I recently sent Paul McCartney a letter thanking him for making it possible for us to have careers as musicians. Especially those of us who have to write and sing in counterpoint to our bass lines! [Love Me Do] was the first Beatles song we heard in England. It was 1962, I was about 10, and I was at the swimming baths with my mates. Suddenly this came over the sound system, and we all just stopped, mesmerised. It was a simple tune, two chords, harmonica, but there was this incredible feeling and energy. Nothing was ever the same.
Sting: Guitar World (Nov 1996)
Didn’t McCartney say Fields of Gold is one that he wished he’d written?
Well there are enough songs on his side of the table that I would kill for. Blackbird … that’s a perfect song.
Sting: Sodajerker on Songwriting ep. 140
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