Paul McCartney - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (live '1987)

Paul McCartney's '1987 TV appearance

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Music

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• paul
• mccartney
• wings
• beatles

[Mogggggpiano]

Dreadful version of a good song.

[spiffyinsb]

The two top comments crack me up as I saw them so long ago I thought they would have disappeared. ROD STEWART's version fits the comments better than Paul...

For people over 30, this version is a real hoot and cool for the times .... Everyone loves the original Ellington but Paul did it justice. Stop cursing music. To each his own!

[GeneralParadigm]

A good song lends itself to a variety of interpretations. I'm pretty sure that if Duke Ellington and Bob Russell could be here right now, they'd be delighted to learn that a great artist like Paul McCartney had performed their song with such distinction and elegance.

[GeneralParadigm]

The man who wrote the lyrics to this song, Bob Russell, also co-wrote 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother', at a time when he was dying of cancer. Later that year, the song became a world-wide hit for The Hollies, and after Russell's death, Neil Diamond also released a very popular version.

[GeneralParadigm]

Actually, Ellington composed the music, and the tune was originally called 'Never No Lament', which he recorded as an instrumental in 1940. The lyrics and title were written by Bob Russell in 1942.

[1MouseOnMars1]

@GeneralParadigm Duke Ellington wrote this song... it just needs a jazz singer or a jazz band.

[GeneralParadigm]

Don't blame Macca. This song is well below his standards.

[Easleytee]

McCartney should be disemboweled for this travesty.

[AshmanGT]

Hey it worked for him

[jacmeade]

There's just no justification for how bad this is.

[kingsuji]

Paul's tribute to his father's music.

A great song and a great version. Today's youngsters would never have heard it.

Thanks again, Paul.

Kingsuji

[observer9670]

This band is great! Who are they?