Gratitude

Album: Memory Almost Full (2007)
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  • McCartney (from the Mail on Sunday May 12, 2008): "I've always had a couple of voices. Originally you're just a kid at home, like everyone else, and then you start to dream of being a singer. My heroes then were rock 'n' rollers, so my ballad voice was based on Elvis and the screamy voice was me trying to be Little Richard. I loved him so much. When I joined the Beatles, John used to like that and it's stayed with me as something I enjoy doing - that gritty, souly voice. So on this track I was just thinking of how much there is to be grateful for in life, and I wanted to put that into song and use the gritty voice to do it with."

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  • Richard from Heart Of The U.s.a. Reportedly written about his soon to be ex wife Heather Mills it is a very generous take on their relationship and how no matter how it ended he acknowledges the positive things he gained from it. My friend Bob F. says this is his favorite Paul song ever.
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