'Baby’s Request’ was the final song on Wings’ last album, Back To The Egg.

McCartney wrote the song for The Mills Brothers, the American jazz and pop vocal quartet who rose to fame in the 1930s.

"That came about because we were on holiday in the south of France last summer, and we saw The Mills Brothers, the famous old Mills Brothers. Everyone thought that they were dead but they were in cabaret down there, and they were 73 years of age and rotund. They were great and sang exactly like they used to and they are still an amazing group. I went to see them backstage and one of them said, ‘Hey, Paul. How’s about writing The Mills Brothers a song?’ So I said, ‘Yeah, Herbie, OK.’" -Paul

'Baby’s Request’ was never originally intended to be recorded by McCartney or Wings. A demo was taped, but a misunderstanding with The Mills Brothers’ management meant it ended up being used on Back To The Egg.

"I went back to the hotel and spent the next day writing a song for them and when we got back to London we demoed it, sent it out to them and, unfortunately, there was a slight cock up on the management front. For some reason, their manager got the idea that we were going to pay them to record it. So they ended up not doing it, and we ended up doing it ourselves." -Paul McCartney

The demo recording was made in October 1978 at EMI Studios, Abbey Road. It was a taped in just a few live takes, and was used on the album without being re-recorded properly.

Wings’ guitarist Laurence Juber had previously been a featured soloist of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra in England. On ‘Baby’s Request’ he applied some authentic jazz phrasing to what was otherwise mostly a rock album.

The demo of ‘Baby’s Request’ replaced a song called ‘Cage’ on Back To The Egg. ‘Cage’ had been recorded at Lympne Castle near Hythe in Kent during earlier sessions for the album.

George Harrison reportedly liked ‘Baby’s Request’, saying it was one of his favourite songs on Back To The Egg. McCartney explained this was “’cause he likes mellow stuff”.

Studio version

Not good. Regularly skip.

5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.

7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.

8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.

10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

McCartney 1 : 7.20/10

1. The Lovely Linda: 6.77/10

2. That Would Be Something: 8.21/10

3. Valentine Day: 5.25/10

4. Every Night: 9.48/10

5. Hot as Sun/Glasses: 6.61/10

6. Junk: 9.35/10

7. Man We Was Lonely: 7.18/10

8. Oo You: 7.22/10

9. Momma Miss America: 5.71/10

10. Teddy Boy: 6.53/10

11. Singalong Junk: 7.16/10

12. Maybe I'm Amazed: 9.63/10

13. Kreen-Akrore: 4.53/10

Suicide: 5.48/10

Women Kind: 3.54/10

RAM 8.42/10

1. Too Many People: 8.78/10

2. 3 Legs: 7.20/10

3. Ram On: 8.52/10

4. Dear Boy: 8.79/10

5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey; 9.32/10

6. Smile Away: 7.70/10

7. Heart Of The Country: 7.96/10

8. Monkberry Moon Delight: 9.14/10

9. Eat At Home: 7.89/10

10. Long Haired Lady: 8.26/10

11. Ram On reprise: 7.10/10

12. Back Seat of My Car: 9.71/10

Another Day: 9.10/10

Oh Woman Oh Why: 7.95/10

WILD LIFE 6.68/10

1. Mumbo: 6.08/10

2. Bip Bop: 5.48/10

3. Love Is Strange: 7.01/10

4. Wild Life: 6.43/10

5. Some People Never Know: 7.13/10

6. I Am Your Singer: 6.30/10

7. Tomorrow: 8.00/10

8. Dear Friend: 7.04/10

Give Ireland Back To The Irish: 5.74/10

Mary Had A Little Lamb: 6.50/10

When The Wind Is Blowing: 6.92/10

African Yeah Yeah: 2.56/10

Indeed I Do: 5.11/10

RED ROSE SPEEDWAY 7.64/10

1. Big Barn Bed: 7.82/10

2. My Love: 8.5/10

3. Get On The Right Thing: 7.94/10

4. One More Kiss: 7.59/10

5. Little Lamb Dragonfly: 8.97/10

6. Single Pigeon: 8.72/10

7. When The Night: 7.56/10

8. Loup (1st Indian On The Moon): 5.85/10

9. Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Hands Of Love/Power Cut: 7.88/10

