Paul McCartney - The REAL King of Pop?

**Janszoon** · 07-07-2011, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by starrynight

Can't Slow Down was a good album, not mediocre to me or many others. Not sure if the rest of Lionel Richie's work is as good though.

I don't really care about the duets. I think he has done enough good and popular songs to be above Jagger or Bowie.

Can you please name some? Because I can't think of any.

Howard the Duck · 07-07-2011, 09:36 AM

Hello
Three Times a Lady (with the Commodores)
Endless Love
Dancing on the Ceiling
Easy (with the Commodores)
Truly
Stuck on You
All Night Long
Penny Lover

i love me some Lionel

starrynight · 07-07-2011, 09:40 AM

Running with the Night, The Only One. I think all the songs on Can't Slow Down are ok and it was a huge seller, critics just get snobby about it and miss it from their lists all the time.

Necromancer · 07-07-2011, 11:12 AM

starrynight · 07-07-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Can you please name some? Because I can't think of any.

Well it depends what you like. Something that rocks a bit like Jet or Maybe I'm Amazed? Or maybe ballads like Only Love Remains, Here Today, London Town, Warm and Beautiful. Or something with more of a dance beat like Take it Away, With a Little Luck, Silly Love Songs. Albums? The Band on the Run album. All kinds of other songs from folk like Callico Skies, more of a quirky song like Let Em' In, bubblegum pop like CMoon, dramatic film tune like Live and Let Die. Many others.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-07-2011, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

As influential as he is, I can`t really say I`ve ever enjoyed any of his solo material or stuff with Wings etc. I`d put him in the same category as David Bowie and Mick Jagger as icons who were always at their best when working with the bands that made them famous, or in Bowie`s case in his golden era of the 70`s.

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Originally Posted by starrynight

I don't really care about the duets. I think he has done enough good and popular songs to be above Jagger or Bowie.

His solo stuff on a par or ABOVE Bowie?

Wow

starrynight · 07-07-2011, 01:26 PM

I like some Bowie songs like Life on Mars, Starman, Ashes to Ashes, Space Oddity, but he is overrated.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-07-2011, 01:42 PM

I never realised it was Beatles fans dismiss the merits of every other artists albums ever recorded week.

What next? Ringo's solo output eclipses that of Stevie Wonder & Frank Zappa combined?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 07-07-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I never realised it was Beatles fans dismiss the merits of every other artists albums ever recorded week.

What next? Ringo's solo output eclipses that of Stevie Wonder & Frank Zappa combined?

I don't know man, Liverpool 8 is a pretty good song. I think it might be better than Mozart.

Necromancer · 07-07-2011, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by starrynight

I like some Bowie songs like Life on Mars, Starman, Ashes to Ashes, Space Oddity, but he is overrated.

The bassline to China Girl is awesome, & fun to play on bass. I don't think Bowie's overrated, just unique.

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