This was the answer to much soul searching on McCartney's part as to whether he put too much stock in "love songs." He once commented: "The fact is, deep down, people are very sentimental. If they watch a sentimental movie at home, they cry, but in public they won't. We don't like to show our emotions; we tend to sneer at that. And in the same way, people may not admit to liking love songs, but that's what they seem to crave." >>
Like John Lennon, Paul McCartney made lots of music with his wife. Linda McCartney is credited as a co-writer on this track and was a member of Wings (the writing credit is sometimes listed as just Paul, but it's published with her name on it as well). This track is very lovey-dovey, with both of them singing "I love you" throughout the chorus. It would be very cloying if it wasn't so genuine: they had a very tight bond and were together until Linda's death in 1998. She was not a musician by trade (she was a photographer), but family was very important to Paul so he made her part of his professional life, which was the only way he could spend significant time with her. Their three children accompanied them on tour.
practically_floored on June 22nd, 2018 at 14:59 UTC »
John is so funny, in the 70s he'd slag off Paul but then get really defensive if anyone else said anything negative about him. There's a interview where someone quotes a slightly negative George comment to him and he starts ranting about how good Wings are.
TooShiftyForYou on June 22nd, 2018 at 14:37 UTC »
But over the years people have said, "Aw, he sings love songs, he writes love songs, he's so soppy at times." I thought, Well, I know what they mean, but, people have been doing love songs forever. I like 'em, other people like 'em, and there's a lot of people I love -- I'm lucky enough to have that in my life. So the idea was that "you" may call them silly, but what's wrong with that?
By the way, "Silly Love Songs" also had a good bassline and worked well live.
— Paul McCartney,
mltv_98 on June 22nd, 2018 at 14:31 UTC »
Paul is a happy guy and John just could not understand that.