This will be a pretty busy St. Pat’s Day here at the Gilbert hacienda. Landscapers moving to and fro, rocks and dirt flying all over the place while my leaky backyard watering system is replaced and hopefully upgraded. I’ll have a corned beef and cabbage dinner on the stove top, and I guarantee a cold and frost Sam Adams Boston Lager (or two) will be waiting for me at the end of the day to enjoy along with it. A couple of tunes to celebrate the day, Beatles solo years style.

Hard to remember that Paul McCartney (oops, excuse me, “Sir” Paul McCartney) could really rock hard when he wanted to. I seem to remember getting the 45 RPM and it was on green vinyl. Ah, those were the days!

And this tune by John Lennon shows the dude could really write some pretty melodies when the occasion arose. Yoko tries to ruin it but it just shows you can’t keep a good tune no matter how hard you try.

…oh, I’m sorry. You wanted a version from a safe, Yoko-free zone? Here you go. Actually, both versions are pretty damned good.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all the Goodboys and Goodboys Nation weblog!