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D.I.N.


While I’m generally rather enamoured with Paul McCartney’s critically acclaimed new album Egypt Station (which is really very good) a song on it that touches me particularly and is an emotional listen is the beautiful Do it Now.

What's struck me particularly about the album is the high level of songwriting on display across the board, and Do it Now’s one of the places when it’s most in evidence. Macca has mentioned in interviews how the title stems from a phrase his dad used to say as a positive encouragement, which instantly calls to mind the story about the genesis of the song Let it Be, when Paul had a dream in the midst of the Beatles' break-up where his mother (who he lost to cancer during his childhood) came to him and told him not to worry as everything would ultimately be okay.

In many ways, Do it Now is like a companion piece to its hugely famous counterpart, but it still packs a punch. Some of the lyrics are particularly powerful with one of my favourite lines being “Nothing’s certain, that’s the only thing I know”, which is pretty insightful when you think about it, particularly at McCartney’s time of life.

For someone who strives to challenge myself and give difficult things a go, this song has a great message to live by; it’s that cliché: “why put off tomorrow what you could do today”; I’m a firm believer in that. It’s so easy to let cautiousness rule your motivation and stop you from doing anything; it's much better to give something a go than to spend a lifetime regretting you didn't.
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