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- Former Beatle Paul McCartney was trying to establish his band Wings when he flew to Nigeria to record Band on the Run. 2 key members quite right before and then when they arrived equipment in the studio was dismal and one day when Paul and Linda were walking the streets they were threatened at knifepoint by a gang of terrorists… Paul had to keep calm if he was going to save he and wife’s life. So along with his wallet, he handed over a bag containing two of his most prized possessions... a notebook of lyrics and a demo tape of songs for his new album. Neither of which he had copies of. These thieves, having no idea who was standing in front of them, stole one of the 70s greatest #1 hits. Band on the Run alone with 70s classics Jet and Helen Wheels. After surviving the ordeal this musical genius knew he either had to track down the stolen lyrics and tape or try to remember it and recreate it… Find out what happened next on professor of rock.
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So, it’s time for another edition of our series The New Standards. This show takes an in-depth look into songs that transcend genre, decade, and fads - songs that are monumental touchstones in our culture and society. On previous episodes we have covered Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot, Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey, and Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin.
But today we are taking a deep dive into one of the coolest song stories ever..the Paul McCartney and Wings hit Band on the Run.
from London to Nigeria, Paul got a call from his drummer Denny Seiwell. The news wasn’t good. There would be one less member than expected taking the trip. Seiwell wasn’t coming. He was quitting the band. That was two bandmates gone in as many weeks. Shortly before, Wings had suffered its first split in the ranks when guitarist Henry McCullough angrily walked out on the band. Almost overnight, Wings had gone from being a sturdy fivesome to a shaky trio. The remaining three members were Paul, his wife Linda on keyboards, and Denny Laine on guitar and bass.
Wings was of course McCartney’s first post-Beatles music venture. The band was formed as a quartet during the summer of 1971, Paul, Linda and the two Denny’s. Wings’ debut Wild Life, was indifferently received by critics and was even regarded by McCartney himself as a disappointment. At the end of 1971, Wings would then add Henry McCullough. Early in 1973 Wings scored a double #1 in the US with their album Red Rose Speedway and the track ‘My Love.’ And later in the year they enjoyed more transatlantic chart success with the theme from the James Bond movie Live and Let Die.
But now the band was whittled down to three members. The discontent within Wings had been stewing for some time. For all McCartney’s protests to the contrary, for the most part the band democratic in name only. Paul clearly still reserved the right to veto any musical decisions he disagreed with. Said Laine, “Let’s be honest, he wanted to be in a band in a sense. But he would still have the final call.” But how could you argue with Paul McCartney? - Zábava
Poll: Who had the best solo career after the Beatles broke up?
Billy...
Definitely Paul, although George had my favorite ex-Beatles song: “My Sweet Lord”
George Harrison, by far.
By the numbers, probably Paul, but I'd imagine John would have done as well or better had his life not been cut short.
Paul. No contest.
This is one of my all time favorite songs. I had a portable cassette player that had big, clunky buttons and an earpiece for one ear that physically hurt after using it. We took road trips every summer since my parents were both teachers we had wonderful trips across the country, and many hours in the car. I specifically remember listening to Band on the Run, recorded onto my cassette player from my transistor radio, over and over. When the song began I was so excited about the mono musical journey I was embarking on. When the song was almost over I remember wishing the song would not end, then waiting eagerly as I rewound to listen again. There is a little drum riff that repeats on the song. My favorite part of the song was the last one when extra rhythm is added. I still can feel the excitement my 8 year old self felt as I listened to this, repeatedly, in the second seat of our 1969 Plymouth Barracuda fast back as we made our way from California to Toronto and back, watching the scenery and clouds. Very, very fond memories!
I’ve had an earpiece similar to the one you had. It was bothersome to my ears as well. But I’d sacrifice the pain for some Macca on the Run, baby!
The good old days. I like and thank you for the journey back in time.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I completely agree!
@@JTuaim oh, I appreciate your comment so very much!
As a kid, my father played that album and Venus and Mars album as both were staples in my household. Thanks for the captivating story of one of my favorite McCartney Wing's song.
Venus and Mars is a really good record as well.
I have never understood why everyone has bagged on Paul McCartney's band Wings. I loved that music so much growing up in the 70s. My Dad worked for Delta Airlines when we were growing up & everytime we would take a flight (we got to fly a lot for free back then), we were given those little headphones and immediately I would plug those in and start frantically start searching for the channel that I knew I would hear Uncle Albert, Junior's Farm, Live & Let Die, Band On the Run, Silly Love Songs, Jet & With a Little Luck. I was the happiest kid on that plane.
....funny I was mentioning how I TRY to respect Macca's *WINGS* work, but, I've relegated myself to a 'passing Fan' mindset....and, I have ALL their CD's! ...ah well, the "All The Best" does it, for me....
Such great talent. I love Wings.
@@RBS_ You can think of it this way, it's still great to have 1 great cd with 20+ fabulous songs on it than 20+ cds with only 1 good song. 😁
yeh same wings one of the best bands of the 70s i have woa triple foldout g.c. original no poster though and double ghits vinly all you need and mac 2cd greatest like 30 songs one has lots of wings hits friend part time dj asked me to loan him for gig of course never got back said forget it ill get another used bin indie stores never see venus and mars or red rose like to get someday guess on net never shop was able to find ram original apple foldout at antique store for 20 g.c. i bought 10 records so owner gave me 20.percent discount nice bonus
If you memorized Where your favorite song was on the cassette by looking at the counter you're gonna love this channel
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Stuck inside these four walls
Stuck inside forever
Never seeing no one
Like you...mama...
