As Paul McCartney’s life moved further away from the centering force of Liverpool, the distance, both physical and cultural, started becoming increasingly apparent. It’s a distance described by Paul as inevitable, if regrettable. “Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey,” released on Paul and Linda’s “RAM” album in 1971, is a song layered with references to his contradictory feelings—a dual longing for home and a longing to create a new life full of adventure. He dives into it all on the latest episode of

Paul & Linda McCartney’s “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” reached #1 49 years ago, during the first week of September, 1971. It was Paul’s first number one since the end of the Beatles, coming roughly 14 months after “The Long and Winding Road”—one of the songs Jimmy chose to interpret on his 2019 “SlipCover” album—had been the Beatles’ final chart topper in June 1970. From the album “Ram”, here’s “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey”. Paul McCartney Fanthology * Paul McCartney * Paul McCartney * Friends W