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McCartney Defends Controversial Song, Faces Gender Stereotype Backlash

6/11/2026

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Paul McCartney defended the song “Momma Gets By” at the Roundhouse in London on June 10.
He said the lyrics portray a wife who supports the family while her husband “gets high.”
Users and reviewers called the lyrics gender-stereotypical, labeling the husband a “deadbeat drug-addict absentee.”
McCartney noted his role in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and said the director’s murder case involves son Nick Reiner, who pleaded not guilty.

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Paul McCartney defended the song “Momma Gets By” at the Roundhouse in London on June 10.
He said the lyrics portray a wife who supports the family while her husband “gets high.”
Users and reviewers called the lyrics gender-stereotypical, labeling the husband a “deadbeat drug-addict absentee.”
McCartney noted his role in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and said the director’s murder case involves son Nick Reiner, who pleaded not guilty.