What an amazing story behind this song! I always sing along to Band On the Run.Just never knew the meaning of the lyrics.
Definitely one of Wings best. As a kid I liked Let Em In. Paul McCartney sings about his relatives...Uncle Albert, Auntie Gin. Open the door, let em in in yeah...
I LOVE THIS SONG. ❤ I still think their best song is Live and Let Die, but Band on the Run is a close second followed by Let ‘Em In.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I have Wings GH on vinyl. So many great songs it's hard to pick just one.
@@catherine6653 Silly Love Songs would probably be the perfect starter for me. For some reason, that song will forever be attached to the name Linda in my brain. 😉
@@marktait2371 HI Mark 👋
I just bought a VG+ copy of Beatles Rubber Soul US Capital Records. I like this record because it is folk rock. I know the UK record had two additional songs, but I used to listen to my Mom's Beatles records. I used to the US releases.
Yesterday, someone hit my car while I was at work and damaged the rear bumper. I was bummed out, so I played Magical Mystery Tour so I could listen to Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever. 🍓 I know things will be okay in the end when it is repaired.
It was just an unexpected financial setback.
@@marktait2371 Someday I hope to find a White Album. This record is a bit expensive. I usually just stream it.
Baby steps for building my Beatles collection.
Who remembers pausing Maxell Platinum cassettes so you could write lyrics?
Wings was a very underrated band in the 70s. Loved their music....... some serious some silly.
Thanks for another great episode, Professor.
🙋🏻♀️I did!😊
Or memorex… is it life…
TDK's for me but yeah, I did that.
....ow-ow-OUCH! ....whatta way to make a Man feel OLD! ...ha-HAAA!! ....LOVED those damn things! ....when they made the 120 min. versions, I went NUTS! ....moved over to TDK later in the 90's though, but those Maxie's help UP....miss them.....
Yup. Having no $, I recorded songs off the radio and wow it took quite some time to start stop start stop rewind play stop start again and again to write down lyrics that were available on most album covers. By the time I was done with a song I really already had the lyrics memorized.
What a different tech world we live in now.
As a very young kid growing up in New Zealand in the 70s, I remember Wings dominating the airwaves. My mum and dad both LOVED music and played it all the time. Mum always had a radio playing in the kitchen and in the lounge so that we had music playing no matter where we were in the house. Dad would always have music playing in the car and we would sing along. They each had different taste in music which was great because I learned to listen to and appreciate all different kinds of music. Both were fans of The Beatles and Wings. Just this song on its own from Wings brings back so many memories. Like you, my dad passed away a few years ago. It was very sudden and unexpected and when I listen to you talk about your own dad, it reminds me of the wonderful conversations my brother and I had with ours about music. One of my favourite memories is of our dad visiting us in Australia when we were in our early twenties. Both he and my brother played guitar and I had always wanted to learn so Dad helped me pick one out from a second hand shop. I remember fondly the three of us sitting together playing (me trying to keep up) and singing along to the song were were playing. A few years later, my guitar was stolen but to this day, music is my favourite hobby and my favourite coping mechanism. When my dad passed away, my brother and I each got one of his guitars. Thank you for your channel and for using it to remember great music and artists and the myriad of wonderful stories behind them 🙏🏻
My mom loved rock and my stepfather liked country. When they join the Columbia Records club, mom's first 2 purchases were Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmos Factory and the Beatles Abby Road (still 2 of my favorite albums ever), as well as the 45 of Shocking Blue Venus / Hot Sands, and my stepfather got albums by Jimmy Dean, Roger Miller and Johnny Cash's Live at Folsom Prison. My musical collection is pretty eclectic, from folk, country, blues, classic rock, classical, some jazz fusion, metal, and even some punk and progressive rock. I only have 1 rap album, the Fugees The Score. My dad like easy listening and country. The one love I inherited from the three of them was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, which I still have 3 CDs of. I also like to listen to Greek, Mexican and other ethnic music. Thank you to all three of them as well as a couple of uncles for the influences.
R.I.P. to your dad.
Well, I'm a Beatles fan through and through. My Father introduced me in the sixties, I introduced the Beatles to my children, taking my youngest to see Paul in Portland Oregon when she was just 8, then in 2019 my 28 year old daughter flew me to San Francisco Bay area to see him again with her... I have lot's of memories of Paul and the music he makes.....❤❤
Wings really hit a unique sound with this album. As a kid I remember Band On The Run on the radio... so different with the three distinctive parts. Sorta magical. Bought Wings Greatest cassette (the blue and white one with the figurine on the front... doesn't everyone have it? Ha) sometime in my late teens and had it on solid repeat for weeks. Wonderful stuff.
It’s kind of like how old Mozart and Beethoven composed their music, amplified by some classic rock goodness. Mmmmmmmmmm.
Yes, I too owned that album - initially on vinyl and then on CD. I now own the "Wingspan" double CD greatest hits (as well as "Venus and Mars").
