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Hi Nicola. You can find reviews of the Orange album that include a listing of who sings lead and harmonies on each track. I have included a link to my review below.
And yes Lisa, I am so looking forward to seeing what you have done with your video version of the Duo Session, along with those for “The Kids Are Alright” and “Both Sides Now”.
There are many reviews. You will find mine on page 6.
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Well done JP. My copy has still to arrive, but that hasn’t stopped me listening via the jukebox and Bluetooth when riding my motor bike or push bike. My cat will also be excited with anticipation at what’s in my latest parcel when it arrives. The last one contained surprises for him. This one is for me!
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I remember the photo well Darryl. Hopefully these two rascals had so much fun they’ll return for a follow up photo opportunity one day. And hopefully they might try busking again, just for old time’s sake. I’d make a special effort to be there.
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Welcome to the best club in the world Patrick. You’re in good company here.
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LOL! Well done David. You do have a very creative mind. I’ll have to remember your formula next time I need to transmit my signature over the net securely.
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Welcome to the best club on the planet Tom. I have many MLT favourites and many of them are originals. It was initially their ’Bus Stop’ and ’You’re Going to Lose That Girl’ cover videos that got me hooked.
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Thank you Rudolf. Your response is much appreciated.
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Well said Lisa, but pretty well what I would have expected from you, so no surprises. Intent is the imporant factor, consequently I may use the term ‘guys’ more often in future, when appropriate, as it is gender neutral and more generic than other terms.
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Yes, I’ve seen it before too. What a beautiful, humble man Sir Paul is.
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Well done Jacki!
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So nice to know Lisa and just one of the many gems that have been popping up from this show that I look forward to watching in full one day.
And yes David, “Please Mr. Postman”, a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, and Robert Bateman, was first recorded by the Marvelettes and was notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. The Beatles version appeared on their second UK album, “With The Beatles”, released in late 1963.
For me, the Beatles version has always been the best, and I’m not sure if it’s just because I heard their version first. There would not be many songs the Beatles have covered that I think others have covered better.
I can’t even imagine anyone else doing justice to this Beatles version, with the possible exception of The MLT, just as they did with their live version of “You’re Going to Lose That Girl”. I can’t wait.
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And a good thing you gave up on the Coca Cola when you were young Jacki. That stuff will rot your guts, not to mention what all that sugar will do!
Maybe you should have tried Cherry Cola instead, as Ray Davies originally sang in the UK version. Or better still, that Cherry Root Bear of Jung’s looks interesting. We have a root beer here that I used to drink occasionally when I was younger.
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Interviewing your heroes can have its pitfalls, but Paul McCartney avoids them all
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/ By Leigh Sales
Posted 4 December 2017, updated 5 December 2017Interviewing Paul McCartney was a dream come true for Leigh Sales(Supplied: MPL Communications/MJ Kim)
ShareOne of the questions I’m most often asked is, “If you could interview anybody in the world, who would you pick?”
It’s a difficult question.
When somebody asks it, they imagine that it must be a thrill to meet somebody of whom you are a huge fan.
It is, of course, but it also comes with fear.
What if the person is horrible? What if it’s a bad experience?
What if every time you then hear one of their songs, or read one of their books or watch one of their films, it’s then a little bit soured by the fact you met them and they were mean or ill-mannered or egotistical?
This happened to me when I interviewed the American author Jonathan Franzen in 2010 about his book, Freedom.
I found him difficult from the first question.
Now every time I consider re-reading The Corrections, one of my favourite books, all I think about is how snippy Jonathan Franzen was.
What if McCartney is a Franzen?
Sorry, this video has expiredPaul McCartney rehearsing Day Tripper before his Perth concert
If the question is really, “Of whom are you the most massive fan?”, the answer is former Beatle, Paul McCartney.But do I want to interview him? His work means so much to me, do I really want to risk discovering that he’s a Franzen?
This week, I was forced to answer that question. My producer Callum rang me with a mind-blowing offer: McCartney will do his only television interview in Australia with you if you want to do it.
