A Certain Softness | Fab Forum | The Beatles Bible

‘A Certain Softness’ is the eighth song on Paul McCartney’s 13th solo album Chaos And Creation In The Backyard. See more…

‘A Certain Softness’ is just a straightforward love song, to me. I like things like Brazilian music, I like that sort of rhythmic, Latiny kind of thing. I think it’s sexy, very romantic, and I was actually on a holiday, where I do a lot of writing because it’s where I’ve got a lot of time. Here’s me, I go on holiday to work! I don’t think of it as work, it’s more, I just enjoy just sitting around. And I was in Greece, actually, on a boat trip, and this sort of Latiny moment came upon me. I just found some nice chords and this idea of a certain softness in her eyes and a certain sadness haunts me.