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Wings Over The World
''Wings Over the World'' is a 1979 television documentary film featuring the rock band Wings. It consists of concert performances from their acclaimed 1975–76 world tour,Rodriguez, p. 336. together with behind-the-scenes footage.Madinger & Easter, p. 227. Also included is a short excerpt of Wings rehearsing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts before their 1972 UK university tour.Badman, p. 64. Problems with the audio from the 1976 live performances delayed the film's release until 16 March 1979 in the United States (on CBS) and 8 April 1979 in the United Kingdom (on BBC2), by which time, band members Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English had left the group and been replaced. In 2013, the film was released on DVD as part of the deluxe edition of the ''Wings over America'' live album. Program content Chapters as per the DVD #" Jet" (live)"Bip Bop" / "Hey Diddle" (Scotland, 6 June 1971)" Lucille" (first Wings rehearsals) #"Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) ings at Elstree, July 1975b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPL Communications
MPL Communications (which stands for McCartney Productions Ltd.) (NAICS 512230, SIC 2741) is the umbrella company for the business interests of Paul McCartney and was established in 1969. In addition to handling McCartney's post-Beatles work, MPL is one of the world's largest privately owned music publishers through its acquisition of other publishing companies. MPL is headquartered in London and New York City. Profile The company was founded in February 1969 as Adagrove Limited but changed its name to McCartney Productions Ltd. in August 1969. One of the company's first projects was the purchase of the rights to a film adaptation of ''Rupert Bear'' in early 1970. Music publishing MPL publishing owns a wide range of copyrighted material – covering nearly 100 years of music – by composers including McCartney, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Jerry Herman, Frank Loesser, Meredith Willson, Harold Arlen and many others, with songs, such as "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey Don't
"Honey Don't" is a song written by Carl Perkins, originally released on January 1, 1956 as the B-side of the "Blue Suede Shoes" single, Sun 234. Both songs became rockabilly classics. Bill Dahl of Allmusic praised the song saying, "'Honey Don't' actually outclasses its more celebrated platter-mate in some ways." It has been covered by more than 20 other artists, including the Beatles, Ronnie Hawkins and Johnny Rivers. The song has appeared in the films '' Prince of Tides'', ''Diner'', and ''Perfect Sisters''. Background According to David McGee, author of ''Go, Cat, Go! The Life and Times of Carl Perkins, the King of Rockabilly'', Carl Perkins first brought the song to a rehearsal with his band which at the time comprised the Perkins brothers and W.S. Holland: *Carl Perkins – lead guitar and vocals *Jay Perkins – acoustic guitar and backing vocals *Clayton Perkins – standup bass * W. S. Holland – drums When Carl first played the song to Jay Perkins, Jay p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Television Films
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listen To What The Man Said
"Listen to What the Man Said" is a hit single from Wings' 1975 album '' Venus and Mars''. The song featured new member Joe English on drums, with guest musicians Dave Mason on guitar and Tom Scott on soprano saxophone. It was a number 1 single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the US and reached number 1 in Canada on the ''RPM'' National Top Singles Chart. It also reached number 6 in the UK, and reached the top ten in Norway and New Zealand and the top twenty in the Netherlands. The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies. Recording "Listen to What the Man Said" was recorded in early 1975 by Wings during their New Orleans sessions for ''Venus and Mars''. It was a song for which Paul McCartney had high hopes, but early recordings did not live up to the song's potential. McCartney said in 1975 of his initial opinion of the song, "It was one of the songs we’d gone in with high hopes for. Whenever I would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soily
"Soily" is a song written by Paul McCartney in 1971. It was included in the setlist of his band Wings during their 1972 tour of Europe and their 1973 tour of Britain. In 1973 it was the first song of the set. It was then reworked and a faster, heavier version was played during Wings' World Tour of 1975–76. In the British leg of this tour, it ended the rock part of the set, after which Wings played a number of acoustic songs before returning to electric music. From the Australian leg (November 1975) up to the end of the tour (October 1976), "Soily" served as an encore although it was not played during every concert. Recording At least seven takes of "Soily" were recorded in 1974 at Abbey Road Studios for inclusion in the unreleased Wings film ''One Hand Clapping''. These takes featured drummer Geoff Britton, and several can now be found in unofficial bootlegged versions. Later release "Soily" appears on the 1976 live album ''Wings over America'' and was released as the B-sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi, Hi, Hi
