It was about 1978, I lived in a sleepy town on the edge of civilisation called Heswall in The Wirral. One day me and a couple of mates (we were 14 going on 15) plucked up the courage to walk up a secluded garden path and knock on the door of a small cottage set back from the road and hidden by a tall and thick privet hedge. My friend Steve lived further down the same road and so we knew exactly who lived at this cottage. With great trepidation and much deliberation, we gathered the courage to actually knocked on the door. The occupier answered and we no doubt blurted out something about having started a band etc etc. I fondly recall Mr Michael McCartney saying, “Lad’s, there are two things that can happen when you knock on a persons door; they can tell you to fuck off or, they can invite you in for a cup of tea”. He then said, come on in! He sat us down in his ‘den’. He talked with us… he was generous with his time. The den was mostly occupied by a massive vinyl collection taking up much of the floor space. He had a gadget, someone had made for him, to switch from reel to reel, cassette deck and turntable. The window looked over the open fields to the rear. He talked about how the house was almost completely concealed from the road and how he chose it for that reason. The house was small and we were oblivious to the fact that at this point he was a single dad managing to bring up 3 children on his own. In retrospect, I can’t imagine how he did this while always appearing so calm and good natured. We would go back on a regular basis. He would tell us many anecdotes about The Scaffold, The Beatles, Wings, Jimmy Hendrix and many other artists. He showed us the original prints of those great photographs he took of Paul at the family home in Liverpool, such as the one of him climbing up the drain pipe. I remember him talking about when he played Leave It to record company A&R people and they said how the drums were lacking and he would say ‘that’s our kid yer know!’ In retrospect, it would have been so great to have recorded him talking about his experiences but, we were just kids. We would sometimes show up with a cassette tape to play Mike some of our our band rehearsals - recorded on a ghetto blaster in a bedroom by a four kids who could not play! But he was always constructive and encouraging, especially when he could hear the early beginnings of a musical idea. Mike was different. We loved his eccentricity, such as the wall-mounted super kitsch porcelain geese in flying formation on his living room wall - except he had somehow removed the heads with surgical precision and placed them a short distance from the bodies. Sometime later, we somehow managed to get a support slot for a band (The Shattered Dolls) that were playing a village hall in Heswall. Mike came to the sound check. He listened and soaked up the enthusiasm from us punk kids. He told us how much it reminded him of the Beatles very early gigs playing village halls in and around Liverpool and The Wirral. I stayed in-touch with Mike for a few years and my mum agreed to let him store his Alvis (the same one that's in this video) in our garage while he was selling it as recognition for his kind generosity. Thank you Mike for being a good hearted person to us young hopefull’s and for adding a little bit of glamour to life in a small town.
The promo film for "Leave It" reminds me of the promos George Harrison did for some of the songs on his 1976 album, 33 1/3rd. In particular, the promo film he did for "Crackerbox Palace".
Man, given songs like this , Fame, Photograph, songs that these guys did for other people - seems like the Beatles had a whole storehouse full of good material still left in them. If had they stayed together wow.
Great song! It has elements which remind me of Ringo Starr's "No-No Song". Coincidentally both songs came out in the same year too. I don't think anyone is copying anybody but I just wanted to mention that. Not sure if anyone else hears some of these things too.
He didn't have a problem with it. He lived his life as if he won the lottery and had a whale of a time. His early photos of the Beatles are an absolute treasure
Well it IS important to note that Paul McCartney wrote this song and co-wrote all the original songs on the whole album. So the fact is, there's a lot of Paul McCartney sound to talk about. If that's not interesting to you, then ignore it. But to us Paul McCartney fans, the strong Paul influence makes this an interesting listen.
A lot of comments about how similar to Paul he sounds. While that's true, I think he's a little bit higher and, to me, sounds more like Emitt Rhodes. Either way, a catchy tune.
Doesn't sound like Girls school lol lol. Mike sounds very similar to Paul voice wise. Looking at the video You can see his charm and magnetism. Interestimy guy for sure!!!!
@Sunday Girl This song is played by Wings, so of course it's very similar to them and Paul. But the voice of Mike is completely different than the voice of Paul, that's what I wanted to say.
Not surprised that he should sound like his older sibling. After all, accents are based on region and locality, are they not, and you can't get more local than two individuals actually growing up together in the same dwelling, can you!
I BOUGHT this LP in 1974. It was actually quite good but got very little publicity or air-play. Probably because Mike did not want to cash in on Paul's fame so he chose a fake name "McGear. Mike is on most vocals, Paul on drums and back-up. It's a decent album.
