Starring paul and linda alongside ringo starr, tracey ullman and dave edmunds, give my regards to broad street has the vibrancy of a live gig and the spectacle of. Mccartney, paul, mccartney, paul give my regards to broad street music. Sir paul mccartneys recording of his new album is complicated by the fact that the master tapes of his recordings are missing. Sep 05, 2011 mix give my regards to broad street part 4 paul mccartney youtube. Give my regards to broad street by paul mccartney on amazon. Unlike the film, the album was commercially successful, in britain, where it achieved number 1 on the uk chart.
Give my regards to broad street filming phase 1 the. Theres no justifying, let alone explaining, maccas disastrous 1984 film give my regards to broad street a nearly impenetrable farce involving stolen tapes, ghosts, and funny moustaches and the soundtrack, if anything, is even messier. Listen free to paul mccartney give my regards to broad street no more lonely nights, good day sunshine and more. The album, which served as a soundtrack to a failed film, stalled at no.
Paul mccartney give my regards to broad street lyrics and. But picture the musical albums of robert downey jr. A threadbare story is woven in involving pauls macartney presumably stolen tapes that may have got bootlegged. Original soundtrack music from paul mccartneys give my regards to broad street. May 14, 2012 give my regards to broadstreet 1984 from the original movie.
The plot centres on a chaotic day in pauls life following the disappearance of the master tapes for a new album. The lead single, no more lonely nights, was bafta and golden globe award nominated. The single version is simply one of paul s best songs ever. Mccartney, paul, mccartney, paul give my regards to. Sir paul mccartney plays himself in another exaggerated day in the life. Paul mccartney give my regards to broad street 1984, vinyl. Give my regards to broad street by paul mccartney on. No more lonely nights ballad contains a few extra bass notes for the lpcd. Mar 17, 2012 umg on behalf of paul mccartney catalog. Theyve been rerecorded by paul mccartney for this film, but they. Get all the lyrics to songs on give my regards to broad street and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Paul mccartneys give my regards to broad street dvd 1984. With just a few exceptions, this relies on older mccartney material from revolver to tug of war, with one significant touch everything has been re.
Well, youve got to give paul mccartney credit for having the courage of his convictionsand the heroism to occasionally fall spectacularly flat on his face pursuing them. The movie comes billed as a day in the life of a famous rock star, but instead of actually giving us a day in mccartneys life a promising idea, that, broad street supplies us with a fake crisis, paperthin characters, and long musical interludes that have. From wikipedia give my regards to broad street is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name and the fifth studio album by paul mccartney. The soundtrack album was a hit even as the glorified infomercial of a film it never comes close to justifying deservedly flopped with critics and audiences alike. Reading elsewhere this one from give my regards to broad street may still be around upstate ny. The lounge jazz version of the long and winding road. From wikipedia, plot of the movie paul paul mccartney is stuck in a traffic jam in his chauffeurdriven car on his way to an interview. The film covers a fictional day in the life of mccartney, who wrote the film for the screen, and mccartney, starr and linda mccartney all appeared as themselves. One of his last major hits in both the us and uk from fall of 1984. How give my regards to broad street stalled paul mccartneys. Paul paul mccartney is stuck in a traffic jam in his chauffeurdriven car on his way to an interview. But the juxtaposition of classic beatles songs albeit with wimpy new arrangements by mccartney and mid.
Mccartney, paul, mccartney, paul give my regards to broad. Give my regards to broad street is the soundtrack album to the feature film of the same name, released in 1984 and based on a script written by paul himself. Paul mccartneys give my regards to broad street a play with music in four acts. Give my regards to broad street 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is a musical about an unusually bad day in the life of a character loosely based on paul mccartneybut the story continually shifts through different levels of reality when it came out in 1984, it was critically panned roger ebert gave it one star and. Having written the music and screenplay for this film, paul mccartney also plays himself in the leading role. Cohans classic show give my regards to broadway, making reference to londons broad street railway station. Give my regards to broad street part 4 paul mccartney. Check out give my regards to broad street by paul mccartney on amazon music. Paul mccartney give my regards to broad street amazon. The film was not financially successful, but its soundtrack album sold well. Give my regards to broad street 1984 is a film of song from the pen of paul macartney with just about an albums worth in just under two hours, with several macartney classics from 1984. Give my regards to broad street reminds me of the old beatles movies. Barbara bach, bryan brown, linda mccartney, paul mccartney, ralph richardson, ringo starr, tracey ullman.
