McCARTNEY-esque: All-Star Homage Playlists To His BEATLES And SOLO Styles!

To honor PAUL McCARTNEY's unending impact on music, here are two Music Players of famous artists imitating him.

One playlist tributes his many BEATLES styles and the other homages his SOLO styles.

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T H E
B E A T L E S :
McCartney-esque Tribute

Here are 150 artists from every era and genre, lovingly imitating Paul's styles with THE BEATLES. The songs are arranged in "sonic order", meaning each of Paul's Beatles styles in order sonically from 1962 to 1970; the early MerseyBeat, the Folk Pop, the Psychedelia and Baroque Pop, and finally the boogie Rawk and piano Hymn sounds.

There are favored guests and many surprises along the way.

You would expect THE RUTLES, BADFINGER, ELO, CHEAP TRICK, THE BANGLES, CROWDED HOUSE, and ELLIOTT SMITH.

But how about SIOUXSIE SIOUX, GENE SIMMONS, ELASTICA, THE BETA BAND, and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE?

Because THE BEATLES' sounds and fashions were so fluid, they are a nexus point for every possible angle of Rock music. Without boundaries and only possibilities, they have influenced every kind of band in their wake. This takes us to the current wave of youth who wear Beatles T-shirts and listen to acolytes like SUPERGRASS, KOMEDA, SLOAN, THE DONNAS, GRANDADDY, KAISER CHIEFS, TRAVIS, BON IVER, PANIC AT THE DISCO, and THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, all here.


Welcome to an alternate universe of BEATLES music
you've never heard!

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P A U L
M c C A R T N E Y :
McCartney-esque
Tribute

Here are 150 artists from every era and genre, lovingly imitating Paul's SOLO styles. The songs flow in basic chronological order with his peers responding to or covering Paul's styles from 1970 to today; the piano Ballads, the boogie Rockers, the power Pop, the robo Synth, the beatle-ish Renaissance, the avant collages, and the new acoustic Classics. (Some artists are arranged in "sonic order', meaning they are placed next to songs where their sound matches that era.)

Again there are favored guests and many surprises along the way.

Paul's influence has no boundaries. His optimistic vitality, expressed though raunchy blues, hymnal piano, renaissance strumming, ethereal harmonies, and experimental noize, speaks to everyone.

Here are acolytes from every era and angle:
From the '70s and THE MOVE, ELO, CHEAP TRICK, QUEEN, NILSSON, EMMIT RHODES, and TODD RUNDGREN.

To the '80s and ELVIS COSTELLO, SQUEEZE, XTC, THE BANGLES, THAT PETROL EMOTION, and CROWDED HOUSE.

To the '90s and GUNS 'N' ROSES, ELLIOTT SMITH, FASTBALL, PAUL WELLER, CARLEEN ANDERSON, BOO RADLEYS, and THE MELVINS.

To the 2000s with SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, HOT CHIP, FOXY SHAZAM, SCISSOR SISTERS, JET, and FLAMING LIPS.


Welcome to an alternate universe of McCARTNEY music
you've never heard!


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You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll gasp, you'll remember how wonderful life is and how lucky we are. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!




© Tym Stevens

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See Also:

• BEATLE-esque: 450 Albums That Homage Specific BEATLES Albums, with 2 Music Players

B E A T L E S Q U E
Songs series,
with massive Music Players!:
• 1963-esque
• 1964-esque
• 1965-esque
• 1966-esque
• 1967-esque
• 1968-esque
• 1969-esque
• 1970-esque
• 'REUNION' 1970-Now

✭ BEATLESQUE: Christmas


• LENNONesque: Artists imitating John Lennon's BEATLES and Solo styles

• WILSONesque: Artists imitating Brian Wilson's BEACH BOYS and Solo styles

• SLICE TONES: Artists imitating Sly Stone's SLY & THE FAMILY STONE styles


• TWIN PEAKS: Its influence on 25 years of Film, TV, and Music, with 5 Music Players

• MORRICONE-esque: The influence of the Spaghetti Western sound on 50 years of Rock and Soul, with 3 Music Players


• The Real History of ROCK AND SOUL!: The Music Player Checklist

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ROCK Sex: "MOONLIGHT SONATA" - Beethoven > The Beatles > Piero Umiliani > En Vogue > TWIN PEAKS

ROCK Sex says, "Love is old, love is new".

Creativity is a cultural relay race. Here's another great baton.

