#'79

Recording McCartney II

In 1979, I had the chance to meet Paul McCartney in his „Spirit Of Ranachan Studio“ in Campbeltown, Scotland, where he was working on his album „McCartney II“. He was very welcoming – he answered all my questions, played me some new demo tracks, showed me his instrument collection and told me how to operate a 16-track recording machine. I was very punk-influenced in those days and we had a little session in which I played his Mellotron with some prerecorded taped voice loops: „Hi George, morning Terry“, he used for the track „Check My Machine“.

Christopher Cross ~ Never Be The Same (1979)

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It was good for me It was good for you Now nothing either of us can say or do Can change the way you feel tonight Sometimes love just slips out of sight

Just one thing before you go Just one thing that you've got to know No one will ever touch me that way The way that you did that very first day

And I'll Never be the same without you here I'll live alone Hide myself behind my tears No I'll Never be the same without your love I'll live alone Try so hard to rise above

The years go by There's always someone new To try and help me forget about you Time and again it does me no good Love never feels the way that it should

I loved you then I guess I'll love you forever And even though I know we could never stay together I think about how it could've been If we could just start all over again

And I'll Never be the same without you here I'll live alone Hide myself behind my tears No, I'll Never be the same without your love I'll live alone Try so hard to rise above

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It was good for me It was good for you Now nothing either of us can say or do Can change the way you feel today Sometimes love just slips away

Just one thing before you go Just one thing that you've got to know No one will ever touch me that way The way that you did that very first day