Feb 122013
Wings Over Nashville!
Wings over Nashville! Paul, Linda and the band when they were living on Curly Putman, Jr’s farm in the summer of 1974.
Wings Over Nashville!
Wings over Nashville! Paul, Linda and the band when they were living on Curly Putman, Jr’s farm in the summer of 1974.
“Junior’s Farm” maybe Wings’ greatest moment.
Up there, for sure. I think “Jet” edges it out. Are there other contenders? Must we settle this…once and for all?
It’s between those two for sure.
I’ll give the nod to Jet because of the mixed messages in Junior’s Farm. First he says he wants to “lay low” and then he invites everybody to “tag along”. Well, which is it? The last thing I want is to show up and then feel like I’m intruding.
Jet is great. It may also be the subject of a posting of mine if I can ever make the time to start it. Topic: What the hell is this song actually about?
“Venus & Mars/Rockshow/Jet” from Wings Over America is one of the greatest 1-2-3 punches on a live album.
My favourite Wings song, and in fact, one of my favourite songs from the last 40 odd years, is Magneto & Titanium Man.
Since the thread is introduced with an interesting Beatle picture, here are a bunch more – including Linda & Yoko in bed together.
http://beatlephotoblog.com/69-au-go-go
I’d say Paul’s asking everybody such as you, one of his dear old friends and confidantes, to tag along while they lay low at Jr.’s, away from the spotlight.
What album is Junior’s Farm on? I really like that song, and I’ve never bothered to buy it. Is it on an album with a really gross smash hit or something?
I think it was a b side or single or something. It’s now on a compilation.
Another good Wings B-side is Girls School
http://youtu.be/Yco_7SqwWBQ
Truly an awesome song.
It was a single in 1974, post-Band on the Run, pre-Venus and Mars. It is on the 1970s Wings Greatest and on later McCartney comps like All Me Best and Wingspan. Good live in the studio version from ’74: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CThnAJHMlao
Incidentally, I have no idea what “Junior’s Farm” is about, either. Supposing it is about anything.