How kind of you thank you very much for your generous remarks. Indeed sir Paul McCartney is the embodiment of an ideal voice with such vocal abilities and range so I borrowed the phrase from Fool on the hill.
For decades I've been saying he has the most versatile voice in rock music history, from the tenderness of songs like, "Michelle" and "Yesterday" to the incredible vocal in, "Oh, Darlin". Of course, his voice in recent years has finally shown the wear and tear of his singing but even at nearly 80, he's still worth his weight in rock and roll gold.
I Love it when he goes crazy in the first chorus, and maintains that super raspy chest voice! Apparently he recorded a few takes a day over a week because it would be damaging to sing it over and over. He also has such a sweet tenor, but he could really belt and scream.
Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits told a funny story about that. He and a bandmate went to see the Beatles perform early on, maybe in 1962. John sang a few of his numbers, and Peter and his bandmate assumed that he was the only lead singer. They saw that Paul was very handsome and a very good bass player. Then Paul sang one of his numbers, and Noone's bandmate leaned over to him and said "And the bastard can sing, too."
@@cancerandaids3822 just hitting higher notes doesnt make a singer greater. I would argue that pavarotti is the the best singer of all time. The timbre makes it.
I noticed a change in his voice after that tour. Subsequently, it was just a little bit rougher. But then again, he was getting older and it was bound to happen.
I saw him on the Wings Over The U.K. tour which preceded that and then again on the subsequent 1979 tour which turned out to be Wings' last one. I agree that his voice was at its peak in that period. He raised the bar to a level that has never been equalled.
Agreed. His rendition of "Nineteen-Hundred-And-Eighty-Five", is fantastic. I also like, "Magneto And Titanium Man". His voice was so mature during that time.
@@baberoot1998 mid 70s..band on the run, Venus and Mars, at the speed of sound and especially wings over America...his voice was next level..both songs you named are spot on...his voice in his prime could make a nursery rhyme sound amazing...what a tool in hid arsenal that voice was
Oh Darling for the Abbey road album is an awesome love song that is underrated listen to those lyrics and Paul McCartney raspy vocals it's better than come together it is lyrically as good if not better than something which is a masterpiece
I'm a little surprised you didn't mention "Oh, Darling". It was even hard for Paul to get it right. He would show up at Abbey Rd early for nearly a week to see if he could nail the vocal for it that day.
That is my favorite favorite song by him. I had just his vocal tracks from the studio work. No music just a bunch of his tracks like u said workin on it to get it right.. that how he was practice until he was satisfied w it. The other Beatles was always complaining bout him always wanting to do one more time lol. But that's why he is who he is. The Best
Paul McCartney's voice is absolutely wondrous. I feel like he is an incredibly underrated vocalist, an this vid definitely helps give him the credit he deserves, not just for being a part of the beatles, but for having a spectacular voice!!!!!
I'm sorry but I must say I don't think I've ever heard Paul McCartney being called an "under-rated" singer before, since he is universally recognized as an outstanding singer with an otherworldly vocal ability. Underrated would not be the word that I'd use.
@@dggydddy59 I agree with you completely! I don't know, maybe it's just the people I am surrounded by then... but not many people I know recognize him for his incredible vocal ability
@@emmamihajlovic4174 well, it is true that he doesn't have that ability any more which is very sad, but in his 20's and 30's he had amazing versatility and range. One of the best singers ever.
I’ve been a fan of Paul McCartney, since I was 4 years old. I’m a vocalist myself, and it used to worry me when he screamed and rasped his voice in the rocky numbers. I was afraid he would damage his voice, but time has shown that he’s still singing with the same intensity in his seventies! The song he recorded with the surviving members of Nirvana, was incredible and as Dave Grohl so aptly put it, “As heavy as FUCK!”. His influence as a musician, can’t be overstated. He is truly a Legend.
He may sing with the same intensity but the sound coming out is awful. All that screaming has damaged his once beautiful voice as demonstrated in this video. Even when he sings a normal song in a normal range, you can hear it's very raspy.....years of smoking tobacco....pot.....have surely damaged his velvet pipes.
@J Ferreira I think had he lowered the keys in the songs he sings, his voice could have been preserved. Also had he stopped the screaming, that really is an issue and every vocal expert will tell you, screaming ruins your vocal chords. He really should just write songs for younger singers to sing...I'm a 1st generation Beatles fan...(70 years old) and recall when Lennon said 'Who wants to hear a 30 year old croaking Beatle?".....well I say who wants to hear an 80 year old croaking Beatle?;-)
@@Tunz909 I have to disagree. I saw him live a few years back and couldn't notice a difference. He also plays everything in the original keys unlike a lot of the other older gents who tune the guitars to Eb
@@Tunz909 All that aside, and I never thought I would ever EVER say this: I wish Paul wouldn't sing at his age now. I feel embarrassed for him.....I mean, he just sounds like an old lady in church now.....I can't bear it to listen to him these days. My heart aches for him - he must hear himself singing - he must know it is not his former self. Paul McCartney has been my favorite musical artist since he first came to America......"And I Love Him"
Afin d'obtenir un timbre de voix plus rocailleux sur l'enregistrement de Oh Darling, Paul a raconté avoir hurler une journée entière à l'extérieur avant d'entrer en studio avec les cordes vocales complètement irritées...
but that was all paul in the 60's and 70's anyone saying McCartney 3 is as good as McCarntey 1 or 2 well Paul waited almost 4 deckaids to long... his was now has because to weak..i herd Mccartney 3 he should have made it at the the start of the 90's like he did with the other 2 records or no later then the early 2000's... as a sing who has sang for 25 years and can sing in the same voice ranges at almost 44...McCartney 3 really showed his voice is done...it just is... sad to say it just is.
That scream in Twist & Shout impressed me like no other, back around five decades or so.. whenever it first came out, it just is so primal, and yeah, he did a lot mind blowing stuff in Hey Jude as well. Great vid, glad you posted this.
@@Wheresthelove7 the primal scream at end of bridge going back to last verse is of course Paul. Of course John sings the tune. We figured that one out several decades ago.
the ram album alone...how many voices on that album did he use...from sublime on too many people through balls to the wall on monkberry moon delight and all points in between ....I mean side b of abbey road he uses more styles than many singers have used their whole career...and masters them all...as a kid when I listened to my fathers beatles albums(I was born in 74) I used to think You Never Give Me Your Money was three different singers...also hearing silly love songs on the radio as a toddler his voice caught my ear and I became a fan of his based on his solo stuff...then of course going back through his dazzling work with the beatles I realized that this guy should be on the mount Rushmore of rock singers ....he can handle Blackbird and Helter skelter and absolutely nail both...the man's vocal prowess was just beyond words
@@randyjordan5521 totally. old siam sir. even his screaming in rockestra. no one ever rasped in tune like him..after the ball...just so much variety...love his vocals in wings
@@secularZoo it's amazing. once Kurt Cobain praised ram all the sudden rolling stone mag started referring to it as a classic...after killing it for 2 decades...typical of rolling stone.....I loved how he went back to a stripped down sound on his first several albums...all of his talent was on display without all the George Martin wizardry...I think ram is one of his vocal highpoints of his entire career. he used linda well on the harmonies...Elton John had called it one of his favorite albums as far as harmony goes ..
Helter Skelter is honestly some of the best funnest vocals that can’t be duplicated. Nobody else has sung it even close-he’s absolutely demonic and chaotic, not a single trace of sweet McCartney to be found. That “LOOK OoOoOuUuUT Heltah SKELTAH!!! She comin’ down FAAAAAAAAST!!!” is insane, he sounds like the anti-Christ.
