06: Paul McCartney, "Flowers in the Dirt" | Back to the Future

This episode is actually devoted to an entire Paul McCartney album, 1989's "Flowers in the Dirt,"  that we think deserves more love than it gets. This was the beginning of everything Paul is currently doing to this day, from a major world tour to including a number of Beatles songs in his set. (Also, WE SAW HIM IN CONCERT ON THIS TOUR.) This album saw Paul collaborating with songwriter Elvis Costello and various producers of the time, one of whom will be very familiar to regular listeners of this podcast. This is one of the less popular albums in Paul's discography, at least to some of those OTHER people, but we unabashedly love it.

We also love "Back to the Future" and have a great time revisiting it. We even give a special nod to composer Alan Silvestri for his amazing score, and expose the truth about DeLorean cars. 

Be sure to stay tuned to the very end (don't be fooled by the fake-out ending!) to hear more about the Catherine wheel, otherwise known as the 'breaking wheel', the medieval torture device Blaine mentioned in our previous episode.

RELATED LINKS:

Paul McCartney, "Flowers in the Dirt" on Spotify

Paul McCartney, "Tripping the Live Fantastic" on Spotify

Paul McCartney, "Put It There" documentary on YouTube

Paul McCartney, "48 Hours" TV special from this tour, on YouTube

Elvis Costello, "Spike" on Spotify

"Back to the Future" at IMDB

Under the Bus Network on YouTube

"Howard the Duck" at IMDB

Crowded House, "Catherine Wheels" on Spotify

The gruesome Catherine, or 'breaking' wheel on, uh, the internet