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Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
''Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)'' is a live unplugged performance by Paul McCartney, recorded and released in 1991. Following the vastness of his world tour recently captured on ''Tripping the Live Fantastic'', McCartney relished the opportunity to strip back his songs and appear on the acoustic-only show ''MTV Unplugged'', which had only been on air for over a year at that point. Consequently, McCartney was the first in a long line of artists to release an album of their performance on the show. Unlike other artists who appeared on the acclaimed show with acoustic instruments plugged into amplifiers (producing the sound heard), McCartney's instruments were 100 percent unplugged. Microphones were carefully placed close to guitars, pianos, etc. to pick up the sound (this can be seen on the album cover, where a large rectangular microphone is pictured in front of McCartney's acoustic guitar). Using the same line-up that had recently backed him (save for Blair Cunningham who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, and musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre–rock and roll pop to classical and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar and songwriting as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock and roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Things We Said Today
"Things We Said Today" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released in July 1964 as the B-side to the single " A Hard Day's Night" and on their album of the same name, except in North America, where it appeared on the album '' Something New''. The band recorded the song twice for BBC Radio and regularly performed an abbreviated version during their 1964 North American tour. McCartney wrote the song while holidaying in the Virgin Islands with his girlfriend, actress Jane Asher. The lyrics address the singer's love for a girl despite the distance between them. McCartney later described the song as exhibiting "future nostalgia", being "nostalgic about the moment we're living in now." The music is melodically complex, using chords more typical of classical music and jazz than pop music. Between verses, it changes between major and minor keys, while the lyrics shift between the first and third pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Vincent
Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rockabilly and rock and roll. His 1956 top ten hit with his backing band the Blue Caps, " Be-Bop-a-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. His chart career was brief, especially in his home country of the US, where he notched three top 40 hits in 1956 and '57, and never charted in the top 100 again. In the UK, he was a somewhat bigger star, racking up eight top 40 hits from 1956 to 1961. Vincent was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He is sometimes referred to by his somewhat unusual nickname/moniker the "Screaming End". Biography Early life Craddock was born February 11, 1935, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Mary Louise and Ezekiah Jackson Craddock. His musical influences included country, rhythm and blues, and gospel. His favorite composition was Beethoven's Egmont overtur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHOBA B CCCP
''CHOBA B CCCP'' (; also known as ''The Russian Album'') is the seventh solo studio album by Paul McCartney under his own name, originally released in October 1988 exclusively in the Soviet Union. The album consists entirely of live-in-studio recordings of covers, mainly of rock and roll oldies. With the addition of an extra track, it was released internationally in 1991. Background and recording Following the tepid reaction to his 1986 studio album ''Press to Play'', McCartney spent much of the first half of 1987 plotting his next album. In March he recorded an album's worth of songs with producer Phil Ramone, but those sessions only produced the single "Once Upon a Long Ago" backed with "Back on My Feet", released only in the United Kingdom that November.Perasi, Luca. ''Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969–2013'' (2013) p. 263. Following a series of jam sessions with various British musicians where they played some of his favourite songs from the 1950s, McCartney decided t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biker Like An Icon
"Biker Like an Icon" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1993 album ''Off the Ground''. It was released as 7" and CD singles. History Commenting this song, Paul McCartney stated that the line "Biker like an icon" came from a conversation about photo cameras with his wife Linda McCartney. The phrase "I like a Leica" became "I like a Nikon" and the lyrics were built around that line with a story of a girl loving a biker like an icon. The song reached number 62 in Germany. Music video The music video for the song first aired on MTV's ''First Look'' television show. The clip was repeated the following day. B-sides A live version of the song "Biker Like an Icon" is taken from ''Paul is Live'' album. The songs "Things We Said Today" and "Midnight Special" were recorded live at the ''MTV Unplugged'' in 1991 but not included on McCartney's ''Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)'' live album. Track listing ;7" single, CD single version 1 # "Biker Like an Icon" # "Things We Said Today ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's My Baby (Wings Song)
