Paul McCartney Best Songs of the 1970s

My Series "McCartney Through The Decades" where here I countdown and discuss my thoughts on the best Paul McCartney songs of the 1970s. Episode 4 is my favourite Paul McCartney songs of the 1970s including his work with Wings

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[stefanotaborri]

Hi Andrew great video!
My top 25 is:
1) Maybe I'm amazed
2) The note you never wrote
3) Another day
4) Letting go
5) The backseat of my car
6) 1985
7) Wild Life
8) Band on the run
9) Every night
10) Jet
11) Morse moose and the grey goose
12) When the night
13) Deliver your children
14) Big Barn Bed
15) Let me roll it
16) Soily
17) Monkberry moon delight
18) Junk
19) Rock Show
20) Some people never know
21) Oh woman oh why
22) Don't let it Bring you down
23) Beware my love
24) Mull of Kintyre
25) Old siam, Sir

[camariva]

I always say that "Little Lamb Drangonfly" and "The Back Seat of my Car" are like a tiwn brothers, both are great ballads, great voice ande choruses and orchestra arrangements, etc and both are my ever favorites. But my # one would be "My Love" =)

[knockknock]

1. Maybe I'm Amazed
2. Band on the Run
3. 1985
4. Monkberry Moon Delight
5. Dear Friend
6. Let Me Roll It
7. Jet
8. Too Many People
9. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
10. Junk
11.Every Night
12. Another Day
13. Live and Let Die
14. Daytime Nighttime Suffering
15. That Would Be Something
16. 3 Legs
17. Dear Boy
18. Beware My Love
19. Man We Was Lonely( to me as revealing a song as Every Night)
20. Silly Love Songs
21. With a Little Luck
22. Back Seat of My Car
23. Getting Closer
24. Love in Song
25. Spin It On

[CarlosFCruz-mopk]

25. Reception
24. Beware my love (wings over america)
23. Mumbo
22. One more kiss
21. Momma miss america
20. 3 legs
19. Jet
18. Let ‘em in
17. Band on the run
16. Single pigeon
15. Monkberry moon delight
14. Magneto and titanium man
13. Every night
12. Oo you
11. Hi, hi, hi
10. Long haired lady
9. Letting go ... its just so bad ass, what a groove !
8. Live and let die
7. Dear boy
6. Let me roll it
5. Call me back again
4. Maybe I’m amazed
3. Heart of the country
2. Junk
1. Nineteen-hundred and eighty-five

[davidjackson]

Heres my top 25 Andrew.
1.Maybe I, m amazed 2.Mull of Kintyre 3.Daytime Nightime suffering.4.Live and let die 5 Woman oh why 6 Junior Farm 7.1985 8 Jet 9 Some people never know !0Listen what the man said 11 Call Me back again 12Wildlife 13 With a little luck 14 C Moon 15 Warm and Beautiful 16 Everynight 17Heart of the country 18Smile Away 19The Mess 20Band on the run 21Sally G22 Let em In 23 Little woman love 24 Love is strange 25Too many people.Great decade for Paul

[triplejazzmusicisall]

A Biker Like an Icon T-Shirt. You really are a fan. Good on you Andrew. I love your posts.

[musicman]

I thought I was the only one that loves get on the right thing!

[Zholobov]

Oh, 70's McCartney... What a great variety of themes, styles and genres! So many wonderful songs...

Maybe I'm Amazed
Junk
Every Night
Another Day
Too Many People
Dear Boy
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Heart Of The Country
The Back Seat Of My Car
Wild Life
Some People Never Know
Dear Friend
Hi Hi Hi
C Moon
My Love
Little Lamb Dragonfly
Hold Me Tight
Live And Let Die
Country Dreamer
Band On The Run
Jet
Bluebird
Mrs Vanderbilt
Let Me Roll It
1985
Venus And Mars/Rock Show
Love In Song
You Gave Me The Answer
Listen To What The Man Said
Let 'Em In
Silly Love Songs
Warm And Beautiful
Mull Of Kintyre
London Town
I'm Carrying
Girlfriend
With A Little Luck
Famous Groupies
Deliver Your Children
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Waterspout
Same Time Next Year
Goodnight Tonight
Daytime Nightime Suffering
Getting Closer
Winter Rose/Love Awake
So Glad To See You Here
Wonderful Xmastime

[THomasHH]

Hi Andrew,
here’s my list. I haven’t watched your video yet, because I don’t wanted to influenced by it.

