Wings For Wheels

Last year, Tim tried valiantly to chronicle the downfall, but gave up a week in. He hadn’t yet even gotten to this one, but I don’t know if any of them hold a candle to this one, Ode To A Koala Bear.

Yes, you read that correctly. Ode To A Koala Bear. Proceed with caution.

What’s even scarier is that this piece of crap is the B-side to his hit duet with Michael Jackson, Say Say Say. Again, you read that right. The song wasn’t even considered as good as what is already considered to be one of the worst songs McCartney ever released.

Now, in the old days, when DJs had control over their playlist, it was common for artists to put an intentionally crappy song on the B-side so that DJs would only play the A-side. Phil Spector was famous for this, before he became famous for freaky wigs and killing hot, washed up actresses.

But if that’s the case with Ode To A Koala Bear, did McCartney really think that, in 1983 – the height of Michaelmania – DJs wouldn’t play the song that had Michael Jackson on it? McCartney could’ve reunited The Beatles for the B-side (well, not really, technically) and they still wouldn’t have turned the thing over.

Either way, while Ode To A Koala Bear is beyond redemption, at least Say Say Say was responsible for one of Lewis Black’s funniest moments. It starts at about 2:33.