Paul McCartney has always been there. I was born in the mid-1960s, so I missed his initial rise to stardom as part of The Beatles. Even though The Beatles broke up, being a toddler at the time, I had no clue; they were still talked about, but they were momentarily fading from view. The first recollection Paul McCartney was hearing "Live and Let Die," which came to find out was part of a James Bond movie(another childhood discovery) of the same name. What was this group "Wings"? I'm sure I had heard other songs by him on the radio, but this was the first song I latched onto. I still have my 45 single. I even remember a TV special show, Paul and Wings singing it complete with an exploding piano. I was hooked. When I finally got to see him play this song at Fenway Park in Boston in 2022, I felt like I had completed a journey.
The Lyrics by Paul McCartney takes a personal, in-depth look at over 160 songs written by with the help of Paul Muldoon as editor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet. The songs are from 1956 to the current day and cover his career from The Beatles, Wings, and his solo work. I've also heard the 83-year-old Paul McCartney may be coming out with a new album; who knows, maybe this book will need another update.
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