vonbontee said
MMM, what was the context (the what and the when) of that "Willie Weeks" comment? I'd seen it quoted before but never found out the occasion.

I found the quote below from a google search

"It's all a fantasy putting The Beatles back together again. If we ever do that it's because everyone is broke. I'd rather have Willie Weeks on bass rather than Paul McCartney. Paul is a fine bass player but he's a bit overpowering. I'd join a band with John Lennon any day, but I couldn't join a band with Paul McCartney."

but there was also ...]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:53:36 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/relationship-between-them/page-2/#p55466 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/relationship-between-them/page-2/#p55466

meanmistermustard said

George simply didnt want to have to put up with Pauls overbearing presence in anything musical - the whole 'i'd rather play with Willie Weeks" thing. There is some degree of doubt whether or not George asked Paul to be at the Bangladesh concert from what i can remember (tho someone might be able to provide something concrete).

Paul was asked to perform at the CFB (goodness, that came out meaning something other then Concert For Bangladesh to me) but he declined due to the legal issues and general hard feelings that existed at the time. False public hope ...]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2012 04:37:25 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/relationship-between-them/page-2/#p55465 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/relationship-between-them/page-2/#p55465 MMM, what was the context (the what and the when) of that "Willie Weeks" comment? I'd seen it quoted before but never found out the occasion.

All that materialised thru the Beatle years tho, in the beginning they were very good friends, Paul getting George to audition on top of the bus late one night for a place in The Quarrymen. The 3 of them, John, Paul and George ...]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:46:38 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/relationship-between-them/page-2/#p55436 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/relationship-between-them/page-2/#p55436

minime said
OT

Ohh I just love mr. StevieRiks , he's got a load of Beatles parodies on his youtube account. Personally, I think his Lennon impersonations are best. There is a a one in which John calls to Elvis and they have a nice little "chat"- it's absolutely hilarious. And I can't believe how close that man's voice is to John when he puts effort into it

I'm afraid he has something against Brian and Yoko, though 

His Brian Wilson/Paul McCartney phone conversation is also hilarious.

Anyway, to stay on topic, I was surprised to learn about Paul and George being best ...]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:27:32 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/relationship-between-them/page-2/#p55434 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/relationship-between-them/page-2/#p55434 OT

Ohh I just love mr. StevieRiks , he's got a load of Beatles parodies on his youtube account. Personally, I think his Lennon impersonations are best. There is a a one in which John calls to Elvis and they have a nice little "chat"- it's absolutely hilarious. And I can't believe how close that man's voice is to John when he puts effort into it

I'm afraid he has something against Brian and Yoko, though 

Zig said

vonbontee said
In retrospect, it's too bad George never asked Paul to work on any of George's solo work - he could've gotten sweet revenge by bossing Paul around and getting him to play exactly what GEORGE wanted him to play!

...or not to play. Whatever it is that would please George.

The problem with that theory (well played, Zig, well played) is that Paul would have smashed his bass over George's head before being told what to play.

Ben Ramon said

I thought this was very funny, particularly the little introductory theme Paul composes for himself at 0:08, very accurate parody of his voice and style.

Funny! I discovered this one by the same person, and I found myself cracking up watching it.

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There's also one where Paul makes tea. I'll post it if I get a chance.

vonbontee said
In retrospect, it's too bad George never asked Paul to work on any of George's solo work - he could've gotten sweet revenge by bossing Paul around and getting him to play exactly what GEORGE wanted him to play!

...or not to play. Whatever it is that would please George.

I thought this was very funny, particularly the little introductory theme Paul composes for himself at 0:08, very accurate parody of his voice and style.

meanmistermustard said

Ben Ramon said

Dipsy said
I've read/watched an interview in which John stated that he and Paul were never as close as they liked the public to believe: it only seemed to be good for the overall image of The Beatles if the two main songwriters appeared to be best friends.

If this comment was made any time between 1968 and 1973 then I don't believe a word of it. In the late '70s, when given a questionnaire by a fan which required John to write the first thing that popped into his head relating to a ...]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:52:20 +0100