I couldn’t help it, I did a top 30 list 😉
1970s:
1. Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me) (1973, „Band on the Run“ Album)
2. Letting Go (1975, „Venus and Mars“ Album)
3. With A Little Luck (1978, „London Town“ Album)
4. Live And Let Die (1974, OST)
5. Jet (1973, „Band on the Run“ Album)
6. Mull Of Kintyre (1977, Single)
7. My Love (1973, „Red Rose Speedway“ Album)
8. Let Me Roll It (1973, „Band on the Run“ Album)
9. Don’t Let It Bring You Down (1978, „London Town“ Album)
10. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (1971, “Ram” Album)
11. Maybe I’m Amazed (1970, “McCartney” Album)
12. Arrow Through Me (1979, „Back To The Egg“ Album)
13. Wild Life (1971, „Wings Wild Life“ Album)
14. Bluebird (1973, „Band on the Run“ Album)
15. Band On The Run (1973, „Band on the Run“ Album)
16. You Gave Me The Answer (1975, „Venus and Mars“ Album)
17. Let ’Em In (1976, „Wings at the Speed of Sound“ Album)
18. Getting Closer (1979, „Back To The Egg“ Album)
19. Beware My Love (1976, „Wings at the Speed of Sound“ Album)
20. Every Night (1970, “McCartney” Album)
21. Rock Show (1975, „Venus and Mars“ Album)
22. Listen To What The Man Said (1975, „Venus and Mars“ Album)
23. Old Siam, Sir (1979, „Back To The Egg“ Album)
24. Silly Love Songs (1976, „Wings at the Speed of Sound“ Album)
25. Magneto And Titanium Man (1975, „Venus and Mars“ Album)
26. Winter Rose / Love Awake (1979, „Back To The Egg“ Album)
27. Junior’s Farm (1974 Single)
28. Girls’ School (1977, Single)
29. London Town (1978, „London Town“ Album)
30. Hi Hi Hi (1972, Single)

Runners up
- Monkberry Moon Berry (1971, “Ram” Album)
- Another Day (1971, Single)
- Warm And Beautiful (1976, „Wings at the Speed of Sound“ Album)
- Children Children (1978, „London Town“ Album)
- Deliver Your Children (1978, „London Town“ Album)
- Goodnight Tonight (1979, Single)

Honorable Mention:
- Medicine Jar (1975, „Venus and Mars“ Album) ‘cause Paul isn’t singing ;)
- Time To Hide (1976, „Wings at the Speed of Sound“ Album) ‘cause Paul isn’t singing ;)

[MichaelLantz]

I love "Helen Wheels" from 1974.

[michaelfrazia]

I was born in 74...mccartney in the 70s is what first attracted me to anything related to the beatles. Hearing uncle Albert, let em in, silly love songs and the 79 live version of coming up blaring from my parents radio are my first music memories. His vocals in the 70s were perfectly raspy on the rockers and sublime on the pop songs and ballads. Wonderful Xmas time has always been my favorite Xmas song. Once I hear it on the radio for the first time each season it brings back such great memories from past Christmas seasons.

[AndrewDixonMusic]

It's only when watching this stuff back that I realise how many times I use the word "genius"! 😉

[mrsbluesky]

I would put Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five in the #1 spot. I love the song and the power of his vocals. And yes I even like the reprise at the end, think it fits in well and relieves the pressure 😊. Great list and now I must go and listen to some McCartney.

[reactivearmour]

I like all of the songs on your list, but I would have replaced Monkberry Moon Delight, My Love and Dear Friend and with A Love For You, Too Many People and Getting Closer. Thank you for giving Get on the Right Thing its due.