I was hoping you would mention this one: the vocal line from his first solo studio album, in the song "Maybe I'm Amazed"; he sings the line "...who could *ever* help me." He sings the high note in his normal register, higher than most people can do it in falsetto.
@@CrazySinging I just went and listened to the song again (first time in many years); on the studio version from the album, he hits it twice in the song, on *ever*: a high F sharp.
I think that falsetto to low vocal riff in Baby I'm Amazed is his his most impressive feat. It's not just the range--his effortless precision in nailing all those tricky notes on the way down is incredible. When Rod Stewart covered the song he completely wimped out on that part and let the guitar do it instead!
Being an older baby boomer, I grew up with the Beatles. Always loved Paul's voice as well as John's. And to add to that how well they could harmonize. There hasn't been and never will be a band like the Beatles. How many bands have had the top 5 in a row on the Billboard chart at one time? None. How many bands have cranked such an array of songs that will live on and on in such a short time, just over 5 years? None. George Martin said that there was a time that they were writing so many great songs he could not keep up with them. None were throw aways he said. They all had to be produced. They gave their "throw aways" to the Rolling Stones back then on a few occasions. Such as "I wanna be your man" Oh, the Beatles had 20 number one songs (another one that will never be beat) while the Stones had 8.
You mustn't leave out the most impossible note he hits in the tune "Band on The Run" (the original album version) when he sings, "and the county judge".
For some reason I always want or insist on sticking a capo on my guitar(compression or something or pitch)and that exact part kills me. Even he left that song for the last. I am singing it higher than him but still even without the capo it's difficult, it takes a lot of stretching for me.
@@tc1817 He got a temporary free gift pass, to share just a taste of what the Choirs of Angels sound like. (To be used only during his journeys with us while on Earth, of course 😉)
Definitely from another planet. All that vocal talent is just a fraction. There's the bass playing, songwriting, guitar (even invented his own fingerpicking technique) and piano that are just as awesome as the voice. Add it all up and I don't know if anyone else even comes close.
McCartney was the best overall artist of all time when you consider his vast catalog of music, compositions, writing, singing and instrument range. Phenomenal
Lol, McCartney stuff with wings was average at best. And McCartney went way too commercial with wings producing one fruity song after another. Sure, they often reached number one on the top 40 charts, but that doesn't mean they were good. McCartney was more concerned with pleasing young girls then creating real good music.
@@randycoursey7230 Keep off the crack mate. McCartney career with wings was good. And if you read what I said I said his career. So wings was good, not amazing although had a lot of decent songs. Some of his solo stuff is brilliant but had a lot of fillers as well like most artists. But take into account his Beatle work which was his best work and he had a pheneomal career, matched by no one
@@michaelzzzzzzzzzzzz Yeah, that's why Harrison's songs from 68 to 70 were better than McCartney's. WMGGW, Savory Truffle, Something, Here Comes The Sun, I Me Mine, Old Brown Shoe, all much better than any thing McCartney was putting out in these three years, 68 69 70. And as far as solo albums go All Things Must Pass sold almost 7 million copies, an unheard of amount of albums sold during 1971. It was the number one album in the world as far as sales go. Paul McCartney's best-selling album was Band On The Run. It's sold about 4 million copies. Harrison had a very good post Beatles career, it rivals McCartney's easily. So you put down the Limey Juice and Toluene, you'll go blind if you keep drinking that stuff, LOL.
@@randycoursey7230 And here you fall flat. First of all album sales does not add up to talent. 2nd McCartney could play several more instruments than Harrison and his work on the 2nd half of Abbey Rd is genius. Harrison never did much after the 70s, the Traveling Wilburys did a few good numbers McCartneys Flaming Pie is a brilliant album, something that Harrison could not match. If you class Saviy Truffle as one of Harrisons best then that is worrying. McCartney had The Long and Winding Road, Let it Be, Hey Jude, Helter Skelter, she's Leaving Home, Get Back to name a few. You obviously don't know music
@@michaelzzzzzzzzzzzz The long and winding road is a boring pile of crap. John Lennon called the song Paul's answer to Simon and Garfunkel's bridge over troubled water, LOL. ATMP was the number one album in the world for a reason genius, it had two number one songs on it by George Harrison and it was chocked full of great music because Harrison used the best artists back then. And Harrison had a pretty good post Beatle career as well with other hit albums. No, for the most part Harrison was not mainstream, but if you listen to his solo career you can see that his albums were arranged just as well as Paul mccartney's, maybe even better because again George used the best musicians. George Harrison also introduced the Moog synthesizer to The Beatles. George loved to dabble with electronic sounds, he introduced these sounds to The Beatles and you can hear these sounds on several Beatle tunes, including some of Paul McCartney's songs. Harrison could also play piano and organ, and he did on some of his songs. And John Lennon Loved George Harrison's introduction of the sitar to The Beatles. Lennon was quoted as saying Harrison's song Within You Without You is a masterpiece, a fantastic recording because no one had heard a song like that ever before. And George Harrison formed the Traveling Wilburys and they were very popular. George Harrison was also a producer. George Harrison also played on many other people's albums after the Beatles. George Harrison also became a film producer, he created Hand Made Films. And George Harrison arranged possibly the greatest concert of all time, the concert for Bangladesh. So you can easily see from what I've stated above that George Harrison rivaled Paul McCartney's success right up to his death in 2001. I applaud Paul McCartney for continuing to do what he loves at his age, which is touring and still producing music. That is a passion that he will most likely never lose. But what you need to remember here is that George Harrison had a successful post Beatles career, just like McCartney.
The man of a thousand voices singing perfectly loud. Words can’t explain how much I love his vocals his musicianship his lyrics his creativity. I guess you can say I just Love Paul!
All beautiful melodious Beatles songs were made by Paul and in my opinion the melody is still the most important part of a song. Paul in Wings and Paul solo even today is mind blowing and live he still is one of the best!
Yeah, Paul had to turn to George put the melodies together. That was basically Harrison's number one job. He wasn't allowed to put more than two songs on each album. Harrison did work better with Lennon though. He didn't like working with McCartney. Apparently Harrison didn't like prima donnas. 😄
@@randycoursey7230 I find all the songs written by Harrison very boring , The Beatles and solo ones except Taxman on which Paul plays the lead guitar because Harrison couldn't nail it.
@@carmenmusiclover.0532 You like fruity music, okay we got it. Obla di obla da, honey-pie, Martha my dear. While Harrison wrote WMGGW, Something, Here Comes the Sun, I want to tell you, If I Needed Someone, Blue Jay Way, Within You Without You.. And by the way, Harrison was looking for an Indian style guitar when it comes to Taxman. Paul simply offered a version. Harrison was a humble guy, he liked it. And while we're at how many lead guitars did Harrison play on McCartney songs? Harrison actually played three different lead guitars for McCartney song Let It Be. There's a stinging version on the album. There's a single version, and another version that wasn't used. And don't get me started on the garbage McCartney produced with his band Wings. Admiral Halsey, when I hear this song I want to scream. Hands across the water??? Fruitcake stuff for fruit cakes like you.
@@randycoursey7230 This fruitcake says...if you can't say anything nice... and by the way I like Get Back and my favourite Beatles song is Helter Skelter,...
McCartney displays some pretty awesome high notes and low notes in the song "Nothing Too Much Just Out Of Sight" that he recorded in 2008 at age 66. Here is a link to the song: ua-cam.com/video/0mOgDiNN2Uc/v-deo.html He hits and maintains a very low note at the end of the track from 4:41 to 4:48. And he has some very nice high notes at 2:44 to 2:54. Check them out.
