10 Most Underrated Paul McCartney Songs
Before He Dazzles Us Again With McCartney III, Here's Some of Macca's Greatest Low-Lights.
Paul McCartney is really no stranger to the mainstream. For most rock fans, this man has been making music longer than your favorite rock stars have been alive. Even with the impressive body of work he has with the Beatles and solo, there are some that have fallen through the cracks.
Even with a bit of a shaky start to his solo career, McCartney has been able to work musical magic even when out of the mainstream spotlight. Whether it be with Wings or truly by himself, the man's gift for melody never really left him, allowing him to follow his muse wherever he saw fit. Granted, there is some embarrassing stuff every now and again, but there is also some pieces that sound like they're on the cutting edge of something brilliant at every corner. One second you'll see him dipping his toes into electronic soundscapes, and the next he will be reinventing himself as a rustic country rock storyteller.
Either way, you can normally expect something to get stuck in your head by the time the song is over. From uptempo rockers to some of the most beautiful ballads known to man, here's just a taste of what to expect from the man who blazed the trail for pop as we know it.
10. Sing the Changes - Electric Arguments
Paul McCartney has always gone under a variety of aliases in his time. Whether it was being known as the frontman for Wings, the Cute Beatle, or even Percy "Thrills" Thrillington, Macca always used different psuedonyms to divorce himself from the high bar he had set for himself. On the other hand, don't take that to mean that every side project was necessarily bad.
Right after coming off of his work in the classical world with the Liverpool Oratorio, McCartney started to make different forms of electronic music under the name the Fireman, which proved to be a welcome change of pace for most fans. Though this kind of stuff never really saw chart success, Sing the Changes off Electric Arguments was a return to the Paul McCartney that many of us had taken for granted.
Compared to the slower pop he was coming out with, this song was a throwback to the psychedelic pop of the Beatles' years, with a singalong chorus and just the subtlest of electronic enhancements to make the whole track feel like it's floating in the sky. While this was never a big hit, McCartney did think enough of the tune to include it on his live album Good Evening New York City. Despite the '60s hippie culture becoming a stereotype at this point, Sing the Changes is a glimpse into what made that mindset so special in the first place.