I forgot how much I love this song! Wings had some truly magnificent tracks... "Let 'Em In", "Listen to What the Man Said", and "With a Little Luck" are also classics!
You know what I really like about this review? It's watching these wonderful younger adults mature as content creators and critics. I LOVE how Amber is really finding her voice and taste and establishing what she likes, sometimes without Jay necessarily agreeing with her completely. I'm also super impressed with how Jay's taste has also grown and even if a song isn't necessarily in his wheelhouse, he still listens respectfully and appreciates the talent and craft of what goes into it. But most importantly, Jay is respecting his wife's perspective and giving her all the space to express herself supportively, even when at times he's not feeling it the same way. Such wonderful modeling of how to grow, compromise, and find yourself as a young couple.
John Lennon said in the press that he was not impressed with Paul McCartney's solo work, he said it was just silly love songs. so Paul wrote this song as a reply to John's comments!
I like John but that statement has always been a simplistic generalization. Sure it applies to some, but it doesn't apply to Maybe I'm Amazed, Live and Let Die, Band on the Run, etc. I think those comments were fueled by their relationship at the time. But they definitely did patch things up before John died.
The bass community talks about it! He's definitely revered for his playing among other bassists. But you're right that the larger listening audience doesn't appreciate his amazing musicality in the bass.
I love silly love songs! I heard that John Lennon thought the Beatles sang too many silly love songs! That’s what prompted Paul to write this song which is cute and silly! His wife sang with the group!
This song is Wings' biggest hit song ever!!! The song stayed at the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks during the early summer of 1976. Seeing Paul McCartney with his late wife, Linda Eastman McCartney is a beautiful sight to see. RIP Linda
The female singer in this song was Paul's late wife Linda McCartney he created wings with her, so they could always be together on the road. This song perfectly encapsulates their romance they had and the video shows their children as well. Paul actually came up with the name for wings when Linda had a near death experience giving birth to one of their children. He said he had his hands together with his head in them praying, slowly pulled them away from his face, and he saw wings.
I truly LOVE the way that he loved his wife. I think I read somewhere that they never spent one day apart.. I could be wrong. I remember vividly the day she passed away.. I ended up being in the hospital with a very severe pneumonia and I remember being over emotional because I was so sick and I cried like a baby, which I don't think would have happened had I not been so ill.. lucky for me, nine days later I was able to go home but it was a super close call for me as well and I will never forget how sick I was. I did not know how he named the band.. thanks for that information... can always count on the vast and unpaid comment section for good information! Have a great one!
As a teenager in the 70s, I thought it was mushy and sentimental. I can look back on it now with some warm nostalgia and also appreciate the musicality and the instrumentation, but I certainly didn't love it at the time. Of all the Wings' songs I've heard (admittedly only whatever used to be played on the radio), this was my least favourite.
One of my favourite albums in the 70s was ‘Wings over America’ - a live triple album. I was a teen then. I’m 65 now, and when playing the album again recently, for the first time in an age, I was that teen again, singing to the lyrics, none of them forgotten. The power of music. It cuts through the years, so memories seem like yesterday.
This is a masterpiece. All the instruments, the bass, violins, horns. Their album Wings over America, is a 3 piece live album. Still one of the best live albums ever. Band on the run, Maybe I'm amazed, My love, Let me roll it,Live and Let die,
I think "Maybe I'm Amazed" is a perfect love song and it tells you how deeply in love Paul was with Linda. If I had the guts and the right woman to sing it to I'd sing it to her.
Paul is such a melodic genius. His gift for catchy melody’s is second to none. John sometimes criticized Paul’s post Beatles work as “silly love songs” and so did some music critics - this song was Paul’s answer to all of them.
That's always been my understanding as well. Similar to Mary had a Little Lamb, which was a response to jibes that he could even get a nursery rhyme into the top 10. So he did.
I'm with Lennon. At the time, I was actually offended at how frothy this song -- and most of the album -- were. Didn't buy another McCartney album for many years. I now can appreciate the instrumentation, especially Paul's fantastic bass playing.
@@tombeyerlein3813 McCartney was right. Lennon’s criticism’s seem to be born of insecurity. He fancied himself a rocker yet so many of the great early Beatles songs about love were written by Lennon and were hardly want one would call “rockers” - all a bit hypocritical for me. Many of Lennon’s post Beatles criticisms- even if his own Beatles work pissed me right the fuck off. They were either jealous ravings or drug addled nonsense. I still cried my eyes out when he was killed. Loved his Beatles music and him- flaws and all.
John even wrote a song ("How Do You Sleep?" on the Imagine album) that basically asked Paul "what is this trash?" I mean, songs such as "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" are wonderful pop confections…but some of the audience (and a number of critics) were wondering if that was all Paul had to offer, when George was doing concerts for Bangladesh and John was writing "Imagine" and all the political songs on the "Some Time in New York City" album. (Although the best song on that album will probably never be on this channel, because of the controversial title.) Paul's right and he's wrong; there's nothing wrong with love songs per se. But any one note gets tiring if it's done forever. The backing vocals (and the tambourine) were by Linda McCartney, who co-wrote the song. So after all the talk about Yoko "breaking up the Beatles", it was actually PAUL who incorporated his wife into his band.
