it could very well be that Heather doesn't want him to be reminded of Linda, so she might influence him more towards the Beatle stuff as well. [/edit] Well, no offense, but this is a bit heavy on the rationalization, isn't it? |
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Post by AcrosticUnicorn on Mar 4, 2004 8:24:32 GMT -5
Fair enough.
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Post by Doc on Mar 4, 2004 19:35:00 GMT -5
Maltby and Shire
Gilbert and Sullivan
Rodgers and Hart
Rodgers and Hammerstein (Lorenz Hart drank himself to death)
George and Ira Gershwin
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Lerner and Loewe
Elton and Tim Rice (more lately)
Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Harold Arlen Arlen and Johnny Mercer (sometimes)
Lieber and Stoller (You Ain't Nothin' But a Hounddog, Kansas City)
Dozier/Holland/?
Paul McCartney and John Lennon
No less than any of the others.
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