My (un)favorite beatle
The Strib had a nice graph to go with this in this morning's paper, but to my great disappointment, it's not on the web version. The chronology of McCartney's highs and lows is listed below. Notice that most of his "highs" seem to be correlated with a hearkening back to Beatles' greatness. I would find it a hard shadow to walk in, but he seems to have no problem...
1970
Releases "McCartney" two weeks before Beatles' "Let It Be" and announces Fab Four's breakup.
1974 Soars with new band Wings and their third LP, "Band on the Run."
1980
Clouds his clean image when he's jailed in Japan for pot possession.
1982 Finds imperfect harmony on "Ebony and Ivory" with Stevie Wonder.
1985
Made Live Aid better with "Hey Jude/Let It Be" finale.
1991
Aims too high with the classical "Liverpool Oratorio."
1996
Speaks up proudly for "Beatles Anthology," featuring two new/old Beatles tunes.
2001
Shackled by trite lyrics in 9/11 anthem "Freedom Song."
2002
Rekindles the magic on a Beatles-heavy tour.
2005: Opens Live 8 with today's Fab Four, U2, and a commanding "Sgt. Pepper."
Comments
They didn't include his 2004 Superbowl performance, which I like to call, "Ok, last year Janet whipped it out...who's the least offensive person we can have this year?"
Posted by: Jerry | October 22, 2005 04:49 AM
That is a curious omission, though I'm not sure how much currency playing the Super Bowl halftime show carries... Don't suppose you've managed to run into Sir McCartney over there on the other side of the pond???
Posted by: self | October 22, 2005 09:31 AM