Rolling Stone picks Paul McCartney's 40 Greatest Solo Songs

Agree re "Wanderlust," and I generally would have expected another song or two from Tug of War to be on a list like this. Particularly a list by RS, which gave Tug a gushing 5-star review. Only "Here Today" made the list -- as well it should have, and I might have moved it into the Top 10.

 

It's a list. I doubt there are any expectations of "trust".

 

Well here is what my top ten would be...

1. Let ‘Em In
2. Listen To What the Man Said
3. With A Little Luck
4. Junk
5. Take It Away
6. Little Lamb Dragonfly
7. Magneto and Titanium Man
8. Goodnight Tonight
9. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
10. Love in Song
    

 

Not bad, I guess, but "Sally G" should be there.

 

Even as very much a non-solo McCartney afficionado, I have to say this is pretty wack. Not only no "My Love" or "Let 'Em In", but zippo from Flowers In the Dirt??? I'd put "My Brave Face" easily in his top five ever, with "Figure Of Eight" and "This One" also pretty high. Weird...

 

I'm with you. Forty-plus years later and I'm still not tired of hearing this song.

 

I agree with you but at least it gets mentioned in the introduction (which it appears sometimes doesn't get read):
"Our ranking of his 40 greatest solo songs is sure to start some arguments (his banned stoner-anthem rocker "Hi, Hi, Hi" makes the top 10 and his radio-dominating global smash "My Love" isn't here at all), ..."

 

I find lists like this impossible. I wouldn't even be able to decide on my favourite song let alone 40 of them.

 

40. Ever Present Past
39. Riding to Vanity Fair
38. Mull of Kintyre
37. Temporary Secretary
36. I've Had Enough
35. Early Days
34. The Back Seat of My Car
33. Magneto and Titanium Man
32. Flaming Pie
31. Say Say Say
30. Fine Line
29. FourFiveSeconds
28. Goodnight Tonight
27. Angry
26. Heart of the Country
25. Waterfalls
24. Hope of Deliverance
23. Listen to What the Man Said
22. Monkberry Moon Delight
21. You Gave Me the Answer
20. Here Today
19. With a Little Luck
18. Coming Up
17. Junior's Farm
16. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
15. Silly Love Songs
14. Bluebird
13. Every Night
12. Let Me Roll It
11. Beware My Love
10. Venus and Mars/Rock Show
9. Another Day
8. Hi, Hi, Hi
7. Junk
6. Jet
5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
4. Live and Let Die
3. Too Many People
2. Band on the Run
1. Maybe I'm Amazed

 

Thanks for saving me click time. If My Love ain't there, it's a lousy list.

 

Where's Daytime Nighttime Suffering?

 

But there are people who take lists made by magazines too serious.

 

no mamumia? yeah I know im alone on that one.

 

If you read the introduction you can see even RS doesn't take it seriously.

 

I don't understand everyone's fascination with back seat of my car. It's my least favorite on Ram. Glad that monkberry made the list.

 

I would need to fit in Get on the Right Thing, Little Lamb Dragonfly, Many others

 

Nice to see great tracks like 1985, Too Many People, Fine Line, and Early Days listed. Love to see I've Had Enough and Beware My Love as well.

 

I agree 100 percent

 

Mull is top 5 for me. Agree about My Love

 

It's pure ear candy. It just sounds so good--great harmonies on the bridge, that killer bass. And it's sentiments are no more fluffy and trite than those expressed by Paul's "old, estranged fiance's" on "Imagine."

 

Don't understand peopl s fascination with Monkberry

 

Yes to silly love songs, no to My Love. Agree on those two. I'm going to have to sit down and come up with my top 40 list. Will be hard to limit to 40

 

I don't understand some people's fascination with Ram. It's a good album. But...

 

I like "Flaming Pie", but I think there are better songs on that album. I think "The Back Seat Of My Car" should be about 20 slots higher. And, "Jet" should be in the Top 5.

 

Calico Skies and Wanderlust are top 10 material for sure and should be there.

FourFive Seconds has no business being on this list. Paul McCartney's contribution to that song is pretty minimal. I can't even here him. And that's not a comment on the quality of the song (I think it is boring, but even if I loved it I wouldn't include it on a list of Paul's solo songs).