The best of the best!! Bob Dylan about McCartney “I’m in awe of Paul McCartney,” Dylan told Rolling Stone in 2007. “He’s about the only one that I am in awe of. But I’m in awe of him. He can do it all and he’s never let up, you know. He’s got the gift for melody, he’s got the rhythm. He can play any instrument. He can scream and shout as good as anybody and he can sing the ballad as good as anybody, you know so … And his melodies are, you know, effortless. That’s what you have to be in awe … I’m in awe of him maybe just because he’s just so damn effortless.”
Paul’s version of “ my brave face “ & “ “ just like Candy “ and Elvis’s version of “ Veronica “ are great! Bob’ s version of “ things we said today & yesterday “ shows his appreciation of Paul !
What great music this collaboration produced! "Off The Ground" and "Flowers In The Dirt" albums. You can hear McManus's contribution front and center. with Paul's classic sound mixed in. Fantastic!
I remember at the time Mc Cartney said working with Elvis Costello was the nearest person to John Lennon he had worked with . He mentioned Elvis Costello had that dry type wit much like Lennon and brought it out when they were writing songs for " Flowers in the dirt " .
Great footage, thanks so much for posting. I always wondered what the Paul and Elvis sessions back in the late 80s were like and boys we have got a good snap shot of them here. I sort of Imagined them to be more formal but obviously they were not. I think Elvis is slightly in awe of Paul (who isn't) whilst Paul is trying to put over, come on I'm just one of the lads. I think Paul was the best at socialising with other musicians out of all the beatles, John said that the beatles were the only people he'd ever played with and afterwards I think he found it a bit scary to work with new people. Probably why he had George and Ringo on the Tittenhurst Park albums. This clip also shows the evolution of my brave face, at the end it really is not far of the recorded version.
Not rounds. If you look close you can see the toggle switch is up position which gives a super bass-less harsh trebly tone because on Paul’s bass that mean it’s bridge pickup only being used - something he never does, for post 1975 wings it’s almost always in the middle position giving a punchier Ric tone as heard in Wings over America and Wings at the Speed of Sound etc. On Beatles he only ever used the toaster pickup (down position). The capacitor is most certainly still in place in Paul’s Ric. This has been confirmed to me by the Ric guy who repaired his bass in mid 70’s. So what your hearing is a 4001 bridge pickup with the 0.0047 capacitor which gives that completely bass-less tone… even with flats. It’s the most important factor on a 4001/4003 if you want that classic Squire tone or classic Ric tone heard on many old records. Never bypass it! Mine is set up the same. They call is vintage mode these days.
they really lost Tommy's Coming Home in the studio. That demo's got so much energy and life. Very Taxman-vibes on that first My Brave Face. Hamish with the headless bass. IT WAS THE 80s
At 19:41-:42 where Paul decides to go into high register you can hear him slide into it, just momentarily going slightly off tune till he found the note. He is so gifted. There are things we can practice and improve but Paul's voice comes from somewhere else. I'm not really superstitious nor a fate-ist but sometimes think that from birth Paul was destined for this.
Yes! And the same goes for the other three Beatles. They have villaborsted in very different ways with very different artists, though more frequently with their 60's peers. I've recently found that George contributed playing slide guitar in a couple of songs in two different solo albums of the great and unfortunately late Alvin Lee!!!!
It could never have happened and I'm glad it didn't. Look at how fans HATE the new Star wars movies. That's what would have happened to the Beatles even if all four were around to do it. It could never have been the same.
@ agreed. We should be so lucky to be counted amongst the few in history that have had the privilege to enjoy what they did in the seven years of recording. Still i enjoy the “what ifs” from time to time. Never satisfied i guess😉
They apparently met up about ten to 12 years later and talked about collaborating again. McCartney supposedly sketched out a basic plan on paper regarding making demos and recording them. He then slipped it into a book on his bookshelf and that was the end of it.
@@javierrodriguez-fonseca4717 I know, right? I keep hearing that this is his reputation, but audio and video keep showing the opposite! We've heard from all participants (including Paul) that Paul was a tyrant in the studio with Badfinger because he wanted their version to sound exactly like his demo. But I listened to the studio tapes and he was anything but. He was patient and listened to them. He tried out different things. He never interrupted a take unless he was the one who screwed up and then he would apologize. But yes, he wanted it to sound like the demo, because he knew it would be a hit. He was the writer/producer and he was just doing his job. He was no way near as over-bearing as the average 80s producer, who controlled the entire process.
