This weekend Paul McCartney celebrated his 80th birthday. His career stretches back to 1957 when he first wrote songs with George Harrison and John Lennon.
Everyone has a list of their favorite McCartney songs. Which ones are the best? I made a list of 35 songs. That’s 35 out of 500, maybe. So you will disagree, and I don’t blame you.
I had the pleasure of seeing McCartney in concert on Thursday night, and had a lot of time to think about all this. But send in your lists to showbiz411@gmail.com, too.
- Let it Be
- Hey Jude
- Long and Winding Road
- Yesterday
- I Saw Her Standing There
- Can’t Buy Me Love
- All My Loving
- Maybe I’m Amazed
- Here, There, and Everywhere
- Penny Lane
- Band on the Run
- Another Day
- I Will
- I’ve Just Seen a Face
- Eleanor Rigby
- My Brave Face
- Oh Darling
- Every Night
- Blackbird
- Sgt Pepper’s Lonely/With a Little Help
- She’s Leaving Home
- Hi Hi Hi
- Too Many People
- Daytime Nighttime Suffering
- I’ve Just Seen a Face
- The Fool on the Hill
- Lady Madonna
- For No One
- Martha My Dear
- My Love
- We Can Work it Out
- And I Love Her
- Listen to What the Man Said
- Same Love (from the Flaming Pie outtakes)
- Helter Skelter