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"The Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most haunting and romantic Classical ballads of all time. Its actual title is "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor, "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2"; the Latin phrase translates as "Almost a fantasy".

Sit back and be transported into mood indigo.

LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN -"Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor, "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2" (composed 1801)



A classic Pop song that incorporates Beethoven's melody is "Past Present Future" by The Shangri-Las. Producer Shadow Morton, firmly in the Phil Spector aural tradition, smartly puts the spotlight on Mary Weiss and her ever-haunting monologues.

The line "but don't try to touch me" is especially chilling, and the song was a natural for a new remake by Marianne Faithfull.

THE SHANGRI-LAS -"Past Present Future" (1966)



Yoko Ono is a classically trained pianist. While she was playing "Moonlight Sonata" once, John Lennon lit up and asked her to play the chords backwards. This inspired the framework for his song "Because" on the ABBEY ROAD album. George Harrison plays a Moog synthesizer in various parts.

"Because" is loved for its melody, its cheeky puns ("because the wind is high, it blows my mind"), and for the lovely chorus sung by John, Paul, and George.

THE BEATLES -"Because" (1969)



The song became a world-wide anthem, as covered here in Japanese by the band Garo.

GARO -"Because" (1972)



Bringing the relay full circle, the song is often covered by symphonic orchestras. But it is also as popular in a capella versions, such as this one by the late great Elliott Smith.

ELLIOTT SMITH -"Because" (1999)



By coincidence at the same time as The Beatles' song, Italian film composer Piero Umiliani used "Moonlight Sonata" as the framework for this spectral piece for the film ANGELI BIANCHIi...ANGELI NERI/ White Angel, Black Angel.

The piano is most certainly Umiliani, with vocals by I Cantori Moderni (The Modern Singers), who sang on all the classic '60s and '70s Italian soundtracks.

PIERO UMILIANI -"Magical Moonlight" (1969)



In the tradition of The Shangri-Las and The Beatles, here's En Vogue with a midnight serenade.

EN VOGUE -"Sad But True" (2000)



The Beethoven melody has also inspired songs by Neneh Cherry, Down Low, Alicia Keys, Atmosphere, and Clinic.



For an especially unnerving scene in TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN (2017), director David Lynch slowed a recording of the "Moonlight Sonata" down severely for dissonance and dislocation.

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© Tym Stevens

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See Also:

• BEATLESQUE Songs: 1969-esque, with Music Player!

• TWIN PEAKS: Its Influence on 30 Years of Film, TV, and Music!, with 5 Music Players!

• How SPAGHETTI WESTERNS Revolutionized Rock Music!, with 3 Music Players!


• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist

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BEYOND COOL: Badfinger, the Beatles of the 1970s!

I love BADFINGER and you should, too. Here's a music player to win you over.



"Here it is, come and get it!"
BADFINGER
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BADFINGER were The Beatles' protégés, who had wonderful songs and terrible luck.

The classic line-up -Pete Ham, Tom Evans, Joey Molland, and Mike Gibbins- were together from 1970 to 1974, and had huge hits with the songs "Come And Get It" (written for them by Paul McCartney during the Abbey Road album sessions), "Day After Day", "No Matter What You Do", and "Baby Blue" (used memorably in the finale of 'Breaking Bad').

They also did the original of "Without You", a worldwide smash in 1971 with Harry Nilsson's cover of it. It has gone on to become a perennial standard covered by artists globally, including the 1996 hit for Mariah Carey.

The band is certainly every bit as influential on all the indie and power pop bands that followed as Big Star, The Raspberries, or The Modern Lovers. The latter part of the Music Player features cover versions in chronological order, from artists as varied as Ken Lazarus (Jamaica), We All Together (Peru), Tim Hardin, Leno E Lilian (Brazil), Billy Paul, The Flashcubes, Game Theory, Lon and Derrek Von Eaton (with Ringo Starr and Klaus Voorman), Midge Ure, Todd Rundgren, The Real Kids, and Harry Styles.

Their songs are excellent and eternal, and you're in good hands with BADFINGER.




© Tym Stevens

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See Also:

• "Without You" - Badfinger > Harry Nilsson

• All over, "Baby Blue"! - Gene Vincent > Bob Dylan > Badfinger > Beach Boys > Topley Bird


Hear the whole BEATLESQUE Songs series:
• 1963-esque
• 1964-esque
• 1965-esque
• 1966-esque
• 1967-esque
• 1968-esque
• 1969-esque
• 1970-esque
• 'REUNION' 1970-Now


• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: A Music Player Checklist

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