Paul McCartney: Inside the Songs

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10. You Tell Me

Paul looks back in wonder in the song You Tell Me, a song about memory and experience from the 2007 album Memory Almost Full. In this podcast series Paul McCartney talks

Oct 25 2021
5 min

9. Pretty Boys

Paul explores the inspiration behind Pretty Boys, a song from his most recent album McCartney III. In this podcast series Paul McCartney talks about his life and song-wr

Oct 25 2021
4 min

8. Here Today

After the murder of John Lennon in 1980, Paul remembers the loss he felt and how he reconnected with his friend in the song Here Today. In this podcast series Paul McCar

Oct 25 2021
4 min

7. Too Many People

Paul recalls how his friendship with John Lennon turned fractious after The Beatles split. He addressed the issue on the song Too Many People, recorded for his 1971 album

Oct 25 2021
6 min

6. Junk

Paul discusses Junk, a song he originally wrote for The Beatles in 1968, but which was first released on his debut solo album McCartney in 1970. In this podcast series P

Oct 25 2021
4 min

5. Penny Lane

The sights and sounds of Liverpool are evoked as Paul remembers the 1967 Beatles single Penny Lane. In this podcast series Paul McCartney talks about his life and song-w

Oct 25 2021
4 min

4. Got to Get You into My Life

Paul offers candid insight to the creation of Got to Get You into My Life, a track from The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver, which he describes as ‘my ode to pot'. In this

Oct 25 2021
6 min

3. Eleanor Rigby

Paul reveals the musical and lyrical inspirations behind his 1966 song Eleanor Rigby, a study of loneliness. In this podcast series Paul McCartney talks about his life a

Oct 25 2021
6 min

2. Yesterday

Paul remembers how in 1965, at the age of 22, he wrote Yesterday - now regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time. In this podcast series Paul McCartney talks abo

Oct 25 2021
8 min

1. All My Loving

Paul McCartney reveals how he wrote All My Loving, the song which helped take The Beatles from ’the next big thing’ to global superstars in 1963. In this podcast series

Oct 25 2021
9 min

Introducing Paul McCartney: Inside the Songs

Paul McCartney talks about his life and song-writing through the prism of 10 key lyrics, including The Beatles’ classics All My Loving, Eleanor Rigby and Penny Lane. Read

Oct 18 2021
3 min

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I have heard so many interviews with Paul and he has several set stories. It is nice to hear him go off-script in these short interviews. His narrative around Too Many People is honest and to a certain extent it corrects some of the deification of John.

Unlposaune · Nov 2021

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