Paul McCartney (7/9) - Wingspan

[billy38010]

"Venus and Mars," What a fantastic album, "Paul's" best Wings line up to date. "Wings over America," is great too, yet, Paul was not done creating great music thereafter untill---"Run Devil Run." The only good song on that album is "Brown eyed handsome man," I wonder what color "Paul's" eyes are now.

[stringmusic123]

Love Sir Paul's energy and the love of music. Still going strong;)

[calicuban1]

muhammad ali imitation too comical

[tommyrock69]

Channels Muhammad Ali! I teach at his alma mater.

[bewareoftheleapard]

But Paul....when are the Beatles getting back together? LOL hehe

[tranurse]

they started the world tour on my 5th b-day. 9/9/1976. cool

[MoveOverCasanova]

"...i think i´m gonna break your jaw" -- that was good stuff maccaLOL!!!

[skeaneable]

at 2:03 OMFG look at Billy he's a fucking Nephilim from the ancient Bible stories of Genesis!

[Ohgeeitvienna]

3:12

lol some kid climbs on stage

you could tell paul was trying to keep him on but some other kid threw him off lol so paul just shook his hand

[byemynameishi]

7:18

oh my god that face

[comradevodka]

there's a cute little self awareness by Linda @2:37 :

"I was never really good at school... IN school- see that?"

She was a cool chick.

[starryian007]

This is why McCartney is worth £387 Million - he was so great and successful.

[shyguy76]

I really love this!! Wow! It's well documented by none other than themselves. Jimmy was sure young and talented guitarist.

[hodgins]

this is one of the best documentaries i've ever seen

[MsBobohj]

00:55 to 00:59 aww shes adorable

[MoveOverCasanova]

mccartney has the keyboard setup i always dreamed of --> a fender rhodes and on top an arp pro soloist and a moog -- simply perfect!

[wii360wii]

Whats the name of the song at 3 35?

[yesiamize]

@wii360wii "Soily"

[MegaObserver1]

TIME magazine did a cover story on Paul's 1976 US tour. You can still find it in their online archives.

[vegetariankristin]

r.i.p linda. her and paul were an amazing couple, they are the reason why i'm a vegetarian. can someone please tell me the name of the song at 9:11?

[schaap9495]

@vegetariankristin call me back again from venus and mars... a lovely album!

[yesiamize]

@vegetariankristin "Call me back again"

[luizamartinellirossi]

The kids are so cute!

[4FabBEATLES]

Bluebird is 1 of my favorite Wings songs, and it's even better when he played it with Linda in concert in the 70's- it adds real feeling to it when Paul sings for someone

[sinning1966]

What's the song at the beginning?

[MEBUUS]

Venus and Mars..

[glammie4]

Such a lovely family.

[ExodusPessoa]

I know one former Beatle who is a fan of Ali lol lol lol Paul is the man!!!!!

[ryanbrownnew]

haha looks like he's signifying the reason with smoke signals back there

[sonobagon13]

denny lane showing the reason why they coudnt come to japan on 4:55 haha, priceless!

[proken58]

When Paul was young he have to buy right handed guitars and reverse the strings, because he's a lefty. He still does it, out of nostalgia and habit.

[MattTC1028]

yeah, that and also that they don't make most guitars/bass in lefty.

[proken58]

The only other Beatle to show up at a Wings show was Ringo. He walked on stage at a LA concert, gave Paul a bouquet of flowers, waved to the crowd and left. He didn't play.

[moorlock2003]

I was at that concert. I don't remember what year it was, do you?

[aarfeld]

By he middle of the decade John and George's careers were in serious decline--in large part because they wouldn't tour--while Paul, and even Ringo, were having greater success. Hmmm, I guess they needed Paulie after all.

[refusetolose103]

@aarfeld I think they all needed eacthother equally..!!!! all four separate they were just magicians. together it was pure magic......!

[DAVWAVE]

@aarfeld Who said they did not need Paul? That is an odd statement.

[aarfeld]

@DAVWAVE: It's not such an odd statement if you consider that John and George, especially, John took every opportunity in interviews to criticize Paul and make it seem as if he had forced that last couple of years of the Beatles career upon them against their will. I think that the reality, in fact, is that they too benefited from the leadership that Paul offered in the wake of Brian Epstein's death, not simply Paul, and they should have been more appreciative of their erstwhile band mate.

[tranurse]

@aarfeld well, they were all in different places in their lives then also. paul was married, had babies and was happy. i get the impression that paul and george weren't, for most of the 70's. so their music came from different places. it wasn't bad or good, it just was what it was.

[aarfeld]

@tranurse: "well, they were all in different places . . . " Yeah, John and George were sitting at home when they could have been out promoting very good albums, especially in the case of John. They could get away with being strictly a studio band as The Beatles--but not as solo artists. "paul was married, had babies . . . " And still managed to tour every year besides.

[tranurse]

@aarfeld i just meant that paul seemed to be happier, and his music reflected that. john spent the 70's commenting about how paul's music was vapid and silly.

