My Dream Paul McCartney setlist on the run with my money to Yankee Stadium

You can look, but I doubt you’d find a bigger Paul McCartney fan, or Macca as we uber fans refer to him as.  I have stuck with this man through tick and thin, and now that he has no voice left, I’m not about to give up on him.  I went to all three nights at CitiField and sat through the SAME EXACT SET LIST all three nights, and even got rained on during the first night (tears from Heaven as Macca dubbed it).  That’s the kind of dedication I have for this man.  I have spent $1770 to date to see this man, so this is how I figure I can be brutally honest about him in my blog. 

Paul your set list is getting a bit stale.  When you introduce one new song, the audience gasps for more.  There is no reason you can not retire some of the older songs.  People would love to see a Paul McCartney solo show.  Below I have made two ideal set lists, one for the stadium shows you have been doing, and one for the small theatre/club shows you should be doing to showcase some of your best and forgotten solo material.

I have sculpted his recent set list into something that I think is perfectly balanced with Beatles songs and solo and Wings material.  Face it, the world would not end if he didn’t do Beatles songs, but for some reason he feels like he must do them, so I picked the ones that have not been done for a while or at all.  I have also taken his voice into account, because lets face it, for 68, he’s not the best singer anymore, and I have been there for some major fuck ups, but I have been there for some great shows too. 

I also think the problem lies with the band, they have gotten too comfortable with the songs and need to be shaken up a bit.  His youthful band (most of them in their 40’s and 50’s) has been playing with him for 10 years now.  I can’t believe it, but Driving Rain is now 10 years old.  It wasn’t the best album, lets face it, it wasn’t even on the top 25, but it did what all of us wanted, it got Macca back on the road where he belongs. 

Macca does not need the money, his divorce didn’t wipe him clean, his children’s great grand children will still not to have to work for a living, so why does he have to charge so damn much to see him?  He says it’s not up to him, but it is.  Paul is sometimes like Liberace.  He is always over the top.  Can we go with 2 video screens instead of 10?  Does every show have to professionally filmed for it never to be released?  You’re Paul McCartney, not God.  Your every move does not need to be documented for future release.  Also, what is happening with this footage, it will never be released, so why even bother?  Don’t get me wrong, his shows can be impressive when he remembers the words.  There is no excuse to not remember the words, he has been using a teleprompter since the 2002 tour.  When he’s getting paid $12,500 a minute, you want to make sure he sings the songs right.

As I always say, I have a love/hate relationship with Paul.  Some things he does get on my nerves, but I will still shell out another 300 bucks to go see him at Yankee Stadium.  I’m lucky that I already booked Peter Frampton tickets (for 35 bucks btw) on the night he is doing the second concert and Yankee Stadium, so I can only go the Friday night one.  My wallet thanks me for that one, also, a back to back show can go either way with him sometimes. 

Below are the ideal set lists:

Stadium shows                                                            Macca Club Shows

Hello, Goodbye                                                            Venus & Mars

Jet                                                                                Rockshow       

Flaming Pie                                                                   Jet       

Drive My Car                                                               Letting Go

Junior’s Farm                                                               Let Me Roll It

Letting Go                                                                    Flaming Pie

Let Me Roll It                                                               Coming Up

You Won’t See Me                                                      Another Day    

She’s A Woman                                                           Take It Way    

Got to Get You Into My Life                                        Beautiful Night

Maybe I’m Amazed                                                      Fine Line

Long & Winding Road                                                  Let Em In

1985                                                                            Ballroom Dancing

Let Em In                                                                     Sing the Changes

Listen to What the Man Said                                         Temporary Secretary

Blackbird                                                                     Every Present Past

Everynight                                                                    Tug of War

Eleanor Rigby                                                               Picasso’s Last Words

Mrs. Vanderbilt                                                            Mrs. Vanderbilt

Too Many People/She Came In Through….                 Everynight

Penny Lane                                                                  With a Little Luck

Good Day Sunshine                                                      Band on the Run

Band on the Run                                                           Too Many People

Back in the USSR                                                        Press

Paperback Writer                                                         The World Tonight

Ob-la-di                                                                       You Gave Me the Answer

Maxwell’s Silver Hammer                                             Wanderlust      

Live & Let Die                                                             C Moon          

Hey Jude                                                                      1985

                                                                                    Soily

Yesterday

Get Back                                                                      Hi Hi Hi

Helter Skelter                                                               My Love

                                                                                    Listen to What the Man Said

I Saw Her Standing There

Please Please Me                                                         Maybe I’m Amazed

Day Tripper                                                                  Silly Love Songs

                                                                                    Uncle Albert

Lady Madonna

Let It Be                                                                       Juniors Farm

Sgt. Peppers/The End                                                   Live & Let Die