McCartney II: Paul McCartney's Solo Masterpiece
I was obsessed with the Paul McCartney album McCartney II when I was a youngster. My dad had the LP and told me how much he liked the song Waterfalls - telling me it "was as good as a Beatles song". (His measure of its worth.)
It is a remarkable song, so sparse, stripped back to leave the vocal (and the lyrics) vulnerable. McCartney does what he does bes…
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