# Have a listen to Paul McCartney's "New" song.  What do you think?

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**Created:** [August 30, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-listen-to-paul-mccartneys-new-song-what-do-you-think/667563 "2013-08-30T04:05:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-listen-to-paul-mccartneys-new-song-what-do-you-think/667563/21 "2013-09-06T13:59:12Z")

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The B-Side: “Old”

Short words, short phrases  
Pronouns and past tense,  
I had, She was, We did

Bad similes, trite rhymes  
Like a moon in June  
Or my old spoon

Worn cliches, old ideas  
Like footsteps out of time  
I believed in yesterday

Nothing new, everything old  
Give it up Paul  
Please give it up

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**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-a-listen-to-paul-mccartneys-new-song-what-do-you-think/667563/22 "2013-09-08T20:32:48Z")

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Wretched banality, muzak to my ears. He could have retired after “Hey Jude,” and I would have been quite happy about that.

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