PopMatters: ‘Come on to Me’ Is Paul McCartney’s Guide to #MeToo-era Flirting

“Come On to Me”, one of the singles from the new album, has been making the rounds of night shows and pop-up concerts; it’s also on the set list of McCartney’s just-launched, in-progress Freshen Up tour. If you’ve seen any of these performances, your first impression might be that McCartney wrote this song in order to do his favorite hand gesture, finger pointing. (His only rival for that gesticulation is former Beach-Boy, Mike Love.) McCartney’s fingering is, in fact, a clue to what the song is all about: a template for how to behave when you see her standing there.

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