This song is essentially about as heart-wrenching of a tune that Paul can write. The original version on McCartney II is a bit too long and he made some wise edits on the more recent version appearing on Wingspan. His vocal delivery is odd in that he gives a seemingly tired or pleading 'old man' rasp approach. This adds to the pathos. The lyrics are the typical nursery rhyme derivative that Paul dips into maybe too often, but it works here. The musical accompaniment is a sparse synthesizer or two and some vocal overdubbing. It isn't technically perfect at all and almost sounds like one of his notorious studio quickie knockoffs. Despite that the melody is a haunting plea that can send chills down a spine. It's tunes like these that keep McCartney fans remembering that the old boy can still write some of the best melodic stuff around.
Paul's song predates TLC's by years.
This song is essentially about as heart-wrenching of a tune that Paul can write. The original version on McCartney II is a bit too long and he made some wise edits on the more recent version appearing on Wingspan. His vocal delivery is odd in that he gives a seemingly tired or pleading 'old man' rasp approach. This adds to the pathos. The lyrics are the typical nursery rhyme derivative that Paul dips into maybe too often, but it works here. The musical accompaniment is a sparse synthesizer or two and some vocal overdubbing. It isn't technically perfect at all and almost sounds like one of his notorious studio quickie knockoffs. Despite that the melody is a haunting plea that can send chills down a spine. It's tunes like these that keep McCartney fans remembering that the old boy can still write some of the best melodic stuff around.