I have said all the time that! paul mc artney has the most versatile voice in rock! because he can sing with many vocal registers in different musical notes!I have not seen anyone singing the song oh darling! maybe im amazed! helter skelter! like paul mc artney did!
I've spent many years coping some of the craziest voices in the business. I was lucky to have a super solid sounding falsetto all based on a strong crooner style tenor and I could change fairly cleanly up the range and down. You'll find some Bob Plant work and John Anderson on my page. because of the range this gave me I was able to cover a lot of vocalists, but some of these guy's had top ends and the ability to scream on key that I cold never really mimic.. In my defense. even Roger Daultry recorded a fantastic Scream... The most impressive I've ever heard on Won't get Fooled Again but ya know I have never heard him recreate it LIVE.... And Robert Plant recorded some incredible vocals but his live performances were often done in a harmony or a full octave lower live. I can say without a doubt John Anderson must have found himself a fantastic microphone and sound man who could keep his mic on 11 and not feedback. His clean and clear ethereal voicings are not possible without this level of amplification. (similar to Graham Nash). So many practice rooms and stages were tricky for me to recreate his work. Ya can't PUSH Jon's voicings... My own SMALL studio was wrapped in foam so I could put a band with live drum kit right next to us and practice this material at full volume. It was difficult for me to sing loud enough in Jon's style without feedback. Geddy lee's amazing work was actually a bit easier for me as I could push my falsetto harder as Geddy's voice is really interesting but does not have to be so clean.. can be sort of screechy (many people complained of this throughout his career).. And he is singing in a falsetto...Most people do not know this... . It is like mine, as it can sound natural but it's not. He's just way better at keeping it cranked way up high.. I could hit most of it and I did not have to have that same gentle quality Anderson has. But he had a range that topped out well above me... We simply did not do those songs. (Carress of Steel had some of the highest notes I've ever heard) ! Paul McCartney is very well described here... Most people do not realize his range and his ability to jump to different sounding styles. All three of them had fantastic voices and they blended together like no other band I've heard accept for perhaps CSN. No doubt about it. McCartney is a workout when I try and run one of his songs as an acoustic solo tune.. I cheat as much as possible as trying to copy him is more work than I care to put into an evening .,... Total Salute to Paul... He is "The Man"
I sing probably 100 Paul/Beatles songs on karaoke. I'm a baritone, so I drop the high-register ones down 2 or 3 keys so I can hit the high notes. Examples: Helter Skelter, I'm Down, I've Got A Feeling, Oh Darling, Band On The Run, Live and Let Die, Jet, No More Lonely Nights, Coming Up. The fun part is that the ladies in the karaoke bars don't know the difference, so they think I'm a rock star. :-)
How about the vocal ascending scale on Hey Jude, “better, better, better...”, culminating with the high “ohhhhh” at the end, and then the descending “yeah yeah yeah yeah”? I’ve always found that impressive and hard to duplicate in a live situation.
All I got out of Hey Jude was a lot of screaming and it was weak musically because Paul McCartney wanted it that way. McCartney's vocal sounds pretty good untill he starts the screaming, which caused my ears to burn. A terribly overrated song at best about Julian Lennon.
@@randycoursey7230 Dude, "Hey Jude" is rated as one of the top 10 songs in pop music history. It was groundbreaking because at that time, radio stations wouldn't play songs that were longer than 3 or 4 minutes. Even though "Hey Jude" was longer than 6 minutes, stations played it in full because of its popularity. That song helped to bring about the phenomenon of FM stereo radio, wherein stations played long numbers or entire albums. In fact, "Stairway to Heaven" would have never received airplay if not for "Hey Jude" paving the way. Paul's screaming on the latter portion is fantastic because it is so different from the first part and is totally unexpected for the listener. Same goes for the later "Stairway to Heaven" with its verses being lyrical and melodic, and then moving into a great guitar solo and a loud rock vocal at the end.
@@randyjordan5521 I have acknowledged Hey Jude was a number one hit. I know all about the length of the song and how AM stations didn't really play any singles over 4 minutes long. But let's not forget that any song The Beatles pitched as a single would hit number one. The best part of the whole song is McCartney singing. Musically it's weak, just listen to it. And I don't care for Paul McCartney screaming at the end. I bought this album Hey Jude. My two favorite songs on this album are Revolution and Old Brown Shoe. I'll give an honorable mention to Don't Let Me Down. All better songs than Hey Jude easily. That's my opinion and I'm sticking with it. You have your opinions and I have mine.
@@randycoursey7230 A 2004 survey of musicians and industry professionals, published in Rolling Stone magazine, rated "Hey Jude" as the #8 pop song of all time. That's the opinion of most people. If your opinion is different, you are in a very tiny minority.
What an amazing video, keep the good work 🙏🏻 he's untouchable In case of a new Paul video sometime, here are some suggestions (screams or a style of singing, since he has thousands of voices: screaming parts in: hunt you down rockestra theme get on the right thing lonely road all shook up nineteenhundred and eighty five nothing too much just out of sight the mess; long tall sally (the bruce mcmouse show versions) call me back again/soily (rockshow 1976 versions) the backseat of my car
A lot of his high rasp voice isn't actually belted, but sung with his head voice - not falsetto nor chest voice. He earned this from Little Richard; it's a technique. Having said that, his voice is the greatest single instrument in the history of rock music.
@@thesilvershining Dude, the MCCARTNEY vocal is that song is AWESOME, A MADNESS, OUT OF OUR PLANET... OUT OF OUR GALAXY!! I am a Melomaniac, a great music lover but more I'm a Deep, Huge and Total fan of THE BEATLES. And you?
It feels weird to call a Beatle "underrated," but Paul might genuinely be the most underrated singer in rock history. It's not just that his range is insane. It's his versatility. From song to song, he can sound like a completely different person.
No doubt incredible talent. Not many can just sit with a acoustic and croon out a lilting balled or rock out on the piano with Nineteen hundred and eighty five ..then there are some of his electric guitar solos ,songs with orchestral bits,bass work ,vocals . And he's still at it !!!
I think he somehow found a way to get overtones in his falsetto while screaming. I think I remember reading something similar about Freddie Mercury, but then within the mouth.
Paul’s voice text in three particular tunes will never ever ever be matched by anyone: Monkberry Moon Delight, Wild Life and Oh Darling! What he does in those tunes makes me wonder if he’s actually an alien.
Great video of Paul's amazing singing range. One correction, though. It was John who sang lead on Twist and Shout. Rumor has it that his voice was so torn up after one take that that's all he could muster in that session, but that one ended up being the final track.
i used to sing all of these easily.... then the mrs complained, the family complained, the neighbors complained, cat left home... but the dog was cool.
Undoubtebly , the best! I have followed his vocal trajectory and I have tried to duplicate it with some effort and its all about adjusting and finding your voice!!
Too bad, from screaming all those years ago took a big toll on his vocals. He can barely sing now, But it's OK, he's Paul McCartney! He already did it all. Like "Helter Skelter, The Middle 8 in "Ive Got a Feeling", Monkberry Moon delight" "Oh Darling" "The End of Hey Jude" these are just a few.... He really belted out some song!
There is a scream he does in the song Money (That's What I Want) that is actually crazier and higher than the one in Can't Buy Me Love, he does behind John's scream, it's a little hard to hear
These examples are mostly screams... If you really want to experience Paul's impressive range check out "Don't Be Careless Love" from the album Flowers in the Dirt. How is he not using falsetto up there!?!