With her appreciation of various music types and her ability to grasp lyrical nuances I think Amber deserves her own channel. I've not seen another reactor become so absorbed in a song so quickly as she can.
I love this silly love song but my favorite most anticipated part is definitely when Paul, Linda and Denny are all singing different parts in the chorus. Love, love, love that part, even after all these years of hearing it. Also shows that Linda could hold her own as a backup singer.
He's had great songs with them! You've actually done more than one with them. Band On the Run, and Live and Let Die to name a couple. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is a great medley song! Also their songs My Love, Jet, and Juniors Farm are worth checking out.
One of my earliest memories is standing in my godparents' living room, singing along to Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. Somehow at 4 years old, I knew all the words.
John Lennon, when asked about Paul McCartney’s solo work after the Beatles broke up, John said, “Some people may like writing silly love songs.” Paul then wrote this song in response.
@@melprophet1936 Another fun McCartney story. Paul was on the set of the Dustin Hoffman/Steve McQueen movie “Papillon”. Dustin Hoffman picked up a newspaper and challenged Paul to write a song. The headline of the paper was that Pablo Picasso had died. The song “Picasso’s Last Words” is on the album Band on the Run.
Yes, it was clearly not an amicable breakup. Before I heard the back story I loved the song for what it was. After I heard what John had said and this was Paul’s response, the song lost its innocence. Rather than solely being a love song to someone, the chorus is a ironic jab at John. It still is amazing and upbeat, it just takes on a different feel.
My favorite Wings song. You guys probably already know that Paul's wife Linda is in the band. That's her singing with Paul and playing keyboards. They could repeat "I Love You" indefinitely and I'll always love this song.
It's a beautiful song. I love it (pun intended) and always have. I guess my favourite Wings song is probably "Listen To What The Man Said" (which is another great horns track of course) but this is a close second.
One of the coolest songs Paul McCartney and Wings ever did was ‘Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five’. You guys would love that song. Other songs worth checking out are ‘Jet’ and ‘With a Little Luck’. Also a couple of songs Paul did before Wings was formed, ‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ and ‘Too Many People’ are among his best solo songs
I get that! In the sixties, in the week before they hit it big, the Beatles were booked at Wednesbury Youth Club! It didn’t happen and they were suddenly booked in huge venues and tv, etc.
J & Amber, you'll love his "Jet" and "My Love"!!!! "Silly Love Songs" was Paul's response to John Lennon saying Paul wrote to many silly love songs! edit- Knew Jay would love Dat Bass!!
Hands down, the most beautiful love song Paul ever wrote was "Here, There and Everywhere. Even John Lennon said it was his favorite song Paul ever wrote.
Omgooo.. all the memories.. I think what 75/76? I just remember going on vacation with my family in our red station wagon and that song playing constantly
I'm 53 and Band On The Run was the first favorite song I can remember, but this one was also on the list. Wings songs always bring back the feeling of being a kid again.
One of my favorites is My Love, and I also love Jet, Band on the Run, Maybe I’m Amazed, Live and Let Die, Juniors Farm, and just so many more. Sir Paul is most certainly a music icon!
@@caseyaltorf2317 hell yeah that entire album rocks. Every song on it is gold. Love that album that’s my favorite one along with Wings At The Speed Of Sound..
I had the privilege of seeing Paul McCartney and the Wings Over America tour back in the 70s at the Forum in Inglewood. This song rocked the house and the brass section was so powerful and overwhelming that I still remember the amazing feeling. This recording doesn't do it justice. What a band. What a night.
His wife Linda sings the backup. They were in love. When she died, it was a heartbreaker. One of the knocks against the Beatles, in the late 60s, was they weren't "edgy" enough, which may have helped inspire this song.
@JOVONO In the late 60s the Beatles were criticized for not being hard rockers. It was like that from the beginning when the Beatle Fans were called "Mods" and Stones Fans were called "Rockers".
@JOVONO Heater Skelter was recorded to show that the band could be edgy. The following is from Chat GPT The Beatles recorded "Helter Skelter" for their self-titled 1968 album, also known as "The White Album". The song was written by Paul McCartney and was influenced by the heavy, loud rock music that was popular at the time. McCartney has said that he wanted to create a song that was even louder and more raucous than any other rock song at the time, and "Helter Skelter" was his attempt to do just that. The song features aggressive vocals, distorted guitars, and pounding drums, and it was meant to be a showcase for the band's raw energy and musicianship
@@richardmartin9565 you’re saying all this as if I didn’t already know this But this song is almost completely a response to John Lennon as Paul is basically quoting him
What are the best concerts I ever went to was Paul McCartney at Giants stadium in the early 90's. Beatles songs, Wing songs, Paul McCartney solo songs, it was unbelievable.
As a preteen in the 70s hanging out at the local pool Wings was the soundtrack of my summers. You should check out their live concert videos from the early 70s. Absolutely stellar!! I love this band!!
"Silly Love Songs" was written as a response to music critics who said that he was writing lightweight love songs. In an interview Paul McCartney said "I like ’em. Other people like ’em, and there’s a lot of people I love. I’m lucky enough to have that in my life. So the idea was that ‘you’ may call them silly, but what’s wrong with that?”