I am glad he got back to a happy place doing this album as shown by this recording. He thought he was going to achieve this with Phil Ramone (Billy Joel's producer who he liked initially) when he recorded Return to Pepperland previously, but unfortunately got into a fight over the drumming. Paul wanted electronic drumming. Phil wanted traditional. Phil won, and the songs were traditional drumming and actually pretty good including the title track you can find on TH-cam. Unfortunately, when the album was finished Paul disliked it because of the drumming and would not release it. It became some B sides of this album instead, and someone posted the full album on TH-cam which actually was pretty good as recorded.
Never been a fan of the final version of My Brave Face, but I really love the faster demos. Elvis Costello even mentioned it in Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, suggesting the song was spoiled by the contemporary production. Really highlights Paul's great ear for melody and harmonies, and it's a lot like what I'd imagine an 80s Beatles single might have sounded like.
Their amount of success sets them apart from most other artists, but other than that, any dedicated band will tell you that they rehearse (or have rehearsed) in a similar way.
@@chipgaasche4933 It's got the reverse headstock only seen on his original bass, and the sanded-off horn (lacking the characteristic point of that model) from when he sanded off the paint in the late 60's. The odd color is just from the lighting.
Excelent material. I love Paul, Declan and 'My Brave Face' but in the end you see that the key of this tune (I think it's in E) is too high for those vocals. Almost a scream reunion kkkk. Sorry. Great song.
Fred Fat asked: "how where why when - thank u" Elvis Costello worked with Paul McCartney during the recording sessions for his "Flowers in the Dirt" album which was released on June 5th, 1989. Costello co-wrote four of the songs on the album with Paul (plus one other song that was used as a B side on one of Paul's singles). The song "My Brave Face", which they co-wrote, was released prior to the album as a single (on May 5th, 1989) and went to #18 in the UK, #25 in the US and was #1 in Japan. The album went to #1 in the UK and Norway and was #2 in Sweden, #3 in Italy, #4 in Spain... but only reached #21 in the US. Two of the songs that you see them working on in this video ("Twenty Fine Fingers" and "Tommy's Coming Home") were not released until 28 years later - when a 2017 remaster with extras became available.
Is there a long clip of this somewhere because I recall seeing Paul calling Elvis Costello we can’t sing it like this. It sounds too much like the Beatles.. I was actually did, and they should’ve kept it that way because I like it. Anyway, what is the part where they sing? ‘Take me to that place’ sounds likeLennon and McCartney. I really wish they would’ve left it alone.
It does seem better suited to Elvis Costello, though he does appear to struggle with the tempo and the range in this rehearsal. I think Paul did it, because he could sing it more effortlessly. But it just feels more like Elvis.
That's Kevin Armstrong who was around for a bit and then Paul told him out of the blue "Don't come to the studio on Monday'." ! You can see Paul looking at him a bit "sideways" at times in the video, guess he annoyed him for some reason, too present for a "sideman" possibly ?
They never worked again because Costello insulted Paul in an interview with the following rdmarks: "those songs on the album were mostly mine...at one point, Paul said, 'we need a bridge!!!', he really writes songs that way!" Implying that it was stupid.
You might read "Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink" by Elvis Costello, and give a look at the online video interviews of both Elvis and Paul talking about each other. And then there is Costello's performance of Penny Lane to honor Paul at his Gershwin Prize award ceremony. These two guys really like and respect each other. They aren't refusing to work together, and there is no anger, insult or feud going on. They have nothing but admiration and respect for each other's work and songwriting talent.
@@cowsongs That qoute from Elvis came from right after the sessions and McCartney was angered by it. Paul is careful about what he says as he is conscious of his legacy.
Based on a rough "banger" of a demo, you insult one half of the duo who wrote that great song? He and Paul complimented each other to come to a compromise between grunge and bubblegum to make it most excellent. Why can't you just enjoy that they collaborated to make something great instead of taking a cheap shot?
thats a certified hood classic
Yes it is ! You had my full attention
from the beginning. When I heard
the word “ corral “ / I really honed
in.
