Paul McCartney at 80!

[quodec]

Paul is 80 on 18th June 2022! 80 years old!! He was out of The Beatles 52 years ago - and is still going strong, currently touring in the US. What a life he has had. Unfortunately, I've never seen him live. Any of you guys been lucky enough to catch him?

[DeletedUser]

Sadly not but the sainted mother used to work round the corner from the Cavern and saw the Beatles a couple of times in her lunch break!!!

[knownunknown]

Closest I got was hearing stories about them from Cilla Black on ‘Blind Date’.

[nlgbbbblth]

Saw him in the RDS 2003 and O2 in 2009 - both excellent gigs.

Has a seriously great back catalogue which I have bought more than once.

Favourite Macca albums
1 McCartney II (1980)
2 Ram (1971)
3 Band On The Run (1973)
4 Red Rose Speedway (1973)
5 Flowers In The Dirt (1989)

[Dec A Wash]

With all his back catalogue, it's amazing that, on Anton Savage's show on Newstalk on Saturday, they could not pick a song from Paul when they were marking his birthday. Somebody decided to play Here Comes the Sun, a Beatles song written and sung by George Harrison!

[BrianD3]

I haven't paid much attention to McCartney or music generally in recent years. I well remember Live 8 in 2005 and thinking "Jaysus, McCartney is getting old, he dyes his hair and all". Was only 63 then!

[Dec A Wash]

I haven't paid much attention to McCartney or music generally in recent years. I well remember Live 8 in 2005 and thinking "Jaysus, McCartney is getting old, he dyes his hair and all". Was only 63 then!

I think he does more than dye his hair these days, and maybe then too!

I have been looking at repeats of Top of the Pops from 1992 and 1993 recently and I see Paul made the odd appearance on Top of the Pops at that stage! I don't think he turned up on it for most of the 1980s.

Paul has turned up on Later with Jools Holland a few times.

[nlgbbbblth]

On BBC1 last night, I watched a brilliant performance from Macca. 2.5 hours of classic tunes & stories. Great to see tributes to George & John. Highlights: Let Me Roll It, Helter Skelter, Live & Let Die, Maybe I’m Amazed, the two Sgt Pepper tracks & the Abbey Road finale.

[quodec]

Macca & Jagger... they never know when to put up their feet and call it a day!! Both still physically fit, both still want to play. They're in uncharted territory these guys. Who said 'I hope I die before I get old'? The Who, I think. Not a bit of it. All these old codgers in their 70s and 80s just want to keep on rockin!!

[DeletedUser]

My hero Eric Clapton is 78 next year and I can’t imagine a time when he doesn’t rock the blues!!!!

The kids might be “alright” but they play - and like - shite music!!!

[marhay70]

The kids might be “alright” but they play - and like - shite music!!!

That's a generational thing, my mother said something similar about Elvis, and I said it about Rap, but I was right.

[nlgbbbblth]

He's releasing a box set of 80 7"s next month

https://shop.paulmccartney.com/products ... ingles-box

[Del.Monte]

An eye watering price!

[678904673]

He's releasing a box set of 80 7"s next month

https://shop.paulmccartney.com/products ... ingles-box

I'm a big fan of his. But that is just price gouging. You'd have thought he'd made enough cash by now

[nlgbbbblth]

Plus 23% VAT and a handling fee on top of it. Thanks Brexit!

If it was half the price, I'd go for it.

[nlgbbbblth]

In 2018, this cost €360 from his website. That was the RRP. Goes for over seven times that now.
https://www.discogs.com/release/1291117 ... gs-1971-73

[Del.Monte]

In 2018, this cost €360 from his website. That was the RRP. Goes for over seven times that now.
https://www.discogs.com/release/1291117 ... gs-1971-73

Ah, so an investment opportunity? Peasant that I am, I only ever really liked Live & Let Die and C Moon.



And Hi Hi Hi and Jet......my memory isn't what it used to be.

[nlgbbbblth]

Ah, so an investment opportunity?

I don't intend to sell it. Wasn't possible to get hold of two copies.....