Jun 242011
First this, now this.
Despite his frequent lapses in musical self-awareness and taste, Paul McCartney‘s usually managed to maintain a respectable sense of personal style that plays up his everlasting cuteness while not succumbing to the eternally creepy cuteness of a Peter Noone, perhaps. (It’s just the way God made him!) McCartney managed to look good with his old shag hairdo, but a conflicted Paul awaits. I’m not a fan of hair dye for men and plastic surgery, but the man could do a lot worse.
The following clip, from 1974, is just such an example.
All we can see is Paul’s head, but a number of things are going wrong here. He seems stuck between Looks, and personally I find it discomforting.
Look at his eyes. He’s high as a kite.
Mod, if it’s discomforting for you, just think how bad it was for Paul. Perhaps this great studio clip from ’74 of Junior’s Farm will put things right again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CThnAJHMlao
Vive la France.
Paul’s mullet ‘n optional-mustache thing was one of my untouchable touchstones in 5th or 6th grade, when a boy of my upbringing starts to want their own haircut. The “Jackson Browne” was similarly unavailable due to my cowlick.
He does seem to be in-between here, post RAM and pre Rockshow. One thing’s for sure: a soul-patch has no business in his repertoire.
Paul also had a weird look in this clip from his 1973 TV show. Greasy-looking long hair, little mustache, and a pale-peach colored tuxedo. Then there are the split male/female dancers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhVaDFoFMJk
5. Perhaps Paul was playing Captain Hook for little Stella that day — all he needs is an eye patch.
Wardrobe ransacked the vaults from “Duck Soup” for those eyebrows. There was enough hair left over to make Paul’s cute little soul patch.