Congratulations your the first person to react to Kate Wolf on TH-cam! Thanks for being such an important voice to a new audience. Sincerely a forgotten legend of music. Her live performance of "Red-Tailed Hawk" also is simply astonishing.
This was my first concert, Wings Over The World 75-76, a present from my parents for my 12th birthday. Capital Centre,Landover Md. Saturday May 15, 1976. I was a huge Beatles fan and Wings drummer Joe English (guy with the curly brown hair and beard in the video) was one of my first drum idols. I still have the tiny t shirt with the Wings “W” on it and the concert program. Such a great memory, my Da holding me up the entire show so I could see. Wonderful parents.🥹
You're right! Bob Dylan said the only person he envied in their ability to write a song was Sir Paul McCartney. He was amazed at how effortless it seemed. The incredible thing to me is how every song is very different whereas a lot of Dylan's songs sound similar tho I love them all for the lyrics. And the depth of my their meaning.
This was played at my Dads funeral in 🇬🇧, at the height of COVID , only 5 people attended his funeral. He died of COVID in a care home. I had to say goodbye to him over the phone , as my wife was going through cancer treatment at the time. Rest in peace Dadda , love you ❤️❤️❤️
Paul's lead bass playing is great in this song. You should play "Goodnight tonight" or if you want a head banger, Jet or Junior's farm. The chorus, I love you,was the catchy hook in the song. That is where mccartney's genius lies - hooks!
This song came out in the summer of 1976. I was in sleep away camp for the first time in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. I was eight years old and I remember my bunk mate Lance Moore calling out to me every time band on the run or silly love songs played on one of our counselor’s transistor radios. It was my first foray into Paul McCartney and later the Beatles. Summer of ‘76. Sweet memories. Such an innocent time!
That’s funny! I was 9 years old in the summer of 1976, and I remember listening to this at sleep away camp in Maine!! I remember the night before I went to camp, my parents took us out to see Logan’s Run, and this was on the radio on our way home that night (and I heard it almost every day that summer at camp). Great memories!!
@@Dr.Dave.W So cool David. I remember Logan’s Run. I didn’t see the movie but watched the short lived TV series. It’s still one of the wildest concepts for a story in that once you reach a certain age (I think it was 30) you go into a Death Star chamber and face certain death and of course Logan our protagonist goes on the run to avoid execution. Maine like the Poconos is still one of the best places for sleep away camp. In fact my two daughters both went to Camp Tapawingo (Camp “Tap” in Harrison, Maine. They went for 10 years from the youngest bunk to being the seniors and never missed a summer. from 2009 to 2019. True story, my oldest daughter became good friends at camp with Sasha Seinfeld (Jerry’s daughter) and Lola Consuelo (Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelo’s daughter) both camp mates. And I met them on parent’s visiting day and shared some good laughs. I wish every kid in the world had the means and opportunity to experience sleep away camp.
This brilliant song is still a KILLER dance floor jam and touching ode to love. It was a massive hit for Wings for an obvious reason. It packed discos and house parties all over the world. If that’s not a “banger” I don’t know what. I still play it when I deejay and it always gets people dancing and singing. Glad you loved it, Amber! :)
"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", "My Love", "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "Live and Let Die" (a James Bond theme) are 4 of Wings biggest songs, and each is worthy of reaction! "Uncle Albert", and "Maybe I'm Amazed", are iconic songwriting masterpieces, which will still be widely listened to in 100 years and beyond.
Maybe I'm Amazed and Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey AREN'T Wings songs! Both were written and released before Wings were formed. The first one is a Paul McCartney solo song from 1971, the second was credited as a Paul & Linda McCartney song, released in spring 1971. Wings were also formed in 1971, but later in the year in late August
Paul wrote this song as an anwer to what John Lennon told in an interview, when asked about Paul's solo carreer.. "He just writes grandmother's music and wants to fill the word with silly lovesongs" Paul replied in a song that became a worldwide radio hit to prove John Lennon wrong.. In the lyrics Paul sing, " You'd think that people would have enough of silly lovesongs..but when I look around me I can see it isn't so..( and leter on) ..so here I go agaiiiin.. I LOVE YOU...repeating it just to nag John, and it is a catchy chorus
Great choice. Loved Paul with Wings - Band On The Run album is one of the best ever in my opinion. From that album, you will love Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five, especially Jay with prominent piano, driving drums, heavy on maracas and great guitar and synthesizer. The song is a production masterpiece, just like the whole album actually.
Growing up a huge Beatles fan, this is the song that made me realize just what a monster bass player and songwriter Sir Paul is - three interwoven melodies with the bass, strings & horns - BRILLIANT!
