{"id":40471,"date":"2025-09-03T08:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/40471\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T08:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:45:12","slug":"the-forgettably-rubbish-song-paul-mccartney-loves-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/40471\/","title":{"rendered":"The forgettably rubbish song Paul McCartney loves to death"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Paul<\/p>\n

(Credits: Far Out \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n

Tue 2 September 2025 16:00, UK <\/p>\n

He may have been one of the principal songwriters in The Beatles, and forged perhaps the most successful solo career out of all of the band, but sometimes you have to question what\u2019s going on with Paul McCartney<\/a>\u2018s taste.<\/p>\n

When he writes a song as beautiful as \u2018For No One\u2019, a pop hit as undeniable as \u2018Can\u2019t Buy Me Love\u2019, or a rocker as venomous as \u2018Helter Skelter\u2019, you\u2019d be inclined to think that there\u2019s absolutely no way that Macca could go wrong. Considering large amounts of his post-Beatles releases allowed this streak to continue, this bolsters the claim that he\u2019s practically untouchable as a songwriter, and therefore would know what the secret formula for creating a timeless song is.<\/p>\n

However, then you hear him come out with head-scratching novelties such as \u2018Why Don\u2019t We Do It In The Road\u2019, vomit-inducing festive anthems like \u2018Wonderful Christmastime<\/a>\u2019 and, most egregiously of all, \u2018Mull of Kintyre\u2019, and you suddenly realise that not only is McCartney a flawed human like the rest of us, but his tastes are all over the place. Whatever possessed him to make the aforementioned classics is the same juice that he was sipping on when he chose to release these misfires, and you have to question just how much consideration went into deciding whether these would be good for his reputation.<\/p>\n

Of course, no lasting damage has ever been done by him choosing to release a handful of duds over the years, but Sir Paul has expressed a love for some songs of disputable greatness, ranking them as being among his favourites of all time<\/a> during an interview with Uncut in 2004, and these do call into question just what it is that McCartney sees in a song that makes it brilliant to his ears.<\/p>\n

While some of his picks on the list are totally understandable, with him honouring The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and Donovan among others, there\u2019s one song that he names as an all-time favourite that most people will have consigned to the waste disposal section of their memory after first hearing it, and let me tell you, you won\u2019t be thanking me for reminding you of its existence.<\/p>\n

McCartney may only have praised the work of New Zealand-born singer-songwriter Glenn Aitken because he had a publishing deal with him, but he named his single \u2018The Way\u2019 as one of his favourites of 2004, and indeed, since the dawn of time. If you\u2019re thinking that the works of people like James Blunt and Daniel Powter were sappy tripe, then try and imagine a song that does the exact same thing, only wasn\u2019t even good enough to become a hit.<\/p>\n

Aitken would comment on how he came to work with McCartney in an interview with Tony Cummins, and how his positive encouragement saw him on his way to having a mildly successful career. \u201cI will shine a light on you, really just to help open a door and get your music heard by those who need to hear it,\u201d McCartney allegedly said to Aitken. <\/p>\n

While the music may have been heard by people around the world thanks to McCartney\u2019s influence, you can make a strong argument that none of them truly needed to hear it.<\/p>\n

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