I just got one of those annoying email alerts from GET ME IN!, the ticket people. They inform me that, among others, Paul McCartney is playing some gigs sometime soon.
So here's the dilemma. I'm not a major Paul fan - controversially I prefer solo efforts by George and Ringo - but should I see Paul before I die? For that matter, should I see Paul before he dies?
Whenever I see him on the telly singing live I think he sounds awful. And lately he's been getting that ukelele out all the time and singing that Dance Tonight song which I have little time for and which he clearly thinks has united a nation. He should have put a cork in it after No More Lonely Nights, because personally I don't think he's done much to write home about since.
So if I were to fork out on tickets, I'd want lots of early solo stuff, lots of Wings (didn't being in Wings look like an enormous amount of fun, even though it probably wasn't?), and a smattering of Beatles - but not Hey Jude or the other ones he always does. I want Norwegian Wood and Eleanor Rigby and Hard Day's Night. I think it might be nice to see him do the hits before he goes the way of John or George or decides never to tour again, and that day might be coming.
I'm minded to think this way because although it's not been officially confirmed anywhere, I've heard David Bowie is quite ill and has retired, so I've missed my chance with that one. There are some legends you should see just because, even if you're not their biggest fan.
Do you agree?
