01 - Paul McCartney - My Brave Face - Flowers In The Dirt

Описание: “My Brave Face” opens Flowers in the Dirt with a burst of sharp, melodic confidence, pairing Paul McCartney’s instinctive tunefulness with a lyrical edge that reflects a man trying to hold himself together after a relationship has slipped away. The song balances buoyant pop brightness with a quietly bruised emotional core, capturing that familiar McCartney blend of optimism and vulnerability. Its structure is tight and purposeful, driven by a lively bassline and a vocal delivery that feels both playful and wounded, as though he is trying to convince himself he’s coping while the cracks still show beneath the surface.

During the album sessions, McCartney and Elvis Costello found themselves slipping into a creative dynamic that echoed the Lennon–McCartney partnership more closely than anything Paul had experienced in years. “My Brave Face” was one of the clearest examples of that spark. Costello pushed McCartney to revisit his Höfner bass, which immediately shifted the feel of the track, giving it a warmth and bounce reminiscent of his 1960s work. The pair also wrote the song in a call‑and‑response style, with Costello encouraging Paul to lean into the more self‑critical, emotionally exposed lines. Early demos reveal a rawer, almost confrontational tone between the two writers, and you can still feel that tension in the finished version. It’s a song born from collaboration, challenge, and a willingness to dig deeper than the polished pop landscape of the late 1980s usually allowed.

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