McCartney is I think one of the best musician singer songwriter ever. Voted the most successful songwriter of the 20th century. He is truly amazing the amount of material he has written in his life is unbelievable. He is my favorite artist of all time
@Brian Donovan Ummm....I will definitely agree with you... it's unbelievable....back at the height of the Beatles' popularity, the Fab Four were cranking out movies ("Hard Days Night" etc) and touring plus recording all these albums.... how did he have time to write all these hit songs? He was a very young man, so it's not like he had pre-written them....
@@ironwood9 John and Paul were musical geniuses, so they could knock out some songs in an hour or two. Such as "A Hard Day's Night," which they wrote in a hotel room in a couple of hours because the movie people needed a title song for the movie.
What has happened to the sound on certain examples? It has dropped out. I myself consider the legato singing on "Maybe I'm Amazed" to be unduplicable by anyone else. Not only has he hit high notes beyond the range of most human beings, he is also able to effortlessly glide legato-fashion in his "oohs" between verses. I myself have tried to hit the high note on "Long Tall Sally" only to realize the sheer impossibility of this feat, even after singing professionally for thirty years. His sister Ruth was at one of my shows and she liked my voice so much ("Michelle" "Venus and Mars") that she invited me over for a private concert, something I will never forget. I was chosen by Sandy Yaguda of Jay and The Americans to play in "Beatlemania" but chickened out, because I was only twenty and had no experience. Mitch Weissman was so good anyway I would never be able to compete with him.
This man is about to be studied for a whole century from now just because of his successful solo career out of one of the biggest rock and roll bands known across the world. Absolutely monumental
Monkberry moon delight is one of my favourite song. The piano, the intro, the vocals, the screaming😂For me that song is a maniac, something that my mom and my sisters probably find weird so I can't play it in the car
I’ve been playing music for over 20 years and I still don’t have as much talent and Paul has under one of his fingernails. He was relentless and always pushing forward.
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How kind of you thank you very much for your generous remarks. Indeed sir Paul McCartney is the embodiment of an ideal voice with such vocal abilities and range so I borrowed the phrase from Fool on the hill.
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Nice video! Thanks
Young Paul McCartney singing long tall Sally and he made those high notes awesome vocals diffenately a tenor
Have some fun tonight I will tell Aunty Mary about uncle John
For decades I've been saying he has the most versatile voice in rock music history, from the tenderness of songs like, "Michelle" and "Yesterday" to the incredible vocal in, "Oh, Darlin". Of course, his voice in recent years has finally shown the wear and tear of his singing but even at nearly 80, he's still worth his weight in rock and roll gold.
most versatile of all time..100 percent
A couple more good examples not listed here are "I've Got A Feeling" and "When The Night".
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Maybe I'm amazed live Madison Square Square new York .1975 world tour. Then same show Hi,hi, hi. AMAZING
How about his vocals on the song "I'm Down"? Amazing! If you haven't heard it, check it out!
"Oh! Darling" is one of the most frighteninhly powerful vocal performances on record. I recommend listening to it at very high volume.
I Love it when he goes crazy in the first chorus, and maintains that super raspy chest voice! Apparently he recorded a few takes a day over a week because it would be damaging to sing it over and over. He also has such a sweet tenor, but he could really belt and scream.
"I'm Down" is a killer cut too for Paul's intensity...all inspired by Little Richard.
One of the best songs on the best Beatles’ album (imo anyway)
i thouht that i was the only one that vibrates on very high volume in ´´Oh Darling´´ on my headphones on streets
That is what I came here to say. Surprised it was not in this video.
I cannot emphasize it enough: Paul McCartney had one of the best voices in the history of music.
...he isn't dead😭😭
@@ameliaconaway1953 Indeed. But "had" is still apt.
@@ameliaconaway1953 he doesnt have that voice anymore
agree 100 percent
Both he and John are listed in the top ten all-time in a Rolling Stone magazine poll.
McCartney is, in my humble opinion, the best ever singer in rock ‘n roll.
Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits told a funny story about that. He and a bandmate went to see the Beatles perform early on, maybe in 1962. John sang a few of his numbers, and Peter and his bandmate assumed that he was the only lead singer. They saw that Paul was very handsome and a very good bass player. Then Paul sang one of his numbers, and Noone's bandmate leaned over to him and said "And the bastard can sing, too."
Freddie Mercury?
@@goldbrickstudios6903 1. He said it’s his opinion
2. In reality Paul could hit notes Freddie couldn’t
@@cancerandaids3822 just hitting higher notes doesnt make a singer greater. I would argue that pavarotti is the the best singer of all time. The timbre makes it.
@@charliegold3227 alright well I honestly much prefer McCartneys voice
There is no better song to show off all of Paul's voices than Monkberry Moon Delight.
I think it's his most impossible rock vocal as well.
I agree, it's insane.
Yeah, John pissed him off good that time.
May oh darling or helter skelter
Absolutely agree, the best of his recorded vocals is Monkberry Moon . Possibly his most melodic album ever too ?
A man of a thousand voices Paul McCartney
..singing perfectly loud :)
Oh I can hear him,and the noise he's appearing to make
I think you're talking about Honeydew who is the man with a thousand voices which all sound very similar and Paul's voice is outrageously good
his singing during wings is so criminally undeeappreciated...he really hit his prime during the wings over America era
I noticed a change in his voice after that tour. Subsequently, it was just a little bit rougher. But then again, he was getting older and it was bound to happen.
I've been playing it a lot - I didn't appreciate it as much - now I do
I saw him on the Wings Over The U.K. tour which preceded that and then again on the subsequent 1979 tour which turned out to be Wings' last one.
I agree that his voice was at its peak in that period.
He raised the bar to a level that has never been equalled.
Agreed. His rendition of "Nineteen-Hundred-And-Eighty-Five", is fantastic. I also like, "Magneto And Titanium Man". His voice was so mature during that time.
@@baberoot1998 mid 70s..band on the run, Venus and Mars, at the speed of sound and especially wings over America...his voice was next level..both songs you named are spot on...his voice in his prime could make a nursery rhyme sound amazing...what a tool in hid arsenal that voice was
Paul is my favorite singer! I love the vocal lines he did on No More Lonely Nights
That album is brilliant
Me encanta No More Lonely Nights!!!
David Gilmour on guitar solo also
Oh Darling for the Abbey road album is an awesome love song that is underrated listen to those lyrics and Paul McCartney raspy vocals it's better than come together it is lyrically as good if not better than something which is a masterpiece
His most underrated song, made all the greater by the stunning Dave Gilmour guitar solo.
I'm a little surprised you didn't mention "Oh, Darling". It was even hard for Paul to get it right. He would show up at Abbey Rd early for nearly a week to see if he could nail the vocal for it that day.
Totally! I mentioned it on previous videos twice so I thought I’d change things up a little
Yeah I heard that, what a performance though eh?!
@@CrazySinging I'll need to go back and watch those references. Thanks for responding!
That is my favorite favorite song by him. I had just his vocal tracks from the studio work. No music just a bunch of his tracks like u said workin on it to get it right.. that how he was practice until he was satisfied w it. The other Beatles was always complaining bout him always wanting to do one more time lol. But that's why he is who he is. The Best
Well that song and The long and winding road. Just beautiful vocals
I love his raw vocals on "I've got a feeling" to. He sings a high C like it's nothing.
Love that song. His voice gets especially heavy during the “All these years I been wandering around..” part
That's one of my favorites. I like how he does it live, when the band goes into a jam at the end of it for another minute or so.
