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1 December 2009
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meanmistermustard said
I love the “More than an a-side, less than a c-side. My little b-side, b-side to seaside” section of ‘B-Side To Seaside’.
I’d really love to imagine that at one point before release, Paul had occasion to announce that “…we have to decide if “Seaside” is a B-side, or an A-side.”
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7.54pm
7 November 2022
Offline On another thread, @kelicopter wrote about “Love Is Strange” —
Love Linda’s vocals – “a-yeah yeahhh!”
There are many other examples, many other songs, where Linda’s contribution is not just passable, but a positive asset — pretty much any song you could pick from among the first 5 McCartney albums (“Wings” or not). I’d go so far as to say Linda should win a posthumous “Underrated Backup Singer of All Time” award.
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^^I 100% agree. A while back I was making yet another attempt to work my way through Paul’s discography, and I realized when I got to Flaming Pie and heard “Great Day” just how much I had missed Linda’s vocals on Paul’s post-Wings stuff. Paul’s such a technically proficient singer that he has the Technically Good Singing nailed down, so it’s very appealing to have his voice balanced out by Linda’s imperfect-yet-supremely-charming vocals. They blend oddly well.
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7.54pm
7 November 2022
Offline One of my favorite blends —
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4 September 2019
Offline I like Wide Prairie, it’s an interesting and pleasant enough little group of songs, and a nice tribute.
As for Linda’s vocals, I couldn’t care less if she’s not a great technical singer. Rock and roll is largely a music of the people, and normal people can express their emotions through it, they don’t have to necessarily be the most talented person in the room. I think Linda’s voice is a nice instrument, most especially for harmonizing with Paul. Their blended voices give a unique sound that is pleasing to the ear and a nice trademark for them and for Wings. She shines in that role more than as a lead singer, but so what? If she wants to get up and sing one once in awhile, I have no problem with that.
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26 January 2017
Offline I think Linda is an interesting songwriting figure. Her specific contributions as a songwriter aren’t very well documented and the reason for her being credited has as much to do with the publishing rights as it does the creation of the song.
Paul on the other hand, throughout his entire career has showcased his ability as a singer songwriter of the highest order. His song catalogue is immense and spans (50s-20s) 70 year, filled with words and music credited entirely to him. On top of that many of his most famous songs are often performed solo, just playing guitar or piano and singing. A complete individual effort, comparable to very few, Dylan, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and several other all time great singer songwriters.
He has had many songwriter partners for various collaborations, but his only enduring songwriting partnerships John Lennon and Linda. As a result her songwriting catalogue is really impressive, even if it is mostly attributed to Paul. Either way, I think being a part of that many great songs in ways large or small is pretty cool, and the contributions we know that she did make I enjoy.
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