Hi, Hi, Hi: 8.20/10

C Moon: 7.32/10

The Mess (Live At The Hague) 6.86/10

I Would Only Smile: 6.83/10

BAND ON THE RUN 8.72/10

1. Band On The Run: 9.90/10

2. Jet: 9.34/10

3. Bluebird: 8.62/10

4. Mrs. Vandebilt: 8.56/10

5. Let Me Roll It: 8.89/10

6. Mamunia: 8.18/10

7. No Words: 8.05/10

8. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me): 7.39/10

9. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five: 9.56/10

Live And Let Die: 9.39/10

Helen Wheels 8.16/10

Country Dreamer 7.62/10

Junior’s Farm: 8.13/10

Sally G: 7.16/10

I Lie Around: 6.84/10

Venus and Mars 8.05/10

1. Venus and Mars: 8.63/10

2. Rock Show: 9.03/10

3. Love In Song: 8.15/10

4. You Gave Me The Answer: 7.69/10

5. Magneto And Titanium Man: 8.85/10

6. Letting Go: 8.71/10

7. Venus and Mars (reprise): 8.43/10

8. Spirits of Ancient Egypt: 6.49/10

9. Medicine Jar: 8.10/10

10. Call Me Back Again: 8.58/10

11. Listen To What The Man Said: 9.33/10

12. Treat Her Gently-Lonely Old People: 8.15/10

13. Crossroads: 5.37/10

4th of July: 6.28/10

Walking In The Park With Eloise: 5.87/10

SPEED OF SOUND 7.08/10

1. Let Em In: 7.84/10

2. The Note You Never Wrote: 5.72/10

3. She's My Baby: 7.06/10

4. Beware My Love: 8.51/10

5. Wino Junko: 6.12/10

6. Silly Love Songs: 9.59/10

7. Cook Of The House: 4.06/10

8. Time To Hide: 7.33/10

9. Must Do Something About It:6.88/10

10. San Ferry Anne: 7.63/10

11. Warm And Beautiful: 7.17/10

Mull Of Kintyre: 8.69/10

Girls School: 7.34/10

London Town 7.30/10

1. London Town: 8.14/10

2. Café On The Left Bank: 7.33/10

3. Im Carrying: 8.12/10

4. Backwards Traveller: 7.16/10

5. Cuff Link: 6.62/10

6. Children Children: 5.71/10

7. Girlfriend: 6.38/10

8. I've Had Enough: 6.88/10

9. With a Little Luck 8.72/10

10. Famous Groupies: 6.64/10

11. Deliver Your Children: 7.89/10

12. Name And Address: 6.32/10

13. Don't Let It Bring You Down: 8.54/10

14. Morse Moose And The Grey Goose: 7.76/10

Goodnight Tonight: 8.99/10

Daytime Nighttime Suffering: 9.22/10

BACK TO THE EGG

1. Reception: 6.85/10

2. Getting Closer: 9.39/10

3. We're Open Tonight: 6.89/10

4. Spin It On: 7.66/10

5. Again And Again And Again: 7.28/10

6. Old Siam, Sir: 8.45/10

7. Arrow Through Me: 9.45/10

8. Rockestra Theme; 7.00/10

9. To You: 7.29/10

10. After The Ball/Million Miles: 7.45/10

11. Winter Rose/Love Awake: 7.90/10

12. The Broadcast: 5.92/10

13. So Glad To See You Here: 8.02/10

ello all paris gig goers..

asking what time we are all planning on getting to La Defense to queue ? ?

anyone have any experience with this venue on what's best?

(also let's start a macca mosh pit yeA?)

Ta !!