Cool car, think it's an Alvis. I remember buying this record when I was twelve after hearing it at a fairground, I loved it and played it over and over.
Does look like an Alvis. I heard the single when it came out, loved it but couldn't afford it with my pocket money, and it took me years to get a copy!
Actually Mike has his Dads lips, Paul has his mom's lips and his Dad's eyes, Mikes are a lot like his dad's too, but not as much as Paul's. But they have VERY similar mannerisms and facial expressions
@@personanongrata1308 that was a few years ago, A quick google of the case would have told you that. He was acquited. The judge gave a scathing review of the malicious prosecution and said it was a noncase that never should have come to court. Do everyone a favour and get informed before you leave stupid uninformed comments.
@@erkaweberhooper3891So every pervert who is acquitted is therefore innocent? I don't think so. There was once this guy called Jimmy Saville, remember him? Lots of pics of him with The Beatles as it happens. Just a coincidence though. Celebs get a free pass from corrupt judges and they probably didn't want to embarrass 'Sir Paul'. Just another Perv celebrity protected by the courts. No, YOU'RE the ignorant 'Normie' celebtard worshipper who needs to do some research and learn how the world really works. Now YOU run along and do a 'Quick Google', FOOL.
Persona Non Grata And just because someone accuses a celebrity of something doesn’t automatically make them guilty either. Believe it or not, people often have ulterior motives for why they would accuse a celebrity of something in the first place (like extortion, for example). Since you were not there, perhaps you should stop making assumptions and jumping to conclusions despite having no real evidence . What are you, one of those QAnon conspiracy idiots? You sound like one. How’s your imminent arrest of Hillary Clinton going?
Myself, was thinking he looked as if he'd stepped out of a spaghetti western, just short of a six-shooter! ("When de man wid de .45 meets de man wid de rifle, de man wid de pistol is a dead man.") Threw that second para in for laughs!
She's actually a ghost, that they managed to catch on film! So they decided to keep it in, she still there in the grounds running and walking around, to this day!
It was about 1978, I lived in a sleepy town on the edge of civilisation called Heswall in The Wirral. One day me and a couple of mates (we were 14 going on 15) plucked up the courage to walk up a secluded garden path and knock on the door of a small cottage set back from the road and hidden by a tall and thick privet hedge. My friend Steve lived further down the same road and so we knew exactly who lived at this cottage.
With great trepidation and much deliberation, we gathered the courage to actually knocked on the door. The occupier answered and we no doubt blurted out something about having started a band etc etc. I fondly recall Mr Michael McCartney saying, “Lad’s, there are two things that can happen when you knock on a persons door; they can tell you to fuck off or, they can invite you in for a cup of tea”. He then said, come on in! He sat us down in his ‘den’. He talked with us… he was generous with his time. The den was mostly occupied by a massive vinyl collection taking up much of the floor space. He had a gadget, someone had made for him, to switch from reel to reel, cassette deck and turntable. The window looked over the open fields to the rear. He talked about how the house was almost completely concealed from the road and how he chose it for that reason. The house was small and we were oblivious to the fact that at this point he was a single dad managing to bring up 3 children on his own. In retrospect, I can’t imagine how he did this while always appearing so calm and good natured.
We would go back on a regular basis. He would tell us many anecdotes about The Scaffold, The Beatles, Wings, Jimmy Hendrix and many other artists. He showed us the original prints of those great photographs he took of Paul at the family home in Liverpool, such as the one of him climbing up the drain pipe. I remember him talking about when he played Leave It to record company A&R people and they said how the drums were lacking and he would say ‘that’s our kid yer know!’ In retrospect, it would have been so great to have recorded him talking about his experiences but, we were just kids.
We would sometimes show up with a cassette tape to play Mike some of our our band rehearsals - recorded on a ghetto blaster in a bedroom by a four kids who could not play! But he was always constructive and encouraging, especially when he could hear the early beginnings of a musical idea.
Mike was different. We loved his eccentricity, such as the wall-mounted super kitsch porcelain geese in flying formation on his living room wall - except he had somehow removed the heads with surgical precision and placed them a short distance from the bodies.
Sometime later, we somehow managed to get a support slot for a band (The Shattered Dolls) that were playing a village hall in Heswall. Mike came to the sound check. He listened and soaked up the enthusiasm from us punk kids. He told us how much it reminded him of the Beatles very early gigs playing village halls in and around Liverpool and The Wirral.
