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Wayne L.
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Silly Love Songs is pop pap at its lowest from Paul, despite the great bass line, because it's so mainstream, it's sick. I admit SLS sounds like a masterpiece 30 years later, but Beware My Love is a better song, without a doubt & should have been released instead, at the time.  


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I agree, Beware my love is a better song and a lot better preformed live. I love Silly love songs and admire the fact it was basicall a F*ck you to all the stupid ignorant critics. Its a shame it had to go mainstream, and the fact that it did is the reasone why 50% love it and 50% hate it. Its bass line is very cool too, I love playing it.






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I disagree. 'Beware My Love' is one of Pauls most overrated songs ever. Yes, it rocked a little and stands out on 'WATSOS' because of that reason, but its an extremely boring song that doesnt do much for me. Yeah, I get sick of 'Silly Love Songs' too, but theres a reason the song is played instead of 'BML'.  


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I don't think 'Beware my love' is overrated, I don't even think its that well known of a song. I think the reason 'Silly love songs' gets played over 'Beware My Love' is because of the message it has, not necessarily because it is a better song than "Beware My Love".






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Quoted from Wordno
I agree, Beware my love is a better song and a lot better preformed live. I love Silly love songs and admire the fact it was basicall a F*ck you to all the stupid ignorant critics. Its a shame it had to go mainstream, and the fact that it did is the reasone why 50% love it and 50% hate it. Its bass line is very cool too, I love playing it.


Wasn't it also a dig at Lennon for getting down on Paul for writing so many stupid love songs? I think it's a decent song. Especially for that time period. I hate the backing vocals though. That always ruins it for me. Oh can't you see, blah blah blah. Annoying.


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Quoted from Wayne_L.
Silly Love Songs is pop pap at its lowest from Paul, despite the great bass line, because it's so mainstream, it's sick. I admit SLS sounds like a masterpiece 30 years later, but Beware My Love is a better song, without a doubt & should have been released instead, at the time.  


If you replace Silly Love Songs with Ebony and Ivory or Say Say Say, then I'll agree. Silly Love Songs is a masterpiece in comparison.


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If you replace Silly Love Songs with Ebony and Ivory or Say Say Say, then I'll agree. Silly Love Songs is a masterpiece in comparison.



Gotta agree with that. Those songs with Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson were such sell-outs, Macca should be ashamed of himself. I think he was lost in the early '80s though, I think, there are some good songs on 'Press to Play'. But you're right Wayne, I'd take a sharp stick in the eye than listen to those songs, and I love Paul. The irony of Paul collaborating with MJ and giving him advice as to buying song copyrights, and then MJ buying the Beatles catalog because Yoko hedged is priceless. I don't understand why Ebony and Ivory was included in the '89-90 set list unless Sir Paul thought that it was good timing to have people use the WC or get a beer. Even worse, it was a duet with Hamish, who should be strumming, not singing.
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Am I the only person that actually likes 'Say, Say, Say'?


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Am I the only person that actually likes 'Say, Say, Say'?


You know what? I think you are lol.






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It's not bad if you've never seen the video, because it's so cheesy. I'd give the song a C+ to a B-, maybe more because, if you played it now with people that were around then, they'd be saying' "God I haven't heard this in years" and it would probably be alright.
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Quoted from Maccalvr


Wasn't it also a dig at Lennon for getting down on Paul for writing so many stupid love songs?


I think it was.  I like the song, alot.  Especially Paul's bassline.



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I think it was.  I like the song, alot.  Especially Paul's bassline.



I dont understand what the hell you guys are talking about--it was released after John was dead. It's hard to imagine that Paul would still write a song like this after he'd released quite a few single's/albums 3 years after the fact:

  
Say Say Say - Front Cover Say Say Say - Rear Cover
Label Parlophone
Catalogue No. R 6062
12 R 6062
Country of Origin England
Release Date 3rd October 1983 (7" and 12")

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I think Hello Goodbye was talking about Silly Love Songs. Or am I wrong?
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I think Hello Goodbye was talking about Silly Love Songs. Or am I wrong?


Yes, I was referring to Sandra's comments regarding "Silly Love Songs."


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Silly Love Songs is a great song to me nowadays, but BML is an underrated McCartney rock track.  


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Yes, I was referring to Sandra's comments regarding "Silly Love Songs."


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