Band on the Run by Paul McCartney and Wings hit #1 in early summer of 1974 which was the summer before I was in 1st grade. I remember hearing it lot on the radio then and just loved it. A great memory I have is when I was sitting outside with my brother and sister and emphatically telling them that Band on the Run was my favorite song. I remember also being just mesmerized by the album cover. I have listened to the album hundreds of times through the years. Every song is great on the album! Band on the Run is also my all time favorite song. I am also a huge Wings fan because they had so many hits and their songs were played a lot on the radio when I was in grade school in the 70's. Great memories!
My mom was just entering kindergarten in August 1974. She had some really elderly teachers that year. I bet they had this blasting out their stereo…
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Your Mom would be a year younger than me because I started 1st grade in August of 1974. Songs that I grew up with are like time machines. They transport me back in time to when I first loved them. Listening to Band on the Run transports me back in time to early summer of 1974. I'm a 6 year old kid again. I know that as a 6 year old I would not have been able to think about 48 years in the future, but I love Band on the Run in 2022 every bit as much I did in 1974.
@@ruedas7378 That’s so cool! I’d love to go back in time to 1974.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 me too!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Late 1974 it was Junior's Farm..Then in summer of 1975 I have great memories of when Listen to What the Man Said was played a lot on the radio. It was also a #1 hit. Then in summer of 1976 it Silly Love Songs that got lots of radio time. It was #1 song of the year. In Fall of 1976 it was Let 'Em In. Then early 1977 it was the live version of Maybe I'm Amazed. It made the top 10. In 1978 it With a Little Luck. Another #1 hit. In 1979 it was Arrow Through Me, Getting Closer, and Goodnight Tonight. Then in summer of 1980 it was the live version of Coming Up. Another #1 hit. If you were a Wings fan in the 70's, you got to hear their songs all the time on the radio. I am very thankful to be a kid back then.
True story. As teenagers painting our way through school in Michigan USA, my brother and I talked about this great song, on the top 40 at the time. I had recently come across a mag all about the Paul is Dead story from several years earlier. The Abbey Road Album, 28 if, Paul’s bare feet on the album cover etc. I explained it all to my little brother who didn’t remember any of it. And I wondered out loud if ‘Band on the Run was one big inside joke by Paul McCartney-reprising the Paul is Dead inside joke: ‘Stuck inside these four walls, sent inside forever, never seeing no one nice again…..like youuuuuu, mama…..’. Maybe that was referring to Paul being in a coffin! As if he really had died!! Wierd but fun conversation. We dissected different lyrics and eventually moved on.
Fast forward a decade or more. We had house guests at a new years eve party, including my newly married brother, and decided to play a game of ‘Charades’. Men vs women teAms. Each wrote down the name of a book a movie or a song. At my turn I drew a slip of paper, prepared by one of the ladies, with ‘Band On The Run’ on it. Remembering our conversation a decade earlier, I guessed my brother would recall it as well. I cleared everyone off the sofa and laid down, crossed my hands on my chest. Then as if in mime, my hands patted against the sides and top of my imaginary coffin….. my brother jumped forward and shouted ‘Band on the Run!’ He figured it out in 5 seconds. All the other guests were astounded. The clue seemed wholly unrelated to the answer- unless you were part of that great conversation in Gobles Michigan a decade earlier, against the soundtrack of a great McCartney tune. If you were there, you knew the language man! Secret handshake and all! Ah the 70s. What a great time to be young ! We had the soundtrack to live by. And to remember forever.
I'm happy to say I've seen Paul live, especially since "Wings Over America" is my favorite live album of all time.
He has attended graduation ceremonies at LIPA, the performing arts college he founded and helped bankroll in 1990 on the site of his old grammar school. I can only imagine the incredible strangeness and thrill of receiving your certificate from Paul McCartney or being in the audience. As a rule extremely wealthy people often seem to have a few issues of one kind or another and sometimes lack empathy to others. Having watched quite a few interviews with McCartney in the last few years and thought about it, he seems to have remained remarkably grounded. He is always interesting and answers questions thoughtfully. I really like a lot of his solo work and some of Wings. Many of his songs are about love and understanding of human weakness with pathos never far away. I don't buy the idea they are too sentimental-it enhances them. For one of the wealthiest people and probably the most famous alive today, he has a remarkable ability to distil the emotions we all feel, and in the process has spread so much happiness around the world. Like George Michael, I suspect that it will emerge in the future that Paul McCartney has done a lot of good with his wealth in secret. It is not confirmed but it is believed he has given generously to Alder Hay Children's Hospital in Liverpool.
We visited Liverpool 6 years ago and the whole town celebrates the fact that their boys helped build it up.
He is a very generous man. He has supported many charities and raised awareness for childhood diseases, and been a huge figure in the fight to end poverty.
@ 80s Music. WELL SAID, you have voiced what I feel about Paul. THANK YOU!
It's awesome that Paul has so many ridiculously cool anecdotes that I can still stumble into significant ones like this! Thanks @eightiessongs!
@@stevenfunderburg1623 Thank you! Just remembered another- he received a letter from a former World War One British soldier after Pipes Of Peace was released, to tell him that some of the detail on the uniform he wore was incorrect. He played the German soldier too, of course. It seems there were no letters from former German soldiers. Sorry if you were already aware of this somewhat niche detail from the making of Pipes of Peace!