Saw him live in 1995 in an outdoor stadium. The seats were aluminum ones and when that bass started, everyone grabbed their chests because that bass and his 60' high speakers made it feel like a fist was literally thumping your chest! It was AWESOME! 😂❤ Thanks again RSR! 👍
@@michaelvielhaber9342 I seem to recall mid 90s. It was in Las Vegas at the Sam Boyd stadium ( also called the Silver Bowl) But hey..I could be off a couple years. The air smelled like a giant splff, lol. Saw Paul and Linda departing the bus and heading backstage, arms around each other. Group of fans kept screaming "PAUL! PAUL!" but they had their backs to us. Then I yelled "LINDA!" and they BOTH turned and flashed smiles and ✌ signs! 😆 I may not recall the exact year but THAT MOMENT is forever etched! 😊 Thanks! ❤
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I forgot how much I love this song! Wings had some truly magnificent tracks... "Let 'Em In", "Listen to What the Man Said", and "With a Little Luck" are also classics!
I love 'Listen to what the man said'!
I would add "Take It Away" and "No More Lonely Nights" both the ballad and the dance version.
Don't forget "Jet", "With A Little Luck", and "Uncle Albert"!
Also Uncle Albert - Band on the Run - JET - Live and Let Die
@@carltonbakerii8274 Don't forget "With A Little Luck"!
I must be one of millions of people who just want Paul McCartney to live forever...
The bass line to this song is the best. The female voice is his wife, Linda!
And you see their kids in the clip too.
I always loved the lead bass when it came to wings
Bless Linda .. Yoko is no Linda 😊
Paul and Linda were a perfect couple. It shows so much in this song. I was heart broken when she passed.
@@mattjohnson7725 No need to take a shot at Yoko. John loved her. That's all that should matter.
You know what I really like about this review? It's watching these wonderful younger adults mature as content creators and critics. I LOVE how Amber is really finding her voice and taste and establishing what she likes, sometimes without Jay necessarily agreeing with her completely. I'm also super impressed with how Jay's taste has also grown and even if a song isn't necessarily in his wheelhouse, he still listens respectfully and appreciates the talent and craft of what goes into it. But most importantly, Jay is respecting his wife's perspective and giving her all the space to express herself supportively, even when at times he's not feeling it the same way. Such wonderful modeling of how to grow, compromise, and find yourself as a young couple.
I agree with that
Paul wrote this song in response to an interview that John Lennon had given and said that all Paul ever wrote were silly love songs.
This was a love song - and a effoff song to Lennon.
John Lennon said in the press that he was not impressed with Paul McCartney's solo work, he said it was just silly love songs. so Paul wrote this song as a reply to John's comments!
I like John but that statement has always been a simplistic generalization. Sure it applies to some, but it doesn't apply to Maybe I'm Amazed, Live and Let Die, Band on the Run, etc. I think those comments were fueled by their relationship at the time. But they definitely did patch things up before John died.
Paul McCartney one of the greatest bassists that no-one ever talks about simply because his other talents are so extraordinary.
The bass community talks about it! He's definitely revered for his playing among other bassists. But you're right that the larger listening audience doesn't appreciate his amazing musicality in the bass.
*on* the bass. Autocorrect.
The bass is one of the best parts of the song for me.
I love silly love songs! I heard that John Lennon thought the Beatles sang too many silly love songs! That’s what prompted Paul to write this song which is cute and silly! His wife sang with the group!
@@sheilameyers152 he said Paul wrote to many. Pertaining to after the Beatles broke up. You were close though!
This song is Wings' biggest hit song ever!!! The song stayed at the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks during the early summer of 1976. Seeing Paul McCartney with his late wife, Linda Eastman McCartney is a beautiful sight to see. RIP Linda
Mull of Kintyre is their biggest hit in the UK. It's one of the biggest selling songs ever.
McCartney masterpiece. how bazaar that this song only got to number 2 in the UK charts
Yes.. seems like a crime. Paul`s song Penny Lane also only number 2 in the charts! Seems impossible
The female singer in this song was Paul's late wife Linda McCartney he created wings with her, so they could always be together on the road. This song perfectly encapsulates their romance they had and the video shows their children as well. Paul actually came up with the name for wings when Linda had a near death experience giving birth to one of their children. He said he had his hands together with his head in them praying, slowly pulled them away from his face, and he saw wings.
I truly LOVE the way that he loved his wife. I think I read somewhere that they never spent one day apart.. I could be wrong. I remember vividly the day she passed away.. I ended up being in the hospital with a very severe pneumonia and I remember being over emotional because I was so sick and I cried like a baby, which I don't think would have happened had I not been so ill.. lucky for me, nine days later I was able to go home but it was a super close call for me as well and I will never forget how sick I was. I did not know how he named the band.. thanks for that information... can always count on the vast and unpaid comment section for good information! Have a great one!
@@connieb4372 glad you made it and are here to tell us about it! 💖
During their life together, Paul and Linda were never apart except for the 9 days he was in jail in Japan for Marijuana possession.
During their entire marriage they spent only one night apart. Isn't that something special?
If this was about Yoko all would hate about her. With Linda "aww so romantic she was always with him.."
I love this video. Seeing Linda and Paul together warms my heart. They had a true love story. RIP Linda.
If you grew up in the 70's this was a huge hit and everyone loved it.
It sure got a lot of radio play! Good journey :) Peace!