I stayed in-touch with Mike for a few years and my mum agreed to let him store his Alvis (the same one that's in this video) in our garage while he was selling it as recognition for his kind generosity.
Thank you Mike for being a good hearted person to us young hopefull’s and for adding a little bit of glamour to life in a small town.
Great story
Loved reading this. Thanks 😊
Interesante relato.... y no les contó su relación con su hermano famoso?
What a wonderful story! I'm so glad he turned out to be such a great character.
Very evocative, dear writer. Don't stop scratching that pen. Your muse whispers away. Good for you.
Mike sends exactly like Paul.....no question.
Mike is a very talented person in his own right, His photography and his comedy
The promo film for "Leave It" reminds me of the promos George Harrison did for some of the songs on his 1976 album, 33 1/3rd. In particular, the promo film he did for "Crackerbox Palace".
I thought the same
good song. Hear it for the first time in 2024!n : )
Very much Paul's style. Mike has indeniably the same tone of voice as his more famous brother.
Paul wrote it and played on it and the entire LP!
I have no idea why Mike wasn't in the Beatles.....he's as talented vocally as Paul.
@@jonathanzipp4398 I can hear John Lennon now: "oh God just what the Beatles need -- another McCartney!"
@@kenlieck7756 That's fair....like the Every Brothers :) Although Mike was supposed to be the Beatles' drummer but injured his arm.
@@jonathanzipp4398 Mike was their first drummer, until he broke his arm.
This was originally to be released as the second PAUL McCARTNEY /WINGS album.The whole album is spectacular!
That album has aways been my favourite Paul McCartney album with Mike on the vocals.
It's a Mike McGear - Album called "McGear". He only works together with Paul and Wings.
…Which makes it a Paul McCartney album with Mike on vocals.
No, it would be that if Paul wrote the songs. He did not.@@deannabayless8025
Man, given songs like this , Fame, Photograph, songs that these guys did for other people - seems like the Beatles had a whole storehouse full of good material still left in them. If had they stayed together wow.
I bought the album upon release. It is very good.
Great song,great video & even better LP .A must have!!Mike with Paul & band.!
Great song! It has elements which remind me of Ringo Starr's "No-No Song". Coincidentally both songs came out in the same year too. I don't think anyone is copying anybody but I just wanted to mention that. Not sure if anyone else hears some of these things too.
Yeah, it’s firmly in a 70’s groove. So many records back then had this vibe.
Loving this album! Super boring how everyone keeps commenting how much like Paul he is
He didn't have a problem with it. He lived his life as if he won the lottery and had a whale of a time. His early photos of the Beatles are an absolute treasure
Paul who?
@@brianfergus839 I think he was in Roxy Music...
Well it IS important to note that Paul McCartney wrote this song and co-wrote all the original songs on the whole album. So the fact is, there's a lot of Paul McCartney sound to talk about. If that's not interesting to you, then ignore it. But to us Paul McCartney fans, the strong Paul influence makes this an interesting listen.
Boring amd unoriginal like your comment?
Catchy tune. Lovely to see this again.
I like it
_I Like It,_ title of a song by the Liverpool group, Gerry & the Pacemakers from around the time of Beatlemania! ;-)
Sounds like Squeez
Sounds a bit like Emitt Rhodes.
A lot of comments about how similar to Paul he sounds. While that's true, I think he's a little bit higher and, to me, sounds more like Emitt Rhodes. Either way, a catchy tune.
Back in early 1975 I use to listen to the album all the time .
Doesn't sound like Girls school lol lol. Mike sounds very similar to Paul voice wise. Looking at the video
You can see his charm and magnetism. Interestimy guy for sure!!!!
The Everly Brothers and the Bee Gees come to mind as far as harmonizing brothers.
Mike McCartney was on tonight on the James Whale Show and they showed a clip... that's what brought me here. September 24, 2022.
Sounds like Wings song "Girls School" (1977)
Sounds like PAUL!!!
Then you should listen to a Paul McCartney-Album and you'll hear the difference.
Sounds like Faul
@Sunday Girl
This song is played by Wings, so of course it's very similar to them and Paul. But the voice of Mike is completely different than the voice of Paul, that's what I wanted to say.
Not surprised that he should sound like his older sibling. After all, accents are based on region and locality, are they not, and you can't get more local than two individuals actually growing up together in the same dwelling, can you!
