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Title: with God on his side
Review: There is a song on Bob Dylan's third album, "The Times They Are A-Changing", released in 1964, called "With God On Our Side". "You never ask questions," Mr. Dylan sings, "with God on your side." He means his song title ironically of course. Conversely, in "Freedom", released in 2001, Paul McCartney sings, "God gave me [Paul McCartney, that is] the right to live in freedom," and there is no irony apparent.It's rather surprising to find Paul McCartney invoking God at all. When in 1970 John Lennon sings of God, he is grappling with the notion intellectually ("God is a concept by which we measure our pain"). When in 1971 or so George Harrison sings of God, he is grappling with it emotionally ("I really want to see you, Lord, but it takes so long, my Lord"). Now we find out, after all these years of silence on the subject, that Paul McCartney doesn't NEED to grapple; he and God are best buddies.
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