Beatles Legacy, John Lennon versus Paul McCartney Songwriting
The hosts debate the musical contributions of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, characterizing Lennon as the radical songwriter and McCartney as the essential stabilizer of the band. A discussion follows regarding McCartney's solo career and an infamous isolated microphone recording of Linda McCartney performing off-key with Wings.
the beatles· john lennon· paul mccartney· wings· linda mccartney
00:00 Shake-in and bacon in that thing. Playing with my instruments again here at the South Austin Safe House in FEMA Region 6, here in the capital of the drone star state. In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from northern Silicon Valley where I am much less enthusiastic but I'm still here, I'm John C. Dvorak. It's Crackpot and Buzzkill! Okay, what is it nothing? I just said that's you're very enthusiastic You play a little Freddie Mercury and the next thing you know your old jack actually. I played eight Beatles tracks on the pre stream today No, that's why I got all jacked up this does some good stuff
00:50 Yeah, well. You never were a Beatles fan were you? I was always a Beatles fan! I was an original Beatles fan when i was in school when the Beatles first showed up as a huge Beatles fan and then it went through the whole Beatles thing again all their albums as they came out As they came out, when they came out I bought one. Let me add something... And I got sick of them after all these years! But you know what? But I think still it's-I'm a second generation Beatles fan. I came in as the first generations Beatles fan huge Beatles fans. I came in on The Red and The Blue albums remember those two double albums which is kind of like compilations? I don't even remember those Now here of course is the obvious question
01:34 John or Paul what about John or plus I thought that with that here's what my thinking was. I thought both of them work together Great as a team your big-team guy And I thought they only worked together steam even though much of their you know with the best material Was written by probably by John and tempered by Paul are written by Paul and tempered by John or beefed up by John He was the more radical of the two in terms of his songwriting is opposed just this simple love songs, right? But if it wasn't for Paul the band wouldn't exist Yeah, I agree. But Paul's solo has always been very difficult for me but I can't go to a Paul McCartney show and get really enthusiastic. I thought his solos during the Beatles era were a little sappy. And the whole Wings thing... In fact wasn't it? I think it was Wings was the first time we had an isolated microphone prank or gag that circled around radio stations
02:34 And it was of Linda. Do you remember that? No, I don't and you can tell me about it! So he was on the road with Wings and Linda...and everyone's like oh well Linda has to play tambourine and sing back up Oh really? Oh really?! And they ISO'd her microphone or at least that what they said it was. Well I vaguely remember this Yeah and it was really horribly off-key Yeah yeah I think you could do...yeah I remember that But everybody believed, at least here in the United States... It's a great gag. Yeah but everyone also believed it was kind of messed with you know as it was... Of course! It was tweaked.
03:15 But anyway, I just you know, I play like eight different song here's what I played. I'll tell you and and you just kind of amazed when You just hear these songs. So I played We can work it out eight days a week come together Hello goodbye help revolution in my life and become these are great songs Huh? It figures you'd play those What does that mean I'm not the good ones I'm a hit driven boy Those aren't the big hits Why don't you play no agenda type Beatles songs? Like the Taxman, there's a good tune. Now we've played that a lot! Okay well that's one... You got one no agenda tune right I'm sure there are others Revolution is not a No Agenda song? I don't think so. Alright then It's a corny... That's an example of Lennon's cornball material Well there ya go Cornball or us here in Austin