Paul McCartney's voice is absolutely wondrous. I feel like he is an incredibly underrated vocalist, an this vid definitely helps give him the credit he deserves, not just for being a part of the beatles, but for having a spectacular voice!!!!!
I'm sorry but I must say I don't think I've ever heard Paul McCartney being called an "under-rated" singer before, since he is universally recognized as an outstanding singer with an otherworldly vocal ability. Underrated would not be the word that I'd use.
@@dggydddy59 I agree with you completely! I don't know, maybe it's just the people I am surrounded by then... but not many people I know recognize him for his incredible vocal ability
@@emmamihajlovic4174 well, it is true that he doesn't have that ability any more which is very sad, but in his 20's and 30's he had amazing versatility and range. One of the best singers ever.
@@dggydddy59 even now, his ability may not be the exact same, but his voice can still work wonders! One of the best singers ever indeed :)
Saying that Paul McCartney is an underrated singer is like saying Jesus Christ is an underrated messiah.
While John's amazing vocals on Twist and Shout rightfully get loads of attention, I hadn't appreciated how high Paul gets!
I'd love to get as high as Sir Paul most definitely has
Saw him live in 2016. Greatest show I've ever seen. Still bragging about it to this day.
Saw him in 2010 in San Francisco, 17 rows back from stage. At the time he was 68. He played 38 songs. Worth every penny.
He is the greatest singer & the best screamer most soothing & melodic voice ever
Ya,Ya,Ya, Ohh, oh......
Paul McShoutney,😆
It's amazing to see grandpas from 60s and 70s are still rocking hard.
since we're talking grandpas, it would be great some Elvis or Little Richard video! what do you think?
@@billyjoeramos7243 i mean yeah
@@billyjoeramos7243 Channel has an Elvis video, but not Little Richard yet
Desired fulfilled - video on Little Richard has been published
@@CrazySinging 😂😂😂😂
I’ve been a fan of Paul McCartney, since I was 4 years old. I’m a vocalist myself, and it used to worry me when he screamed and rasped his voice in the rocky numbers. I was afraid he would damage his voice, but time has shown that he’s still singing with the same intensity in his seventies! The song he recorded with the surviving members of Nirvana, was incredible and as Dave Grohl so aptly put it, “As heavy as FUCK!”. His influence as a musician, can’t be overstated. He is truly a Legend.
He may sing with the same intensity but the sound coming out is awful. All that screaming has damaged his once beautiful voice as demonstrated in this video. Even when he sings a normal song in a normal range, you can hear it's very raspy.....years of smoking tobacco....pot.....have surely damaged his velvet pipes.
@J Ferreira I think had he lowered the keys in the songs he sings, his voice could have been preserved. Also had he stopped the screaming, that really is an issue and every vocal expert will tell you, screaming ruins your vocal chords. He really should just write songs for younger singers to sing...I'm a 1st generation Beatles fan...(70 years old) and recall when Lennon said 'Who wants to hear a 30 year old croaking Beatle?".....well I say who wants to hear an 80 year old croaking Beatle?;-)
@@Tunz909 I have to disagree. I saw him live a few years back and couldn't notice a difference.
He also plays everything in the original keys unlike a lot of the other older gents who tune the guitars to Eb
@@Tunz909 All that aside, and I never thought I would ever EVER say this: I wish Paul wouldn't sing at his age now. I feel embarrassed for him.....I mean, he just sounds like an old lady in church now.....I can't bear it to listen to him these days. My heart aches for him - he must hear himself singing - he must know it is not his former self. Paul McCartney has been my favorite musical artist since he first came to America......"And I Love Him"
@@secularZoo "a few years back" he still sounded good
I'm old enough to remember it was said he was "the man of a thousand voices."
Talking perfectly loud.
@1:41 was so high I couldn't here it.
I think he had to mute out some Beatles
Paul also did some crazy vocal line on "Why don't we do it in the road" and "Oh!Darling"!
Totally! I mentioned Oh Darling on my previous videos on him but I’ll check out the other one
I love love him singing Oh Darling! 😊
Afin d'obtenir un timbre de voix plus rocailleux sur l'enregistrement de Oh Darling, Paul a raconté avoir hurler une journée entière à l'extérieur avant d'entrer en studio avec les cordes vocales complètement irritées...
He struggled on oh darling
@@alfching2499 so? I'm sure not only him but many other singers faced that.😉
these are 10 or a multitude of reasons why i believe paul is the greatest of all time
Those who criticize Paul's voice at age 79, need to watch this. Also, he currently sings all songs in the original key.
That's bs. Paul lost much of his voice by mid 80's. If you want a singer who is still great at an old age then listen to some Tom Jones.
Actually about the key thing - he has dropped I've Just Seen A Face from A to G, and Obladi Oblada from Bb to A. That's just 2 off the top of my head.
@@richardthelionheart01 Those two aren't even very high-range. The big screaming songs are the ones he needs to lower.
but that was all paul in the 60's and 70's anyone saying McCartney 3 is as good as McCarntey 1 or 2 well Paul waited almost 4 deckaids to long... his was now has because to weak..i herd Mccartney 3 he should have made it at the the start of the 90's like he did with the other 2 records or no later then the early 2000's... as a sing who has sang for 25 years and can sing in the same voice ranges at almost 44...McCartney 3 really showed his voice is done...it just is... sad to say it just is.
Actually, Paul is 2 months shy of 80. Incredible entertainer!! God bless him 🙏 ❤
That scream in Twist & Shout impressed me like no other, back around five decades or so.. whenever it first came out, it just is so primal, and yeah, he did a lot mind blowing stuff in Hey Jude as well. Great vid, glad you posted this.
Twist and shout is Lennon’s.
@@Nozickfy Lennon on lead vocal, George on the middle harmony, Paul on the high screams.
@@Nozickfy funny when people don't even know what they're talking about
Yeah it's great and it's John
@@Wheresthelove7 the primal scream at end of bridge going back to last verse is of course Paul. Of course John sings the tune. We figured that one out several decades ago.
Love Paul's voice. I've heard it most of my life and it's like coming home.
the ram album alone...how many voices on that album did he use...from sublime on too many people through balls to the wall on monkberry moon delight and all points in between ....I mean side b of abbey road he uses more styles than many singers have used their whole career...and masters them all...as a kid when I listened to my fathers beatles albums(I was born in 74) I used to think You Never Give Me Your Money was three different singers...also hearing silly love songs on the radio as a toddler his voice caught my ear and I became a fan of his based on his solo stuff...then of course going back through his dazzling work with the beatles I realized that this guy should be on the mount Rushmore of rock singers ....he can handle Blackbird and Helter skelter and absolutely nail both...the man's vocal prowess was just beyond words
Another good example is the "Back To The Egg" album. It has the most variety of songs than any other album of his.
Ram is great
@@randyjordan5521 totally. old siam sir. even his screaming in rockestra. no one ever rasped in tune like him..after the ball...just so much variety...love his vocals in wings
@@secularZoo it's amazing. once Kurt Cobain praised ram all the sudden rolling stone mag started referring to it as a classic...after killing it for 2 decades...typical of rolling stone.....I loved how he went back to a stripped down sound on his first several albums...all of his talent was on display without all the George Martin wizardry...I think ram is one of his vocal highpoints of his entire career. he used linda well on the harmonies...Elton John had called it one of his favorite albums as far as harmony goes ..