[aarfeld]

@tranurse: I think that it's clear that Paul is a happier man with a stable, down-to-earth personality. John's life was a mess--but perhaps that made him a more interesting artist. That bit of criticism was agreed to by fans and critics as well. It always mistified me that after having been one of the principle architects of the raising of pop to a serious art form, Paul went back to making the kind of music that The Beatles did circa 1963-'65, before they started to get really interesting.

[tranurse]

@aarfeld i think he just had fun and played with music. there are a lot of influences in his music in the 70's. but then, look at a song like 'silly love songs', it's really pretty complex. i will admit that 'goodnight tonight', is silly, but it does have a killer bass line. and a lot of the songs on the albums, that weren't released were very serious and kind of experimental. so he wasn't completely selling out.

[aarfeld]

@tranurse: One could make the argument that of the four of them Paul best adapted to the changes in popular taste in Pop music in the '70s. But tastes grew increasingly vapid in an increasingly shallow era as the decade wore on. So it begs the question: What was the goal in this adaptation to the era? By the end of the '60s he was composing very mature music. But in the '70s he was again chasing after teeny boppers, like it was 1964 all over again. Why?

[yesiamize]

@aarfeld I'd say Paul wanted to get away from some of the negativity of the late '60s. Hard drugs were around a lot. Friends had been dying. Paul himself had been burned out und depressed from the pressures of the Beatles breakup. He just tried to relieve from it all.

[aarfeld]

@tranurse: "i get the impression . . ." They made their choices, but you can't expect to maintain a career in pop music if you don't get out there and hustle your albums. " it wasn't bad or good . . ." That's not the point. Arguably, of the four of them, Lennon produced the highest quality solo albums. But he didn't tour in support of those records and so by the middle of the decade he was increasingly a forgotten man.

[refusetolose103]

@aarfeld I dont Know I think they all needed eacthother I think paul wrote his best work with the beatles And paul allways knew how to make a commercial pop song. just because john didnt have mega success without the beatles maybe that was by his own will and the fact he wrote songs like imagine instant karma working class hero and watching the wheels and many many more the list is actually pretty long I think it's safe to say he was pretty good on his own Its just a shame I dont think he really

[refusetolose103]

@aarfeld (2) fully understood how special and talented he really was all by himself--- Not needing to lean on anybody.. Rip john you'll allways be missed..

[getback9691]

Paul playing his guitar upside down

[4FabBEATLES]

@getback9691 probably because paul is a lefty and had to play right handed guitars turned around

[songcycle]

And what the fuck is david bowie doing there @5:00. He's sitting there like he's in the group. Where did Linda go..... oh. Oh. :(

[scarletspidey5]

shut up retard!!

[JimmyMcCullochFan]

David Bowie? That's Jimmy McCulloch.

[4FabBEATLES]

@JimmyMcCullochFan actually that is Bowie because if u watch the whole Wingspan Documentary Mcculogh left the band before Paul went to Africa and Bowie replaced him

[JimmyMcCullochFan]

@4FabBEATLES Dude. Don't question me. That is Jimmy. Bowie was never in Wings. Are you high or something? Jimmy and Bowie look NOTHING alike.

[UliJones]

@JimmyMcCullochFan

I just realised.... He thinks Linda McCartney is David Bowie! It must be the Ziggy Stardust hair style!

[UliJones]

@4FabBEATLES Sounds like you're getting Henry McCullough mixed up with Jimmy McCulloch. David Bowie collaborated with Lennon on Fame. Maybe you're thinking of that.

[tienmublu]

@4FabBEATLES You seem to be not only mixing up Linda and Bowie but McCullough and McCulloch - Henry McCullough left the band before Band on the Run and Jimmy McCulloch took over for Venus and Mars and Wings at the Speed of Sound.

[4FabBEATLES]

@songcycle Bowie was part of the band, because if u watch the whole Wingspan Documentary Mcculogh left the band before Paul went to Africa and Bowie replaced him

[songcycle]

Wings is actually making me lose faith in The Beatles it's so bad. If it weren't for George's first album and a few others by him, and a couple of John's things I'd think they had no soul at all.

This is just such trendy schlock. And I hate that word, I just can't believe this is so watered down and disposable. Somebody give me some perspective on this.

[DigitalGrotto]

"smoke machines filled the stage with fog"

Now that makes sense. LOL!

These were simpler times.

[aserakoi]

what is the song at 00:01 ???

[DigitalGrotto]

Venus And Mars

[LennonMcCartneyGirl]

thanks so much for posting this :)

[beatlequeen06]

I love that we can see Paul and Linda's kids grow up! They were so cute and are gorgeous now! RIP Linda.

[marshmellowman2]

whats the song at 2:15?

[beatlequeen06]

Warm and Beautiful.

[JackieGunn]

What is the song at 9:12??

[downey5]

'call me back again'

[marksmangiovanni]

whats the song name in 0.31?

[SEMOLINAPILCHARD1968]

It's 'RockShow' from the Venus and Mars album!

[BobReidy]

Yes it is.

[trev8200]

2:17

That Looks Like were Ringo Starr Had Some Of His Interviewing During The Beatles Anthology Thing

[simplyrahil]

excellent!

thanx for posting!