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Unfortunately, we rarely got to hear live material. The piece would have been touching under any situation, but Linda’s death not long after this made it resonate even more strongly. Actually, this clip intercut with shots from Macca playing in front of a campfire, but while indoors, he did the song as a solo acoustic number while wife Linda watched. Probably the only other Pie-related snippet came when McCartney performed “Hold You” live in the studio. He usually comes across as very rehearsed and without much spark, but these moments offered a surprising amount of naturalness. These segments were quite entertaining, as McCartney seemed casual and disarmingly fun. During that piece, Paul romped about the studio and played with different instruments. However, at one point we saw a McCartney interview intended for his radio show, “Oobu Joobu”.

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Most of the discussions of Pie seemed free from passion or spontaneity. They’re embarrassingly amateurish, and they made it look like Paul just didn’t want to invent any effort. Actually, I take that back when we were in school, we could have done a better job. All of them looked like material created by a high school AV club.

As he explained in one part of the documentary, Paul made these all on the cheap, and it really showed. In addition, some of the Pie tracks were accompanied by music videos. The information about the album was passable but unrevealing, and the images of a lone McCartney as he plodded about were quite dull.

Usually these were accompanied by shots of McCartney as he rode a horse, or walked on the beach, or wandered through the woods, or did whatever homey things 50-something rock legends do. Paul discussed a little background for some of the tunes - nine of the record’s 14 tracks make an appearance - and we heard snippets of the songs. Most of these elements were fairly predictable. To be certain, Pie dominated the program, though not always in a terrific manner. I expected to see a lot of material about Pie, but I didn’t think I’d get so much material about other topics. Those latter aspects of the show surprised me. 1997’s Flaming Pie birthed a program called In the World Tonight, a look at the making of the album as well as a number of other aspects of McCartney’s life at that time. Not surprisingly, McCartney’s last - as of August 2001 - record of original tunes also came with a documentary. Although no full-length piece resulted from 1999’s Run Devil Run - which consisted mainly of covers - the DVD of Live at the Cavern Club featured a fair amount of information about the creation of that album. 1989’s Flowers in the Dirt came with Put It There, while 1993’s Off the Ground brought us Moving On. Each of his last three original studio albums has been accompanied by a documentary about its making. If nothing else, Paul McCartney seems to like to record his history for posterity. Includes video clips from his 'Flaming Pie' album.įullscreen 1.33:1 audio English Dolby Stereo 2.0 no subtitles not closed-captioned single sided - single layered 40 chapters not rated 73 minutes $24.95 7/28/98. History tells the legend but here, for the first time, is revealed the man-in a human and humorous study that intimately captures him offbeat, at work and at ease as he makes his acclaimed solo album 'Flaming Pie.' Relaxed, revealing, rocking and real, this candid view puts you in his world tonight. In The World Tonight marks Paul's aim to get back to the fun and simplicity of recording-as typified on his first solo album, 'McCartney'-and has been influenced by his recent work on 'The Beatles Anthology.' There are two Paul McCartneys. Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight (1997)