[kianwelsh]

here's my personal list for 70's paul



1. nineteen hundred and eighty five
2. Junk
3. mull of Kintyre
4. magneto and titanium man
5. Monkberry moon delight
6. you gave me the answer
7. wild life
8. silly love songs
9. Heart of the country
10. let em in
11. spin it on
12. Helen wheels
13. the back seat of my car
14. dear friend
15. single pigeon
16. letting go
17. one more kiss
18. Dear Boy
19. with a little luck
20. let me roll it
21. Band on the run
22. cafe on the left bank
23. live and let die
24. shes my baby
25. old Siam sir




















Shortlist:
arrow through me
getting closer
london town
with a little luck
venus and mars/rockshow
listen to what the man said
Mrs Vanderbilt
bluebird
hi, hi, hi
1882
big barn bed
bip bop
i am your singer
3 legs
uncle albert/admiral Halsey
the back seat of my car
Oh Woman, Oh Why
Every night
Oo you
Teddy Boy
Maybe im amazed

[iangordoncraig]

I think the 70s were McCartney at his very best. I loved the Beatles, but never wanted them back together. And when George Martin produced Tug of War album without Wings he took the fire out of it.

[daisynieves]

Hi Andrew! What a great list of songs! Paul is so talented! One of my very favorites has always been Uncle Albert! Happy St. Valentine's day to you and yours! God bless!

[CWAdventures]

My favourite is Long Haired Lady..the vocal harmonys are 2nd to none on this track..i never get tired of listening to it..Mull of Kintyre is brilliant but it doesn't get the love because it was a massive hit apart from the US..strange how they never took to that track..maybe they didn't get the feel of the Scottish Highlands

[markransome]

Totally with you on Maybe I'm Amazed, Andrew!

There are four songs I would have in my top 25 that were not on your list, which are
San Ferry Anne (from Sound) beautuful number)
Cafe on the Left Bank (from London Town), London always seemed greyer in those days even even when the sun was out, it was the London I remember and Love though!
Goodnight tonight (the 12 inch version) great guitars and changes in this song just love the feel of it
Arrow through me (from Back to the Egg) cnnot make up my mind if this is an up or down song but I love it

I guess for other mentions I think the B side of Goodnight Tonight, Daytime Nighttime Suffering is a very underated song, other would be for me, To You and Spin it on, from Back to the Egg and indeed Baby's Request and Winter Rose.

I appreciate people like Mull of K, but it would not have been in my 25, and Wonderful Xmas is fun and I would not knock it but it would not be in my 25 either as well as Monkberry, and believe it or not Live and Let Die.

And thats the good thing with music we may love an artist but our preferences as has been said before rest on may other things.

Great review thank! Mark.

[simonvanthoff]

Thanks again Andrew, loved it!
Oh man, what I do find soooo interesting with a lot of Paul McCartney songs: the diversity in opinions and emotions about certain songs that people can have and experience while listening to his enormous body of work. For example: I TOTALLY agree with you on Dragonfly: just supergorgeous all the way through. From the moment I heard it, I loved it! So, we're on the same track there! Also: I'm tótally with you regarding Monkberry: absolutely brilliant. And, as with Dragonfly, so immaculate produced!! Wow!
But, on the other hand, to the contrary, I just cán't get into could....and, for god's sake haha, LOL, just like you for me also the All The Best album was my first album-introduction, many years ago, to the Paul catalogue! Haha! But I never could listen to that song...how strange that is!!
Then, also, I álways réally líked the ending on 1985! How about thát! Haha :-). Isn't that funny Andrew!
On the same level: soooo many people HATE We All Stand Together, but for ME, it REALLY belongs to his ABSOLUTE BEST EVER!! Well, you see, opinions divers haha! It all is, appearantly, so super subjective!
About my top songs: me, myself, I would not put Amazed so high (btw which of the many live version do you think is the best?), and I would add Little Woman Love (such a gréat piano riff!!) and Mrs Vandebilt to the list. But, my gosh, whát a list. What a musician. What an artist! Love him.