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Rating: After twenty years of continuously producing splendid songs and albums both with the Beatles and with Wings, full of interesting ideas, 1983 sees McCartney releasing a decidedly mediocre work, lacking the engaging and passionate atmospheres of his previous works. In reality, the album is nothing more than a record completed with tracks discarded from "Tug Of War," those composed for the occasion are mostly tired exercises or squalid duets, like "Say Say Say" with Jackson or the insipid "The Man." The only savior is "Pipes Of Peace", an excellent ballad characterized by a piano musical base supported in its progression by the Moog's cues, the melody then flows into a little march where the chorus joins for the refrain, a splendid song, but part of a disastrous work, the video is memorable.
"Keep Under Cover" is a leftover from the last sessions with Wings, chaotic and predictable, but pleasant. "So Bad," sung in falsetto by Paul with Ringo on drums and Eric Stewart on guitar, is simply bad, with an infantile lyric, light-years away from McCartney's best. The rest is routine, a reprise of "Tug Of War" in "Tug Of Peace," another Wings leftover, "Average Person," a dynamic track, the last appearance of Denny Laine in McCartney's life, their relationship ends very badly due to the musician's companion, by chance Japanese, who is poorly tolerated by the McCartneys, and who will push Laine to tell Paul and Linda's private life to "The Sun." The 1993 edition adds "We All Stand Together," from the animated film "Rupert The Bear," part of a much broader work aborted by Paul, recoverable only on Bootleg. What can I say, listened to today, it clearly appears as the lesser work of his catalog, and to think that Paul should have released the long-awaited "Cold Cuts" instead, a much more interesting collection of unreleased tracks still awaiting release today.
Tracklist and Lyrics
05 Here Today (02:28)
And if I say,
I really knew you well what would your answer be?
If you were here today
Ooh- Ooh- Ooh, here to-day.
Well knowing you,
you'd probably laugh and say that we were world's apart.
If your were here today
Ooh- Ooh- Ooh, here to-day.
But as for me,
I still remember how it was before,
and I am holding back the tears no more
Ooh- Ooh Ooh, I love you, Ooh.
What about the time we met?
Well, I suppose that you could say that we were playing hard to get.
Didn't understand a thing,
but we could always sing.
What about the night we cried,
beacuse there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside?
Never understood a word,
but you were alwas there - with a smile.
And if I say,
I really loved you and was glad you came along.
and you were here today.
Ooh- Ooh- Ooh, for you were in my song.
Ooh- Ooh- Ooh, here to-day.
08 Wanderlust (03:49)
Light out wanderlust
Head us out to sea
Captain says, there'll be a bust
This one's not for me
Take us from the dark
Out where we can see
Captain's out to make his mark
This one's not for me
Light out wanderlust
Help us to be free
Light out wanderlust
Do it just for ne
Wanderlust
Oh, where did I go wrong, my love?
What petty grime was I found guilty of?
What better time to find a brand new day?
Oh, wanderlust way
Light out wanderlust
Help us to be free
Light out wanderlust
Do it just for ne
Wanderlust
Captain's out to make his mark
This one's not for me
Light out wanderlust
Head us out to sea
Captain says, there'll be a bust
This one's not for me
Oh, where did I go wrong, my love?
What petty grime was I found guilty of?
What better time to find a brand new day?
Oh, wanderlust way
Dropping a line
Maybe this time
It's wanderlust for me
11 Dress Me Up as a Robber (02:42)
Well You Can Dress Me Up As A Robber
But I Won't Be In Disguise
Only Love Is A Robber
And He Lives Within Your Eyes
Ooh, Ooh Eee Ooh
You Can Dress Me Up As A Sailor
But I'll Never Run To Sea
As Long As Your Love Is Available To Me
What Do I Do With A Sea Of Blue?
Ooh, Eee Ooh
Dressing Me Up
It Doesn't Make A Difference
What You Want To Do
Whichever Way You Look At It
I'm Still In Love With You
If We Go On Forever
I May Never Make A Change
Dressing Me Up
And If I Don't Convince You
You Needn't Look Too Far
To See That I'm Not Lying
'Cos I Love You The Way You Are
And What's The Point Of Changing
When I'm Happy As I Am?
Well You Can Dress Me Up As A Soldier
But I Wouldn't Know What For
I Was The One That Told You He Loved You
Don't Wanna Go To Another War
No, No, No
13 Pipes of Peace (03:50)
Pipes of peace
I light a candle to our love
In love our problems disappear
But all in all we soon discover
That one and one is all we long to hear
All around the world
Little children being born to the world
Got to give them all we can 'til the war is won
Then will the work be done
Help them to learn
Songs of joy instead of burn, baby burn
Let us show them how to play the pipes of peace
Play the pipes of peace
Help me to learn
Songs of joy instead of burn, baby burn
Won't you show me how to play the pipes of peace
Play the pipes of peace
What do you say?