@@sandraa.lelacheur3001 yes
The best of the best!! Bob Dylan about McCartney “I’m in awe of Paul McCartney,” Dylan told Rolling Stone in 2007. “He’s about the only one that I am in awe of. But I’m in awe of him. He can do it all and he’s never let up, you know. He’s got the gift for melody, he’s got the rhythm. He can play any instrument. He can scream and shout as good as anybody and he can sing the ballad as good as anybody, you know so … And his melodies are, you know, effortless. That’s what you have to be in awe … I’m in awe of him maybe just because he’s just so damn effortless.”
Paul’s version of “ my brave face “ & “ “ just like Candy “ and Elvis’s version of “ Veronica “ are great! Bob’ s version of “ things we said today & yesterday “ shows his appreciation of Paul !
Never seen Paul this happy since the Beatle days
I love Elvis Costello's original demo of MBF, it's so Taxman-esque!
Beatlesque yes, but "taxman"?
Agree
@@aiiesvs Yeah, I can hear it. I was going to say that guitar part is definitely the early Beatles but couldn't place the song.
I love the moments when Paul McCartney was goofing off and making Elvis Costello laugh. 😂
I love this. If only they'd continued as regular collaborators, think of the albums, the songs we would have.
They should’ve done a whole album together
That would’ve been fantastic
Flowers in the dirt is a Classic.
even Off the ground has some nice material from both of them too.
It's a real shame they didn't keep writing more songs together.
Even though he's just fiddling around while listening to the track, 15:42 is the only availabe footage of Paul playing slap.
Declan and Paul are grooving melodies best friends.
Gold. Never seen all this footage before. Thanks
Incredible harmonies on My Brave Face
Costello lyrics and McCartney music flavours for sure on "My Brave Face".
Yes Great combination. 2 Guys that can do it all -tons of great Ballads,Mid Tempo, Rockers you name it.
Nope. Largely Costello's tune and words. He bought it in and McCartney finished it off.
@@scottandrewbrass1931 I would guess the bridge is Macca's?
What great music this collaboration produced! "Off The Ground" and "Flowers In The Dirt" albums. You can hear McManus's contribution front and center. with Paul's classic sound mixed in. Fantastic!
Well, Off The Ground was presented as an extension of the collab but essentially McManus was far, far away from that material and it shows.
This is much better than the actual album.
Not off the ground
This is just so awesome!!!!
And Spike and Mighty Like a Rose
Simplemente fantástico. Saludos. ❤🎉😊
Two of the best songsmiths
Wow, there is proper studio version with Paul and Elvis singing together!
I remember at the time Mc Cartney said working with Elvis Costello was the nearest person to John Lennon he had worked with .
He mentioned Elvis Costello had that dry type wit much like Lennon and brought it out when they were writing songs for " Flowers in the dirt " .
Somewhere between the feel of this My Brave Face and the finished version for me. 😆
Oh my, this is truly fabulous! I've never seen it before.
Great footage, thanks so much for posting. I always wondered what the Paul and Elvis sessions back in the late 80s were like and boys we have got a good snap shot of them here. I sort of Imagined them to be more formal but obviously they were not. I think Elvis is slightly in awe of Paul (who isn't) whilst Paul is trying to put over, come on I'm just one of the lads. I think Paul was the best at socialising with other musicians out of all the beatles, John said that the beatles were the only people he'd ever played with and afterwards I think he found it a bit scary to work with new people. Probably why he had George and Ringo on the Tittenhurst Park albums. This clip also shows the evolution of my brave face, at the end it really is not far of the recorded version.
It´s like Paul and John again
Not!
Man that Paul guy plays a hell
Of a bass! 😬
The Rickenbacker with roundwoumds! Makes it sound a bit like Chris Squire 😄
Not rounds. If you look close you can see the toggle switch is up position which gives a super bass-less harsh trebly tone because on Paul’s bass that mean it’s bridge pickup only being used - something he never does, for post 1975 wings it’s almost always in the middle position giving a punchier Ric tone as heard in Wings over America and Wings at the Speed of Sound etc. On Beatles he only ever used the toaster pickup (down position).
The capacitor is most certainly still in place in Paul’s Ric. This has been confirmed to me by the Ric guy who repaired his bass in mid 70’s. So what your hearing is a 4001 bridge pickup with the 0.0047 capacitor which gives that completely bass-less tone… even with flats. It’s the most important factor on a 4001/4003 if you want that classic Squire tone or classic Ric tone heard on many old records. Never bypass it! Mine is set up the same. They call is vintage mode these days.
What’s interesting is Squire bought the Rickenbacker because of McCartney.
