Tuesday, December 22, 2009

"Give My Regards to Broad Street" by Paul McCartney – **

First released: 1984

Equally dismal soundtrack to an awful film and the true beginning of McCartney’s troubles. If the teaming of Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder were considered career killers, this was the final nail in the coffin. The album sports three all-new tracks (four if you count the CD): "No More Lonely Nights", "Not Such a Bad Boy", "No Values" and "Goodnight Princess". Of the four, "Lonely Nights" is not bad and was a hit single, "Bad Boy" could have been released as a follow up single, but McCartney chose to move on to another film project "Spies Like Us". The rest of the songs, including the Beatles, Wings and solo remakes are dispensable. Buy the originals or a good greatest hits compilation.

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