Saturday, May 15, 2010

Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney – ****

First released: 1973

One of the best James Bond themes also has some of the worst grammar ever to be composed by Paul McCartney (“the world in which we live in.” The second “in” is redundant and you shouldn’t end a sentence with a preposition.) It was originally a hit single and was included on the "Live and Let Die" soundtrack, but left off of a Wings album until 1978’s "Wings Greatest" and was later included on 1987’s "All The Best" and 2001’s "Wingspan". It was never added as a bonus track to the 1993 Paul McCartney Collection CD reissue series. Different live versions were performed and released on "Wings Over America" in 1976, 1990’s "Tripping the Live Fantastic", 1993’s "Paul is Live", 2002/3's "Back in the US/World" and on 2009’s "Good Evening New York City". This 1993 is the superior one due to the pyrotechnic explosions.

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