Helter Skelter is honestly some of the best funnest vocals that can’t be duplicated. Nobody else has sung it even close-he’s absolutely demonic and chaotic, not a single trace of sweet McCartney to be found. That “LOOK OoOoOuUuUT Heltah SKELTAH!!! She comin’ down FAAAAAAAAST!!!” is insane, he sounds like the anti-Christ.
Sir Paul Mccartney is one of my favorite singers of all the times.Outstanding voice.
I was hoping you would mention this one: the vocal line from his first solo studio album, in the song "Maybe I'm Amazed"; he sings the line "...who could *ever* help me." He sings the high note in his normal register, higher than most people can do it in falsetto.
Lords yes, it’s insane!
I mentioned the song but not that specific vocal right? At 2:02 that was from Maybe I’m Amazed. I’ll check that part out though!
@@CrazySinging I just went and listened to the song again (first time in many years); on the studio version from the album, he hits it twice in the song, on *ever*: a high F sharp.
"Maybe I'm Amazed" should be #1 in this video.
I think that falsetto to low vocal riff in Baby I'm Amazed is his his most impressive feat. It's not just the range--his effortless precision in nailing all those tricky notes on the way down is incredible. When Rod Stewart covered the song he completely wimped out on that part and let the guitar do it instead!
His Kansas City vocals are also just rediculous. So talented and blessed.
His the greatest vocals ever
Not the greatest voice ever he is great. Freddie mercury is the greatest voice ever
Being an older baby boomer, I grew up with the Beatles. Always loved Paul's voice as well as John's. And to add to that how well they could harmonize. There hasn't been and never will be a band like the Beatles. How many bands have had the top 5 in a row on the Billboard chart at one time? None. How many bands have cranked such an array of songs that will live on and on in such a short time, just over 5 years? None. George Martin said that there was a time that they were writing so many great songs he could not keep up with them. None were throw aways he said. They all had to be produced. They gave their "throw aways" to the Rolling Stones back then on a few occasions. Such as "I wanna be your man" Oh, the Beatles had 20 number one songs (another one that will never be beat) while the Stones had 8.
You mustn't leave out the most impossible note he hits in the tune "Band on The Run" (the original album version) when he sings, "and the county judge".
If they are "impossible" to sing...then how does he sing them?
@@tc1817 You're not familiar with hyperbole, are you?
@@trevorb6 Im very familiar with it. Tis isn't hyperbole, its stupid.
For some reason I always want or insist on sticking a capo on my guitar(compression or something or pitch)and that exact part kills me. Even he left that song for the last. I am singing it higher than him but still even without the capo it's difficult, it takes a lot of stretching for me.
@@tc1817 He got a temporary free gift pass, to share just a taste of what the Choirs of Angels sound like. (To be used only during his journeys with us while on Earth, of course 😉)
I love him so much…! Our sweet rocking Beatle ☺️
Me too. He makes me so happy ☺️
@@thesilvershining and me 😃
1:40 - copyright claim?
Definitely from another planet. All that vocal talent is just a fraction. There's the bass playing, songwriting, guitar (even invented his own fingerpicking technique) and piano that are just as awesome as the voice. Add it all up and I don't know if anyone else even comes close.
Elvis
@@terrygarcia897 I love Elvis, but his instrumental skills were nothing like Paul.
I dig the Beatles. Seen sir Paul 2002 Dallas TX. He played 4 hours. We had 46 presidents and one king. Thank you very much. TX
My absolute favourite legend!
"Oh, Woman, Oh Why" was just B-side single of "Another Day" 1971, but Paul has very good bluesy vocals in that song.
Best vocalist ever
McCartney was the best overall artist of all time when you consider his vast catalog of music, compositions, writing, singing and instrument range.
Phenomenal
Lol, McCartney stuff with wings was average at best. And McCartney went way too commercial with wings producing one fruity song after another. Sure, they often reached number one on the top 40 charts, but that doesn't mean they were good. McCartney was more concerned with pleasing young girls then creating real good music.
@@randycoursey7230
Keep off the crack mate.
McCartney career with wings was good. And if you read what I said I said his career.
So wings was good, not amazing although had a lot of decent songs.
Some of his solo stuff is brilliant but had a lot of fillers as well like most artists.
But take into account his Beatle work which was his best work and he had a pheneomal career, matched by no one
@@michaelzzzzzzzzzzzz
Yeah, that's why Harrison's songs from 68 to 70 were better than McCartney's. WMGGW, Savory Truffle, Something, Here Comes The Sun, I Me Mine, Old Brown Shoe, all much better than any thing McCartney was putting out in these three years, 68 69 70. And as far as solo albums go All Things Must Pass sold almost 7 million copies, an unheard of amount of albums sold during 1971. It was the number one album in the world as far as sales go. Paul McCartney's best-selling album was Band On The Run. It's sold about 4 million copies. Harrison had a very good post Beatles career, it rivals McCartney's easily. So you put down the Limey Juice and Toluene, you'll go blind if you keep drinking that stuff, LOL.
@@randycoursey7230
And here you fall flat. First of all album sales does not add up to talent.
2nd McCartney could play several more instruments than Harrison and his work on the 2nd half of Abbey Rd is genius.
Harrison never did much after the 70s, the Traveling Wilburys did a few good numbers McCartneys Flaming Pie is a brilliant album, something that Harrison could not match.
If you class Saviy Truffle as one of Harrisons best then that is worrying.
McCartney had The Long and Winding Road, Let it Be, Hey Jude, Helter Skelter, she's Leaving Home, Get Back to name a few.
You obviously don't know music
@@michaelzzzzzzzzzzzz
The long and winding road is a boring pile of crap. John Lennon called the song Paul's answer to Simon and Garfunkel's bridge over troubled water, LOL. ATMP was the number one album in the world for a reason genius, it had two number one songs on it by George Harrison and it was chocked full of great music because Harrison used the best artists back then. And Harrison had a pretty good post Beatle career as well with other hit albums. No, for the most part Harrison was not mainstream, but if you listen to his solo career you can see that his albums were arranged just as well as Paul mccartney's, maybe even better because again George used the best musicians. George Harrison also introduced the Moog synthesizer to The Beatles. George loved to dabble with electronic sounds, he introduced these sounds to The Beatles and you can hear these sounds on several Beatle tunes, including some of Paul McCartney's songs.
Harrison could also play piano and organ, and he did on some of his songs. And John Lennon Loved George Harrison's introduction of the sitar to The Beatles. Lennon was quoted as saying Harrison's song Within You Without You is a masterpiece, a fantastic recording because no one had heard a song like that ever before. And George Harrison formed the Traveling Wilburys and they were very popular. George Harrison was also a producer. George Harrison also played on many other people's albums after the Beatles. George Harrison also became a film producer, he created Hand Made Films. And George Harrison arranged possibly the greatest concert of all time, the concert for Bangladesh. So you can easily see from what I've stated above that George Harrison rivaled Paul McCartney's success right up to his death in 2001. I applaud Paul McCartney for continuing to do what he loves at his age, which is touring and still producing music. That is a passion that he will most likely never lose. But what you need to remember here is that George Harrison had a successful post Beatles career, just like McCartney.
Actually in The Girl Is Mine he reaches MO as much as M3. Sir Paul got an unbelievable voice
That time he hit c7 i was like "now you're entering the limits of my voice"
The man of a thousand voices singing perfectly loud. Words can’t explain how much I love his vocals his musicianship his lyrics his creativity. I guess you can say I just Love Paul!
All beautiful melodious Beatles songs were made by Paul and in my opinion the melody is still the most important part of a song. Paul in Wings and Paul solo even today is mind blowing and live he still is one of the best!
