Paul McCartney gave us “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” earlier this spring.
The raved about new album, produced by Andrew Watt, went straight to number 1. It also got Paul nominated for a Mercury Prize.
“Dungeon Lane” should be a Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Pop or Rock Album. Two of its tracks– “Days We Left Behind” and “Home to Us” — could be nominees, too.
But it turns out Paul’s been holding back on us. He had three more songs he didn’t release, plus a flipped version of “Home to Us,” his duet with Ringo Starr.
So he’s re-releasing the album next week with all four tracks. The other ones are called “City Fox,” “One Night Stand,” and “Chelsea Boots.” The new version of “Dungeon Lane” will come on LP and CD, with some cool new art, as well.
I still think Paul missed the boat by not releasing “Lost Horizon” as a single. But McCartney has never been wise about singles or outtakes. Don’t get me started…
What a Fool Believes: Michael McDonald — a solo star and member of the Doobie Brothers — has surprise news for us. Back in 1966, when he was 14, he got a 14 year old girl pregnant. It’s always the quiet ones, right? Very precocious, I’d say.
Well, now the “kid” has turned up and it’s quite a story. Apparently he matched with one of McDonald’s other kids on 23andMe. Michael Goessling knew he was adopted, but didn’t know that his biological dad was a rock star — or that he was from the same generation age wise.
There’s a happy ending. You can read about it here. But really, who knew Michael McDonald was literally takin’ to the streets at such a young age? By the way, Goessling seems like a great guy, but why wouldn’t he take after his father? (He also says he had a terrific childhood and life.)
PS MM first became known to us in 1973 on Steely Dan’s first album, “Can’t Buy a Thrill.” I don’t know which song to use for a pun — “Do it Again,” or “Reeling in the Years.”
