The Beatles Bible - Topic: Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

mithveaen on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:17:42 +0000

mr. Sun king coming together said:

Check Out this SNL Outtake

http://www.paulmccartney.com/n.....06/2010-12

It was so-so until Paul was on. I jumped in my chair and said "Yay!" like a girl when I saw him. *drops head on her desk* God. I'm worse than a Robert Pattinson fan.

The mini harmonica is fun!!! Thank you!!

mr. Sun king coming together on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:49:27 +0000

Check Out this SNL Outtake

http://www.paulmccartney.com/n.....06/2010-12

Paulrus on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:50:44 +0000

On behalf of Von Bontee

Von Bontee on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:53:53 +0000

mr. Sun king coming together said:

Sanity of The Highest Level. Congrats Von, You are getting an apple

Thank you Evan!

I'd return the favour, but you know what happens when I try to post smileys...

mr. Sun king coming together on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:47:07 +0000

Canadian version as well

mithveaen on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:34:01 +0000

Joe said:

The YouTube description says this is taken from the Good Evening NYC DVD, but my copy has this song intercut with footage of The Beatles playing it at Shea. What was the US edition like? Did it have The Beatles on it too?

Yep. (The Mexican version is the American as well)

robert on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:22:41 +0000

Does Paul still sound good on the I'm Down video - for sure. Can you hear his voice has aged? For sure.

It is actually a bit easier to do the rockers than the ballads - because as long as you can push your voice - and his voice is still strong - just aged - as long as you can push you'll get a lot of air moving. A rocking tune requires a different tone - raspy is good then and you're pushing the upper parts of your vocal chords and throat.

In a ballad it's all tone, tone, tone. That's ...

Joe on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:46:21 +0000

He still sounds good though. And he sings it in the original key.

The YouTube description says this is taken from the Good Evening NYC DVD, but my copy has this song intercut with footage of The Beatles playing it at Shea. What was the US edition like? Did it have The Beatles on it too?

mr. Sun king coming together on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:00:48 +0000

It May Be depressing but I Think He was able to write his solo songs to match that, but he doesn't have that luxury if he plays I'm Down

Zig on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:24:25 +0000

skye said:

Zig said:

My point was that any small setting such as the ones you mentioned exposes that fact even more. I'd be willing to bet my house that if you saw him in 1990 on TV or any other "close" setting, he would have sounded far worse than he did when you saw him live in DC. That goes for just about anybody, no?

But why? Is it the lack of crowd noise to cover it up? A failure to adapt to a smaller stage's acoustics? Gremlins? I can accept that he's old (sigh) and ...

skye on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:24:49 +0000

MeanMrs.Mustard said:

mithveaen said:

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(So do I!)

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Zig said:

My point was that any small setting such as the ones you mentioned exposes that fact even more. I'd be willing to bet my house that if you saw him in 1990 on TV or any other "close" setting, he would have sounded far worse than he did when you saw him live in DC. That goes for just about anybody, no?

But why? Is it the lack of crowd noise to cover it up? A failure to adapt to a smaller stage's acoustics? Gremlins? ...

mr. Sun king coming together on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:49:09 +0000

Von Bontee said:

Yeah, I wouldn't have any ill will for anyone who thinks his voice is in decline OR anyone who thinks he's as great as ever. If you still like the way he sings, more power to you! And if you're disheartened by the deterioration, just accept that it's natural and unavoidable. And think of how great he's been in the past.

Sanity of The Highest Level. Congrats Von, You are getting an apple

Von Bontee on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:49:13 +0000

Yeah, I wouldn't have any ill will for anyone who thinks his voice is in decline OR anyone who thinks he's as great as ever. If you still like the way he sings, more power to you! And if you're disheartened by the deterioration, just accept that it's natural and unavoidable. And think of how great he's been in the past.

robert on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:54:26 +0000

Joe said:

When Paul had trouble recording the lead vocals for Oh! Darling in 1969 he said something to the effect of "When I was younger I could do this in no time at all." *That*'s when the decline began, then.

good point, Joe. And if that's decline, I'll take it.

MeanMrsMustard on Paul on Saturday Night Live on Dec 11th.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:00:21 +0000

mithveaen said:

(Skye : I love your signature!!)

(So do I!)