The Beatles Bible - Topic: Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 mr. Sun king coming together on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34677 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34677 I didn't realize that I was being rude in stating an opinion. I certainly didn't mean to offend, but I don't apologize for my opinion, but for the fact I offended you when I certainly didn't mean to. I love this album, and certainly agree with you on Dress Me Up As A Robber, my favorite track. But, and this applies to all non - spam posters, I never mean to offend because of difference of opinion. NEVER.

]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 21:13:24 +0100 paulsbass on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34662 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34662

Look, I accept paulsbass that you like the song a lot, but to brush me off in one word was mean. Although I shouldn't have used hate. I certainly isn't bad, just not particularly good.

 

You know, I'm going to try not patronizing you, though it's really hard.

This is not the first time you acted extremely rude in one of your postings, like in this one, claiming you "absolutely hate" a song which indeed I like very much, and so does Paul, and it's as I said a very personal, intimate, loving, quiet song, so I still can't understand how anyone ...]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 12:33:34 +0100 mr. Sun king coming together on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34654 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34654 Look, I accept paulsbass that you like the song a lot, but to brush me off in one word was mean. Although I shouldn't have used hate. I certainly isn't bad, just not particularly good.

]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 10:43:04 +0100 kedame on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34646 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34646 paulsbass said:

mr. Sun king coming together said:

He doesn't sing it very well. Martin's arrangment is quite beautiful but it doesn't save the song.

Whatever.

Agreed, paulsbass. His singing is superb on this track. I can't listen to it much, though, because it is so sad. I would say this is one of the only pure autobiographical songs Paul has ever written, and for that alone, it deserves a high rating. I'm sure some of his other songs are autobiographical in some ways, but this is one of the only ones that is so obvious about it.

]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 06:36:18 +0100 paulsbass on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34645 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34645 mr. Sun king coming together said:

He doesn't sing it very well. Martin's arrangment is quite beautiful but it doesn't save the song.

Whatever.

]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 05:42:46 +0100 mithveaen on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34608 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34608 I think Here today is a nice song, but I prefer the live version. I dunno why, but some songs (this one and Calico Skies) I prefer the live versions.

]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 00:23:27 +0100 mr. Sun king coming together on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34605 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34605 He doesn't sing it very well. Martin's arrangment is quite beautiful but it doesn't save the song.

]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 22:29:29 +0100 paulsbass on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34604 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34604 Inner Light said:

mr. Sun king coming together said:

Actually, and I love The album, but I absolutely hate Here Today.

I agree with you on this song. I feel that he sings it with very little emotion. I am not moved to tears after hearing it. 

I did like the Citi Field Live version where his voice cracks due to him get very emotional. He needs to do that more often.

Funny, for me the live cracking has more to do with age... And he DOES that more often nowadays...

Anyway, the album version is beautiful, and he sings it with a lot ...]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 22:24:12 +0100 Inner Light on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34603 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34603 mr. Sun king coming together said:

Actually, and I love The album, but I absolutely hate Here Today.

I agree with you on this song. I feel that he sings it with very little emotion. I am not moved to tears after hearing it. 

I did like the Citi Field Live version where his voice cracks due to him get very emotional. He needs to do that more often.

]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 22:02:19 +0100 mr. Sun king coming together on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34599 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34599 Actually, and I love The album, but I absolutely hate Here Today.

]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 21:20:07 +0100 paulsbass on Tug of war http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34597 Paul McCartney http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/paul-mccartney/tug-of-war/#p34597 Here's another review of another classic Macca album, "Tug of war" (1982), considered to be one of his best and critically as well as comercially most successful albums.

After his home-made solo album "McCartney II" Paul returns to grand production standards he hadn't reached since the Beatles, thanks to producer George Martin (who also wisely talked him out of making it a double album; the obviously weaker songs can be found on the following album "Pipes of peace").

But still the album doesn't sound too "slick", it has lot's of Soul and R'n B influences (stronger than on any other Macca album), ...]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 21:12:50 +0100