The Paul McCartney Lyric That's as Twee as It Wants To Be -
You can’t sustain a career like Paul McCartney‘s without versatility. If he had only one trick in his bag, that would have worn thin quickly. With The Beatles, with Wings, or on his own, he has mastered both screaming rock and roll and tender balladry.
Beyond that, there are the occasions when McCartney delves into more antiquated forms of music, some very distinct to his native Great Britain. The 2005 track “English Tea” revels in some details those in his home country could appreciate best.
Modern “English”
When it comes to his post-millennial output, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, released in 2005, just might be the best album McCartney has delivered. And that’s no faint praise, because the quality of his output has remained remarkably consistent in that time, maybe even more so than in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
The album paired him with Nigel Godrich, who came into the experience as one of the hotter producers of that era. Godrich dared to push McCartney, forcing him to rewrite songs even when the former Beatle believed they were already up to snuff.
Source: americansongwriter.com/Jim Beviglia