"She's My Baby" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released by Wings on their 1976 album ''Wings at the Speed of Sound''. It is a love song sung by Paul directed at Linda. Critical opinion of the song has ranged from a description as Paul McCartney's "sweetest, daftest love song" to a suggestion that it deserves an "honor for sheer awfulness." In 1998, after Linda's death, Paul McCartney rearranged the song for string quartet to be played at memorial concerts for his late wife. This version was included on the 1999 album '' Working Classical''. Lyrics and music "She's My Baby" is a love song inspired by Linda. Paul McCartney sings the lead vocal. In each of the verses, the song describes characteristics of the singer's "baby." Some of these have been criticized as being trite; for example, the woman is described as gravy to be mopped up by the singer: :''Like gravy, down to the last drop'' :''I keep mopping her up'' :''Oh yeah, she's my baby'' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of The Country
"Heart of the Country" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney from their album ''Ram'' released in 1971. Origins The song has simple acoustic tune with a heavy bass chorus, and an unusually mellow sound to the acoustic guitar that was achieved by tuning all of the strings a full step lower than standard pitch. The song is about a man searching for a farm in the middle of nowhere. The song reflects Paul's heading for the Scottish countryside to escape the headaches associated with the Beatles' break-up at the time. Composition The song is played in the key of D Minor at a tempo of 172. Personnel *Paul McCartney – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar *Linda McCartney – backing vocals *Hugh McCracken – guitar *Denny Seiwell – drums (with brushes) Reception In a contemporary review for ''Ram'', Jon Landau of ''Rolling Stone'' gave "Heart of the Country" a negative review, calling it the album's "lowest point", and the song that "most clearly indicates 'Ramsfailures". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreak Hotel
"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor. It was written by Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden, with credit being given also to Presley. A newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window inspired the song. Axton presented the song to Presley in November 1955 at a country music convention in Nashville. Presley agreed to record it, and did so on January 10, 1956, in a session with his band, The Blue Moon Boys, the guitarist Chet Atkins, and the pianist Floyd Cramer. "Heartbreak Hotel" comprises an eight-bar blues progression, with heavy Reverb#Creating reverberation effects, reverberation throughout the track, to imitate the character of Elvis Presley's Sun recordings, Presley's Sun recordings. The single topped the Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' Top 100 for seven weeks, ''Cashbox (magazine), Cashbox''s Pop single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cut Across Shorty
"Cut Across Shorty" is a song written by Marijohn Wilkin and Wayne P. Walker, originally released and made popular by Eddie Cochran. It was the b-side of his number 1 UK hit " Three Steps To Heaven" and the last song he ever recorded. Personnel * Eddie Cochran: vocal and rhythm guitar * Sonny Curtis: guitar * Conrad 'Guybo' Smith: electric bass * Jerry Allison: drums Johnny Hallyday version The song was covered in French by Johnny Hallyday. His version (titled "Cours plus vite Charlie") was released in 1968 and spent two weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart in France (from 9 to 20 November). In Wallonia (French Belgium) his single spent 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 9. Track listing 7" single Philips B 370 743 F (France, etc.) :A. "Cours plus vite Charlie" ("Cut Across Shorty") (2:22) :B. "J'ai peur je t'aime" (2:43) Charts Rod Stewart version "Cut Across Shorty" was also recorded by Rod Stewart for his 1970 album ''Gasoline Alley'', with Ronnie Wood playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figure Of Eight (song)
"Figure of Eight" is a song from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, ''Flowers in the Dirt''. After the completion of the album, McCartney recorded a new version for single release, using his newly formed touring band. The single version is unusual in running nearly two minutes longer than the album version, rather than following the typical radio edit pattern of shortening the track for single release. Despite this quirk, the single reached number 42 on the UK singles chart and number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Figure of Eight" was the opening song throughout McCartney's 1989–1990 world concert tour. A version recorded in Rotterdam on 10 November 1989 appeared on the live album from the tour, ''Tripping the Live Fantastic''. Music video The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan and shows footage from the concert at Hallenstadion, Zurich on October 29, 1989. Track listings This song was released as a 7" single, a 12" maxi-single, a cassingle, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Nature's Son
"Mother Nature's Son" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album ''The Beatles'' (also known as "the White Album"). The song was written primarily by Paul McCartney, and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was inspired by a lecture given by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi while the Beatles were in India. The same lecture inspired Lennon's song "Child of Nature", the tune of which he later re-used for "Jealous Guy". Although credited to the group, the song was performed by McCartney alone (with a brass arrangement by George Martin), while the other Beatles were working on other "White Album" songs. According to Paul McCartney he was inspired by Nat King Cole's song "Nature Boy" he heard growing up. He wrote the song in Liverpool when he visited his father. Recording McCartney recorded the song during the height of the tensions that marred the sessions for the White Album. On 9 August 1968, he recorded 25 takes singing and playing acoustic guitar simultan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