Totally impressed by your tie in at the end of this video. Also the story gives somewhat credibility to the plot of Paul McCartney's movie "Give My Regards to Broad Street" 😁
I saw Paul McCartney & Wings, in Australia, on 10 November 1975. I was sceptical about Linda, but she did the job, as required. I was blown away by “Maybe I’m Amazed” as I had never heard that song before. Also, I was very pleasantly surprised when Denny Laine stepped up to the microphone and sang “Go Now”. Of course, it was a sensational concert, and an absolutely terrific way to finish my first day of sobriety, over 47 years ago. Thank you, Professor, also, for sharing memories of your Dad, and your son. I can see where you get your passion for music from, and that you are sharing his legacy which is now your legacy, too.
Maybe I’m Amazed is such a moving, powerful, spiritual connector. Ugh, I just treasure that song.
Paul was a lyrical genius. Whether he wanted to write a crazy song or something meaningful he could do it. Love the different platforms in “Band on the Run” and how it switches sounds. Crazy that someone would steal a bag of lyrics! Rock on brother!
That intro and the way it transforms into the verse is pure genius.
It’s one of those journeys through an exotic jungle. Unforgettable experience.
I had no idea they were mugged ! 😮 Have to give them credit for staying cuz I think I would have been outa there after it happened !!
Paul is…not was
Was??? *hahaha.... ;)
Denny Laine played with my step-dad in a band in Scotland in the late 60's. When we went to Scotland in 1984, my step-dad introduced us to his friend "Denny" in a pub in Greenook, and he was incredibly nice. I didn't find out until much later that it was Denny Laine until my step-dad showed us a pic of them in the studio. What an incredible memory.
The end of this video wrenched out happy tears. I know the feeling Adam and I said, "the memories" at the same time you did.
Honestly your stories about your Father almost always brings tears to my eyes. What an extraordinarily wonderful relationship you had and one I wish for you with your own children.
An intriguing story about the Nigeria trip, no doubt. It had become faddish at that time to go record abroad - and sometimes it just sucked. For instance, you can read about Elton John’s trip to record in Jamaica while doing “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” which contains the ‘middle finger to Jamaica’ song “Jamaica Jerk-Off.”
With the mugging of Paul and Linda, I really question their decision to stay there for 6 weeks, considering the state of the studio, the city, and their safety. I don’t know where the term “terrorists” came from in this story, however. A band (ha) of thugs looking to rob tourists can hardly be described as terrorists. They are in every country with high tourism, although Lagos was particularly bad in those days.
“Band on the Run” stuck with me even as a kid (the album as well as the song) because of the way it sounded. I was a few years away from understanding anything about recording & production, but I knew that “Jet” didn’t sound like anything else I’d ever heard. A very early example of what would steer me towards sound, light & video in later days.
I liked how Sir Paul made lyrics of a song for the band Bad Finger in 1970 (or 1971?) called Come And Get It after the Beatles broke up and shortly before Sir Paul formed the band Wings
It was good of him. I think he produced that song too and I think it may have been late 1969 when they recorded it - before The Beatles had officially broken up
@@benji274 I think the Beatles sang it themselves in the studio as a demo at Abbey Road in September 1969
@@benji274 Badfinger signed on The Beatles’ record label Apple Records in 1968
In a sense , Sir Paul helped jump start Badfinger’s fame as a rock band with Come And Get It - their first major hit under Apple Records
Later Peter Ham (RIP) wrote lyrics to their later legendary hit songs
When I was a kid John Lennon was always my favorite Beatle but that changed after the Band on the Run album by Paul. Absolutely a fantastic album, I still love John but Paul became my favorite. Let Me Roll it is my favorite song on the album. Fantastic wild story professor, great episode!
Paul is easily my favorite Beatle. I also liked John and the Quiet One, George, who was famously known to be introverted.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I love John's double fantasy album but Paul made so many great songs afterwards I believe his music is undeniable
@Anna Trail lol, George was always overlooked but his solo albums are stellar and Here comes the sun is absolutely one of my favorite Beatle songs
@@MyName-pl7zn The Double Fantasy record is gold from start to finish! That should be Adam’s next deep dive.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 that would be a great one!
Ok, 7th grade, this song was fresh and a staple of everyday. It embodied freedom from school. Many years later saw Paul in concert, still my favorite concert. Thanks Adam.
'Band on the Run' was my jam for years, which for me was defined as 'never change the radio station when this comes on'. I couldn't afford to buy a lot of music until the 80s. I like the way it starts so slow and wistful, and then ramps up. It's fun to listen to and sing along with in the car.
Great story about your sons first words being from music he heard you play over and over. I was shocked hearing my 15 yr old son at the time playing Shinedown in his room as he was trying to sleep. Went in and talked to him and he explained I always played it as we drove around and it just relaxed him. Music is such a beautiful thing.
I'm glad Paul was successful with his own band. He is a talented musician and worked hard to get where he is today. Love that photo of you and your son. You must be a good Dad like you father was to you! Kudos!
The story about your phone at the end illustrates why you're succeeding. Aside from the KC Kasum voice, you know how to adeptly weave a yarn and then tie everything together. Sometimes getting a bit sentimental brings just the right touch, and you hit it with regularity. Great show, again!
