Paul McCartney's 15 greatest songs ever, ranked
What a long and winding road Paul McCartney's had since 1970, the year the Beatles broke up.
In the decades since, he's released two dozen studio albums, played with everyone from Michael Jackson to Nirvana, been given a knighthood and on Friday, he'll headline the Moda Center. It'll be his first Portland performance in 11 years, since a 2005 show at the venue then known as the Rose Garden.
Every McCartney era, from "Ram" to Wings to 2013's "New," has its supporters, but even one of the world's most beloved songwriters has his highlights. We've counted down 15 of our favorites since Sir Paul and the Fab Four called it quits.
15. "New"
McCartney worked with a handful of top producers for his 2013 album of the same name, arriving at one of his better, bolder latter-day collections. "Don't look at me," he warns on this one, a bright flash of piano-pop that plays it too humble: who's still doing songs this great 50 years later?
14. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
McCartney's first solo No. 1 remains one of his strangest songs, a split track detailing some odd British characters alongside rain sounds and a return of the "Yellow Submarine" telephone voice.
Source: David Greenwald | The Oregonian/OregonLive
