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I’ll have to watch this documentary sometime. Below are a couple of videos in which Mary McCartney discusses the work of her late mother, Linda McCartney. Linda McCartney’s photos of Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and of course, her husband Paul (and their family) are among some of my favorites. Her photos of Janis Joplin are particularly interesting.

Below is an older article I came across discussing the rerelease of McCartney and McCartney II, Paul McCartney’s first solo albums last year. Ram was rereleased earlier this year. Ram is the only album credited to Paul and Linda McCartney. Originally released in 1971, it is the last album recorded by Paul McCartney before the creation of Wings.

McCartney’s reissues cover full spectrum of emotion – USATODAY.com

Wings, 1975. L-R: Joe English, Denny Laine, Linda McCartney, Jimmy McCulloch, and Paul McCartney. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Photos By Linda McCartney (undisputedlegal.wordpress.com)
Happy 70th birthday, Paul McCartney (latimesblogs.latimes.com)
Sir Paul McCartney writing music for Bungie (joystiq.com)
Would You Cut Off a Springsteen and McCartney Duet? (theatlanticwire.com)

Janis Joplin, Taken By Linda McCartney

Y is for Yesterday

Apr30

Y is for Yesterday. Written almost exclusively by Paul McCartney in 1964/1965, “Yesterday” has a story and a life all its own. Originally recorded for the 1965 album Help!, “Yesterday” wasn’t released as a single in the UK until 1976. The Beatles agreed that it didn’t really fit the rest of their catalog at the time or their image. It was released as a single in the US in 1965 paired with “Act Naturally,” topping the charts for four weeks and selling over a million copies within five weeks.

Today “Yesterday” is widely acknowledged to be the most recorded popular song of the 20^th century with over 2,000 cover versions produced. In recent decades it topped several lists of best popular songs of the 20^th century and all time put out by the likes of MTV, Rolling Stone, and the BBC. “Yesterday” will be with us for a very long time.

Among Beatles’ fans the story of the song’s inception is legendary. Paul McCartney supposedly dreamed the entire melody – and couldn’t get it out of his mind. He went around asking people in the music industry about the song, thinking it was an older song stuck in his subconscious. After realizing it was an original, he claimed he wrote it in his sleep. It was only then that he began to work on the lyrics. And yes, it is true that the original working lyrics were:

“Scrambled Eggs/Oh, my baby how I love your legs.”

U is for Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
B is for Beatleology (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
J is for John Lennon (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
M is for McCartney, The Album (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
Paul McCartney, The Fresh Air Interview (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
T is for Taxman (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
P is for Penny Lane (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
F is for Fab Four/For No One (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
L is for La, La, La Lovely Linda (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell Married in London (celebritynetworth.com)

Paul McCartney, The Fresh Air Interview

Mar30

Paul McCartney live in Barton, England on June 13, 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Paul McCartney Blows ‘Kisses’ To His Father’s Era : NPR

Fresh Air’s Terry Gross latest interview with Sir Paul McCartney aired on NPR yesterday. I normally catch at least the end of the show on my way home from work. Well yesterday, and today, I happened to be home. Fortunately you can listen to the entire interview by following the link above. If you are interested in Paul McCartney’s music at all, with or without the Beatles, you will want to check it out. Those who have followed Ramblings of a Misguided Blonde for any length of time know just how much I love the music of the Beatles and Paul McCartney. I doubt he’ll ever get out of the music business.

Beatles star headlines Teenage Cancer Trust gig (itv.com)
My Valentine ~ By Paul McCartney (russelllindsey1980.wordpress.com)
Paul McCartney To Release Box Set For ‘Ram’ (wcbsfm.radio.com)
Paul McCartney rearranges world tour for cancer charity London gig (digitalspy.co.uk)
Paul McCartney: The Beatles Considered Reuniting (rollingstone.com)

My Valentine ~ By Paul McCartney

Feb26

Cover Story Excerpt: Paul McCartney | Music News | Rolling Stone

I can’t believe I’m actually linking to Rolling Stone, but, uh, yeah. I am. The article, in its entirety, was great. If there is anyone out there who will continue to tour, play, innovate, write, etc. until they are 100 years old, it will be Paul McCartney. I’m so glad to hear that his recent jazz/standards album is a one-off. I heard it is great. The Single “My Valentine” is beautiful, even if not exactly what I normally listen to at all. Considering it comes off an album of standards, I had no idea Paul McCartney wrote it. Supposedly he wrote it for his new wife, Nancy Shevell.