I recently came across several very impressive Eric Clapton concert recordings on video, not proshot, but composited from several cameras within the venue. Is there anything similar for Macca?

Got tickets to see Paul in Manchester, and was wondering about pyrotechnics. My friend who wants to come has a severe phobia of pyro usage, and other than the guaranteed pyro for Live and Let Die, we're unsure where else it pops up. Can anyone else help with this? Thanks!

Hey,

does anyone have an idea if/when Ticketmaster ES will allow resale of the tickets? I Have two FOS tickets for Dec 10th that I want to sell. I can't attend because I'm almost 9 months pregnant and am 1. not allowed to fly anymore and 2. standing for 3+ hours is absolutely not an option. We're going to Paris instead, no flying and seated tickets.

I don't want to make money, I want to sell for the original price and just get my money back. But Ticketmaster ES (unlike Ticketmaster UK) still hasn't enabled the resale. They only have that "sell via secure link", which doesn't help at all because I don't know where to use that link?

I don't want to use StubHub or Viagogo or whatever because I really think these companies only benefit scammers and shouldn't make more money. But of course I don't want to lose 400 Euro.

So: Will Ticketmaster ES enable resale eventually? When Adele was in Munich they enabled it three days before the event, so I still have a little hope.

TIA.

So in preparation for seeing Paul on the 14th I’ve been going through some of his set lists on the Got Back tour and can see it’s pretty much always the same run. Do you think he will keep it the same for the Britain leg or will he mix it up? Also do you reckon there any chance of Wonderful Christmas time is on the setlist seeing as though it’s only 11 days till Christmas?

I've skimmed over various writings on the topic and I think seen one interview of him mentioning it, and from that it seems he was pretty heavy into it for a few years in the late 60's. I've probably managed to find maybe a few sentences on it at most though.

Does anyone here have any good resources for info or information themselves on his relationship with it, even after The Beatles? If such information exists.

Not for any academic purposes, I am fascinated by all aspects of The Beatles and my current deep-dive is into their drug use outside of weed and LSD, and I struggle to reconcile cocaine use with Paul's Beatles personality.

On the flip side I wouldn't be surprised to find out he was using it during the 80's, the ego on some of that eras interviews, while warranted entirely, is wildly more on show than any other decade.

Theres some really nice shirts from the 2022 tour and i was wondering if they would be returning for the current shows

I have never bought merch at any O2 gigs before but I seem to remember the lines are always extremely long next to the box office. Does anyone know what time I should realistically arrive to be able to snatch some items in popular sizes (M/L)?

Does anyone also have size charts for his shirts - are they true to size or come up small?

Thanks

I bought this beatles replica pack as a fangirl myself and in the little description box for each of the beatles “likes” and “dislikes”, Paul’s said “likes all girls except for soft ones.” What does this mean, out of curiosity? Im assuming he most likely was alluding to weight, since he had mentioned before in another mini interview in that same book that he liked girls with thin and sharp facial features. I’m not too sure though, as 60s slang, not to mention British 60s slang, can be confusing and he could’ve just meant soft emotionally or mentally (Since Linda was a very strong woman and he loved her dearly.)

Not offended whether it is regarding weight or not! The 60s were a completely different time! Just curious!!!

It was recorded in September 1978 at Lympne (pronounced Lim) Castle in Kent, England. The owners of the castle appeared on two recordings: Dierdre Margary contributed to the opening track ‘Reception’, speaking lines from AP Herbert’s poem ‘The Poodle and the Pug’, while her husband Harold recited lines from The Sport Of Kings by Ian Hay and The Little Man by John Galsworthy over the backing track of ‘The Broadcast’.

"The two people who owned the castle we were recording at … We set up a little mobile unit and they used to invite us in for a drink every evening. Me and Linda would sit in their sitting room and they were [gently upper-class accent] ‘very lovely people, very far back.’ We got a great relationship with them. Even though we were different generations and classes, we just had a lot in common. And I hit on this idea, I asked them would you select some favourite prose or poetry, just read it for me and I’ll use it in a collage. So that became ‘The Broadcast’." -Paul McCartney Conversations with McCartney, Paul Du Noyer

Studio version

1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.

