About this episode

The episode discusses Paul McCartney's 'Silly Love Songs', his performance on SNL with Will Ferrell, and the impact of The Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers'.

Paul McCartney got dragged for writing “silly love songs” and then turned the criticism into a No. 1 anthem. We start with that 1976 chart run, the irony baked into the lyrics, and the way one summertime hit can glue itself to your memory, right down to the bicentennial vibe and what was playing everywhere you went. From there we jump 50 years forward to McCartney closing out Saturday Night Live with Will Ferrell, and we get real about what it means to watch a living legend perform at ...

People in this episode

Host: Jim

Topics covered

• music history
• Paul McCartney
• SNL
• Will Ferrell
• The Rolling Stones
• silly love songs
• nostalgia

Keywords

• Paul McCartney
• Will Ferrell
• SNL
• silly love songs
• Sticky Fingers
• music history
• nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saturday Night Live

Books & works: Silly Love Songs, Sticky Fingers

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