"Helen Wheels" was the initial release from "Band On The Run"-It was written about Paul's Land Rover.
I took my mom to Paul's world tour on Easter Sunday 1990 after seeing him with friends the night before and, she was 60 and I was 19 and this was her first show. So hanging out with her in a stadium singing along with Hey Jude's "Na na na na" and all the Bic lighters blazing, couples w/babies crying and Paul doin' John's stuff for the first time since the breakup, this huge tribute screen divided into 9 tic tac toe type screens paying homage to John before the show (9 different images with great audio from bygone days of John and The Beatles).
I'd seen many shows by 19 (I saw my first at 11) but, Paul's was one of the most spectacular and even one of the longest (although it went by too fast) and having my mom who was my best friend there was is one of my fondest memories. I'll cherish those memories forever. What a night ✌️♥️🎸🎶🙏
I still remember riding down the road with my uncle,sometime in the mid-1970s, listening to the car radio. It happened to be Paul McCartney’s birthday and the DJ played 3 of his solo songs back-to-back, they were: Uncle Albert, Junior’s Farm, and Band on the Run. Afterwards, we had a conversation about the power of music.Every time I hear any of these 3 songs, I am transported back to that day hanging out with my cool uncle, and I am inspired to give him a call so we can continue our conversation that started long ago.
I was fortunate to meet Joe English. Super-nice guy & great drummer/singer!
Band On The Run was released in my early teens. It is still one of my all-time favorite songs. I love how it changes going through the interludes at the beginning.
I am truly blessed to have gone through some of the most amazing decades of absolutely awesome music.
The story behind the hit and the trip to Africa and being robbed is new to me. I never knew that. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you for this. The song "Band on the Run" is one of my favorite songs. Period. I was in 3rd grade when the song was released. Great memories as the song played in the back ground all those years ago.
I will meet so many that didn't grow up in the 70's that are amazed to find out just how successful Wings were. I always love to educate them. For example a woman I worked with said she started to listen to music in 1983. The only song she knew by Paul after the Beatles was Say, Say, Say. That was my opportunity to teach her about Wings and how good and successful they were. The numbers speak for themselves. They had 23 Top 40 hits. 14 Top 10's and 6 #1's. Silly Love Songs was the #1 single of 1976. They had 5 straight #1 albums. All albums studio and live made the top 10. Then you throw in the albums and singles before Wings. The McCartney album went to #1, Ram made it to #2 and had a #1 hit Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey. Another Day made Top 5. I hate when I read a article about Wings that mentions what the critics thought of them. Who cares what the critics thought? The ones that I taught about Wings just absolutely fall in love with their music and all are just amazed on how many hit songs they had.
Thankfully Paul's great memory made up for that horrible incident in Nigeria, great album and songs
One of my favorites and what I love about this song is how it starts out slow with an electric guitar, the middle section is a little faster with more electric guitar, which finally breaks into an up beat acoustic guitar “as we fell into the sun.”
Yes, I just love the style of this song.
I’ve seen Paul in concert a few times back then and recently. I was always a fan of the Beatles, so when Paul went solo and developed Wings I was thrilled. Seeing him in concert was amazing! Of course I have all of the albums. I have a picture disc of Abby Road that was a gift for my birthday back when I was 21.
Paul & John were my heroes & always will be. I got to see Paul in Little Rock. Other than having my daughter is the highest point in my life. First heard them on Sullivann when I was in the 1st grade. Got to sing along with Paul when I saw him live. I have been singing along with him & I will till I die. Awesome story, Adam.
Paul McCartney is my favorite musical artist. I can't praise him enough. "Band On The Run" is def one of my favorite McCartney solo songs. Thanks for doing this video. I knew about the story behind the recording, but it's nice to hear another fan share it.
Absolutely wild. You never know what's gonna happen in life. Music will come about in the most absurd ways, but that's half the fun. McCartney and Wings are so iconic.
Sometimes even a rollercoaster ride can lead to a classic rock standard!
I am fascinated by the backstories of songs and the creative process. Paul has so many.
The 80´s radio stations put Paul songs constantly - the old ones and the 80´s ones. He is a very important part of the 80´s. My favorite Paul album in the 80´s is "Flowers in the Dirt"....what an album man!!!!...usually underrated by the traditional Paul fan.
Paul is my favorite Beatle. My first concert at 12 years old was Wings Over America in the Seattle Kingdom. I went with a buddy, who introduced me to the Beatles, and his parents. Band on the Run ranks as one of his top Wings songs.
I never realised the origin behind this song's creation. At least Paul was able to recreate the lyrics from memory after his terrifying ordeal.
And we got a great song out of all this mess!
I remember what a big deal this album was when it first came out. Everyone who was anyone had to have this album. My favorite lyrics from Band On The Run was "the rain exploded with a mighty crash as it fell into the sun, the first drop said to the second one there, I hope your having fun"
What a lyrical genius.
Great video. The one thing as a McCartney / Wings fan that I remember about Band On The Run the song was that there was a rumor that John is on the backing vocal in the very beginning of the song where the backing vocal has "If we ever get out of here..." before it breaks open into the electric guitar part. I don't think it was ever confirmed...but it really does sound like John as a backing vocal in that part of the song.
