Paul McCartney, who will play Fenway Park tomorrow and Thursday night, on baseball:
Does that mean you're not really a baseball fan?
No, no, my friend. Lorne Michaels took me to my first game years ago. It was a Yankees game, so I became a Yankees fan.
Ooh, that's bad news for your show up here.
I know, man. But you killed them last year. Oh, wait. OK, I'm a Red Sox fan. That didn't sound too creepy did it? (Laughs)
I'd probably crucify anyone for such flip-floppery, but you pretty much have to give a pass to the dude who masterminded the medley on side 2 of "Abbey Road."
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Not only did Paul McCartney mastermind the Side 2 medley on Abbey Road, but he was still the most active force in The Magical Mystery Tour and Sgt Peppers. Some people slam Paul McCartney, because he is not a "pure rocker". That's what I like about PM. He does all kinds of songs, not just rock ones. John Lennon once said 'Paul McCartney hasn't done anything since Yesterday'. John Lennon later apologized. John Lennon also offended George Harrison by thrashing his first solo album. Someone has to realize that John Lennon was not a saint. He was tripping out on LSD every day during the late 60s. He had a lifetime of bitterness and temper. John Lennon wasn't exactly a saint.
Still, the myth pervades that it was Lennon versus McCartney. If you had been bandmates, best friends, and competitors for years, fame was bound to bring tensions. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were different personalities. Their feud was only for a short time during the early 70s. In 1975, Paul McCartney visited John Lennon, and although no longer best of friends, all was pretty much forgotten.
Paul McCartney is still a great performer. I don't know why people slam him so much. Get over it. There were four Beatles. They weren't saints, any of them. They had their flaws and their good sides.
Agreed. One of the biggest things that shaped the whole Paul vs. John thing was, not surprisingly, John's untimely death. No one ever saw him grow old or put out a ton of uneven albums (and they forgot the uneven albumbs he did put out -- with the exception of a couple of songs, Double Fantasy is pretty poor).
Paul's rock credibility is every much that of John's. He did Helter Skelter, which may have been the hardest rocking song the Beatles ever recorded. At the same time, the sappiest tune the Beatles ever did was almost certainly "Good Night" which was written by John (though performed by Ringo).
They both had similar musical backgrounds, strengths and weaknesses. I don't know that he ever would have done duets with Stevie Wonder, but if John had lived, his image would have been similarly effected by his billions of dollars, compromises to age, etc.
It's cool to love John, but don't hate on Paul, y'all.
Actually, there's a bootleg floating around of John jamming with Stevie Wonder, and Paul is in it as well, although there's nothing great musically in it.
hey j@ck@$$e$, nobody is hatin on Paul, because of Beatles crap from 40 years ago, its about flip flopping from being a Yankees fan to being a Red sox fan. put down the bong
oh yeah and the Dtones were better any way
Wow, this is a baseball blog isnt it? The point is simple, can even the great Paul McCartney be aloud to flip flop as a fan. Sometimes, if you move and you live elsewhere it may be acceptable. If a franchise like the Orioles, Pirates or Detroit Lions ruin your love for the team than ok. But to go from the Yankees to the Red Sox is above everyone. No true fan, of any sort could go to their hated rivals like that especially with 2 excellent franchised with loving fans and great products to watch. Their is no exception. And that just says that Paul is NOT a baseball fan and couldn't care less.
He's British. He likely has a passing interest in baseball. So, he became a slight fan of the first team he attended a game of and folks are surprised his attachment is not as strong as that of someone who grew up in the Bronx? It is like folks who live in states that don't have pro-franchises. I wouldn't be surprised at all to find out fans in some places follow individual players much more than sticking with specific teams.