He is one of the greatest living musicians and a legend to many - and we're not talking about Kanye West.
Yet Paul McCartney's recent collaboration with the rapper for the newly released single Only One at first appears to have left some hip hop fans scratching their heads.
'Who is Paul Mcartney?, one wrote on Twitter about the Beatles rocker while another posted: 'This Paul McCartney guy gonna be huge.'
@DuesNice remarked: 'Kanye has a great ear for talent. This Paul McCartney guy gonna be huge.'
@percyBlacksom posted: 'Who is Paul McCartney? He boutta blow up thanks to Kanyer!!!'
@CurvedDaily added: 'This is why i love Kanye for shining light on unknown artists.'
And OVOJosh wrote: 'I don't know who Paul McCartney is, but Kanye is going to give this man a career w/ this new song!!'
Paul who?
Paul who?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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That couldn't possibly be orchestrated, could it?
Can't believe they don't know how to Google.
But yeah, some kids today - don't know who Paul McCartney is.
That's how old we are.
Can't believe they don't know how to Google.
But yeah, some kids today - don't know who Paul McCartney is.
That's how old we are.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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john lennon is somewhere laughing his butt off.....
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Years ago (in the 80s) I had mentioned the Beatles to my nephew, he was about 12 at the time and said "Oh yeah, the band Paul McCartney was with before Wings". These responses don't surprise me, but they'll probably take Paul down a peg.
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"Wings, the band the Beatles could have been".Big RR wrote: "Oh yeah, the band Paul McCartney was with before Wings". These responses don't surprise me, but they'll probably take Paul down a peg.
A Partridge.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I know who Paul McCartney is. He's that old dude hooked up with the Nirvana leftovers a couple years back, begging everyone to cut him some slack:
Seems to me it's Dave Grohl who gave this guy a leg up in the music world, not Kanye.
Also too, he's got some sappy Christmas song I couldn't get away from fast enough all last month.
BTW, I highly doubt the tweets at issue were twatted out of genuine ignorance; doesn't anyone recognize a snarky joke?
Seems to me it's Dave Grohl who gave this guy a leg up in the music world, not Kanye.
Also too, he's got some sappy Christmas song I couldn't get away from fast enough all last month.
BTW, I highly doubt the tweets at issue were twatted out of genuine ignorance; doesn't anyone recognize a snarky joke?
GAH!
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I think you credit hip-hop fans with f-a-a-a-a-r too much intelligence there Sue!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I disagree; as I said in my post (I guess I should have followed it with a 
), I think this was probably orchestrated by Kanye fans.
But just the same, lots of young folks today don't know the Beatles or Paul, I'm sure.
), I think this was probably orchestrated by Kanye fans.But just the same, lots of young folks today don't know the Beatles or Paul, I'm sure.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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From the people who brought you...
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Not even the same Twitter account, right?
The top one is clever. The reply is clever, too!
It's a pretty funny joke, in all honesty. And I think it's very insulting to assume that nobody in the hip hop community is musically intelligent enough to know who Paul McCartney is, who the Beatles are, and make this joke.
At the same time exists the reality that many young kids who follow hip hop may have no clue who Paul McCartney is.
Can't we all agree that those two realities coexist?
The top one is clever. The reply is clever, too!
It's a pretty funny joke, in all honesty. And I think it's very insulting to assume that nobody in the hip hop community is musically intelligent enough to know who Paul McCartney is, who the Beatles are, and make this joke.
At the same time exists the reality that many young kids who follow hip hop may have no clue who Paul McCartney is.
Can't we all agree that those two realities coexist?
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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Wasn't that the whole point of the thread?bigskygal wrote:
At the same time exists the reality that many young kids who follow hip hop may have no clue who Paul McCartney is.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Yes clearly that was your intention . . .
but now Sue and I have pointed out something else, it seems you are asserting that hip hop folks aren't sophisticated enough to make a joke while actually knowing who Paul is.
Wasn't that the point of your post quoting Twitter accounts celebrating 2015 as both America's and the earth's 'birthdays'?
but now Sue and I have pointed out something else, it seems you are asserting that hip hop folks aren't sophisticated enough to make a joke while actually knowing who Paul is.
Wasn't that the point of your post quoting Twitter accounts celebrating 2015 as both America's and the earth's 'birthdays'?
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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Or do I somehow misunderstand your intent in this post?Gob wrote:I think you credit hip-hop fans with f-a-a-a-a-r too much intelligence there Sue!
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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Oh god,...
I made a humerous post saying that some people may not have known who Paul Mc is, not my fault that the various extrapolations have been made..........
I made a humerous post saying that some people may not have known who Paul Mc is, not my fault that the various extrapolations have been made..........
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Meade, are you going to let him get away with that?
Humerous post, indeed!
Humerous post, indeed!
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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Soz, I meant hummus.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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We used to make "who are the Beatles?" jokes all the time as young(ish) punk rockers in the late 70s. I don't think much has changed in terms of music fan humor.
ETA:
"Why are old white people replying to this angrily" is pretty hilarious.
ETA:
"Why are old white people replying to this angrily" is pretty hilarious.
GAH!
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Em Cee Cartney?