Yeah, Paul had to turn to George put the melodies together. That was basically Harrison's number one job. He wasn't allowed to put more than two songs on each album. Harrison did work better with Lennon though. He didn't like working with McCartney. Apparently Harrison didn't like prima donnas. 😄
@@randycoursey7230 I find all the songs written by Harrison very boring , The Beatles and solo ones except Taxman on which Paul plays the lead guitar because Harrison couldn't nail it.
@@carmenmusiclover.0532
You like fruity music, okay we got it. Obla di obla da, honey-pie, Martha my dear. While Harrison wrote WMGGW, Something, Here Comes the Sun, I want to tell you, If I Needed Someone, Blue Jay Way, Within You Without You.. And by the way, Harrison was looking for an Indian style guitar when it comes to Taxman. Paul simply offered a version. Harrison was a humble guy, he liked it. And while we're at how many lead guitars did Harrison play on McCartney songs? Harrison actually played three different lead guitars for McCartney song Let It Be. There's a stinging version on the album. There's a single version, and another version that wasn't used. And don't get me started on the garbage McCartney produced with his band Wings. Admiral Halsey, when I hear this song I want to scream. Hands across the water??? Fruitcake stuff for fruit cakes like you.
@@randycoursey7230 This fruitcake says...if you can't say anything nice... and by the way I like Get Back and my favourite Beatles song is Helter Skelter,...
Exactly...well said!❤
The audio cut out @1:41.
copyright infrngement, UA-cam mutes that.
That's the register that only dogs can hear 😜
McCartney displays some pretty awesome high notes and low notes in the song "Nothing Too Much Just Out Of Sight" that he recorded in 2008 at age 66. Here is a link to the song: ua-cam.com/video/0mOgDiNN2Uc/v-deo.html
He hits and maintains a very low note at the end of the track from 4:41 to 4:48. And he has some very nice high notes at 2:44 to 2:54. Check them out.
Take a look at the live version of "Call Me Back Again", which was sung during the tour "Wings Over America" in 1976. It's incredible!
Absolutely this. This is the definitive example of the greatest voice in rock. It has to be heard to be believed.
@@dobythedog I’m so glad people know about this song, it blew me away the first time I heard it and it still does decades later!
Even more unbelievable that he could hit all those notes while still smoking as much as he did. A true gift to us all.
I have said all the time that! paul mc artney has the most versatile voice in rock! because he can sing with many vocal registers in different musical notes!I have not seen anyone singing the song oh darling! maybe im amazed! helter skelter! like paul mc artney did!
I've spent many years coping some of the craziest voices in the business. I was lucky to have a super solid sounding falsetto all based on a strong crooner style tenor and I could change fairly cleanly up the range and down. You'll find some Bob Plant work and John Anderson on my page. because of the range this gave me I was able to cover a lot of vocalists, but some of these guy's had top ends and the ability to scream on key that I cold never really mimic.. In my defense. even Roger Daultry recorded a fantastic Scream... The most impressive I've ever heard on Won't get Fooled Again but ya know I have never heard him recreate it LIVE.... And Robert Plant recorded some incredible vocals but his live performances were often done in a harmony or a full octave lower live.
I can say without a doubt John Anderson must have found himself a fantastic microphone and sound man who could keep his mic on 11 and not feedback. His clean and clear ethereal voicings are not possible without this level of amplification. (similar to Graham Nash). So many practice rooms and stages were tricky for me to recreate his work. Ya can't PUSH Jon's voicings... My own SMALL studio was wrapped in foam so I could put a band with live drum kit right next to us and practice this material at full volume. It was difficult for me to sing loud enough in Jon's style without feedback. Geddy lee's amazing work was actually a bit easier for me as I could push my falsetto harder as Geddy's voice is really interesting but does not have to be so clean.. can be sort of screechy (many people complained of this throughout his career).. And he is singing in a falsetto...Most people do not know this... . It is like mine, as it can sound natural but it's not. He's just way better at keeping it cranked way up high.. I could hit most of it and I did not have to have that same gentle quality Anderson has. But he had a range that topped out well above me... We simply did not do those songs. (Carress of Steel had some of the highest notes I've ever heard) !
Paul McCartney is very well described here... Most people do not realize his range and his ability to jump to different sounding styles. All three of them had fantastic voices and they blended together like no other band I've heard accept for perhaps CSN. No doubt about it. McCartney is a workout when I try and run one of his songs as an acoustic solo tune.. I cheat as much as possible as trying to copy him is more work than I care to put into an evening .,... Total Salute to Paul... He is "The Man"
I sing probably 100 Paul/Beatles songs on karaoke. I'm a baritone, so I drop the high-register ones down 2 or 3 keys so I can hit the high notes. Examples: Helter Skelter, I'm Down, I've Got A Feeling, Oh Darling, Band On The Run, Live and Let Die, Jet, No More Lonely Nights, Coming Up. The fun part is that the ladies in the karaoke bars don't know the difference, so they think I'm a rock star. :-)
And the final scream in "On The Way" from McCartney II album? It's astonishing.
How about the vocal ascending scale on Hey Jude, “better, better, better...”, culminating with the high “ohhhhh” at the end, and then the descending “yeah yeah yeah yeah”? I’ve always found that impressive and hard to duplicate in a live situation.
I do it, but I drop it down one key on karaoke.
All I got out of Hey Jude was a lot of screaming and it was weak musically because Paul McCartney wanted it that way. McCartney's vocal sounds pretty good untill he starts the screaming, which caused my ears to burn. A terribly overrated song at best about Julian Lennon.
@@randycoursey7230 Dude, "Hey Jude" is rated as one of the top 10 songs in pop music history. It was groundbreaking because at that time, radio stations wouldn't play songs that were longer than 3 or 4 minutes. Even though "Hey Jude" was longer than 6 minutes, stations played it in full because of its popularity. That song helped to bring about the phenomenon of FM stereo radio, wherein stations played long numbers or entire albums. In fact, "Stairway to Heaven" would have never received airplay if not for "Hey Jude" paving the way. Paul's screaming on the latter portion is fantastic because it is so different from the first part and is totally unexpected for the listener. Same goes for the later "Stairway to Heaven" with its verses being lyrical and melodic, and then moving into a great guitar solo and a loud rock vocal at the end.
@@randyjordan5521
I have acknowledged Hey Jude was a number one hit. I know all about the length of the song and how AM stations didn't really play any singles over 4 minutes long. But let's not forget that any song The Beatles pitched as a single would hit number one. The best part of the whole song is McCartney singing. Musically it's weak, just listen to it. And I don't care for Paul McCartney screaming at the end. I bought this album Hey Jude. My two favorite songs on this album are Revolution and Old Brown Shoe. I'll give an honorable mention to Don't Let Me Down. All better songs than Hey Jude easily. That's my opinion and I'm sticking with it. You have your opinions and I have mine.
@@randycoursey7230 A 2004 survey of musicians and industry professionals, published in Rolling Stone magazine, rated "Hey Jude" as the #8 pop song of all time. That's the opinion of most people. If your opinion is different, you are in a very tiny minority.
A TOTAL MONSTER......THANKS SIR PAUL .....greetin from Bogota - Columbia.......
What an amazing video, keep the good work 🙏🏻 he's untouchable
In case of a new Paul video sometime, here are some suggestions (screams or a style of singing, since he has thousands of voices:
screaming parts in:
hunt you down
rockestra theme
get on the right thing
lonely road
all shook up
nineteenhundred and eighty five
nothing too much just out of sight
the mess; long tall sally (the bruce mcmouse show versions)
call me back again/soily (rockshow 1976 versions)
the backseat of my car
He does another great scream going into the solo on, I wanna Be Your Man. And, the way he sings the first line of Long Tall Sally...!