"Hi, Hi, Hi" is a song written by Paul McCartney, Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings, Wings. It was released as a double A-side single with "C Moon" in 1972. The song was recorded around the same time as "C Moon", in September 1972. Release The single peaked at number one in Spain, number five in the United Kingdom and at number 10 in the United States in January 1973. The song became a staple of Wings' live shows in the 1970s. The song was included on the 2001 Paul McCartney compilation album ''Wingspan: Hits and History'' and as a bonus track on the 1993 and 2018 reissues of ''Red Rose Speedway''. It was also included on ''The 7" Singles Box'' in 2022. Reception ''Cash Box'' described it as "good old rock 'n roll as only the McCartney's can perform it, but with lyrics that more than suggest." Ban In the UK, the song was banned by the BBC for its Sexual suggestiveness, sexually suggestive lyrical content. The BBC also assumed that the title phra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus And Mars/Rock Show
"Venus and Mars"/"Rock Show" is a medley of two songs written by Paul and Linda McCartney and originally performed by Wings that make up the first two songs of the album '' Venus and Mars''. The single was released in the United States on 27 October 1975 and in the United Kingdom on 28 November 1975. The B-side is "Magneto and Titanium Man", another track from the album. The single version is considerably shorter than the album version of the songs; in the single "Rock Show" is cut by more than 3 minutes and "Venus and Mars" is cut by a few seconds. "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US, but did not chart on the UK singles chart, the first McCartney penned single to do so. In the book ''The Rough Guide to the Beatles'', Chris Ingham praised both songs, describing "Venus and Mars" as "atmospheric" and "Rock Show" as "barnstorming". Music and lyrics "Venus and Mars" is an acoustic, folk-like song representing the perspective of a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let 'Em In
"Let 'Em In" is a song by Wings from their 1976 album ''Wings at the Speed of Sound''. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and reached the top 3 in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. It was a No. 2 hit in the UK; in the U.S. it was a No. 3 pop hit and No. 1 easy listening hit. In Canada, the song was No. 3 for three weeks on the pop chart and No. 1 for three weeks on the MOR chart of ''RPM'' magazine. The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over one million copies. It can also be found on McCartney's 1987 compilation album, ''All the Best!'' A demo of the song, featuring Denny Laine on lead vocal, was included as a bonus track on the Archive Collection reissue of ''Wings at the Speed of Sound''. Content The song starts with the sound of a vibraphone mimicking the Friedland Westminster Chime Doorbell before the rhythm begins. The lyric namechecks several famous people, between fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beware My Love
"Beware My Love" is a rock song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney that was first released on the Wings 1976 album ''Wings at the Speed of Sound''. It was also used as the B-side of the single that included "Let 'Em In". A live version recorded on June 7, 1976, in Denver, Colorado, was included on the Wings' album '' Wings Over America'' and another live version from three days later in Seattle, Washington, was shown in the concert film ''Rockshow''. An excerpt from the ''Rockshow'' performance was also included in the documentary ''Wings Over the World''. Lyrics and music Like a number of successful Paul McCartney songs, "Beware My Love" is made of several disparate elements. The song begins with a brief harmonium melody followed by a repeated acoustic guitar figure. (The song's album version has the previous song, " She's My Baby", fading out into the harmonium intro; "Beware"'s ''single'' version fades in as the harmonium part fades out into the acoustic guitar riff.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Now
"Go Now" is a song composed by Larry Banks and Milton Bennett and first recorded by Bessie Banks, released as a single in January 1964. The best-known version was recorded by the Moody Blues and released the same year. Bessie Banks version The song was first recorded by Larry Banks's former wife, Bessie Banks. A 1962 demo recording by Bessie of the song was heard by songwriters and record producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who re-recorded it in late 1963, with arrangement by Gary Sherman and backing vocals from Dee Dee Warwick and Cissy Houston. The single was first released in early 1964 on their Tiger label, and later reissued on the Blue Cat label, the R&B/soul imprint of Red Bird. Her version reached No. 40 on the '' Cashbox'' R&B singles chart. Bessie Banks later commented:I remember 1963 Kennedy was assassinated; it was announced over the radio. At the time, I was rehearsing in the office of Leiber and Stoller. We called it a day. Everyone was in tears. "Come back n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magneto And Titanium Man
"Magneto and Titanium Man" is a 1975 song by Wings. It is the B-side of the " Venus and Mars/Rock Show" single. Lyrics The song is in narrative form, and includes the Marvel Comics characters Magneto, Titanium Man and the Crimson Dynamo in its story. When asked his opinion of the song decades after its release, Stan Lee (who co-created all three characters) said he thought it was "terrific." Personnel *Paul McCartney — vocals, bass, guitars, piano, keyboards *Linda McCartney — keyboards, backing vocals *Denny Laine — guitars, backing vocals *Jimmy McCulloch – guitars * Joe English — drums Live The song was included in the setlist for the band's 1975/1976 world tours. While it was performed, comic art of Magneto, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and Titanium Man & the Crimson Dynamo, created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, was projected onto the large screen behind the band. The Magneto figure on the backdrop is by George Tuska and John Tartaglione from ''X-Men'' #43 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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