Paul mccartney was more than willing to accept the challenge, writing and starring in 1984s give my regards to broad street. A description of tropes appearing in give my regards to broad street. Made in japan for the uk mastered with preemphasis not in toc, subcodes only. Give my regards to broad street is a 1984 british musical drama film directed by peter webb. Paul mccartneygive my regards to broad streetfull movie. Everywhere he goes, mccartney is greeted with nothing but bored professionalism he returns in kind. Starring paul mccartney, bryan brown, ringo starr, barbara bach, linda mccartney, tracey ullman, ralph richardson. The car i am writing about has been in south africa for at least 34 years, having been imported in pretty bad shape. I may be the biggest beatles fan in the state and probably the biggest paul mccartney fan in the country, but the fact remains that this movie is terrible. This is the story of the film, give my regards to broad street starring paul mccartney. Original soundtrack music from paul mccartney s give my regards to broad street.
When the sole copy of mccartneys latest album is misplaced, he must discover its whereabouts in less than 24 hours or else risk losing his recording company to the lowlife mr. He daydreams that he is driving himself in a flashier car crammed with modern technology around the countryside when he gets a call from steve bryan brown that harry ian hastings, a reformed criminal, is missing along with the master tapes he. Starring paul and linda alongside ringo starr, tracey ullman and dave edmunds, give my regards to broad street has the vibrancy of a live gig and the spectacle of rock n roll amid the tension of a fun flight of fancy. Steve lukather and jeff porcado courtesy cbs records.
Paul mccartney s give my regards to broad street a play with music in four acts. Paul mccartney give my regards to broad street 1984. Sir paul mccartney s recording of his new album is complicated by the fact that the master tapes of his recordings are missing. Paul mccartney give my regards to broad street discogs. Give my regards to broad street part 1 paul mccartney. This also happens in other titles from the same newsstands series.
Filming is completed by 8th may 1983, with some postproduction work taking the final completion date to 26th july 1983. Mccartney performs a lot of new material in give my regards to broad street. Paul mccartneys give my regards to broad street dvd. Give my regards to broadstreet original trailer youtube. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Scopri pubblicazioni, recensioni, crediti, brani, e molto altro su paul mccartney give my regards to broad street in discogs. I am working on a magazine article on an anglia that was in a movie with one of the beatles. Give my regards to broad street is the fifth solo studio album by paul mccartney, as well as the soundtrack album to his 1984 film of the same name. But it works paul and linda mccartney, ringo starr and his wife barbara bach along with bryan brown, tracy ullman and sir ralph richardson. It has an absurd plot which is nothing more than a vehicle to make an extended album video. It was one of the last film appearances of classical actor sir ralph richardson. Give my regards to broad street 1984 rotten tomatoes.
Give my regards to broad street part 1 paul mccartney duration. The movie comes billed as a day in the life of a famous rock star, but instead of actually giving us a day in mccartney s life a promising idea, that, broad street supplies us with a fake crisis, paperthin characters, and long musical interludes that have. Part of what makes give my regards to broad street such a punishingly somnolent endeavor is that nobody in it seems remotely excited to be in paul mccartneys presence. Paul mccartney released the movie give my regards to broad street, a commercial and critical flop, on oct. Starting on 5th november 1982 with a planned budget of. It stars paul mccartney, bryan brown and ringo starr.
Give my regards to broad street part 1 paul mccartney youtube. Paul mccartney give my regards to broad street lyrics. Corridor music classical fanfare more 1984 sessions i love this house 11. This is the only fictional liveaction film paul mccartney. With give my regards to broad street, i think you can safely skip the.
With paul mccartney, john burgess, bryan brown, philip jackson. The evercharming mccartney presence and mccartney s music, old and new but even together, they are not enough to carry a full. Give my regards to broad street 1984 is a film of song from the pen of paul macartney with just about an albums worth in just under two hours, with several. Give my regards to broad street paul mccartney songs. Mix give my regards to broad street part 4 paul mccartney youtube.
Give my regards to broad street the paul mccartney project. The majority of the story is told through dream sequences, with each dream soundtracked by rerecorded versions of classic. Mccartneys life, as dramatized here, is a tedious checklist of obligations he performs dutifully and with little. The single version is simply one of pauls best songs ever. Give my regards to broad street is about as close as you can get to a nonmovie, and the parts that do try something are the worst. A threadbare story is woven in involving paul s macartney presumably stolen tapes that may have got bootlegged. Mccartney plays himself in the midst of creating a new album. The parallel here is magical mystery tour, the halfbaked 1967 beatles tv film that was largely mccartney s conceit. Paul mccartneygive my regards to broad streetfull moviehq. He daydreams that he is driving himself in a flashier car crammed with modern technology. Included are fictional scenes of the star preparing to film two videos, rehearsing in a loft, playing for the bbc, and even dreaming up a rather horrific nightmare.
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