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Rating: They are knocking on the dressing room door... it's time to go. A deep breath of encouragement is always good, even though I've had many experiences like this. The truth is, things haven't gone well for me in recent years. I've written too many frivolities and very few successful pieces. Most likely, I've felt too sure of myself, too arrogant, and the critics have rightly chastised me. I must not do that anymore in the future. At least, I'll try. If I appeal to my memory, I realize that in the last five years, I've done few things of good quality. "Pipes of peace", but only the song, that half-release with Michael Jackson, "No more lonely nights", maybe "Spies like us", "We all stand together", and "Once upon a long ago". I've done too little, indeed. The aftermath of John's death is consuming me. I need to return to the people, to marry them again, perhaps riding the benevolent wave of "Flowers in the dirt" which is giving me some nice satisfactions, I must say.
It's time to go guys, let's conquer the arena, darn it! A swirling crescendo of a shout rises from my diaphragm, slowly. I feel the veins pulse in my wrists and neck. I need to rid myself of this unhealthy five years, I need to free myself... Let's free ourselves! Let's fly towards the cheering crowd! And our shout blends into the sky with all the possible love, merging with the voices of the people. Magnesium flames burn the stands and emotion usurps the throne from tension. Energy to the instruments and ready to electrify the audience! There is a need for magic tonight! This night cannot remain anonymous!
We refresh the air with some recent successes, starting with "Figure of eight", moving through "We got married", passing through "This one" and the crowd begins to sense that strange atmosphere that makes you feel at home, surrounded by the best friends ever. That big family that confides with your words, listens to your notes and never clashes with your ideas, sharing without a trace of jealousy the same love. That indestructible bond that requires no contracts, bonds, or compromises. That magic that envelops you with sweetness and lulls you with the same lightness as placid sea waves.
Explosions of sparkling lights, colorful scented clouds, voices in motion calling George, Ringo, and John! Let's make the ventricles of this wonderful audience float, diving into the most exciting of flashbacks and trying to create Shea Stadium atmospheres! "Birthday", "Things we said today", "Can't buy me love"... Hey! I want to hear the instruments in rehearsal and the murmur of Sgt. Pepper's, be mindful of Martin Luther King's great hope in the interlude of "The fool in the hill", no introduction for "Let it be", it must be a heart-stopping impromptu incursion! Dazzling special effects with the imposing explosions of fireworks and lasers for "Live and let die" and the Soviet Union flag with some floral retouches to the logo for "Back in the USSR". And then the ace up the sleeve to make this journey absolutely fantastic. Let's mislead the audience with a lively little circus tune, just long enough to realize I've played the wrong song and after the ritual apologies, we invade the field with "Hey Jude"! It'll be fantastic!
Thank heaven, it really was fantastic and the record set in Rio de Janeiro is a valid piece of evidence. Followed by a band worthy of respect Paul McCartney produces an album that can be counted among the best live of the century. Robbie McIntosh on guitars, Hamish Stuart on bass, Wix Wickens on keyboards, and Chris Whitten on drums. Guardian angel, the beloved Linda. The best McCartney live after "Wings over America".
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Figure of Eight (05:32)
(Well) You've Got Me Dancing In A Figure Of Eight,
Don't Know If I'm Coming Or Going, I'm Early Or Late.
Round And Round The Ring I Go,
I Want To Know, I Want To Know,
Why Can't We Travel A Continuous Line?
Make Love Reliable Covenant All The Time.
Up And Down The Hills I Go, I Got To Know, I Got To Know.
Is Is Better To Love Another
Than To Go Go For A Walk In The Dark?
Is It Better To Love Than To Give In To Hate?
Yeah We'd Better Take Good Care Of Each Other
Avoid Slipping Back Off The Straight And Narrow,
It's Better By Far Than Getting Stuck In A Figure Of Eight.
(Well) Figure It Out For Yourself Little Girl,
It Don't Go Nowhere At All,
It's Nothing More Than A Tape Loop In A Big Dance Hall.
You've Got Me Running ...
You've Got Me Running ...
04 Rough Ride (04:48)
I Needed Loving, Needed A Friend
I Needed Something, That Would Be There In The End.
On A Rough Ride To Heaven
Want To Get Inside, What Will I Do?
On A Rough Ride To Heaven,
I Want To Get Inside To Be With You.
I Knew You'd Help Me, I Knew You Could.
You Knew I Didn't Want To Be Misunderstood.
On A Rough Ride To Heaven
Want To Get Inside, What Will I Do?
On A Rough Ride To Heaven,
I Want To Get Inside, To Be With You.
I'm Not Asking For An Easy Passage,
So I Hope You Understand,
I'm Not After Any Special Treatment,
But I Wouldn't Mind A Hand.
On A Rough Ride, On A Rough Ride,
On A Rough Ride, On A Rough Ride,
On A Rough Ride To Heaven,
Want To Get Inside, What Will I Do?
07 Birthday (02:43)
You say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too--yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party.
I would like you to dance--Birthday
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance-Birthday
I would like you to dance--Birthday
Dance
You say it's your birthday
Well it's my birthday too--yeah
You say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
09 We Got Married (06:37)
Going Fast, Coming Soon
We Made Love In The Afternoon.
Found A Flat, After That
We Got Married.
Working Hard For The Dream,
Scoring Goals For The Other Team,
Times Were Bad, We Were Glad
We Got Married.
Like The Way You Open Up Your Hearts To Each Other,
When You Find A Meeting Of The Minds.
Just As Well Love Was All We Ever Wanted,
It Was All We Ever Had.
Further On In The Game,
Waiting Up Till The Children Came.
Place Your Bets, No Regrets,
We Got Married.
We Got Married.
We Got Married.
Nowadays Every Night Flashes By
At The Speed Of Light,
Living Life, Loving Wife,
We Got Married.
I Love The Things That Happen
When We Start To Discover
Who We Are And What We're Living For,
Just Because Love Was All We Ever Wanted
It Was All We Ever Had.
It's Not Just A Loving Machine,
It Doesn't Work Out
If You Don't Work At It.
11 Maybe I'm Amazed (04:41)
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time.
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you pull me out of time
You hung me on the line
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
Maybe I'm a man
Maybe I'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand.
Maybe I'm a man
And maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me.
Baby, won't you help me to understand?
Maybe I'm a man
Maybe I'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand.
Maybe I'm a man
And maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me.
Baby, won't you help me to understand?
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song
Right me when I'm wrong
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
13 Crackin' Up (00:49)
You're always karkin' 'bout the money I spent,
You never quit screamin' 'bout payin' the rent.
Quit buggin' me, yeah, yeah.
He's crackin' up, yeah, yeah.
He's crackin' up, yeah, yeah.
He's crackin' up, I'm crackin' up, baby.
17 Matchbox (03:09)
I said I'm sittin' here watchin'
Matchbox hole in my clothes.
I said I'm sittin' here watchin'
Matchbox hole in my clothes.
I ain't got no matches but I sure
got a long way to go.
I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a
long way from home.
I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a
long way from home.
I'll never be happy cause everything I've
ever did was wrong.
Well, If you don't want my peaches honey,
please don't shake my tree.
Well, If you don't want my peaches honey,
please don't shake my tree.
I got news for you baby, leave me here in
misery.
Well, let me be your little dog, till your
big dog comes.
Well, let me be your little dog, till your
big dog comes.
And when your big dog gets here, watch how
your puppy dog runs.
I said I'm sittin' here watchin'
Matchbox hole in my clothes.
I said I'm sittin' here watchin'
Matchbox hole in my clothes.
I ain't got no matches but I sure
got a long way to go.
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