Paul McCartney has penned hundreds of timeless songs, tracks that have soundtracked the lives of millions all over the planet. His extraordinary catalogue with The Beatles is the envy of pretty much every other songwriter in the world and his post-Beatles career is scattered with gems.
Paul choose to pick Sting’s ‘Fields of Gold’.
McCartney made this revelation when in conversation with Jarvis Cocker at The Liverpool Institute in 2018.
An audience member pondered to him if there was a song that he wished he had written.
Paul has previously described The Beach Boys’ ‘God Only Knows’ as being his favourite song, which makes its omission somewhat surprising. He once stated: “‘God Only Knows’ is one of the few songs that reduces me to tears every time I hear it. It’s really just a love song, but it’s brilliantly done. It shows the genius of Brian.”
However, he decided to pay homage to another track close to his heart and, after hearing McCartney speak, you can tell how he feels about ‘Fields of Gold’. After a moment of contemplation, he responds: “There’s always a couple that I hear that I think I’d have liked (to have written). I liked Sting’s ‘Fields Of Gold’, and I thought, ‘Y’know what, I should have written that.'”
Sting was elated after hearing the praise that Macca had sent his way, taking to social media to post: “Paul McCartney says he wishes he would have written ‘Fields Of Gold.’ There are more than a few of Paul’s that I wish I would have written. To hear this from someone I owe my life to is very special. Thank you, Paul.”
However, he decided to pay homage to another track close to his heart and, after hearing McCartney speak, you can tell how he feels about ‘Fields of Gold’. After a moment of contemplation, he responds: “There’s always a couple that I hear that I think I’d have liked (to have written). I liked Sting’s ‘Fields Of Gold’, and I thought, ‘Y’know what, I should have written that.'”
Sting was elated after hearing the praise that Macca had sent his way, taking to social media to post: “Paul McCartney says he wishes he would have written ‘Fields Of Gold.’ There are more than a few of Paul’s that I wish I would have written. To hear this from someone I owe my life to is very special. Thank you, Paul.”
When he appeared on the Sodajerker podcast, Sting again addressed McCartney’s praise and made sure to show that the love shown was reciprocal: “Well there are enough songs on his side of the table that I would kill for. ‘Blackbird’, that’s a perfect song.”
The former Police frontman has always been open about how much he owes to The Beatles, telling Guitar World in 1996: “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.”
The former Police frontman has always been open about how much he owes to The Beatles, telling Guitar World in 1996: “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.”
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