Wings still flew high on the charts and became a legendary group on their own
man ..I've been trying forever to find a wings album and wondering why nobody doing web music channels not mentioning wings...you're my favorite my friend..top notch
I was 4 years old, and the first time I can remember having a "favorite song" was "Band on the Run" and "Lyin' Eyes"... the beginning of an elite taste in music! :)
Fascinating story! It's amazing how any ONE single event could change the course of the future. Thankfully they weren't harmed (or killed). It is possible a rogue Nigerian group could have used the lyrics to produce their own "Band on the Run" song. I wonder what that would have sounded like! Kind of a variation on the plot of the movie Yesterday.
I can imagine that in my head since I’ve heard Nigerian music before.
Your videos are always top shelf. The production value, your enthusiasm in the music itself, the entertaining stories...everything. I never get tired of it. Thank you so much for putting in the hard work!
I remember, when I was about 10 or 11, my best friends' older brother used to excitedly drag us into his room to listen to his latest album purchase.
This guy introduced me to many of the songs I still love today.
Bands and artists like, J Geils, Cooper, Seger, Bowie and of course, The Beatles.
But my most memorable, was Band on the run. It was the first song in which I memorized word for word and is still stuck in my head today.
That story of lost dats at the end. So sweetly told. You really are the best. Great video.
My favorite song by Wings is "Morse Moose And The Grey Goose" love the bass in that song. I worked in a department store when that song came out and would crank the stereo while straightening up the store once we closed. It is a great song!
Yes, that song is from Wings's London Town. Great song!
I was too young to remember the Beatles, but I was 7 when Band on the Run was released and Wings' songs were omnipresent in the mid to late 70's. It's the soundtrack of my childhood and the songs always hearken back to my bucolic childhood in the innocent 1970s.
The BEST story I EVER read about McCartney is at Wired Italia. Mindblowing!
Such a crazy interesting story behind one of my favorite songs by a Beatle. Macca is such a legend, one of the best out there.
That was definetely a wild and compelling story.
I was in 6th grade 1975 thru 1976. This song was on a jukebox in a room adjacent to stage in my school gymnasium. We used to play this song before football practice. Memories.
I'm a metal head, but I've always thought that McCartney was the most talented member of the Beatles. Easy folks, it's just my opinion! Maybe it's because I always liked Wings, growing up with my folks listening to AM radio. Plus I loved "Live and Let Die", being a fan of the early James Bond movies. McCartney seems like a cool customer, so it is no surprise he didn't lose it when being held up (though he had ever right to be scared out of his mind!). Great episode!
You’re not alone. He continued to be very prominent in pop culture post-Beatles, not just in music but in charity and fundraising too.
I would pull out my parent’s copy of the Band on the Run album and sit there listening to this song over and over as a kid. I loved the acoustic guitar break in this song, and each time after hearing it I’d pick up the needle and move it back so I could listen to it again. Those 2 chords are why I fell in love with acoustic guitar, and why I eventually learned to play.
So much went through my mind while watching this. I was born in 1969 and Wings music was heavily played on the radio when I was young. Decades later Nigeria still has a terrorist organized crime stigma. In 2004 someone from Nigeria hacked my platinum card. They racked up over $5,000 on it until Bank of America shut it down. The Secret Service even became involved in investigating the fraud.
Wings may not have been a progressive rock outfit, but the *Band on the Run* title cut has always put me in mind of the genre. So does "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey". The 2-movement form is something which I think Paul McCartney borrowed from the prog rockers of the day.
"Band on the Run" was one of my first tastes of Macca's singing or writing. I always enjoyed it, but reading the story arc of how he got from the breakup of the Beatles to this place in his life and career only compounds the importance of the song. My loyalty lies with *Pipes of Peace* and *Tug of War,* but I know this song and the album historically represent Paul's career pinnacle.
I got into The Beatles from a very young age thanks to my parents albums lying around the house and Paul was always my favourite. When I was a teenager in mid-90s Britpop UK, a lot of my peers got into them, along with other older bands. But it was always the "cool" thing to say John was the better songwriter and the more relevant cultural icon. I had so many arguments sticking up for Paul (not that I had anything particular against John, I was a fan of all four). I just think while John has a certain counter-culture niche, Paul's work is far more diverse and more timeless. Anyway, as much as I have followed the band for 40 years, I had never heard this Nigeria story, so thanks for the video!
I am proud to say that I was one of the very few people in the whole world who realized the greatness of a tiny quiet band from Liverpool called, The Beatles!😉😂 My first memory is seeing them on Ed Sullivan… Wings over America, was the first concert my Brother and I ever went to…. ❤️💫🌹I thank God I was alive during this amazing time in history
Um, I also saw them first on Ed Sullivan: it was a huge show so unless you saw them playing live in England at their very beginning, you were not one of the “few,” but on of the very many! 73 million people watched that episode of Ed Sullivan. And, this: from the Sullivan Show site:
“n the weeks leading up to the performance, several Beatles records had already hit number one on the U.S. charts, and the radio airwaves were saturated with their tunes.”
A few folks I know remember tuning in to that very show and being mesmerized by the Beatles, asking their parents, “Who are these four dudes?”
@@foxandscout I was joking…Hence the wink and the 😂 😉
@@Heene1028 sorry I didn’t know your emoji intent. But glad we share a lovely memory. Be well.
