Junk

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
	This song was already written while The Beatles were in India, in the early spring of 1968. It was even part of the Esher recordings in late May of that year and intended to be one of the songs of the White Album. This version was later put on Anthology 3. Paul gave it another try during the Let It Be sessions, but again rejected. I can see why. The song has a nice melody, but it almost puts me to sleep. Pauls acoustic guitar sounds great and so does his voice. He's not laughing. The drums are not adding too much. The melody played on the xylophone from 1.03 onwards is a nice touch in the beginning, but adds nothing when Paul goes into the chorus. He realises that as well obviously, for he suddenly stops. Linda's harmonies are quite vague here and she seems to go out of tune. It looks like this song, although almost two years old, was not finished. Paul seems to be improvising an ending. Not a song I would put on my 'best of Paul McCartney' collection.	Bobber	April 19, 2012
		Daniel Boneschansker	October 19, 2008
	The melody is on a par with "Yesterday" or "Let it Be"--simply beautiful, one of Paul's best ever. I feel that the lyrics, although good and with a melancholy matching the mood of the melody, bring it down a notch because they are a bit trivial. Perhaps that's why he gives us the same song again later on, without the words.	Bruce Beatlefan	February 2, 2006
		Oscar	July 2, 2005
		Dmitry	September 13, 2004

Lyrics

Motor cars, handle bars
Bicycles for two
Broken hearted jubilee.

Parachutes, army boots
Sleeping bags for two
Sentimental jamboree.

Buy buy
Says the sign in the shop window
Why why
Says the junk in the yard.

Candlesticks, building bricks
Some old and new
Memories for you and me.

Buy buy
Says the sign in the shop window
Why why
Says the junk in the yard.

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