McCartney: A Life in Lyrics
Gepresenteerd door Paul McCartney & Paul Muldoon
Schuif mee aan tafel met Paul McCartney en dichter Paul Muldoon en volg de gesprekken waarin ze praten over de mensen, ervaringen en kunst die McCartney’s songwriting hebben beïnvloed. Deze gesprekken vonden plaats tijdens de afgelopen jaren terwijl ze samenwerkten aan het bekroonde boek “The Lyrics: 1965 tot Heden”. In twee seizoenen en 24 afleveringen van “McCartney: Een Leven in Liedteksten” neem je deel aan een soort combinatie van een masterclass, memoires en een spontane reis met een van de meest geliefde figuren in de popmuziek.
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The End
<p>Coming at the end of an intensely creative period, The Beatles’ Abbey Road features some of the most adventurous compositions in the quartet’s catalog. It's fitting then that the album concludes with one of the most inventive and famous medley committed to record. To close season two of “A Life in Lyrics” McCartney discusses The Beatles’ send off to recording: “Golden Slumbers”, “Carry That Weight” and “The End.”</p> <p>“
Michelle
<p>“Michelle” from 1965’s Rubber Soul started as a kind of light-hearted party piece. But in McCartney’s quest to turn it into a legitimate Beatles song, he went on a bit of a journey to sound not only like a believable French chanteur but also to expand his approach to bass playing, taking inspiration from Motown’s James Jamerson.</p> <p>“McCartney: A Life in Lyrics” is a co-production between iHeart Media, MPL and Pushkin Industries.</p> <p>The series
Give Ireland Back to the Irish
<p>This episode deals with themes and events surrounding the Northern Ireland conflict. As such, this episode may be traumatic or emotional for some listeners.</p> <p>Paul McCartney doesn’t view himself as a writer of protest songs. But the events of Bloody Sunday sufficiently moved him to use his voice. Rush released as Wings first single in 1972, “Give Ireland Back To The Irish” was banned in Britain by the BBC and in the US radio avoided playing it. However, through an
Here, There and Everywhere
<p>The breadth of Paul McCartney’s influences is astounding. One of the many surprising places McCartney found inspiration was in the music of his parent’s generation. For 1966's “Here, There and Everywhere”, he found himself looking to write something akin to Fred Astaire’s 1935 classic “Cheek to Cheek.” In the process, McCartney wrote what might be his favorite song in his catalog.</p> <p>“McCartney: A Life in Lyrics” is a co-production bet
Hey Jude
<p>In 1968 the longest song to ever reach number one on the Billboard charts was Paul McCartney’s epic “Hey Jude”—clocking in at seven minutes and twelve seconds. The song was written to soothe John Lennon’s son Julian amid his parent’s divorce. But as with all great works, it has come to mean something a little different to everyone who hears it.</p> <p>“McCartney: A Life in Lyrics” is a co-production between iHeart Media, MPL and Pushkin Industri
A Day in the Life
<p>Paul McCartney and John Lennon had a knack for finishing each other's songs. They collaborated by lending ideas for verses, choruses and middle eights many times over the course of their partnership. 1967’s “A Day in the Life” is one of the most prominent examples of McCartney and Lennon’s collaboration. What started as a Lennon song, once worked on with McCartney, became a truly collaborative piece—and a standout in The Beatles’ catalog.</p> <p>“McCa
Silly Love Songs
<p>From his earliest days as a songwriter, Paul McCartney was interested in love songs. But by the time of Wing’s 1976 album “At the Speed of Sound” McCartney had become tired of critics suggesting that was all he wrote. And so he wrote the album’s lead single, a defiant anthem about the importance of love in our lives, and named it “Silly Love Songs.” Through discussing this song with Paul Muldoon, McCartney also touches on some of the other love songs in his
Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
<p>“Drink to me, drink to my health” were among the last words spoken by the great Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. On somewhat of a lark, Dustin Hoffman challenged Paul McCartney to use those words to write a song – on the spot. McCartney indulged Hoffman and, without hesitation, an early version of “Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)” poured out of him.</p> <p>“McCartney: A Life in Lyrics” is a co-production between iHeart Media, MPL and Pushkin Ind
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Eerst koffie, dan deze aflevering. Perfecte start van de dag.
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De gast was fascinerend, leerde weer bij.
Deel dit meteen met mijn vrienden.
Dit onderwerp raakte me precies op de juiste plek.