5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.

7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.

8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.

10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

McCartney 1 : 7.20/10

1. The Lovely Linda: 6.77/10

2. That Would Be Something: 8.21/10

3. Valentine Day: 5.25/10

4. Every Night: 9.48/10

5. Hot as Sun/Glasses: 6.61/10

6. Junk: 9.35/10

7. Man We Was Lonely: 7.18/10

8. Oo You: 7.22/10

9. Momma Miss America: 5.71/10

10. Teddy Boy: 6.53/10

11. Singalong Junk: 7.16/10

12. Maybe I'm Amazed: 9.63/10

13. Kreen-Akrore: 4.53/10

Suicide: 5.48/10

Women Kind: 3.54/10

RAM 8.42/10

1. Too Many People: 8.78/10

2. 3 Legs: 7.20/10

3. Ram On: 8.52/10

4. Dear Boy: 8.79/10

5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey; 9.32/10

6. Smile Away: 7.70/10

7. Heart Of The Country: 7.96/10

8. Monkberry Moon Delight: 9.14/10

9. Eat At Home: 7.89/10

10. Long Haired Lady: 8.26/10

11. Ram On reprise: 7.10/10

12. Back Seat of My Car: 9.71/10

Another Day: 9.10/10

Oh Woman Oh Why: 7.95/10

WILD LIFE 6.68/10

1. Mumbo: 6.08/10

2. Bip Bop: 5.48/10

3. Love Is Strange: 7.01/10

4. Wild Life: 6.43/10

5. Some People Never Know: 7.13/10

6. I Am Your Singer: 6.30/10

7. Tomorrow: 8.00/10

8. Dear Friend: 7.04/10

Give Ireland Back To The Irish: 5.74/10

Mary Had A Little Lamb: 6.50/10

When The Wind Is Blowing: 6.92/10

African Yeah Yeah: 2.56/10

Indeed I Do: 5.11/10

RED ROSE SPEEDWAY 7.64/10

1. Big Barn Bed: 7.82/10

2. My Love: 8.5/10

3. Get On The Right Thing: 7.94/10

4. One More Kiss: 7.59/10

5. Little Lamb Dragonfly: 8.97/10

6. Single Pigeon: 8.72/10

7. When The Night: 7.56/10

8. Loup (1st Indian On The Moon): 5.85/10

9. Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Hands Of Love/Power Cut: 7.88/10