As a teenager in the 70s, I thought it was mushy and sentimental. I can look back on it now with some warm nostalgia and also appreciate the musicality and the instrumentation, but I certainly didn't love it at the time. Of all the Wings' songs I've heard (admittedly only whatever used to be played on the radio), this was my least favourite.
In 1976 my family drove from southern Ontario to Florida. I recall this song was huge on the Top 40 stations everywhere we traveled.
@@jlr108 I was a teenager back when this was out also and all my friends I knew loved it. As a bass player now I can appreciate this song even more.
I was really little when this came out, but I remember it as being one of my first favorite songs
The bass guitar is the LEAD guitar in this song! Go Paul
Classic and beautiful love song
There's just something about the simplicity of this song that's just so beautiful. One of my favorite songs❤❤
One of my favourite albums in the 70s was ‘Wings over America’ - a live triple album. I was a teen then. I’m 65 now, and when playing the album again recently, for the first time in an age, I was that teen again, singing to the lyrics, none of them forgotten. The power of music. It cuts through the years, so memories seem like yesterday.
Venus & Mars is just ahead.. barely of Wings Over America🕊
I still have mine too, and play it occasionally. It spent a lot of time on my turntable when I was in my teens.
Stephen that was my first concert I ever went to. What a way to start.
😢😢I agree memories and people now gone but never forgotten 😢 so nostalgic I have tears
Amen! Music is LIFE!
Lets hear it for all the people who want to fill the world with silly love songs ❤
Yes!
And what’s wrong with that?????
Amen!
Peace, Love!!
Me.❤😊
This is a masterpiece. All the instruments, the bass, violins, horns. Their album Wings over America, is a 3 piece live album. Still one of the best live albums ever. Band on the run, Maybe I'm amazed, My love, Let me roll it,Live and Let die,
I think "Maybe I'm Amazed" is a perfect love song and it tells you how deeply in love Paul was with Linda. If I had the guts and the right woman to sing it to I'd sing it to her.
The "violins" you hear on this, are from a synthesizer (keyboard)
This sounds like the original from "Wings At The Speed Of Sound."
I heard this song on sesame street first. It was a special olympics type with kids... I fell in love.
Paul is such a melodic genius. His gift for catchy melody’s is second to none. John sometimes criticized Paul’s post Beatles work as “silly love songs” and so did some music critics - this song was Paul’s answer to all of them.
That's always been my understanding as well. Similar to Mary had a Little Lamb, which was a response to jibes that he could even get a nursery rhyme into the top 10. So he did.
What made the Beatles so successful. The song writing versus strictly instrumentation
I'm with Lennon. At the time, I was actually offended at how frothy this song -- and most of the album -- were. Didn't buy another McCartney album for many years. I now can appreciate the instrumentation, especially Paul's fantastic bass playing.
@@tombeyerlein3813 McCartney was right. Lennon’s criticism’s seem to be born of insecurity. He fancied himself a rocker yet so many of the great early Beatles songs about love were written by Lennon and were hardly want one would call “rockers” - all a bit hypocritical for me. Many of Lennon’s post Beatles criticisms- even if his own Beatles work pissed me right the fuck off. They were either jealous ravings or drug addled nonsense. I still cried my eyes out when he was killed. Loved his Beatles music and him- flaws and all.
John even wrote a song ("How Do You Sleep?" on the Imagine album) that basically asked Paul "what is this trash?" I mean, songs such as "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" are wonderful pop confections…but some of the audience (and a number of critics) were wondering if that was all Paul had to offer, when George was doing concerts for Bangladesh and John was writing "Imagine" and all the political songs on the "Some Time in New York City" album.
(Although the best song on that album will probably never be on this channel, because of the controversial title.)
Paul's right and he's wrong; there's nothing wrong with love songs per se. But any one note gets tiring if it's done forever.
The backing vocals (and the tambourine) were by Linda McCartney, who co-wrote the song. So after all the talk about Yoko "breaking up the Beatles", it was actually PAUL who incorporated his wife into his band.
With her appreciation of various music types and her ability to grasp lyrical nuances I think Amber deserves her own channel. I've not seen another reactor become so absorbed in a song so quickly as she can.
She’s extremely good. But I like them together.
The layering in the chorus is wonderful. Sir Paul MacCartney is a pretty good songwriter. ☮🖤🎶
Paul is a damn good songwriter, one of the best and fastest out there.
The layering and instrumentation is what makes it stand out.
I love this silly love song but my favorite most anticipated part is definitely when Paul, Linda and Denny are all singing different parts in the chorus. Love, love, love that part, even after all these years of hearing it. Also shows that Linda could hold her own as a backup singer.
And producer
"Pretty Good?" like saying Einstein was pretty clever or The Sun is pretty warm :)
"My Love" is a wonderful Wings song.
He's had great songs with them! You've actually done more than one with them. Band On the Run, and Live and Let Die to name a couple. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey is a great medley song! Also their songs My Love, Jet, and Juniors Farm are worth checking out.
One of my earliest memories is standing in my godparents' living room, singing along to Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. Somehow at 4 years old, I knew all the words.
Don't forget Old Siam, Sir - a heavier one ...
Jet is my favorite, I think!
They did another a year ago too
Whenever I need to go back to the 70's, this is the song.
