Fanmix - John Lennon and Paul McCartney - The Tension And The Spark
Finally I've finished my John/Paul fanmix! It's obviously quite impossible to convey in these songs the depth and complexity of their relationship, but I hope they at least hint at it. :)
Huge thanks to lost_little_nat (by way of theaeblackthorn) for the HTML used below.
Resources post.
Covers
The Tension And The Spark - A John and Paul Mix
1 :: Nature Boy :: David Bowie [ss]
["I'm just like everybody else, Harry, I fell for Paul's looks." - John (to Harry Nilsson)]
And then one day / one magic day he passed my way / and while we spoke of many things / fools and kings
2 :: The Summers Of Our Youth :: A-Ha [ss]
["John and I used to hitch-hike places together, it was something that we did together quite a lot; cementing our friendship, getting to know our feelings, our dreams, our ambitions together. It was a very wonderful period." - Paul]
As we look back and see / our yesterdays entwine / the beauty and the truth / the summers of our youth
3 :: Hotel Room :: Richard Hawley [ss]
["It was during that night, when we'd all stayed up way too late, and we got so pissed that we ended up crying - about, you know, how wonderful we were, and how much we loved each other, even though we'd never said anything." - Paul]
Ten thirty in this hotel room / you and I locked in the gloom / lost out of love once again / but I've got you here with me, friend
4 :: Crumb By Crumb :: Rufus Wainwright [ss]
["One of the most poignant exchanges between John and me (which will probably mean nothing to anyone except me) came after a minor argument we had had on some point or other and, realising he had hurt me with one of his comments, John lowered his granny glasses and peeking out from behind them said gently: 'It's only me.'" - Paul]
Suddenly I'm not myself / behind the facade is a lonely fountain, here / suddenly you are the one / who opens the gates to this unruly garden
5 :: Paul McCartney :: Scissor Sisters [ss]
["The early stuff - the "Hard Day's Night" period, I call it - was the sexual equivalent of the beginning hysteria of a relationship. And the "Sgt. Pepper - Abbey Road" period was the mature part of the relationship. And maybe, had we gone on together, maybe something interesting would have come of it." - John]
Is it the party that ain't over 'til it's through? / is it the wiring that's suddenly blown a fuse? / is it a chemical that makes this moment true? / is it the music that connects me to you?
6 :: Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own :: U2 [ss]
["We do need each other a lot. When we used to get a month off, then we would see each other again, we used to get embarrassed about touching each other. We'd do elaborate handshakes to hide our embarrassment. Or we did mad dances. Then we got into hugging." - John]
Listen to me now / I need to let you know / you don't have to go it alone
7 :: Tell Me What You See :: The Beatles [ss]
["We looked into each other's eyes, the eye contact thing we used to do, which is fairly mind-boggling. You dissolve into each other....It was a very freaky experience and I was totally blown away." - Paul, about his first LSD trip with John]
Look into these eyes now / tell me what you see / don't you realise now / what you see is me
8 :: Music When The Lights Go Out :: The Libertines [ss]
["I don’t often get nostalgic, but the memory of sitting listening to records in John’s bedroom is so lovely, a nice nostalgic feeling, because I realise just how close I was to John." - Paul]
And all the memories of the pubs / and the clubs and the drugs and the tubs / we shared together / will stay with me forever
9 :: Close Up :: Frou Frou [ss]
["I think that we [...] started to get really angry with each other, annoyed and frustrated, but we were still very keen on each other, loved each other, I suppose." - Paul]
I love you I hate you I love you I hate you / you can do no wrong / I love you I hate you I love you I hate you
10 :: How To Save A Life :: The Fray [ss]
["And then, after that there were the phone calls to you. The joy for me after all the business shit that we'd gone through was that we were actually getting back together and communicating once again." - Paul]
Step one you say we need to talk / he walks you say sit down it's just a talk / he smiles politely back at you / you stare politely right on through
11 :: Love Will Tear Us Apart Again :: Joy Division [ss]
