10 Songs That Prove Paul McCartney’s Solo Career Is Better Than You Think
9. Too Many People
Anyone interested in Paul McCartney’s solo years should really check out RAM in its entirety. The album, credited to Paul and his wife Linda, is probably still his finest, brimming with creativity. Critics mauled it at the time but its charms remain undimmed and its influence can be felt on hundreds of indie bands.
Opening track Too Many People finds Macca railing against, “people preaching practices/don’t let them tell you what you want to be.” Many recognised this as a dig at John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Not least John himself who would fire back on his own track How Do You Sleep?
The chorus could be taken as a dig at Lennon breaking up The Beatles or at Linda’s first husband for letting her go. “That was your last mistake/you took your lucky break and broke it in two/now what can be done for you?”
For all its lyrical intrigue, the songs real appeal is in the music. From Paul’s falsetto vocal to Hugh McCracken’s guitar solo the whole thing is a delight.