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Pure McCartney (2013 Album)
''Pure McCartney'' is a live DVD/CD and DVD/ 2-LP album by singer-songwriters Tim Christensen, Mike Viola, and Tracy Bonham, with the band The Damn Crystals, released in 2013. Overview ''Pure McCartney'' contains a recording of a one-off tribute concert at Vega in Copenhagen in celebration of Sir Paul McCartney's 70th birthday that day. Bassist Søren Koch once saw Viola play in New York, and thought that he had a strong musical match with Christensen, so he introduced the two.Andersen, Christian Voldborg (25 October 2014)"Tim Christensen: Jeg holder Dizzy-butikken åben nu" (Tim Christensen: I now consider the Dizzy-boutique opened). ''GAFFA''. Christensen and Viola found out that the 1971 McCartney album '' Ram'' is their mutual favorite album, and the idea arose to hold a concert in honor of McCartney's 70th birthday on 18 June 2012.Bonus featurette. The set list consisted of songs from '' Ram'' alongside several other post-Beatles songs.Christensen, Tim (22 January 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Christensen
Tim Christensen (born 2 July 1974 in Copenhagen) is a Danish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is known both as the singer, guitarist and songwriter of the Danish alternative rock band Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (1988–1998, 2010, 2014–current) and as a solo artist.Elsnab, Peter (2000)"Guldfuglen er landet på begge fødder"(Golden bird has landed on both feet). ''GAFFA'', 2000(10), 19–20. Since 2014, he has primarily focused on Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. Christensen's solo career spans four studio albums, two EPs, and two live DVDs.''VEGA'' (2011)"Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals" Retrieved 8 November 2011. It is characterized as rock music with pop and folk influences. His biggest musical influences include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Nick Drake, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, The Zombies, Cheap Trick, XTC, Crowded House, Jellyfish and Elliott Smith. Career Early years (1974–1982) At the age of two or three, Christensen was already fond of his father's LP records of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Many People
"Too Many People" is a song by Paul McCartney from his and his wife Linda McCartney's 1971 album '' Ram''. It was issued as well as the B-side of the " Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" single. It was also included on '' The 7" Singles Box'' in 2022. Background "Too Many People" contains digs at McCartney's former bandmate and songwriting partner John Lennon, as well as his wife Yoko Ono. According to ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' critic Michael Gallucci, it is "McCartney's bitchiest kissoff to his ex-bandmates." As McCartney himself recalled in an interview with '' Playboy'' in 1984: The song begins with the line "piece of cake" (similar in sound to "piss off, cake") later revealed to be a veiled jibe at Lennon: The line "You took your lucky break and broke it in two" was originally "Yoko took your lucky break and broke it in two" but McCartney revised it before recording the song. Despite this revision, Gallucci interprets the line as a "dig at Lennon's relationship with Yoko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bric-à-brac
Bric-à-brac () or bric-a-brac (from French), first used in the Victorian era, around 1840, refers to lesser objets d'art forming collections of curios. The French phrase is now obsolete, dating from the 16th century, then meaning "at random, any old way". Shops selling such items, often referred to as knick knacks today, were often referred to as purveyors of fancy goods, which might also include novelty items and other giftware. The curios in these shops or in home collections might have included items such as elaborately decorated teacups and small vases, compositions of feathers or wax flowers under glass domes, decorated eggshells, porcelain figurines, painted miniatures or photographs in stand-up frames. In middle-class homes, bric-à-brac was used as ornament on mantelpieces, tables, and shelves, or was displayed in curio cabinets; sometimes these cabinets have glass doors to display the items within while protecting them from dust. Today, "bric-à-brac" refers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney ( Eastman; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, animal rights activist, vegetarian cookbook author and advocate, and entrepreneur. She was the keyboardist in the band Wings, which also featured her husband, Paul McCartney, a former member of the Beatles. Beginning in the mid-1960s, Linda began a career as a photographer, landing with '' Town & Country'', where she soon gained assignments to photograph various musicians and entertainers. By the late 1960s, she was a regular fixture at the Fillmore East, a New York concert venue, where she became the unofficial house photographer, photographing numerous performances at the legendary club, and was the first woman to have a photograph on the cover of the influential music journal ''Rolling Stone''. Her photographs were displayed in galleries and museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, and were collected in several books. Linda had been lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Band On The Run (song)
"Band on the Run" is a song by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released as the title track to their 1973 album ''Band on the Run''. The song was released as a single in April 1974 in the US and in June 1974 in the UK, following the success of "Jet", and became an international chart success. The song topped the charts in the United States, also reaching number 3 in the United Kingdom. The single sold over one million copies in 1974 in America. It has since become one of the band's most famous songs. A medley of three distinct musical passages that vary in style from folk rock to funk, "Band on the Run" is one of McCartney's longest singles at 5:09. The song was partly inspired by a comment that George Harrison had made during a meeting of the Beatles' Apple record label. The song-wide theme is one of freedom and escape, and its creation coincided with Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr having parted with manager Allen Klein in March 1973, leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junk (song)