John Lennon, when asked about Paul McCartney’s solo work after the Beatles broke up, John said, “Some people may like writing silly love songs.”
Paul then wrote this song in response.
Cool! I never knew that.
John could be pretty arrogant and pretentious at times. Needed a swift kick up the backside if you ask me, lol.
@@stormy8207 he had his moments 😁
@@melprophet1936 Another fun McCartney story. Paul was on the set of the Dustin Hoffman/Steve McQueen movie “Papillon”.
Dustin Hoffman picked up a newspaper and challenged Paul to write a song.
The headline of the paper was that Pablo Picasso had died.
The song “Picasso’s Last Words” is on the album Band on the Run.
Lol❤
Paul's bass line is tremendous.
Amber gets it. So many hits to choose from this awesome band.
I guess Paul came to terms and love the symphonic sound he hated on "The Long and Winding Road."
@@saturnnet1627 it was the female choir he hated on The long and winding road, not the strings.
It’s practically perfect in every way.
This brought me to tears. 😢 Remember listening to this song with my parents when I was little. They are both gone now. Miss you so much Mom and Dad. 💕
I swear Amber cracks me up, shes so adorable. I don't think I have ever seen anyone enjoy something on such a visceral level
The back story is epic. John Lennon said all Paul writes are "silly love songs". This ended up being the number one song of 1976
Yes, it was clearly not an amicable breakup. Before I heard the back story I loved the song for what it was. After I heard what John had said and this was Paul’s response, the song lost its innocence. Rather than solely being a love song to someone, the chorus is a ironic jab at John. It still is amazing and upbeat, it just takes on a different feel.
I bet this makes Paul happy. This song is timeless
That bass line just makes me feel good all over.
Just a beautiful love song
My favorite Wings song. You guys probably already know that Paul's wife Linda is in the band. That's her singing with Paul and playing keyboards. They could repeat "I Love You" indefinitely and I'll always love this song.
Agreed :))
It's a beautiful song. I love it (pun intended) and always have. I guess my favourite Wings song is probably "Listen To What The Man Said" (which is another great horns track of course) but this is a close second.
I love Wings, so many memories of listening to them on the radio. I love this song to its so sweet.
One of the coolest songs Paul McCartney and Wings ever did was ‘Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five’. You guys would love that song. Other songs worth checking out are ‘Jet’ and ‘With a Little Luck’. Also a couple of songs Paul did before Wings was formed, ‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ and ‘Too Many People’ are among his best solo songs
What a bass line!
The best part of being a child of the ‘70’s was being able to afford concerts. Was so lucky to see Wings.
I get that!
In the sixties, in the week before they hit it big, the Beatles were booked at Wednesbury Youth Club!
It didn’t happen and they were suddenly booked in huge venues and tv, etc.
Saw Paul on the Wings Over America tour. I still have the ticket stub - $8.00.
One of those songs that just simply makes me happy! ♥♥
J & Amber, you'll love his "Jet" and "My Love"!!!! "Silly Love Songs" was Paul's response to John Lennon saying Paul wrote to many silly love songs!
edit- Knew Jay would love Dat Bass!!
I know you would love the. Bass. Yes the horns are everything. This was my first favorite song when I was a kid.
Hands down, the most beautiful love song Paul ever wrote was "Here, There and Everywhere. Even John Lennon said it was his favorite song Paul ever wrote.
Hands down, my favorite Beatles love song.❤❤❤
A melodious, heart warming, masterpiece...takes you away to the most feel good place ever
Now you need to react to "Venus and Mars Rock Show" and "Jet". Both great rocking songs.
World: The bass can't be a lead instrument.
Paul: Hold my joint!
He still tours....you won't be disappointed if you can manage to see him live.
I saw him about 5 years ago. Best concert ever.
I saw him last year and it was amazing!!
Omgooo.. all the memories.. I think what 75/76?
I just remember going on vacation with my family in our red station wagon and that song playing constantly
This was my FAVORITE SONG when I was a little kid!!! I'm 53 now! 😉
Me too! I am 55 next week
I'm 53 and Band On The Run was the first favorite song I can remember, but this one was also on the list. Wings songs always bring back the feeling of being a kid again.
The layering of the vocals on this are the best!
One of my favorites is My Love, and I also love Jet, Band on the Run, Maybe I’m Amazed, Live and Let Die, Juniors Farm, and just so many more. Sir Paul is most certainly a music icon!
One of the greatest pop songs, ever. THere are no words to descrbe it except glorious. Especially that vocal bridge. OMG. Sheer perfection.
This was a huge hit back in 1976. It was everwhere and spent 5 weeks at number one.
Each of the Beatles made GREAT music on their own, done THEIR way. They are ALL GREAT solo or with a band.
Knew you'd love this one. Just shows how diverse the song writing of Mr. McCartney was. One of my favorites by his career.
Aber knows what music is! This song touches your soul! Wings really had great music. ❤
Wings is amazing. This one takes me back (way back). Also recommend: "Jet, Junior's Farm, Let Me Roll It, Mull Of Kintyre, Band On The Run"
Love Junior’s Farm!