Hi, Hi, Hi: 8.20/10

C Moon: 7.32/10

The Mess (Live At The Hague) 6.86/10

I Would Only Smile: 6.83/10

BAND ON THE RUN 8.72/10

1. Band On The Run: 9.90/10

2. Jet: 9.34/10

3. Bluebird: 8.62/10

4. Mrs. Vandebilt: 8.56/10

5. Let Me Roll It: 8.89/10

6. Mamunia: 8.18/10

7. No Words: 8.05/10

8. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me): 7.39/10

9. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five: 9.56/10

Live And Let Die: 9.39/10

Helen Wheels 8.16/10

Country Dreamer 7.62/10

Junior’s Farm: 8.13/10

Sally G: 7.16/10

I Lie Around: 6.84/10

Venus and Mars 8.05/10

1. Venus and Mars: 8.63/10

2. Rock Show: 9.03/10

3. Love In Song: 8.15/10

4. You Gave Me The Answer: 7.69/10

5. Magneto And Titanium Man: 8.85/10

6. Letting Go: 8.71/10

7. Venus and Mars (reprise): 8.43/10

8. Spirits of Ancient Egypt: 6.49/10

9. Medicine Jar: 8.10/10

10. Call Me Back Again: 8.58/10

11. Listen To What The Man Said: 9.33/10

12. Treat Her Gently-Lonely Old People: 8.15/10

13. Crossroads: 5.37/10

4th of July: 6.28/10

Walking In The Park With Eloise: 5.87/10

SPEED OF SOUND 7.08/10

1. Let Em In: 7.84/10

2. The Note You Never Wrote: 5.72/10

3. She's My Baby: 7.06/10

4. Beware My Love: 8.51/10

5. Wino Junko: 6.12/10

6. Silly Love Songs: 9.59/10

7. Cook Of The House: 4.06/10

8. Time To Hide: 7.33/10

9. Must Do Something About It:6.88/10

10. San Ferry Anne: 7.63/10

11. Warm And Beautiful: 7.17/10

Mull Of Kintyre: 8.69/10

Girls School: 7.34/10

London Town 7.30/10

1. London Town: 8.14/10

2. Café On The Left Bank: 7.33/10

3. Im Carrying: 8.12/10

4. Backwards Traveller: 7.16/10

5. Cuff Link: 6.62/10

6. Children Children: 5.71/10

7. Girlfriend: 6.38/10

8. I've Had Enough: 6.88/10

9. With a Little Luck 8.72/10

10. Famous Groupies: 6.64/10

11. Deliver Your Children: 7.89/10

12. Name And Address: 6.32/10

13. Don't Let It Bring You Down: 8.54/10

14. Morse Moose And The Grey Goose: 7.76/10

Goodnight Tonight: 8.99/10

Daytime Nighttime Suffering: 9.22/10

BACK TO THE EGG

1. Reception: 6.85/10

2. Getting Closer: 9.39/10

3. We're Open Tonight: 6.89/10

4. Spin It On: 7.66/10

5. Again And Again And Again: 7.28/10

6. Old Siam, Sir: 8.45/10

7. Arrow Through Me: 9.45/10

8. Rockestra Theme; 7.00/10

9. To You: 7.29/10

10. After The Ball/Million Miles: 7.45/10

11. Winter Rose/Love Awake: 7.90/10

(imo)

1. My Brave Face

2. Tug of War

3. Band on the Run

The $40 shirt I bought was as thin as 2-ply toilet paper and started pilling even before I washed it. I think it’s because the shirts are eco-friendly or ethically sourced, but it’s 100% not worth it. The one I got at his Mexico concert feels like it might disintegrate at any moment and already looks like a very worn 5-year-old shirt.

I bought tickets to this show and only seem to have the confirmations in my emails. Nothing with a barcode or anything to scan. I am thinking they may be available on my account on the Defense arena website? I'm having an issue logging into that, so have sent their customer services a message, but just wanted to see if anyone has also bought them for Paris and could let me know where their tickets can be found?

Thanks :)

Temporary Secretary is an abomination. Possibly the worst song ever recorded by a master songwriter.

It makes me actively angry.

#Winter Rose

"The folk acoustic side of the band was front and center for the ballad ‘Winter Rose’. This flowing minor key song fragment eventually became the intro to ‘Love Awake’, a lovely ballad that we started in Scotland, but would re-record a few months later at Lympne Castle. I played a picking pattern on an Ovation classical with a special pickup that directed alternate strings to either side of the stereo mix, with strings 6, 4 and 2 on the left and 5, 3, 1 on the right. This added a spatial atmosphere to Paul’s piano part that was supported by Steve’s muted drum pulse. The vocal is a little husky (I think Paul had a cold when it was recorded), but it fits the wintery mood of the piece." - Laurence Juber Guitar With Wings

"I played an Ovation classical wired in stereo. If you listen carefully you can hear the guitar jump from one speaker to the other. Paul played some harpsichord and Denny some double speed guitar." -Laurence Juber Club Sandwich, April/May 1979

#Love Awake

The album version was recorded at Lympne (pronounced Lim) Castle in Kent, England, on 22 September 1978.