@@sanddab Wise choice - then he went off and made it his own thing.
Even wiser choice!
Paul and Elvis should've toured together
they really lost Tommy's Coming Home in the studio. That demo's got so much energy and life. Very Taxman-vibes on that first My Brave Face. Hamish with the headless bass. IT WAS THE 80s
Sitting pretty waiting for this collab material to be officially put together in a lovely set and properly released.
It's been released on the Flowers In The Dirt deluxe set.
At 19:41-:42 where Paul decides to go into high register you can hear him slide into it, just momentarily going slightly off tune till he found the note. He is so gifted. There are things we can practice and improve but Paul's voice comes from somewhere else. I'm not really superstitious nor a fate-ist but sometimes think that from birth Paul was destined for this.
Macca is never out of tune, not unless he means to.
@@71hammyman LOL. That's crap. He's human.
awesome
You can do a movie about Paul mccartney like Get Back, studio singing with many many musicians.
Yes! And the same goes for the other three Beatles. They have villaborsted in very different ways with very different artists, though more frequently with their 60's peers. I've recently found that George contributed playing slide guitar in a couple of songs in two different solo albums of the great and unfortunately late Alvin Lee!!!!
They have collaborated. I'm sorry
Paul is always impeccably dressed. He has an innate sense of style ❤
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'Buddy Costello at work' haha i always thought he looked liked buddy with those glasses
Paul with Elvis Costello sound very similar when he did with Denny Laine
Her i go again with the melancholy and impossible dreams, but imagine an album by a band called Elvis, Paul, George & Ringo
It could never have happened and I'm glad it didn't. Look at how fans HATE the new Star wars movies. That's what would have happened to the Beatles even if all four were around to do it. It could never have been the same.
@ agreed. We should be so lucky to be counted amongst the few in history that have had the privilege to enjoy what they did in the seven years of recording. Still i enjoy the “what ifs” from time to time. Never satisfied i guess😉
Produced some great stuff together
Excellent 👍😎
Se agradece su publicación, buenísimo material
10:33 "Cans by Odd: Get an odd sound in your cans!"
* Costello: giggles and looks at his watch. *
So strange Paul and Elvis never collaborated again. And Elvis never performs "Face" which is clearly his song.
They apparently met up about ten to 12 years later and talked about collaborating again. McCartney supposedly sketched out a basic plan on paper regarding making demos and recording them. He then slipped it into a book on his bookshelf and that was the end of it.
Someone doesn’t like to be told what to do. Lol
Their styles and musical tastes are very different. Probably, though being good pals, one time was enough.
And I don't think it has been a matter of Paul unwanting someone else telling him what to do. This video clearly speaks on the opposite direction!!!
@@javierrodriguez-fonseca4717 I know, right? I keep hearing that this is his reputation, but audio and video keep showing the opposite! We've heard from all participants (including Paul) that Paul was a tyrant in the studio with Badfinger because he wanted their version to sound exactly like his demo. But I listened to the studio tapes and he was anything but. He was patient and listened to them. He tried out different things. He never interrupted a take unless he was the one who screwed up and then he would apologize. But yes, he wanted it to sound like the demo, because he knew it would be a hit. He was the writer/producer and he was just doing his job. He was no way near as over-bearing as the average 80s producer, who controlled the entire process.
Brilliant
Thanks for posting this! ❤️
I am glad he got back to a happy place doing this album as shown by this recording. He thought he was going to achieve this with Phil Ramone (Billy Joel's producer who he liked initially) when he recorded Return to Pepperland previously, but unfortunately got into a fight over the drumming. Paul wanted electronic drumming. Phil wanted traditional. Phil won, and the songs were traditional drumming and actually pretty good including the title track you can find on TH-cam. Unfortunately, when the album was finished Paul disliked it because of the drumming and would not release it. It became some B sides of this album instead, and someone posted the full album on TH-cam which actually was pretty good as recorded.
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Never been a fan of the final version of My Brave Face, but I really love the faster demos. Elvis Costello even mentioned it in Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, suggesting the song was spoiled by the contemporary production. Really highlights Paul's great ear for melody and harmonies, and it's a lot like what I'd imagine an 80s Beatles single might have sounded like.
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paul learned a few things
trying to recapture some of the spontaneity of let it be
Their amount of success sets them apart from most other artists, but other than that, any dedicated band will tell you that they rehearse (or have rehearsed) in a similar way.
