Dude over at the Washington Post isn't as ga-ga as everybody else about Macca coming up with Get Back so suddenly:
Much fuss has already been made online over an early scene in which McCartney appears to stretch his mind open and snatch the song “Get Back” out of thin air, even though he’s long described his songwriting process as an outside frequency he’s suddenly able to tap into. And yes, it’s exciting to see the tune materialize beneath his fingertips so quickly, but are people really that surprised to learn that pop songs aren’t written at big oak desks with quill pens over snifters of cognac? Like life, songs just happen.
He's kind of right? McCartney is without a doubt a musical genius, but the line of great songs that suddenly came to someone as they were aimlessly dicking around on their instrument (heh heh heh) is endless. Besides, as I said a few days ago, "Let’s be honest - Get Back's a fairly simple rocker song, it’s not like we’re watching the creation of A Day in the Life". What's even more entertaining is Ringo & George helplessly staring at Paul, pretending to pay attention until he lands on the riff:
"He...he's just not going to let us go to Arby's, is he?"
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