E la musa gli voltò le spalle, stanca, desiderosa dopo vent'anni di un po' di meritato riposo, così Paul si trovò senza più ispirazione a realizzare il penoso "Give My Regards To Broad Street", banale e irritante celebrazione di una super star. E ci rimane solo la colonna sonora a ricordarci questo fallimento del Macca, che avrebbe fatto meglio a prendersi una vacanza e ricaricare le pile invece di presentarci il trittico orribile, "Pipes Of Peace", "Give My Regards..." e "Press To Play".
Meno male che arrivano i Beatles a salvare la reputazione del nostro Paul, che attinge a piene mani da "Revolver", "Good Day Sunshine", "Eleanor Rigby" che si rifà il trucco e si aggiunge una bella coda in stile classico di una Macca ispirato, "For No One", una delle più belle canzoni d'amore di Paul, ma poi rovina tutto con una versione disco di "Silly Love Songs" da far venir i brividi e un arrangiamento per "The Long And Winding Road" degno del peggior Spector. Ma meno male che ci sono "Yesterday" e "Wanderlust", miracolosamente recuperata per l'ultima volta da "Tug Of War", a sottolinerae l'incapacità di Paul di valorizzare il suo repertorio, ma poi arrivano l'odioso falsetto di "So Bad" e gli stanchi ultimi Wings di "No Values" e "Not Such A Bad Boy ", è solo rock'n'roll, il tutto vive un momento vivace e riuscito con "Ballroom Dancing", brano celebrazione delle sale da ballo, con l'amico John Paul Jones al basso e tanto di ottoni scoppiettanti e cori. E alla fine "Goodnight Princess" e "No More Lonely Nights", con la chitarra di David Gilmour che ci rimanda a momenti migliori, l'assolo che verrà, quando la musa tornerà da Paul.
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04 Here, There and Everywhere (01:43)
To lead a better life, I need my love to be here
Here,
making each day of the year
changing my life with a wave of her hand
nobody can deny that there's something there
There, running my hands through her hair.
Both of us thinking how good this could be.
Someone is speaking
But she doesn't know he's there.
I want her everywhere
and if she's beside me, I know I need never care
But to love her is to meet her everywhere
knowing that love is to share
each one believing that love never dies
watching her eyes and hoping I'm always there
I will be there, and everywhere
Here, there, and everywhere.
05 Wanderlust (04:07)
Light out wanderlust
Head us out to sea
Captain says, there'll be a bust
This one's not for me
Take us from the dark
Out where we can see
Captain's out to make his mark
This one's not for me
Light out wanderlust
Help us to be free
Light out wanderlust
Do it just for ne
Wanderlust
Oh, where did I go wrong, my love?
What petty grime was I found guilty of?
What better time to find a brand new day?
Oh, wanderlust way
Light out wanderlust
Help us to be free
Light out wanderlust
Do it just for ne
Wanderlust
Captain's out to make his mark
This one's not for me
Light out wanderlust
Head us out to sea
Captain says, there'll be a bust
This one's not for me
Oh, where did I go wrong, my love?
What petty grime was I found guilty of?
What better time to find a brand new day?
Oh, wanderlust way
Dropping a line
Maybe this time
It's wanderlust for me
09 So Bad (03:21)
There Is A Pain, Inside My Heart
You Mean So Much To Me
Girl, I Love You, Girl, I Love You So Bad
And If You Leave, My Pain Will Go
But That's No Good To Me
Girl, I Love You, Yes, I Love You So Bad
Well It Feels So Good, Sometimes It Feels So Bad
This Is Worse Than Anything I've Ever Had
There Was A Pain, But Now You're Here
And I Don't Fear A Thing
Girl, I Love You, Yes, I Love You So Bad
And She Said, Boy, I Love You
Boy, I Love You So Bad
- Solo -
Girl, I Love You
Girl, I Love You So Bad
Well It Feels So Good, Sometimes It Feels So Bad
This Is Worse Than Anything I've Ever Had
There Was A Pain, But Now You're Near
And I Don't Fear A Thing
Girl, I Love You
Girl, I Love You So Bad
And She Said
Boy, I Love You
Boy, I Love You So Bad
Girl, I Love You
Girl, I Love You
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