7:51 twenty fine fingers
15:05 Paul plays his Beatles era Rickenbacker bass he hadn't played in about 10 years I think.
Are you sure that's not another Ric?? The finish looks much different.
@@chipgaasche4933 It's got the reverse headstock only seen on his original bass, and the sanded-off horn (lacking the characteristic point of that model) from when he sanded off the paint in the late 60's. The odd color is just from the lighting.
Excelent material. I love Paul, Declan and 'My Brave Face' but in the end you see that the key of this tune (I think it's in E) is too high for those vocals. Almost a scream reunion kkkk. Sorry. Great song.
And that tempo in My Brave Face is way too fast. Sounds really busy! Glad they reduced the tempo to what we all know and love.
Holy crap, was there a recording released of this?
They should have worked on more stuff.
how where why when - thank u
Fred Fat asked: "how where why when - thank u"
Elvis Costello worked with Paul McCartney during the recording sessions for his "Flowers in the Dirt" album which was released on June 5th, 1989. Costello co-wrote four of the songs on the album with Paul (plus one other song that was used as a B side on one of Paul's singles). The song "My Brave Face", which they co-wrote, was released prior to the album as a single (on May 5th, 1989) and went to #18 in the UK, #25 in the US and was #1 in Japan. The album went to #1 in the UK and Norway and was #2 in Sweden, #3 in Italy, #4 in Spain... but only reached #21 in the US.
Two of the songs that you see them working on in this video ("Twenty Fine Fingers" and "Tommy's Coming Home") were not released until 28 years later - when a 2017 remaster with extras became available.
15-33, over Paul s shoulder- that must be a white album jazz bass
Buddy Costello
Is there a long clip of this somewhere because I recall seeing Paul calling Elvis Costello we can’t sing it like this. It sounds too much like the Beatles.. I was actually did, and they should’ve kept it that way because I like it. Anyway, what is the part where they sing? ‘Take me to that place’ sounds likeLennon and McCartney. I really wish they would’ve left it alone.
Who is the guitarist next to Hamisch … with the glasses? Certainly not Robbie …
Wow. Paul McCartney makes mistake on bass at 15:39
My Brave Face would have made a great EC track as well, did he ever record his own version?
It does seem better suited to Elvis Costello, though he does appear to struggle with the tempo and the range in this rehearsal. I think Paul did it, because he could sing it more effortlessly. But it just feels more like Elvis.
@@Kieop Good critique!
I'd much rather hear this than the finished product. The actual album sounds outdated.
3:35
Veronica is the best song these two artists wrote together
...ahhh...My Brave Face has to be the best
@@brucetowell3432 we can agree to differ 🙂
At the end of the day, who did write My Brave Face??
Both.
is that david glimour
Gilmour plays on "We Got Married"
That Paul guy should've stuck with it. He could've made a living at it.
Who are all the players please?
I thought I heard Yoko scream
Who is the guitarist with glasses? it certainly doesn't look like Robbie McIntosh...
That's Kevin Armstrong who was around for a bit and then Paul told him out of the blue "Don't come to the studio on Monday'." ! You can see Paul looking at him a bit "sideways" at times in the video, guess he annoyed him for some reason, too present for a "sideman" possibly ?
My Brave Face is so much better at a higher tempo.
Parts would have been undoable.
They never worked again because Costello insulted Paul in an interview with the following rdmarks: "those songs on the album were mostly mine...at one point, Paul said, 'we need a bridge!!!', he really writes songs that way!" Implying that it was stupid.
You might read "Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink" by Elvis Costello, and give a look at the online video interviews of both Elvis and Paul talking about each other. And then there is Costello's performance of Penny Lane to honor Paul at his Gershwin Prize award ceremony. These two guys really like and respect each other. They aren't refusing to work together, and there is no anger, insult or feud going on. They have nothing but admiration and respect for each other's work and songwriting talent.
@@cowsongs That qoute from Elvis came from right after the sessions and McCartney was angered by it. Paul is careful about what he says as he is conscious of his legacy.
Elvis it a bit above paul int this session.
Billy
Billy didn't exist, grow up and get a life.
Elvis ruins My Brave face Paul fixes it
Based on a rough "banger" of a demo, you insult one half of the duo who wrote that great song? He and Paul complimented each other to come to a compromise between grunge and bubblegum to make it most excellent. Why can't you just enjoy that they collaborated to make something great instead of taking a cheap shot?