Pretty good damn under statement of the year one of the greatest song writers of all time
He wrote this song because music critics were panning him because of all the light songs he was doing. It was like a retaliation song
Paul wrote this after John said in an interview Paul only wrote silly love songs, so this was his reponse!!
released in April of 1976 and spent 5 weeks at #1. #1 pop song on Billboards year end charts of 1976.
This is hands down one of my favorite songs from my childhood and the 70s.
Jay/Amber thank you for what you are doing. I know for a fact you will love Paul and Linda’s Ram album. Any song off that album is amazing.
One of my favorite albums!!! Monkberry moon delight is killer!!
@@caseyaltorf2317 hell yeah that entire album rocks. Every song on it is gold. Love that album that’s my favorite one along with Wings At The Speed Of Sound..
What I always liked about this video was the chemistry between Paul and Linda. Maybe it's just me. Just something I picked up on...
I had the privilege of seeing Paul McCartney and the Wings Over America tour back in the 70s at the Forum in Inglewood. This song rocked the house and the brass section was so powerful and overwhelming that I still remember the amazing feeling. This recording doesn't do it justice. What a band. What a night.
Another one of my favorites! Jay and Amber are killing it tonight!!! 💜💜💜
Great song once again Wings.
His wife Linda sings the backup. They were in love. When she died, it was a heartbreaker. One of the knocks against the Beatles, in the late 60s, was they weren't "edgy" enough, which may have helped inspire this song.
No it was mainly in response to comments John Lennon had made about Paul writing Silly Love Songs
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In the late 60s the Beatles were criticized for not being hard rockers. It was like that from the beginning when the Beatle Fans were called "Mods" and Stones Fans were called "Rockers".
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Heater Skelter was recorded to show that the band could be edgy.
The following is from Chat GPT
The Beatles recorded "Helter Skelter" for their self-titled 1968 album, also known as "The White Album". The song was written by Paul McCartney and was influenced by the heavy, loud rock music that was popular at the time.
McCartney has said that he wanted to create a song that was even louder and more raucous than any other rock song at the time, and "Helter Skelter" was his attempt to do just that. The song features aggressive vocals, distorted guitars, and pounding drums, and it was meant to be a showcase for the band's raw energy and musicianship
@@richardmartin9565 you’re saying all this as if I didn’t already know this
But this song is almost completely a response to John Lennon as Paul is basically quoting him
What are the best concerts I ever went to was Paul McCartney at Giants stadium in the early 90's.
Beatles songs, Wing songs, Paul McCartney solo songs, it was unbelievable.
As a preteen in the 70s hanging out at the local pool Wings was the soundtrack of my summers. You should check out their live concert videos from the early 70s. Absolutely stellar!! I love this band!!
One of my favorite underrated songs. So simple, yet so catchy and beautiful.
The sounds at the beginning are so brilliant. Yes, "Sir" Paul. You ARE a pop hit making machine.
My favorite song when I was little!!!
"Silly Love Songs" was written as a response to music critics who said that he was writing lightweight love songs. In an interview Paul McCartney said "I like ’em. Other people like ’em, and there’s a lot of people I love. I’m lucky enough to have that in my life. So the idea was that ‘you’ may call them silly, but what’s wrong with that?”
My favorite bass line of all time.
If I am not mistaken the female voice is Paul's wife Linda who is also the keyboardist in Wings.
RIP Denny Laine. Great talent.
Wings “With A Little Luck”, “Band On The Run” if you haven’t done these already. Both were massive hits.
Congratulations your the first person to react to Kate Wolf on TH-cam! Thanks for being such an important voice to a new audience. Sincerely a forgotten legend of music. Her live performance of "Red-Tailed Hawk" also is simply astonishing.
People still aren't tired of silly love songs in 2023 that shows how great this song is even after 50 years
This was my first concert, Wings Over The World 75-76, a present from my parents for my 12th birthday. Capital Centre,Landover Md. Saturday May 15, 1976.
I was a huge Beatles fan and Wings drummer Joe English (guy with the curly brown hair and beard in the video) was one of my first drum idols. I still have the tiny t shirt with the Wings “W” on it and the concert program.
Such a great memory, my Da holding me up the entire show so I could see. Wonderful parents.🥹
Hands down the best song writer ever. Waterfalls by Paul is another beautiful song.❤
You're right! Bob Dylan said the only person he envied in their ability to write a song was Sir Paul McCartney. He was amazed at how effortless it seemed. The incredible thing to me is how every song is very different whereas a lot of Dylan's songs sound similar tho I love them all for the lyrics. And the depth of my their meaning.
Live from Wings Over America....first side first 10 minutes "Venus and Mars/Rock Show/Jet"
Great song! Great way for PM to re invent himself.
Memories of being a very young kid & hearing this on the radio at my gran's house :-)
Super smooth and polished pop song. One of my favorites.
"Wings Over America" I was there, June 1976 at the Fabulous Forum. An incredible experience. 😎
This is such a sweat little love song ,just puts a big smile on your face 😊
Did you mean sweaty or sweet, lol?
Live and let die, with a little luck,my love, and Jet are some of my favorites from Wings.