"The most anthemic song on the album, it combines a classic McCartney ballad with the antique burnish of a North of England brass band. When we cut the basic track at the castle, Paul and Denny strummed acoustics while I played a high strung guitar. This is one of the secret weapons of the studio guitar slinger’s arsenal. It’s a regular guitar, but only the top two strings are tuned normally. The bottom four are pitched one octave higher – essentially the top half of a 12-string guitar. The result is an airy harpsichord-like sonority that blends with other acoustics, adding an extra dimension and sparkle. Also known as ‘Nashville’ tuning, it can be heard on records by Simon & Garfunkel, the Eagles and Joni Mitchell, as well as many country records. I had played bass on a demo version of this, probably in Scotland.

When it came time to overdub the bass part Paul said he liked my ideas and that I should play it, not him. He then gave me picking tips as my recording debut as a bassist was nervously made. Much like his own production mentor, George Martin, Paul has a knack of putting you at ease to bring out the best in a creative situation." -Laurence Juber Guitar With Wings

Back To The Egg was completed at Abbey Road, with overdubs and mixing during March and early April 1978. The final recording took place on 1 April when the Black Dyke Mills Band recorded their parts for ‘Love Awake'.

Studio version

1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.

5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.

7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.

8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.

10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

McCartney 1 : 7.20/10

1. The Lovely Linda: 6.77/10

2. That Would Be Something: 8.21/10

3. Valentine Day: 5.25/10

4. Every Night: 9.48/10

5. Hot as Sun/Glasses: 6.61/10

6. Junk: 9.35/10

7. Man We Was Lonely: 7.18/10

8. Oo You: 7.22/10

9. Momma Miss America: 5.71/10

10. Teddy Boy: 6.53/10

11. Singalong Junk: 7.16/10

12. Maybe I'm Amazed: 9.63/10

13. Kreen-Akrore: 4.53/10

Suicide: 5.48/10

Women Kind: 3.54/10

RAM 8.42/10

1. Too Many People: 8.78/10

2. 3 Legs: 7.20/10

3. Ram On: 8.52/10

4. Dear Boy: 8.79/10

5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey; 9.32/10

6. Smile Away: 7.70/10

7. Heart Of The Country: 7.96/10

8. Monkberry Moon Delight: 9.14/10

9. Eat At Home: 7.89/10

10. Long Haired Lady: 8.26/10

11. Ram On reprise: 7.10/10

12. Back Seat of My Car: 9.71/10

Another Day: 9.10/10

Oh Woman Oh Why: 7.95/10

WILD LIFE 6.68/10

1. Mumbo: 6.08/10

2. Bip Bop: 5.48/10

3. Love Is Strange: 7.01/10

4. Wild Life: 6.43/10

5. Some People Never Know: 7.13/10

6. I Am Your Singer: 6.30/10

7. Tomorrow: 8.00/10

8. Dear Friend: 7.04/10

Give Ireland Back To The Irish: 5.74/10

Mary Had A Little Lamb: 6.50/10

When The Wind Is Blowing: 6.92/10

African Yeah Yeah: 2.56/10

Indeed I Do: 5.11/10

RED ROSE SPEEDWAY 7.64/10

1. Big Barn Bed: 7.82/10

2. My Love: 8.5/10

3. Get On The Right Thing: 7.94/10

4. One More Kiss: 7.59/10

5. Little Lamb Dragonfly: 8.97/10

6. Single Pigeon: 8.72/10

7. When The Night: 7.56/10

8. Loup (1st Indian On The Moon): 5.85/10

9. Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Hands Of Love/Power Cut: 7.88/10