@@foxandscout 😁I feel truly blessed to be just one of the millions of fans alive when the greatest group of Lads made life so magical!!!! (And still do today!) Thanks for “talking”🌹
Mammaaaa..yooouuuu!! So cute and awesome. Kinda glad it wasn't Lennon's "Mother".Great vid!
I remember running thru my front yard like Benny Hill, we would all be in a line and stop behind a tree, a pillar, whatever we could find. Just like in the wings video. Lol. My family soon moved to Tucson, Az. Which is one of the places that Paul and Linda had a home. This was Lindas favorite. They lived here because they could go out in public and not be harassed continuously by fans wanting autographs and photos. Yes, he is Rock Royalty, but here, he was just Paul. Everyone said hi, nice to see you you Paul. But we didn't get all googly eyed.
This song was constant on the radio all summer. How the heck could they have not known about the conflict? Or some family member or someone not tell them not to go there with kids too. Now the Nigerians are calling elderly people to rob them.
This was one of my favorites and was awesome when I saw Paul &Wings live at Joe Robbie Stadium in the late ‘80’s. Phenomenal! That was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen.
This song was a great piece of 70s R&R radio that we gen exers grew up with. Was great to see Denny Laine inducted into the R&R HoF a few years ago with the Moody Blues. ( He sang their first hit, "Go Now" )
Love me some Moody Blues!
Brings back many memories for me growing up in the San Fernando Valley just north of LA those were great times to be there in that specific place!
I remember an old music poster of the Birmingham Family Tree.. Denny Laine is on many branches. 👍
Super cool.
McCartney is the GOAT. To call him a genius, is a major understatement. I grew up listening to Band on the run, as well as all the other great Wings songs. Thanks for another great video professor. You always give all the fine details that us music junkies love.
Close to the GOAT. He was in a band with George Harrison...the real one. Lol
@@Lam_3-22-23 Harrison is my second favorite Beatle. Paul was the driving force behind the Beatles.
He’s the MVP! 😊
Goat is in reference to the Baphomet (transgenderism)... and you would be correct. How many people played the character known as Paul McCartney? 5... maybe 6? I guess only will ever know. Take care Billy ✌
@@Lam_3-22-23 Wow did you just go there????? My Sweet Lord I think you did.!!!! Lol
Thankfully, Paul and Linda only lost the tapes/lyrics book that night and not their lives. A questionable decision to record in Nigeria, though. Hello? Band on the Run is such a great album from start to finish and it was a lot of fun identifying all the celebs on the cover shot! Kudos to Denny Laine for his fine guitar work throughout and especially his unforgettable intro to the title tune. Thx for "shining the spotlight" on this iconic work, Adam!
Isn't that crazy?
It was a close call!
Nigeria was the hot bed of Afro Beat music and its Superstar was Fela Kuti! In fact he hung out with Fela Kuti at his music venue ' The Shrine' and paul said he smoked some insanely potent weed there and also hung with Ginger Baker(Cream) who was playing drums with Fela Kuti's band and living in Nigeria. Paul and Linda were warned by friends and locals at a party they had come from not to walk at night alone and should be driven.They stubbornly refused. Bad Mistake!
I'm pretty sure Paul and company had no idea what things were really like in Nigeria at the time when they decided to go there. He probably only looked at a map to see how close to the coast Lagos was. My question is that after landing in Nigeria and seeing the studio, why didn't they pack up and leave again?
Ah, tourists! I live in that free-fire zone called Chicago (for seventy years), and everybody knows that there are just some places that you do not go out walking around at night. When my wife's German cousin and her husband stayed with us this summer and wanted to 'experience' Chicago, I had to diplomatically dissuade them from going to some areas. Its nice to think good of people and places you don't really know, but you have to sometimes listen to that part of your brain that says, "yah, that may not be a good idea." Interesting story nevertheless. And those dummies who stole that tape and notebook could have made a small fortune bootlegging them. It would be very interesting to hear the difference between the demo and the finished product. Thanks
Pat
Pauls music was always on my playlists beatles,wings and solos…love that closing remark prof,…still have the memories..
I wonder where is that evil gang now,hope theyll see this…☺️
Great song Prof, whenever it would come on the radio here I would hear it in the background and think it was three different songs! But with all Paul's music there's a kindness and a benevolence that somehow comes through, a true feel-good quality. This song is no exception
Band on the Run and the 1984 song are my two faves from that album.
Denny Laine never gets the credit he deserves.
He was fantastic.
Sang lead vocals on The Moodies' "Go Now". He would also sing it live in concert with Wings.
I remember listening to it on my transistor radio that was dangling on the handlebars of my bicycle. I would sing loudly along with Paul and Wings at the ripe old age of 12 years.
Thanks proffesser. You are very good at what you do !
My favorite album of his. Great story. Phenomenal content, yet again mr Adam..!
This is so crazy…last night I had this dream. I was on the side of a stage at a Who concert and Pete Townshend was standing before me…but they weren’t playing a Who song…it was the intro to Band On The Run…and Pete gave me some decorative Christmas bath towels.
Band on the Run is timeless it still stands with the best of Sir Pauls work, and the parody Band in Japan ..
Awww that beautiful picture of you with your baby! How sweet. You are right we have the music so we have the memories, we can be there at any time.