"Junk" is a song written by English musician Paul McCartney and released on his debut studio album '' McCartney'' (1970). He wrote the song in 1968 with the Beatles while the group were studying Transcendental Meditation in India. After the band's return from India, he recorded the song as a demo at Kinfauns, George Harrison's home, before sessions for ''The Beatles'' (also known as "the White Album") took place. It was ultimately passed over for inclusion on ''The Beatles'' and ''Abbey Road'' in 1969. After the group's break-up, McCartney recorded the song for inclusion on ''McCartney''. The lyrics describe various items in a junkyard. A slightly longer, instrumental version of the song, titled "Singalong Junk", also appears on the album. History McCartney wrote "Junk", along with another ''McCartney'' track "Teddy Boy", during the Beatles' visit to India in 1968. The song was one of several the Beatles demoed at George Harrison's Kinfauns home before the recording of ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maybe I'm Amazed
"Maybe I'm Amazed" is a song written by English musician Paul McCartney that was first released on his 1970 debut solo album '' McCartney''. Although the original recording has never been released as a single, a live performance by McCartney's later band Wings, from the live album ''Wings over America'', was. Released in 1977, this version became a top ten hit in the United States and reached number 28 in the United Kingdom. In 2011, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked "Maybe I'm Amazed" number 347 on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. History McCartney wrote the song in 1969, just before the Beatles' break-up. He credited his wife Linda with helping him get through the difficult time. Although most of his debut solo album was recorded at his home in London, McCartney recorded "Maybe I'm Amazed" entirely in EMI's Number Two studio in Abbey Road, on the same day as he recorded " Every Night". He played all the instruments: guitars, bass, piano, organ and drums. Althoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live And Let Die (song)
"Live and Let Die" is the theme song of the 1973 James Bond film of the same name, performed by the British–American rock band Wings. Written by English musician Paul McCartney and his wife Linda McCartney, it reunited McCartney with former Beatles producer George Martin, who produced the song and arranged the orchestra. McCartney was contacted to write the song by the film's producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli before the screenplay was finished. Wings recorded "Live and Let Die" during the sessions for ''Red Rose Speedway'' in October 1972 at AIR Studios. It was also the first rock song to open a Bond film. Another version by B. J. Arnau also appears in the film. Upon release, "Live and Let Die" was the most successful Bond theme up to that point, reaching No. 1 on two of the three major US charts (though it only reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100) and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also received positive reviews from music critics and contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming Up (song)
"Coming Up" is a song written and performed by English musician Paul McCartney, released as the opening track on his 1980 solo album '' McCartney II''. Like other songs on the album, the song has a synthesised sound, featuring sped-up vocals created by using a vari-speed tape machine. McCartney played all instruments. The single was a hit in Britain, peaking at on the singles chart. In the United States and Canada, the live version of the song performed by Paul McCartney and Wings in Glasgow the year prior (released as the B-side to the single) saw greater success. Background In a ''Rolling Stone'' interview, McCartney explained how the song came about: John Lennon described "Coming Up" as "a good piece of work" and it prompted him to return to recording in 1980. After hearing it on the radio for the first time, Lennon reportedly stated “Fuck a pig! It’s Paul!” Lennon later stated his preference for the studio version over the live version that was released as a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus And Mars/Rock Show
"Venus and Mars"/"Rock Show" is a medley of two songs written by Paul and Linda McCartney and originally performed by Wings that make up the first two songs of the album '' Venus and Mars''. The single was released in the United States on 27 October 1975 and in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1975. The B-side is " Magneto and Titanium Man", another track from the album. The single version is considerably shorter than the album version of the songs; in the single "Rock Show" is cut by more than 3 minutes and "Venus and Mars" is cut by a few seconds. "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US, but did not chart on the UK singles chart, the first McCartney penned single to do so. In the book ''The Rough Guide to the Beatles'', Chris Ingham praised both songs, describing "Venus and Mars" as "atmospheric" and "Rock Show" as "barnstorming". Music and lyrics "Venus and Mars" is an acoustic, folk-like song representing the perspective of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Back Seat Of My Car
"The Back Seat of My Car" is a song written by Paul McCartney, released as the closing track of his and his wife Linda's 1971 album, '' Ram''. Several months later, it was released as a single in the UK, peaking at number 39. The song modulates stylistically between a sweeping piano-and-orchestra ballad similar to McCartney's "The Long and Winding Road" and upbeat rock sections before ending in a raucous and passionate finale. Background "The Back Seat of My Car" has its origins as an unfinished concept from a holiday McCartney took with then-girlfriend Maggie McGivern in Sardinia in summer 1968. It was one of several compositions Paul McCartney presented to the Beatles in January 1969 during their ''Get Back'' rehearsals at Twickenham Film Studios in London. Played on 14 January, the song was still a work-in-progress, with the lyrics unfinished while the song's melody was well developed. According to McCartney, this song and other car-based songs in his late-Beatles and earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eat At Home
"Eat at Home" is a 1971 single by Paul and Linda McCartney that also appeared on their album '' Ram'' from the same year. The song, a standard rock number, features McCartney on lead vocals, electric guitar and bass, and Linda McCartney performing backing vocals. Lyrics and music Paul McCartney described the lyrics of "Eat at Home" as "a plea for home cooking – it's obscene." Beatle biographer John Blaney described it as fitting within the theme of many of McCartney's songs of the period, "extolling the virtues of domestic bliss and ... the love of a good woman." Music professor Vincent Benitez also considers the theme to be a celebration of Paul's domestic bliss with Linda in the wake of the Beatles' breakup. "Eat at Home" is in the key of A major. It is mostly a three-chord rock song, with predominant use of the tonic chord of A, the dominant chord of E and the subdominant chord of D. It also employs the leading-tone chord of G in turnaround sections between the vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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