Fucking stunning. This has always been one of my Fabs favourites, and I’ve always thought Paul’s bass on this was good, lovely fills and so forth… but fucking hell, listening to the isolated bass track has given me an entirely new understanding of just how good, and now I’m hearing the full song again with a different appreciation… I think because the bass gets a little lost in the mix during THE RIFF in the last three minutes or so, it’s a bit overwhelmed by the guitars and the white noise, it’s hard to actually hear what he’s doing, so hearing Paul by himself is just… oh my. Obviously what he’s doing during THE RIFF is repetitive cos that’s the point of that section, but he finds so much room for variation in that repetition even so; and in the earlier part of the song where he’s more easily audible, you can hear how much work he’s doing to make the bassline melodic. Amazing. I think “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” is now even more of a favourite of mine…
Tag: Paul McCartney
Take it away. PLEASE.
Saw this posted on Facebook a few days ago, don’t recall seeing the video before (probably saw it on Countdown at some point and I’ve just forgotten) and had almost completely forgotten the song… indeed, this may actually have been the first time I’d heard it since it came out. Hasn’t left my head since then. Which is a bit of a problem cos… I don’t like it. Chorus and verses sound like they’re from different songs that have been beaten together into one, and the Beatles pulled that trick off successfully a few times, but oh it doesn’t really work here. And like I said, I can’t get the fucking thing out of my head now. Help.