["Subconsciously, he was saying, 'go ahead, leave me'. On a conscious level, he didn't want me to go ahead. The angel in him was saying, 'bless you.' The Devil in him didn't like it at all, because he didn't want to lose his partner." - John]
And the resentment rides high / but emotions won't grow / and we're changing our ways / taking different roads
12 :: Bless You :: John Lennon [ss]
["Someone told me a few minutes ago they saw John walking on the street once wearing a button saying "I Love Paul". And this girl asked him, "Why are you wearing a button that says, "I Love Paul"? He said, "Because I love Paul." - Harry Nilsson]
Some people say it's over / now that we spread our wings / but we know better darling / the hollow ring is only last year's echo
13 :: Miss You :: The Feeling [ss]
["The sad thing is that John and Paul both had problems and they loved each other and, boy, could they have helped each other! If they had only communicated!" - Linda McCartney]
Everyone knows it / can you deny it / I was the only one for you / everyone knows it / cos we couldn’t hide it / nobody else got close it's true
14 :: Free As A Bird :: The Beatles [ss]
["The best thing about it all was to work with John again. Hearing him in the headphones, it was like he was in the next room -- "Fuck, I'm singing harmony with John." It's like an impossible dream." - Paul]
Whatever happened to / the life that we once knew / can we really live without each other?
15 :: On Saturday Afternoons In 1963 :: Rickie Lee Jones [ss]
["The thing you must remember is that I'm the Number One John Lennon fan. I love him to this day and I always did love him." - Paul]
And you stay inside that foolish grin / when everyday now secrets end / oh and then again / years may go by
16 :: Here Today :: Paul McCartney [ss]
["I can't express it. I can't believe it. It was crazy. It was anger. It was fear. It was madness. It was the world coming to an end. [...] I can't tell you how much it hurts to lose him. His death is a bitter, cruel blow. I really loved the guy." - Paul]
But as for me / I still remember how it was before / and I am holding back the tears no more
I love you.
Zip, 71MB: [ss]
Huge thanks to lost_little_nat (by way of theaeblackthorn) for the HTML used below.
Resources post.
Covers
The Tension And The Spark - A John and Paul Mix
1 :: Nature Boy :: David Bowie [ss]
["I'm just like everybody else, Harry, I fell for Paul's looks." - John (to Harry Nilsson)]
And then one day / one magic day he passed my way / and while we spoke of many things / fools and kings
2 :: The Summers Of Our Youth :: A-Ha [ss]
["John and I used to hitch-hike places together, it was something that we did together quite a lot; cementing our friendship, getting to know our feelings, our dreams, our ambitions together. It was a very wonderful period." - Paul]
As we look back and see / our yesterdays entwine / the beauty and the truth / the summers of our youth
3 :: Hotel Room :: Richard Hawley [ss]
["It was during that night, when we'd all stayed up way too late, and we got so pissed that we ended up crying - about, you know, how wonderful we were, and how much we loved each other, even though we'd never said anything." - Paul]
Ten thirty in this hotel room / you and I locked in the gloom / lost out of love once again / but I've got you here with me, friend
4 :: Crumb By Crumb :: Rufus Wainwright [ss]
["One of the most poignant exchanges between John and me (which will probably mean nothing to anyone except me) came after a minor argument we had had on some point or other and, realising he had hurt me with one of his comments, John lowered his granny glasses and peeking out from behind them said gently: 'It's only me.'" - Paul]
Suddenly I'm not myself / behind the facade is a lonely fountain, here / suddenly you are the one / who opens the gates to this unruly garden
5 :: Paul McCartney :: Scissor Sisters [ss]
["The early stuff - the "Hard Day's Night" period, I call it - was the sexual equivalent of the beginning hysteria of a relationship. And the "Sgt. Pepper - Abbey Road" period was the mature part of the relationship. And maybe, had we gone on together, maybe something interesting would have come of it." - John]
Is it the party that ain't over 'til it's through? / is it the wiring that's suddenly blown a fuse? / is it a chemical that makes this moment true? / is it the music that connects me to you?