Hi, Hi, Hi: 8.20/10

C Moon: 7.32/10

The Mess (Live At The Hague) 6.86/10

I Would Only Smile: 6.83/10

BAND ON THE RUN 8.72/10

1. Band On The Run: 9.90/10

2. Jet: 9.34/10

3. Bluebird: 8.62/10

4. Mrs. Vandebilt: 8.56/10

5. Let Me Roll It: 8.89/10

6. Mamunia: 8.18/10

7. No Words: 8.05/10

8. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me): 7.39/10

9. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five: 9.56/10

Live And Let Die: 9.39/10

Helen Wheels 8.16/10

Country Dreamer 7.62/10

Junior’s Farm: 8.13/10

Sally G: 7.16/10

I Lie Around: 6.84/10

Venus and Mars 8.05/10

1. Venus and Mars: 8.63/10

2. Rock Show: 9.03/10

3. Love In Song: 8.15/10

4. You Gave Me The Answer: 7.69/10

5. Magneto And Titanium Man: 8.85/10

6. Letting Go: 8.71/10

7. Venus and Mars (reprise): 8.43/10

8. Spirits of Ancient Egypt: 6.49/10

9. Medicine Jar: 8.10/10

10. Call Me Back Again: 8.58/10

11. Listen To What The Man Said: 9.33/10

12. Treat Her Gently-Lonely Old People: 8.15/10

13. Crossroads: 5.37/10

4th of July: 6.28/10

Walking In The Park With Eloise: 5.87/10

SPEED OF SOUND 7.08/10

1. Let Em In: 7.84/10

2. The Note You Never Wrote: 5.72/10

3. She's My Baby: 7.06/10

4. Beware My Love: 8.51/10

5. Wino Junko: 6.12/10

6. Silly Love Songs: 9.59/10

7. Cook Of The House: 4.06/10

8. Time To Hide: 7.33/10

9. Must Do Something About It:6.88/10

10. San Ferry Anne: 7.63/10

11. Warm And Beautiful: 7.17/10

Mull Of Kintyre: 8.69/10

Girls School: 7.34/10

London Town 7.30/10

1. London Town: 8.14/10

2. Café On The Left Bank: 7.33/10

3. Im Carrying: 8.12/10

4. Backwards Traveller: 7.16/10

5. Cuff Link: 6.62/10

6. Children Children: 5.71/10

7. Girlfriend: 6.38/10

8. I've Had Enough: 6.88/10

9. With a Little Luck 8.72/10

10. Famous Groupies: 6.64/10

11. Deliver Your Children: 7.89/10

12. Name And Address: 6.32/10

13. Don't Let It Bring You Down: 8.54/10

14. Morse Moose And The Grey Goose: 7.76/10

Goodnight Tonight: 8.99/10

Daytime Nighttime Suffering: 9.22/10

BACK TO THE EGG

1. Reception: 6.85/10

2. Getting Closer: 9.39/10

3. We're Open Tonight: 6.89/10

4. Spin It On: 7.66/10

5. Again And Again And Again: 7.28/10

6. Old Siam, Sir: 8.45/10

7. Arrow Through Me: 9.45/10

8. Rockestra Theme; 7.00/10

9. To You: 7.29/10

10. After The Ball/Million Miles: 7.45/10

Hi all!

I'm going to Paul's concert at La Defense this week (so excited)—can anyone who has been to this arena before give tips? I'm wondering about best time to arrive before the concert, anything I should know about seating, etc. I would love to get there early enough to hear his soundcheck but I have no idea if I'll be able to—last time I saw him was at an outdoor stadium, so even waiting in line I could hear him, but La Defense is interior so maybe impossible?

Not sure if this is relevant but I'm from the US, traveling to Paris to see the concert. I know a tiny bit of French but not a lot.

Thanks for the help!

I was just wondering if anyone has noticed that in Paul McCartneys last concert setlist it states that he only sang 29 songs compared to his usual 36/37 in the tour. Does anyone know if this is just an error or possibly going to be a permanent feature thanks.

First of all, I love the guy more than life itself. But I've been watching a lot of interviews lately, and the difference in his demeanor between, say, 2012 and now is quite drastic. These days it seems like he's a bit robotic, very low energy, low effort, sort of just doing the bare minimum. I know he's getting old and this is bound to happen at some point, but wanted to know what you think. I just hope he's not bored yet.