September 10th, 2009
With all the Beatlemania going on at the moment–the videogame, the new release of all the Beatles albums both in mono and stereo–it can now be said with utter certainty that John and Paul were greater together than they were apart. How certain am I?
Galley friend A.F. once again points me to another post-Beatles link on YouTube. This would be Paul McCartney and (the first iteration of) Wings singing “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Yes, that would be Linda on the swing. Oh…dear…God.
But which is worse? That or John and Yoko singing “You Ain’t Nothing But a Hound Dog”? And really, sit and reflect on Yoko’s “vocals.” Go ahead try to defend that one. What can you say? “Oh, that Yoko Ono, no one can make dog sounds the way she does.”
David September 13, 2009 at 8:07 pm
I agree with you that they were never as good apart as they were together, but Paul (at least) wrote some pretty good stuff. In his defense, I submit to you the albums: Band on the Run, Ram, and Flaming Pie.