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Happy Birthday Macca
Lincsaddick
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Paul McCartney is 80 years old tomorrow June 18th
Scouser council estate boy done well .. a musical genius in many genres, over many decades and it's very unlikely we will see another like him in our lifetimes.
A proper National Treasure
Happy Birthday Paul, and many more to come
Scouser council estate boy done well .. a musical genius in many genres, over many decades and it's very unlikely we will see another like him in our lifetimes.
A proper National Treasure
Happy Birthday Paul, and many more to come
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Hear hear! 🎂🍾🎸🎼1
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Proper steeped in music over a lifetime.
A man at his age who has possibly forgotten a little bit about music, but what he has forgotten would be enough for a whole career for about ten other artists.
Not a term that ought to be bandied around too loosely, but Paul McCartney is a musical genius.
Personally not my number one favourite musical genius, but an awesome artist.5 -
His longevity is extraordinary, especially he's still creating new music and hasn't fossilised either
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Peace and love1
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Happy Birthday Paul.1
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They say it's your birthdayWe're gonna have a good timeI'm glad it's your birthdayHappy birthday to you - Paul
Paul McCartney was my first ever 'musical hero.'
While other kids were listening to The Jam, Madness, Blondie, Adam Ant etc in the early eighties, I was a member of the 'Paul McCartney fan club.' Every month / three months, I'd receive an envelope containing stickers, badges etc and a magazine called 'Ram' (like his 2nd post Beatles album).
The music at that time was great (I listen to it still now) but back then I listened more to The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who etc. I was an eighties kid living musically in the 60s until about 1983 when Howard Jones arrived and woke me up to new synthesized sounds. I have to say that Paul didn't really grasp that opportunity to craft pop songs in the manner of OMD, Human League, New Order etc.
I loved The Beatles and still do. John Lennon's death was probably the catalyst for this. His death was a huge shock to the nation and I'm not sure that Paul's will be the same but it should be. He is arguably the greatest songwriter of the 20th Century.7 -
I thought this was going to be about Charlton legend Alan McCormack - I was about to book a table at the OXO tower as well…1
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Great as he is (and @jimmymelrose has me to thank for getting him into The Beatles/ Sir Paul) I think its time he stopped touring. His voice has gone and many songs he needs his "band" to chip in with lyrics and his voice can't do it anymore.1
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golfaddick said:Great as he is (and @jimmymelrose has me to thank for getting him into The Beatles/ Sir Paul) I think its time he stopped touring. His voice has gone and many songs he needs his "band" to chip in with lyrics and his voice can't do it anymore.
Behave, Sir Paul is a legend, and is headlining The Pyramid Stage Saturday at Glastonbury..he still has it..
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If you think he should stop touring, stop going to his tours.golfaddick said:Great as he is (and @jimmymelrose has me to thank for getting him into The Beatles/ Sir Paul) I think its time he stopped touring. His voice has gone and many songs he needs his "band" to chip in with lyrics and his voice can't do it anymore.
But if he wants to carry on touring, he should. And if he keeps filling out tens-of-thousand-seat venues, then there's probably enough people who think he should too.3 - Sponsored links:
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It won't surprise anyone on here I'm a massive fan in fact I'd go as far to say he's the greatest living Englishman. Going through the 2nd book of his lyrics at the moment.7
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is that you Paul ? ..McCartney said:It won't surprise anyone on here I'm a massive fan in fact I'd go as far to say he's the greatest living Englishman. Going through the 2nd book of his lyrics at the moment.
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Happy Birthday Sir Paul.
The world would be a less sunnier place without your contributions.2 -
In my youth if someone told me Paul McCartney would be headlining a major festival (Glastonbury) when he was 80 I would have fallen over laughing! I don't think 80 is what it was....1
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There was me thinking you were named after the former Sunderland defender George McCartneyMcCartney said:It won't surprise anyone on here I'm a massive fan in fact I'd go as far to say he's the greatest living Englishman. Going through the 2nd book of his lyrics at the moment.
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Have been lucky to see him live a few times, a true great who was written and co-written some of the greatest ever tracks1
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👍Lincsaddick said:
is that you Paul ? ..McCartney said:It won't surprise anyone on here I'm a massive fan in fact I'd go as far to say he's the greatest living Englishman. Going through the 2nd book of his lyrics at the moment.1 -
Is that not only the case for the rich who can keep a better diet and lead a healthier lifestyle with greater ease? I strongly doubt that many 80 year olds could tour like Paul (who struggles anyhow as golfie says), or that other much compared but vastly 😉inferior lot.CafcWest said:In my youth if someone told me Paul McCartney would be headlining a major festival (Glastonbury) when he was 80 I would have fallen over laughing! I don't think 80 is what it was....0
