“Say Say Say” — with Michael Jackson (1983)McCartney’s most recent Hot 100-topper is more of an even playing field, vocally speaking, than you may remember (or imagine). Paul McCartney with Rihanna and Kanye West at the 57th Grammys on Feb. 8, 2015. “Goodnight Tonight” (1979)A disco-flamenco delight with a killer bass line and a decidedly married-with-children view of sex: “Don’t get too tired for love,” McCartney pleads. A swank guitar solo by Henry McCullough further boosts the romance of a single that spent four straight weeks at No. “Silly Love Songs” isn’t just McCartney’s genially trolling response to critics (and a certain former bandmate) who said his work was too lightweight or too commercial.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 18, 2020 00:56 UTC