Things That Make You Feel Old

saintmdterps said

The radio station at work plays oldies from the 60's thru the early 80's. Not only do i remember them, but I can tell you what I was doing when they were popular on Baltimore's WCAO. Very evocative of being at the swim club (which cost $100/year for a family membership) in the snack bar line and hearing Band on the Run in 1973. That was 51 years ago.

Good God....

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It's only partly the reason, but it's a bit mind-boggling when one finally does some research and discovers that John Lennon's assassination in December 1980 and McCartney's receiving death threats in the immediate aftermath were one primary reason into why Wings broke up as a recording/touring outfit in 1981. Their were other factors of course, but even though McCartney would still continue to have a lot more solo hits in the 1980's and 90's, they never came close to reaching the same creative and commercial pinnacles that Wings achieved throughout the 70's.

Even though it was obvious Wings was primarily Paul's band, many of the songs on their albums had more of a collaborative effort that you didnt see later on and it's a shame that Wings has been overlooked because some rock critics or music fans have come to perceive them mostly as a Paul McCartney-backed solo operation and yeah sure, his wife probably couldn't play keyboards or had no business being on-stage trying to pretend being a musician, Paul never really reached the same heights after Wings broke up.

Although if one had asked him in 1970 whether this new recording/touring band would last over a decade, Paul likely wouldve had some Abbey Road doorman eject you from the studio for even suggesting such gibberish.