Ace session cat Tom Scott’s soprano sax makes the song, which became McCartney’s eighth consecutive top ten single in the U.S. The first single, “Listen to What the Man Said,” is a stirring example of classic McCartney popcraft. While generally not seen as being in the same league as Band on the Run, Venus and Mars was certainly a more than worthy follow up, with quite a few standout tracks. Placing two slow-ish medleys back-to-back probably wasn’t the wisest idea, although I stand by my assertion that half of one of said medleys – the charming “Love Awake” – is one of the loveliest ballads of Paul’s solo career. (It’s probably safe to say it’s the only pop song ever to rhyme “salamander” with “don’t answer.”) “Spin it On” was as close as McCartney ever got to punk, with superb performances from guitarist Laurence Juber and drummer Steve Holley the forceful “Old Siam, Sir” came together around a vaguely Oriental-sounding keyboard riff “To You” sounded a bit like The Cars, particularly the vocals and the nostalgic “Baby’s Request” had originally been written for the Mills Brothers.Įlsewhere, Denny Laine’s pure pop “Again and Again and Again” was perhaps his finest contribution to Wings, and a couple of thunderous-sounding songs the band recorded with what McCartney dubbed the “Rockestra” – a super-sized supergroup assembled only for one session – were both excellent. and although it barely edged into the top twenty, the insistent number was a typical upbeat McCartney ditty, albeit with some strange lyrics. Not many would rank Egg this highly, but I’m of the opinion that it’s a damned fine record, a winning mixture of classic McCartney sounds with a touch of the then-burgeoning “new wave.” “Getting Closer” was released as the first single in the U.S.
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