6 :: Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own :: U2 [ss]
["We do need each other a lot. When we used to get a month off, then we would see each other again, we used to get embarrassed about touching each other. We'd do elaborate handshakes to hide our embarrassment. Or we did mad dances. Then we got into hugging." - John]
Listen to me now / I need to let you know / you don't have to go it alone
7 :: Tell Me What You See :: The Beatles [ss]
["We looked into each other's eyes, the eye contact thing we used to do, which is fairly mind-boggling. You dissolve into each other....It was a very freaky experience and I was totally blown away." - Paul, about his first LSD trip with John]
Look into these eyes now / tell me what you see / don't you realise now / what you see is me
8 :: Music When The Lights Go Out :: The Libertines [ss]
["I don’t often get nostalgic, but the memory of sitting listening to records in John’s bedroom is so lovely, a nice nostalgic feeling, because I realise just how close I was to John." - Paul]
And all the memories of the pubs / and the clubs and the drugs and the tubs / we shared together / will stay with me forever
9 :: Close Up :: Frou Frou [ss]
["I think that we [...] started to get really angry with each other, annoyed and frustrated, but we were still very keen on each other, loved each other, I suppose." - Paul]
I love you I hate you I love you I hate you / you can do no wrong / I love you I hate you I love you I hate you
10 :: How To Save A Life :: The Fray [ss]
["And then, after that there were the phone calls to you. The joy for me after all the business shit that we'd gone through was that we were actually getting back together and communicating once again." - Paul]
Step one you say we need to talk / he walks you say sit down it's just a talk / he smiles politely back at you / you stare politely right on through
11 :: Love Will Tear Us Apart Again :: Joy Division [ss]
["Subconsciously, he was saying, 'go ahead, leave me'. On a conscious level, he didn't want me to go ahead. The angel in him was saying, 'bless you.' The Devil in him didn't like it at all, because he didn't want to lose his partner." - John]
And the resentment rides high / but emotions won't grow / and we're changing our ways / taking different roads
12 :: Bless You :: John Lennon [ss]
["Someone told me a few minutes ago they saw John walking on the street once wearing a button saying "I Love Paul". And this girl asked him, "Why are you wearing a button that says, "I Love Paul"? He said, "Because I love Paul." - Harry Nilsson]
Some people say it's over / now that we spread our wings / but we know better darling / the hollow ring is only last year's echo
13 :: Miss You :: The Feeling [ss]
["The sad thing is that John and Paul both had problems and they loved each other and, boy, could they have helped each other! If they had only communicated!" - Linda McCartney]
Everyone knows it / can you deny it / I was the only one for you / everyone knows it / cos we couldn’t hide it / nobody else got close it's true
14 :: Free As A Bird :: The Beatles [ss]
["The best thing about it all was to work with John again. Hearing him in the headphones, it was like he was in the next room -- "Fuck, I'm singing harmony with John." It's like an impossible dream." - Paul]
Whatever happened to / the life that we once knew / can we really live without each other?
15 :: On Saturday Afternoons In 1963 :: Rickie Lee Jones [ss]
["The thing you must remember is that I'm the Number One John Lennon fan. I love him to this day and I always did love him." - Paul]
And you stay inside that foolish grin / when everyday now secrets end / oh and then again / years may go by
16 :: Here Today :: Paul McCartney [ss]
["I can't express it. I can't believe it. It was crazy. It was anger. It was fear. It was madness. It was the world coming to an end. [...] I can't tell you how much it hurts to lose him. His death is a bitter, cruel blow. I really loved the guy." - Paul]
But as for me / I still remember how it was before / and I am holding back the tears no more
I love you.
Zip, 71MB: [ss]