Paul who?
The video doesn’t make much sense but it’s a great track , shame the TOTP video has been wiped
Sounds like emmitt rhodes
Uncannily so
Went to High School with EMMIT and yes it does!
Thank you. I thought so, too and saw your post right after I posted.
I BOUGHT this LP in 1974. It was actually quite good but got very little publicity or air-play. Probably because Mike did not want to cash in on Paul's fame so he chose a fake name "McGear. Mike is on most vocals, Paul on drums and back-up. It's a decent album.
Not Paul on drums. Gerry Conway and Denny Seiwell. Do research.
Cool car, think it's an Alvis.
I remember buying this record when I was twelve after hearing it at a fairground, I loved it and played it over and over.
This brings back memories, I bought the vinyl 45rpm single
Does look like an Alvis. I heard the single when it came out, loved it but couldn't afford it with my pocket money, and it took me years to get a copy!
That was Mike's car... so I've read
Well if you ever meet Paul McCartney you're going to have to ask him what he means when he says "fairground music".
Lose the saxophone or whatever woodwind that was and I’d love this.
great song
Oh my god, so tragic replay after brother...
Mike takes after his mom.
Actually Mike has his Dads lips, Paul has his mom's lips and his Dad's eyes, Mikes are a lot like his dad's too, but not as much as Paul's. But they have VERY similar mannerisms and facial expressions
Yeah I always thought Mike looked more like his dad. And Paul was a mix of both parents
Imagine being handed a McCartney original song and then he produces it, supports it... but you're still not famous.
Doubt we'd be discussing him on here if he weren't famous!
Mike is VERY famous in England, then and now.
@@patticrichton1135 Also in Wales, Scotland, and possibly the whole of the island of Ireland!
Written by Paul..
i do love him more than his famous paul
McFab
Fab/Gear… lol! 👍
Her face like liam gallagher 😅
@2:30, yes..
Omg omg omg omg omg....
They don’t even vaguely resemble each other
i have the album and am hoping it will be valuable some day
I really should have paid the $12 for the signed copy at Anton'es records that I saw last year...
Голос потрясающе похож на голос брата Пола!
This could be Stackridge 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm gonna say it. He is/was way better looking than Paul! Not that Paul wasn't good looking, he was but Mike was a real hottie!
Didn't he go to court for groping a waitress recently? Hardly prince charming
@@personanongrata1308 that was a few years ago, A quick google of the case would have told you that. He was acquited. The judge gave a scathing review of the malicious prosecution and said it was a noncase that never should have come to court. Do everyone a favour and get informed before you leave stupid uninformed comments.
@@erkaweberhooper3891So every pervert who is acquitted is therefore innocent? I don't think so. There was once this guy called Jimmy Saville, remember him? Lots of pics of him with The Beatles as it happens. Just a coincidence though. Celebs get a free pass from corrupt judges and they probably didn't want to embarrass 'Sir Paul'. Just another Perv celebrity protected by the courts. No, YOU'RE the ignorant 'Normie' celebtard worshipper who needs to do some research and learn how the world really works. Now YOU run along and do a 'Quick Google', FOOL.
I like the way Paul looks better but Mikes good looking too.
Persona Non Grata And just because someone accuses a celebrity of something doesn’t automatically make them guilty either. Believe it or not, people often have ulterior motives for why they would accuse a celebrity of something in the first place (like extortion, for example). Since you were not there, perhaps you should stop making assumptions and jumping to conclusions despite having no real evidence . What are you, one of those QAnon conspiracy idiots? You sound like one. How’s your imminent arrest of Hillary Clinton going?
I thought it was Paul singing!
Great Paul McCartney song.
Mediocre compared with Paul.
Have you heard all the other things Mike has done in his career? He's NOT "mediocre"
This song is pretty good but this guy looks like someone who would peep in your windows.
Myself, was thinking he looked as if he'd stepped out of a spaghetti western, just short of a six-shooter!
("When de man wid de .45 meets de man wid de rifle, de man wid de pistol is a dead man.")
Threw that second para in for laughs!
Increible mike no se parece en nada al verdadero paul ni si quiera a faul se parece
Faul no existe.
No doubt had they been identical twins, he would have indeed looked a lot like his brother!!!
What happened the bird in the white? Did she ever get dressed or did she just leave it?
She's actually a ghost, that they managed to catch on film! So they decided to keep it in, she still there in the grounds running and walking around, to this day!
Do mean that pr*ck-teaser!