Paul McCartney's "S.E.R.G.E.A.N.T. P.E.P.P.E.R.'S. L.O.N.E.L.Y. H.E.A.R.T.S. C.L.U.B. B.A.N.D." (1970-2020)

Here's something a little different from me; a selection of random Paul McCartney solo songs in which the first letter of each song spells out "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", with Sergeant, of course, being spelled out in whole. This is really helpful to me, as otherwise, I wouldn't be able to feature at least one track from every one of Paul's solo albums, with a few non-album tracks thrown in here and there.

This playlist is meant to be played in order, and don't expect to see many popular hits such as "Live and Let Die" or "Band on the Run". There's a pretty heavy focus on deep cuts.

Part I

1. Silly Love Songs (Wings at the Speed of Sound; 1976)

2. Every Night (McCartney; 1970)

3. Run Devil Run (Run Devil Run; 1999)

4. Get Out of My Way (Off the Ground; 1993)

5. Early Days (New; 2013)

6. Another Day (non-album single; 1971)

7. Nobody Knows (McCartney II; 1980)

8. Tomorrow (Wild Life; 1971)

Part II

9. Pipes of Peace (Pipes of Peace; 1983)

10. English Tea (Chaos and Creation in the Backyard; 2005)

11. Press (Press to Play; 1986)

12. Picasso's Last Words (Drink to Me) (Band on the Run; 1973)

13. Ever Present Past (Memory Almost Full; 2007)

14. Rockestra Theme (Back to the Egg; 1979)

15. Seize the Day (McCartney III; 2020)

Part III

16. Little Lamb Dragonfly (Red Rose Speedway; 1973)

17. Only Our Hearts (Kisses on the Bottom; 2012)

18. Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight (Electric Arguments; 2008)

19. Everybody Out There (New; 2013)

20. Letting Go (Venus and Mars; 1975)

21. Your Loving Flame (Driving Rain; 2001)

Part IV

22. Home Tonight (non-album single; 2019)

23. Ebony and Ivory (Solo Version) (Tug of War; 1982)

24. Arrow Through Me (Back to the Egg; 1979)

25. Really Love You (Flaming Pie; 1997)

26. That Day is Done (Flowers in the Dirt; 1989)

27. Sixty Second Street (Egypt Station; 2018)

Part V

28. Call Me Back Again (Venus and Mars; 1975)

29. Little Willow (Flaming Pie; 1997)

30. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (Ram; 1971)

31. Backwards Traveller/Cuff Link (London Town; 1978)

Part VI

32. Back on My Feet (non-album single; 1987)

33. Average Person (Pipes of Peace; 1983)

34. No More Lonely Nights (Give My Regards to Broad Street; 1984)

35. Despite Repeated Warnings (Egypt Station; 2018)

Originally, this was going to be a Beatles playlist, but because there were no songs from them as a group that began with the letter "U" - and using any song that started with the word "You" was right out, since that technically begins with "Y" - I switched to using songs from Paul's solo career instead. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" was the most obvious choice for "U", and so the rest of the pieces fell into place from there. I'd say it makes for quite the listening experience!

The image of Paul comes from his 1989 world tour, with the text (appropriately in the Yellow Submarine font) in the same color as his outfit on the Sgt. Pepper's album cover. For CD purposes, the track listing splits between "Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight" and "Everybody Out There".

Listen to the playlist