McCartney Times

This one divides people: For some, it’s Paul McCartney at his most dazzlingly inventive, while for others, it’s a simpering vignette that may have pinpointed the direction the bassist would take with Wings. There is no stronger possible indication of John Lennon’s dislike for the tune than the barbed interview he gave in 1980, in which he stated: “That’s another McCartney. Smells a mile away, doesn’t it? An attempt to write a single. It wasn’t a great piece”.

No doubt he found the central treatise to be overly simplistic, but that’s precisely the reason why the tune struck a chord in the hearts of so many. Returning to the theme in 1982 with ‘Ebony and Ivory‘, McCartney decided that the world benefitted from contrasts, contradictions, and alternative views. “It’s a song about everything and nothing,” McCartney revealed. “If you have black, you have to have white,” he added. Accompanied by Alistair Taylor, McCartney composed the piece on a harmonium. Although the melody was a rich atmosphere, the words were pedestrian, predictable, and occasionally trite. It wouldn’t be the last time McCartney would disappoint his fans with his words.

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Source: The Beatles song ‘Hello, Goodbye’ through the isolated audio