Ignored             Obscured              Restored

Last weekend, I caught a performance by Men at Work frontman and solo artist Colin Hay at The Guild in Menlo Park, CA.  He delivered a wonderful set that blended highlights from his Men at Work days with standout songs from his solo catalog — and even surprised the crowd with a cover of Del Amitri’s “Driving With the Brakes On.”

Hay is a terrific raconteur, spinning stories between songs with a wit and warmth that had the audience laughing throughout the night.  Each tune came with a personal anecdote — part reflection, part comedy routine.

One of his longer stories concerned the time he met Paul McCartney, a tale he’s clearly refined over the years.  (A quick YouTube search shows he’s shared it in many performances before.)

I secretly hoped that this story might lead into the song McCartney once named among his “14 favorite songs of all time” — “Going Somewhere”, as revealed in Uncut magazine back in 2004.  But unfortunately, it wasn’t on the setlist that night.

So, I’ll share it here instead:

“Going Somewhere” by Colin Hay — one of Paul McCartney’s favorite songs of all time.

Enjoy… until next week.