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That Would Be Something

That Would Be Something

1970 song by Paul McCartney

"That Would Be Something" is a song written by Paul McCartney which was first released on his McCartney album on 17 April 1970.[2]

Quick Facts Song by Paul McCartney, from the album McCartney ...

Recording

McCartney sings and plays acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, tom tom and a cymbal.[3] This song and "Valentine Day" were mixed at Abbey Road Studios on 22 February 1970.[2] McCartney would also record "Every Night" and "Maybe I'm Amazed" the same day.[2] In the song McCartney also performs vocal percussion to simulate a drum kit.

Release and reception

Shortly after the McCartney album's release, George Harrison described this song and "Maybe I'm Amazed" as "great".[2][4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said the song was "light folk-pop".[1]

In a review for the McCartney album, Langdon Winner of Rolling Stone described "That Would Be Something", along with "The Lovely Linda", as having "virtually no verbal or melodic content whatsoever."[5]

"That Would Be Something" was also released on the 1991 album Unplugged (The Official Bootleg). The song was first performed live by McCartney, in Barcelona, on 8 May 1991.[6]

Personnel

Cover versions

The Grateful Dead played this song in concert 16 times between 1991 and 1995.[7] The first time they played the song live is available on Dick's Picks Volume 17.

In 2010, Jack White interpolated a bridge of "That Would Be Something" into his performance of "Mother Nature's Son", another one of McCartney's compositions, during a concert held at the White House during which McCartney was awarded the Gershwin Prize.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "McCartney - Paul McCartney | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Paul McCartney: That Would Be Something". beatlesbible.com. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  3. [3]
    "McCartney". JPGR. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
  4. [4]
    "George Harrison Interview, New York City". DM's Beatles Site. 25 April 1970. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
  5. [5]
    "McCartney". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Song - Paul McCartney". paulmccartney.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  7. [7]
    "That Would Be Something at The SetList Program". setlists.net. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. [8]
    Kreps, Daniel (2010-07-21). "Video: Jack White's White House Tribute to Paul McCartney". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-11-27.


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