Comments on: Let Me Roll It

By: horseman

horseman — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:42:19 +0000

are you sure Linda’s not playing a Hammond organ on this track?

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 15:45:37 +0000

I adore juuuuuust about everything Paul McCartney has ever done, but on its length I have to agree with you. It’s a really good song that could have been great if he had just cut it a bit shorter. I was listening to this in the car with my 9-year-old son, who likes most of my music (a LOT of which is Beatles or Paul). After about four patient and quiet minutes, he comes out with, “HOW LONG IS THIS SONG?!”

But I love the grit and the power. Whether he intended to do a ‘John song’ or not is up in the air, though it is a nice counterpart to the very Georgesque “No Words” from the same album – particularly if we consider that “Band on the Run” is a song at least in part about the Beatles.

By: per

per — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:21:06 +0000

To me, John´s, George´s and Paul´s voices are very easily distiguished from each other, even when they sing harmonies with each other.

By: per

per — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:19:32 +0000

To me, John´s, Paul´s and George´s voices are very easy to distinguish from each other, even when they sing harmonies with each other.

By: per

per — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:15:45 +0000

Let me roll it is not a bad song but not particularly good either. The melody is quite repetitive and the guitarr riff is over exploited. Also, if two minutes shorter, the song would have been better and not so tedious.

By: Tony Salvemini

Tony Salvemini — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:37:16 +0000

Angelica, I feel exactly the same…eloquently said, Thanks, I’m playing a 12 string acoustic version at an open mic deal tonight ??

By: Angelica

Angelica — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 04:10:55 +0000

Forget the style, I’m still floored by how identical John, Paul and George, yes George too, can sound. I mean we’ve all heard I Dig Love right? It’s eerie and impressive how they channel each other even on separate records. And don’t even get me started on their harmonies on Beatle tracks. You can barely discern one voice from the other.

By: John hanner

John hanner — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 06:03:49 +0000

Clearly it’s a take on John. There is another song that’s a take on George. The guitar riff,keyboard and echo drench vocals,very John. Even the line “you gave me loving in the palm of my hand” was acknowledging that older John introduced him to masterbation. I believe during the recording they were not talking to each other. The Band on the Run album is a take on Sargent Pepper. Even the crescendo at the end.

By: musicismyhigh

musicismyhigh — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:59:20 +0000

I’m at work, crunching numbers while streaming music. I hear John in the background and look up to see what song it is. Wings. Hm. Did John sing on Paul’s album? So I read all the comments, including those of Paul’s. Sure, he doesn’t think it sounds like John. OK then.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:58:31 +0000

Aside from John Lennon’s stinging guitar style, how about that trademark Lennon-esque voice wail at the very end of the song? Also, the keyboard part sounds reminiscent of “Mr. Moonlight” from The Beatles ’65 album, in which John sang lead. C’mon, Paulie, don’t tell us this wasn’t a conscious tribute to John Lennon.

By: byjiminy

byjiminy — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:23:22 +0000

Funny, I always thought of this song as an answer to Lennon’s How Do You Sleep. I just looked this up and was surprised to see that is not the common interpretation, or even a very logical one. Looking at the lyrics today, there’s nothing in them to justify thinking it’s about John, or even about reconciliation or transcending bitterness in general. But to me, at least when I first heard them, these songs encapsulated their personalities: John unafraid to confront harsh realities head on, Paul advocating a softer, more forgiving and accommodating approach. In retrospect, I guess I was just reflecting on the two songs in my own musings and decided one was an answer to the other, which maybe they are in some abstract sense, i.e. forgiveness vs anger, and internalized my private musings so much I came to think of this pairing literally rather than metaphorically. I still like to think of Paul reaching out to John, trying to remind him of all the good things they had shared, and that while there were hard feelings they could rise above them. I do believe they both felt that way in the long run.

By: Cameron Ladd

Cameron Ladd — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:40:16 +0000

It’s hard to believe that this isn’t a parody of – or tribute to – Lennon’s Plastic Ono sound. It’s a great track, and a testament to Paul’s musical versatility and ability to nail almost any style. BTW “I’d Have You Anytime” was George Harrison setting Dylan’s words to music, so the phrase in question is Bobby’s.