What sucks about this artist: Paul McCartney edition

rubber soul · 01-11-2022, 07:41 AM

Silly Love Songs

Psy-Fi · 01-11-2022, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Silly Love Songs

And what's wrong with that?

I'd like to know...

Plankton · 01-11-2022, 08:39 AM

You'd think that people would have had enough

Lisnaholic · 01-11-2022, 10:37 AM

So many wonderful songs, I think what sucks is that no-one, not even P McC, could spot when one of his compositions was both substandard and irritating. If we are including the Beatle years, may I present exhibits A to D : Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oobla-Di, Rocky Racoon, and later:-

rubber soul · 01-11-2022, 12:52 PM

Three quarters of McCartney's songs are up there with the other greats to be sure, but there are those songs where you wonder where his brain was. Worst of McCartney besides the aforementioned Silly Love Songs and Mary Had a Little Lamb, include Ob La Di Ob La Da, parts of Wildlife and Red Rose Speedway, Ebony and Ivory, and some other assorted pap from the eighties and nineties before he made a comeback with Flaming Pie.

Oh, yeah, and Spies Like Us. Don't know what was worse, the song or the movie.

Psy-Fi · 01-11-2022, 01:50 PM

Definitely the goofy/sappy songs he's written.

Other than those, he's easily one of the all-time greats.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 01-11-2022, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Silly Love Songs

I never thought that was a particularly bad song.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 01-11-2022, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

So many wonderful songs, I think what sucks is that no-one, not even P McC, could spot when one of his compositions was both substandard and irritating. If we are including the Beatle years, may I present exhibits A to D : Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oobla-Di, Rocky Racoon, and later:-

I think too many people take his less-than-serious songs as being "bad" songs.

They're not really "bad," they're just supposed to be goofy.

Lisnaholic · 01-11-2022, 06:42 PM

^ That's true enough, DriveYourCar. I didn't consider "goofy" as a category - but that's just because my personal opinion is that "goofy" songs aren't usually very good.

You know how reading a biography gives you more insight and interest in an artist? Me and a friend of mine shared this 2017 biography and read it at about the same time, learning about his projects like "Give My Regards To Broad Street":

When we'd both finished, our conversation went something like this:

A: I didn't realize that he did so much after The Beatles
B: Are you going to check out any of his later stuff?
A+B simultaneously: Naah!

The Batlord · 01-11-2022, 06:56 PM

His hair is terrible. Why tf were any teenage girls swooning over this dork?

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	So many wonderful songs, I think what sucks is that no-one, not even P McC, could spot when one of his compositions was both substandard and irritating. If we are including the Beatle years, may I present exhibits A to D : Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oobla-Di, Rocky Racoon, and later:- __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

01-11-2022, 06:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ That's true enough, DriveYourCar. I didn't consider "goofy" as a category - but that's just because my personal opinion is that "goofy" songs aren't usually very good. You know how reading a biography gives you more insight and interest in an artist? Me and a friend of mine shared this 2017 biography and read it at about the same time, learning about his projects like "Give My Regards To Broad Street": When we'd both finished, our conversation went something like this: A: I didn't realize that he did so much after The Beatles B: Are you going to check out any of his later stuff? A+B simultaneously: Naah! __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953