Will the human race be run in a day
Or will someone save this planet we're playing on?
Is it the only one?
What are we going to do?
Help them to see
That the people here are like you and me
Let us show them how to play the pipes of peace
Play the pipes of peace
I light a candle to our love
In love our problems disappear
But all in all we soon discover
That one and one is all we long to hear
16 Keep Under Cover (03:05)
Love, I'm Going To Pick You Up In The Morning
Love, I'm Going To Take You Out On A Journey
I Don't Know Where I'm Going To
But I Know What I've Been Going Through
Without You By My Side
What Good Is Butter If You Haven't Got Bread?
What Good Is Art When It Hurts Your Head?
Might As Well Be In Bed
Keep Under Cover 'Til The Battle Has Ceased
Keep Out Of Trouble 'Til The Prisoners Are Released
What Good's A Puzzle When You Haven't A Clue?
What Good Is Me When I'm Not With You?
Might As Well Stay In Bed
Keep Under Cover 'Til The Clouds Desappear
Keep Out Of Trouble 'Til The Weather Is Bright And Clear
Love, I'm Going To Pick You Up
I'm Going To Take You Out
I Don't Know What I'm Going To Do
But I Know What I've Been Going Through
Without You By My Side
Without You By My Side
What Good Is Tennis When There Isn't A Ball?
What Good's A Curtain Without A Call?
Might As Well Be In Bed
Keep Under Cover 'Til The Battle Has Ceased
Keep Out Of Trouble 'Til The Prisoners Are Released
Love, I'm Going To Pick You Up
I'm Going To Take You Out
I Don't Know What I'm Going To Do
But I Know What I've Been Going Through
Without You By My Side
Without You By My Side
Keep Under Cover
17 So Bad (03:20)
There Is A Pain, Inside My Heart
You Mean So Much To Me
Girl, I Love You, Girl, I Love You So Bad
And If You Leave, My Pain Will Go
But That's No Good To Me
Girl, I Love You, Yes, I Love You So Bad
Well It Feels So Good, Sometimes It Feels So Bad
This Is Worse Than Anything I've Ever Had
There Was A Pain, But Now You're Here
And I Don't Fear A Thing
Girl, I Love You, Yes, I Love You So Bad
And She Said, Boy, I Love You
Boy, I Love You So Bad
- Solo -
Girl, I Love You
Girl, I Love You So Bad
Well It Feels So Good, Sometimes It Feels So Bad
This Is Worse Than Anything I've Ever Had
There Was A Pain, But Now You're Near
And I Don't Fear A Thing
Girl, I Love You
Girl, I Love You So Bad
And She Said
Boy, I Love You
Boy, I Love You So Bad
Girl, I Love You
Girl, I Love You
20 Average Person (04:33)
Look At The Average Person
Speak To The Man In The Street
Can You Imagine The First One You'd Meet?
Well, I'm Talking To A Former Engine Driver
Trying To Find Out What He Used To Do
Tells Me That He Always Kept His Engine
Spit And Polished Up As Good As New
But He Said His Only Great Ambition
Was To Work With Lions In A Zoo
Oh To Work With Lions In A Zoo
Yes Dear, You Heard Right
Told Me His Ambition Was To Work With Lions Every Night
Look At The Average Person
Speak To The Man On The Beat
Can You Imagine The First One You'd Meet?
Well, I Met A Woman Working As A Waitress
I Asked Exactly What It Was She Did
Said She Worked The Summer Crowd At Seasides
Winter Time She Ran Away And Hid
Once She Had A Hollywood Audition
But The Part Was Given To A Kid
Yes,The Part Was Given To A Kid
Yes Sir, You Heard It Right
Hollywood Ambition Made A Starlet Grown Up Overnight
Well I Bumped Into A Man Who'd Been A Boxer
Asked Him What Had Been His Greatest Night
He Looked Into The Corners Of His Memory
Searching For A Picture Of The Fight
But He Said He Always Had A Feeling
That He Lacked A Little Extra Height
(Could Have Used A Little Extra Height)
Yes Mate, You Heard Right
He Always Had A Feeling That He Might Have Lacked A Little Height
Look At The Average Person
Speak To The Man In The Queue
Can You Imagine The First One Is You?
Look At The Average Person.
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