Thank you so much 🤗
Sweet! ❤
I've seen you wear that shirt before but never made the connection until today. I finally looked at the characters and realized that's the web comic 1971. A great little strip about a bunch of youngesters forming a band in 1971. The year is important to me too as it's my birth year... LoL.
But nice cross promotion.👍👍
Thanks Erik.
Greatest year of the 70s, in my opinion!
I got to see Georrge Harrison play with Eric Clapton in LA on his Journeyman Tour! I had no idea as I was sitting in the seats in back.Then he turned around...and BAM! There HE was! Both of them! Gods of Rock!
Amazing, absolutely love this
Wow. Here so soon. Hi!
Rock & Roll people
One of my favourite albums of all time..... Title song was also used in McCartney's film "Give My Regards to Broadstreet" 😉
In the “Get back” documentary, Paul is heard remarking that he rather plays his Hofner Violin Bass than his Rickenbacker bass. But when the Wings got underway, he played his Rickenbacker constantly. In fact, it wasn't until 1988 that he started using the Hofner again and still uses that as his main bass. So what happened?
Well according to Paul himself in an interview for Bass player magazine, it was a necessity, during rehearsals for the Wings' first tour, he'd throw his Hofner to his bandmate Denny Layne, so he could place it on a stand. Because the Hofner was hollow and very lightweight, it was no problem. But Paul's young daughter, Stella, saw her dad and Denny do so a couple of times and so assumed that the Hofner was meant to be thrown…
Which resulted in the instrument sustaining damage and Paul figuring that he should retire the instrument from road use. It was in 1988 when Paul and Elvis Costello started collaborating on the “Flowers in the dirt” and “Spike” albums that Costello urged him to have the Hofner repaired and start using it again.
Love that song Band On The Run and the 2001 CD album Wing Span (the band’s greatest hits )
Great true story Professor ! I enjoyed the video- I didn’t know that ! Shocking and amazing !
Me too!
BOTR has always been one of my favs. I feel very fortunate to have heard McCartney in concert just a few years ago. Even in his later years, he is a powerhouse on stage! Great Performer! He is truly an INTERNATIONAL TREASURE!
His voice is shot - he really should give it up
A memory about this song?
Sure, Profesor of Rock I have one for you!
Yesterday I turned 61 years old and after been married now for 32 years, my wife and continue to be very much in love, enjoying the trails and joys of life (together with our three children) and having music still playing a important part of in life so I welcome the opportunity to share a memory attached to the featured song.
Back in the early 70's when I first heard this song I was in my last year of primary school and was a shy young boy full fears and the expectations of entering into the "teens years".
I still remember the time when I had gone to a birthday party were everything had gone wrong!
My best friend and I were not the coolest kids in our school so when we got invited to a birthday party that promised to be full of the prettiest girls in school and the coolest kids on the block we were very exited.
Were arrived to a house full of decorations, good food and loud music coming out of a pretty new and expensive stereo record player. We soon found out that somehow my friend and I were the only ones who had accepted the invitation... To the disappointment of the birthday boy, no one else had turned out so we sat next to that vinyl record player to listen to a bright new record the birthday boy had received from his uncle, the record was Wings' "Band on the run!"
His uncle was in the merchant navy and had just arrived from a trip to the USA were he had purchased the album for his favourite nephew (just released in America but an exclusive to our Argentinian ears, since we heard it long before it was released in Buenos Aires!)
Band on the run was one of the first albums I sat and listen to from the beginning to its end, what a great introduction to my teenage years!
Loved this album! I was a teen in the 70’s and listened to Band on the run and Jet all the time, on the radio. They are still 2 of my all time favorite songs.❤️
Love Jet.
Saw Paul in concert in 1993. It was definitely one of the best shows I've ever seen next to Queen!
Lol..
I was 4 years old at some sort of church Christmas function..
A woman was asking for people to sing Christmas songs..
I went up on the stage and sang the line band on the run repeatedly until someone stopped me..
I vaguely remember..
My mom reminds me whenever she hears the song...
That was 48 years ago..
This album probably is his best solo effort in Album form. His best single was the track from the James Bond film. That song might have been more popular than the film that year. Live and Let Die was also his best solo single that he has made.
Paul definitely.
Agreed. The song was much better than the movie and always crank it up, whether it’s the original or G&R’s cover version. (Like the original better, though)!
PS….If you haven’t seen it, look up on CZcams when Paul played it at halftime at the Super Bowl!!
It's nice to remember being 12 again in the summer of 73 and this song playing endlessly on my fav AM radio station. What do I think of this song? Mma, annoyingly too long.😊
Such a great channel, such great content...why in the hell am I not already subscribed to this channel?
Sorry Professor; I corrected my mistake!
Great Video, Wings was my favorite band, I never saw them live. When Paul came to Pittsburgh in 1990, I finally got to see Paul live, but because of a sore throat he cut 4 songs from his set list including Band on the Run. I finally got to hear in in Cincinatti 1993 and again in 2010 back in Pittsburgh. Also, about 10 years ago I saw Denny Laine play Band on the run at my son's high school.
On more thing, Hellen Wheels was not on the original British release of the album (only in the USA).
I remember being a kid when Band on the Run was playing on the air. Kids would bounce around on the bus when some of the singles came on... that along with Uncle albert and hands across the water was a favorite of mine from way back.