Paul McCartney
Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey
Ram
(1971)

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Highlowsel
Apr 26, 2013 - 14:03
renostve999 wrote:
I bought this album when it first came out in '72. (yep, I am THAT old )

Even back then, at the tender age of 16, I thought this song was tripe!

Just to be perfectly clear, I still think it's shallow. But I sure do like it, too. My life is full of contradictions like that.


Renostve: "My life is full of contradictions like that."

Ha! And here I was thinking that's the very definition of life. Heh! And about the time you get it all figured out, and then resolve all the contradictions you.....die? As Kurt Vonnegut would say....so it goes.

Highlow
American Net'Zen


lemmoth
Apr 26, 2013 - 14:00
emiliano wrote:
I find this song too lame. I even think that Paul it´s out of tune at the beginning. Don´t like it at all sorry.


We're so sorry, Unlce Emiliano. It's a shame that you have to feel that way.


grant
Apr 26, 2013 - 13:59
Great memories of listening to this as a kid - loved it then and still do.


kaybee
Feb 22, 2013 - 16:25
While not a fan of McCartney and Wings, I've always liked this and the Band on the Run albums.


renostve999
Feb 22, 2013 - 15:53
I bought this album when it first came out in '72. (yep, I am THAT old {#Eek} )

Even back then, at the tender age of 16, I thought this song was tripe!

Just to be perfectly clear, I still think it's shallow. But I sure do like it, too. My life is full of contradictions like that.


lemmoth
Feb 22, 2013 - 15:38
shellbella wrote:
What is this song about??


What was Seinfeld about? Ziakut has it right re: the lyrics, but I still love it. I also love Bowie and many of his lyrics defy any sense of logic.


shellbella
Feb 22, 2013 - 15:36
What is this song about??


lemmoth
Feb 22, 2013 - 15:36
Wonderful song. Amongst my favorite McCartney tune. As a young'in when it came out I said, great Beatle tune, and assumed it was John with the "funny radio announcer" "kettles on the boil" voice. I soon learned the truth and was quite dismayed at the breakup of the greatest band ever.


ziakut
Jan 22, 2013 - 08:07
Interesting concept to me that any artist especially one as popular as PM is able to assemble lyrics which really seem to mean absolutely nothing in the context of a song...put some jangly disjointed musical arrangements around it and call it a song and even better...have an average score of 7. Wow! Just wow! As a sentimental memory...I like it. As a song...don't.


coachc
Jan 22, 2013 - 08:05
The novelty has worn off. I am officially old.


Baby_M
Jan 22, 2013 - 08:02
"We're so sorry, Uncle Albert."
— Paul McCartney

"Yeah, well, 'sorry' don't feed the bulldog."
— Uncle Albert


cohifi
Dec 21, 2012 - 23:53
Grayson wrote:
Only McCartney-post-Beatles song I ever liked.

bump


Zep
Dec 17, 2012 - 20:10
Definite earworm material.... fun, though, singing the gypsy part while running down the halls at school. Butter-pie?



Krispian
Nov 20, 2012 - 14:49
Wheeeeeee! This is getting me in the mood for his concert this Sunday! Can't wait!!!


emiliano
Oct 20, 2012 - 06:40
I find this song too lame. I even think that Paul it´s out of tune at the beginning. Don´t like it at all sorry.


justin4kick
Oct 20, 2012 - 06:31
orquidea wrote:
me encanta ... Hey to cross the sky...


Well it´s up to you what to sing but actually it is:
Hands across the water. Heads across the sky.


Grayson
Oct 20, 2012 - 06:29
Only McCartney-post-Beatles song I ever liked.


socalhol
Sep 18, 2012 - 17:53
Oh man — what a flashback! And I learned something new today — always thought this was a Beatles song. To me it sounds like something off of Yellow Submarine, or at least a B-side. I enjoy their goofy side — and as a kid liked watching the animated feature.


coding_to_music
Aug 18, 2012 - 06:02
Outstanding

Love the sonic qualities — they sure knew how to make recordings back-in-the-day...


gjr
May 15, 2012 - 13:53
Barry : Rob, top five musical crimes perpetuated by Stevie Wonder in the '80s and '90s. Go. Sub-question: is it in fact unfair to criticize a formerly great artist for his latter day sins, is it better to burn out or fade away?

Jack Black in "High Fidelity"
most of mccartney's solo stuff is as john lennon said "granny shit"


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