Solo, Beatles, Wings- Paul rocks it! Mamaunia, Blackbird...✌️❤️
This was played at my Dads funeral in 🇬🇧, at the height of COVID , only 5 people attended his funeral.
He died of COVID in a care home.
I had to say goodbye to him over the phone , as my wife was going through cancer treatment at the time.
Rest in peace Dadda , love you ❤️❤️❤️
Paul's lead bass playing is great in this song. You should play "Goodnight tonight" or if you want a head banger, Jet or Junior's farm. The chorus, I love you,was the catchy hook in the song. That is where mccartney's genius lies - hooks!
This song came out in the summer of 1976. I was in sleep away camp for the first time in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. I was eight years old and I remember my bunk mate Lance Moore calling out to me every time band on the run or silly love songs played on one of our counselor’s transistor radios. It was my first foray into Paul McCartney and later the Beatles. Summer of ‘76. Sweet memories. Such an innocent time!
That’s funny! I was 9 years old in the summer of 1976, and I remember listening to this at sleep away camp in Maine!! I remember the night before I went to camp, my parents took us out to see Logan’s Run, and this was on the radio on our way home that night (and I heard it almost every day that summer at camp). Great memories!!
@@Dr.Dave.W So cool David. I remember Logan’s Run. I didn’t see the movie but watched the short lived TV series. It’s still one of the wildest concepts for a story in that once you reach a certain age (I think it was 30) you go into a Death Star chamber and face certain death and of course Logan our protagonist goes on the run to avoid execution. Maine like the Poconos is still one of the best places for sleep away camp. In fact my two daughters both went to Camp Tapawingo (Camp “Tap” in Harrison, Maine. They went for 10 years from the youngest bunk to being the seniors and never missed a summer. from 2009 to 2019. True story, my oldest daughter became good friends at camp with Sasha Seinfeld (Jerry’s daughter) and Lola Consuelo (Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelo’s daughter) both camp mates. And I met them on parent’s visiting day and shared some good laughs. I wish every kid in the world had the means and opportunity to experience sleep away camp.
This brilliant song is still a KILLER dance floor jam and touching ode to love. It was a massive hit for Wings for an obvious reason. It packed discos and house parties all over the world. If that’s not a “banger” I don’t know what. I still play it when I deejay and it always gets people dancing and singing. Glad you loved it, Amber! :)
"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", "My Love", "Maybe I'm Amazed" and "Live and Let Die" (a James Bond theme) are 4 of Wings biggest songs, and each is worthy of reaction! "Uncle Albert", and "Maybe I'm Amazed", are iconic songwriting masterpieces, which will still be widely listened to in 100 years and beyond.
This!!
Maybe I'm Amazed and Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey AREN'T Wings songs! Both were written and released before Wings were formed. The first one is a Paul McCartney solo song from 1971, the second was credited as a Paul & Linda McCartney song, released in spring 1971. Wings were also formed in 1971, but later in the year in late August
Gosh does this bring back memories. This was my first 'favorite' song and the first album I bought. I still know all the words.
Paul wrote this song as an anwer to what John Lennon told in an interview, when asked about Paul's solo carreer.. "He just writes grandmother's music and wants to fill the word with silly lovesongs"
Paul replied in a song that became a worldwide radio hit to prove John Lennon wrong.. In the lyrics Paul sing, " You'd think that people would have enough of silly lovesongs..but when I look around me I can see it isn't so..( and leter on) ..so here I go agaiiiin.. I LOVE YOU...repeating it just to nag John, and it is a catchy chorus
Great choice. Loved Paul with Wings - Band On The Run album is one of the best ever in my opinion. From that album, you will love Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five, especially Jay with prominent piano, driving drums, heavy on maracas and great guitar and synthesizer. The song is a production masterpiece, just like the whole album actually.
This song was #1 for 5 weeks in April/May 1976.
You didn't grow up in the 70's without knowing this one inside and out...mega-AM radio hit.
Growing up a huge Beatles fan, this is the song that made me realize just what a monster bass player and songwriter Sir Paul is - three interwoven melodies with the bass, strings & horns - BRILLIANT!
Saw him live in 1995 in an outdoor stadium. The seats were aluminum ones and when that bass started, everyone grabbed their chests because that bass and his 60' high speakers made it feel like a fist was literally thumping your chest! It was AWESOME! 😂❤ Thanks again RSR! 👍
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing that great memory!
Maybe 1993? I don’t think he toured between 1993 and 2002.
@@michaelvielhaber9342 I seem to recall mid 90s. It was in Las Vegas at the Sam Boyd stadium ( also called the Silver Bowl) But hey..I could be off a couple years. The air smelled like a giant splff, lol. Saw Paul and Linda departing the bus and heading backstage, arms around each other. Group of fans kept screaming "PAUL! PAUL!" but they had their backs to us. Then I yelled "LINDA!" and they BOTH turned and flashed smiles and ✌ signs! 😆 I may not recall the exact year but THAT MOMENT is forever etched! 😊 Thanks! ❤
@queenrosered It was in April of 1993. Was at exact same concert!!!!
I was 1 of 5 who were invited to meet Paul and Linda in Beverly Hills back in the 80s..he is as nice as you would think, great memory.