Female Protagonists in McCartney Songs

What can we learn about Paul McCartney from the female protagonists in his songbook? Phoebe and Thalia discuss several McCartney compositions featuring prominent female characters and identify their central themes.

Sources:“Many Years From Now” by Barry Miles (1997)Interview w/ Allison Anders, Bomb Magazine (1997)Paul McCartney interview w/ Jonathan Wingate Record Collector (2008)“Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road” (2006)"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou (1978)“The Oprah Winfrey Show” (1984)Interview w/ Paul McCartney for Billboard Magazine (2001)Paul McCartney Interview w/ Susan Goldberg for National Geographic (2017)

PLAYLIST:She’s Leaving Home (1967)Jet (1973)Blackbird (1968)Jenny Wren (2005)Working Women at the Top (1991)It’s Not On (1982)Temporary Secretary (1980)Another Day (1971)Penny Lane (1967)Eleanor Rigby (1966)Eleanor’s Dream (1984)Treat Her Gently/Lonely Old People (1975)English Tea (2005)Let it Be (1970)Imprisonment, Ocean’s Kingdom (2011)Daytime Nighttime Suffering (1979)Mama’s Little Girl (1973)The World You’re Coming Into (1991)Lady Madonna (1968)For No One (1966)

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