Happy Birthday Day to Sir Paul, Macca himself. Bass player extraordinaire, peerless songwriter, harmoniously awesome. And one of the more versatile musicians of the rock era. He can play bass [duh!], drums, piano, lead guitar and probably several other instruments that I am not aware of.
Here are some thing's you may not know about him: He played the guitar solo on 'Taxman'. Played drums on 'Back in the USSR' & 'Dear Prudence' [ Ringo was on holiday, or quit which ever version one prefers ], was the only other Beatle, besides John to play on ' The Ballad of John & Yoko'. Held The Beatles together after Brian Epstein died in August 1967, while John dropped acid, George found Indian mysticism and Ringo played daddy to his 2 sons. This last bit got Paul nothing but grief from a couple of his colleagues, who viewed him as too pushy [ see 'Let it Be', the movie. Or try to, as You Tube is about the only way to view it; no DVD or Blu-ray exists, despite previous promises to the contrary ]. In addition to all that he has had to deal with the ghost of John Lennon for the past 30-plus years. Or should I say "Saint" John Lennon. I love all the Beatles, always have always will, but to me John has been canonized to a ridiculous degree. Not that he wasn't great, he was, but come on. Some songs with fave Paul bass lines:
I Want You,
That Was Me,
Silly Love Songs,
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