Oh Paul

By Scorpio88

Sun, 24 Jun 2018
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Oh Paul, oh Paul, it’s time to rest,
don’t be the fool upon the hill
who carries on way past his best,
put down the bass, put down the quill,
you should have stopped at sixty-four,
and what's with the hair dye by the door.

You’re not alone of course, that’s true,
bare chested Roger’s guilty too,
and if Dave and Freddie hadn’t gone,
who knows – they might have carried on,
though some I think went far too soon,
like Buddy Holly and Keith Moon.

But yesterday’s done, why can’t you see,
Oh Paul it’s time to let it be.

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Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

very clever - the way you use the lines from his songs!

 

Submitted by Scorpio88 on

...but studiously avoided any mention of the Frog Chorussmiley

Submitted by Scorpio88 on

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Anyone with a career as long as his is entitled to his (very) low points smiley

 

Submitted by london_calling79 on

Genius! He really should stop now though. 

 

Submitted by Kurt Rellians on

I like this piece. It made me smile, although I do not entirely agree with your conclusion. I think Paul had a great deal of talent, and although I can't claim to have heard all of his more recent work, I do think many of them are pretty good. I have been listening back to The Beatles, Wings/McCartney, Lennon and Harrison recently on You Tube and they all sound very vital. I was a big fan in my own youth, and I am discovering that I still am! 64 has been well superceded and still going strong forever. (Better than lots of modern 'trash' we often have to put up with these days on the radio!!)

Submitted by Scorpio88 on

In his time he was great. He wrote songs that were true classics. I'm not too fond of Wings though. I thought Band on the Run was one of the worst things he wrote. I think my point was you have your time to be great, and when that time has past sit down and let someone else fill your shoes - don't keep soldiering on.