Amo Paul! Ele é fantástico, raro caso de artista completo!
Eso!
A lot of his high rasp voice isn't actually belted, but sung with his head voice - not falsetto nor chest voice. He earned this from Little Richard; it's a technique. Having said that, his voice is the greatest single instrument in the history of rock music.
wow this was super interesting, amazing thanks so much for this great coverage of Paul and his singing range
It's even more amazing when you consider he can also play the bass guitar, lead guitar, drums and piano at incredible levels of skill as well.
And is the most successful songwriter ever.
Just another reason why the Beatles were so spectacular.
Awesome video, thank you! It's truly a golden time for Beatles fans with all this expert analysis on UA-cam ❤
Paul is amazing!😍🌟🤩👏🏾
C'mon, Danny boy
You forgot *OH WOMAN OH WHY* !!!
Range and technical in this song is INSANE !
C'mon little boy, add here inmediately, please
HOW could anyone forget! That entire song is vocally nuts!
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Dude, the MCCARTNEY vocal is that song is AWESOME, A MADNESS, OUT OF OUR PLANET... OUT OF OUR GALAXY!!
I am a Melomaniac, a great music lover but more I'm a Deep, Huge and Total fan of THE BEATLES.
And you?
It feels weird to call a Beatle "underrated," but Paul might genuinely be the most underrated singer in rock history. It's not just that his range is insane. It's his versatility. From song to song, he can sound like a completely different person.
No doubt incredible talent.
Not many can just sit with a acoustic and croon out a lilting balled or rock out on the piano with Nineteen hundred and eighty five ..then there are some of his electric guitar solos ,songs with orchestral bits,bass work ,vocals . And he's still at it !!!
I think he somehow found a way to get overtones in his falsetto while screaming. I think I remember reading something similar about Freddie Mercury, but then within the mouth.
I fell in love with his voice when I was a kid!! And I still love his amazing voice!
Don't forget about Paul's high vocal on the last second of "Money (That's What I Want)"!
Saw him in 2014. Breathtaking performance. He is the greatest singer/songwriter/musician ever!
Fantastic video. Very well done
Paul’s voice text in three particular tunes will never ever ever be matched by anyone: Monkberry Moon Delight, Wild Life and Oh Darling! What he does in those tunes makes me wonder if he’s actually an alien.
Lovely Sir Paul... Me encanta su discografía... Dios te bendiga Paul😇😇😇
Finally more from one of the four saints of pop and rock. Do more.
Wonderful comment
@@Bella-nt7ec Thanks. I try to keep it real. Wish John and George were still here. Especially John he was my favourite.
Paul is brilliant! Can you please do one with Bono from U2
80s Bono is his peak moment honestly.
@@zackzallie8735 agree! Early 90s too with the falsetto notes absolute perfection
They did " sg pepper" live together some time ago.
@@geoffcoulson3237 Live 8 2005 at Hyde Park London
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I love that scream the most for Down. It's the best version. Paul was feeling it. Shea Stadium was awesome too.
Which note does he sing at can't buy me love pls??
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Great video of Paul's amazing singing range. One correction, though. It was John who sang lead on Twist and Shout. Rumor has it that his voice was so torn up after one take that that's all he could muster in that session, but that one ended up being the final track.
i used to sing all of these easily.... then the mrs complained, the family complained, the neighbors complained, cat left home... but the dog was cool.
McCartney is a genius. He excels as a songwriter, a bass player, a guitarist and a vocalist.
Was there a copywrite strike at 1:47 ? The audio cuts out conletely for that example
Undoubtebly , the best! I have followed his vocal trajectory and I have tried to duplicate it with some effort and its all about adjusting and finding your voice!!
Too bad, from screaming all those years ago took a big toll on his vocals. He can barely sing now, But it's OK, he's Paul McCartney! He already did it all.
Like "Helter Skelter, The Middle 8 in "Ive Got a Feeling", Monkberry Moon delight" "Oh Darling" "The End of Hey Jude" these are just a few....
He really belted out some song!
There is a scream he does in the song Money (That's What I Want) that is actually crazier and higher than the one in Can't Buy Me Love, he does behind John's scream, it's a little hard to hear
Paul forced me into a career I absolutely loathed...because I knew I could never be a good enough musician and singer. Damn you Paul 🥰
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So many legends wish they were Paul. Don’t beat yourself up
Paul is absolutely untouchable. Thanks for the video dude.
These examples are mostly screams... If you really want to experience Paul's impressive range check out "Don't Be Careless Love" from the album Flowers in the Dirt. How is he not using falsetto up there!?!
The most impossible vocal to replicate is when he sings "I wanna go baaaaack" in Juniors Farm .
Great series! Brian and Carl Wilson deserve to be in it!
I still am totally impressed with the dubbed vocals in Think for Yourself -the man is brilliant
McCartney is I think one of the best musician singer songwriter ever. Voted the most successful songwriter of the 20th century. He is truly amazing the amount of material he has written in his life is unbelievable. He is my favorite artist of all time
Paul is the GOAT.
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Ummm....I will definitely agree with you... it's unbelievable....back at the height of the Beatles' popularity, the Fab Four were cranking out movies ("Hard Days Night" etc) and touring plus recording all these albums.... how did he have time to write all these hit songs? He was a very young man, so it's not like he had pre-written them....
@@ironwood9 John and Paul were musical geniuses, so they could knock out some songs in an hour or two. Such as "A Hard Day's Night," which they wrote in a hotel room in a couple of hours because the movie people needed a title song for the movie.
One scream of Paul’s i’m constantly taken away by is on hard days night. Right before solo.. very faintly you can hear Paula magnificent scream.
Thank God you did Helter Skelter. That one is hard to master
What has happened to the sound on certain examples? It has dropped out. I myself consider the legato singing on "Maybe I'm Amazed" to be unduplicable by anyone else. Not only has he hit high notes beyond the range of most human beings, he is also able to effortlessly glide legato-fashion in his "oohs" between verses. I myself have tried to hit the high note on "Long Tall Sally" only to realize the sheer impossibility of this feat, even after singing professionally for thirty years. His sister Ruth was at one of my shows and she liked my voice so much ("Michelle" "Venus and Mars") that she invited me over for a private concert, something I will never forget. I was chosen by Sandy Yaguda of Jay and The Americans to play in "Beatlemania" but chickened out, because I was only twenty and had no experience. Mitch Weissman was so good anyway I would never be able to compete with him.
SIMPLEMENTE MAGICO, ESTE HOMBRE VINO CON UN PROPOSITO AL MUNDO Y LO LOGRO, SER EL MEJOR.
There was never a note that John sang that Paul couldn't do, louder, longer, higher, stronger.... BETTER!
Same goes for his songs, too!
"Oh! Darling" should be mentioned too!!!
Totally! I mentioned it on my previous videos on him
This man is about to be studied for a whole century from now just because of his successful solo career out of one of the biggest rock and roll bands known across the world. Absolutely monumental
Me encanta!!!!! Lo admiro tanto, tanto, tanto!!!!! Love you Paul.❤
Monkberry moon delight is one of my favourite song. The piano, the intro, the vocals, the screaming😂For me that song is a maniac, something that my mom and my sisters probably find weird so I can't play it in the car
Good compilation. Too bad one clip was muted.
I’ve been playing music for over 20 years and I still don’t have as much talent and Paul has under one of his fingernails. He was relentless and always pushing forward.