When the offer came, it turned out it really wasn’t a dilemma at all. It was a risk that simply had to be taken.
As if any journalist could say no to the offer of an interview with one of the most influential musicians of the past century.
I desperately hoped he would be a lovely person but I also said to myself, “He’s achieved so much musically, if he turns out to be awful, and that’s the price of being the genius that is Paul McCartney, that’s okay, I’m not going to let it affect how I feel about his music.”On the day of the interview, I arrived in Perth — the first stop on his Australian tour — five hours before we were scheduled to head to the stadium.
“You’ve got plenty of time to have some lunch and then lie down and have a rest,” I told myself.
I ate two bites of a sandwich before I couldn’t stomach another mouthful and then I spent the two hours before my make-up artist arrived pacing around my hotel room in nervous anticipation, periodically grinning like a lunatic and hugging myself with glee.
I’m going to meet Paul McCartney! I’m going to watch his rehearsal from backstage!
‘Why don’t you play it?’
Leigh Sales at Paul McCartney’s Magical Mystery Tour piano(ABC News)
As soon as we arrived at the stadium, we met his team (including his right-hand man Stu, who caused the entire ABC crew to audibly gasp when he mentioned that before McCartney, he had been with David Bowie).In a good sign, everyone we met was warm and friendly. Usually if a team is polite and accommodating, the person at the top is likely to be the same.
McCartney’s stage manager, Keith, showed me the collection of guitars with which McCartney tours. (“This is the one he played on the Ed Sullivan show; This is the one they used on Please Please Me”).
Then I met his piano technician, who was sitting at the replica Magical Mystery Tour piano (the original is in Sir Paul’s house, he told me, but this is the one they’ve used on tour for 30 years).
“Can I touch it?” I asked him.
“Sure,” he said.
I reached over and tentatively played a C chord.
“Remembering your old music lessons?” he asked.
“I can play a little bit,” I replied.
“Why don’t you play it?” he said, sliding off the piano stool and gesturing that I should take his place.
“No way,” I replied, “I can’t!”
“Yes, you can, have a play,” he said.
So I slid onto the stool and played the opening chords of For No One from the album Revolver.The piano technician smiled; I think because it was obvious then that I was truly a fan, not just somebody going through the motions for an interview.
I played about four bars before I lost it and couldn’t play another note correctly, my hands were shaking so hard. This is the piano Paul McCartney plays, I was thinking!
We then went around backstage and Sir Paul arrived to start rehearsals.
I stood in the wings watching as he and the band played Another Girl and then Day Tripper.
When the opening riff for Day Tripper started, I looked at my producer, Callum, and said, “Oh my god,” with tears in my eyes.
It was absolutely thrilling to stand in the wings and watch Paul McCartney practise that.
‘Oh, luv, give us a kiss’
Paul McCartney hugs Leigh Sales at the end of the interview(ABC News)
The band finished rehearsing and as I chatted to the crew, I turned around and Sir Paul was about a metre away, walking towards us.He came and introduced himself and shook everybody’s hand.
For almost 60 years, he’s had starstruck people standing in front of him, so he’s very adept at putting everyone at ease and being warm and charming.
We went on stage and did our interview together.
He was delightful and interesting. He has lovely kind eyes and a gentle way of speaking. I was so happy to see that I was going to walk away with my admiration of him enhanced.
“Sir Paul,” I said at the end of the interview.
“I’ve been very fortunate in my career that I’ve had the chance to interview world leaders, like Aung San Syu Kii and the Dalai Lama, every celebrity you can think of, Elton John, Patti Smith, but I’ve never interviewed somebody of whom I’m a bigger fan than you.
“Thank you for all those songs and thank you so much for making time to let us come and talk to you.”
“Oh, luv, give us a kiss, come on” he replied and he kissed me on the cheek and gave me a hug.Every time I listen to a Beatles song now, I’ll remember the incredible experience of getting to meet Sir Paul in person and what a beautiful soul he was.
It was one of the greatest experiences of my life.
