Genius Lyrics
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Wings – Band on the Run
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A big hit for McCartney, “Band On The Run” tells a lighthearted story about an incarcerated band who break out of jail. The name is vaguely based on a comment made by George
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Wings – Band on the Run (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Stuck inside these four walls / Sent inside forever / Never seeing no one nice again / Like you / Mama, you / Mama, you / [Segue] / [Verse 2] / If I ever get out of
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Wings – Jet
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At the time of its release, Paul explained that “Jet” was inspired by a black Labrador puppy he owned, though in recent years he has started claiming it is about a horse or pony.
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Wings – Band on the Run Live Versions
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See all of “Band on the Run” by Wings’s live versions
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Wings – Band on the Run Samples
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See all of “Band on the Run” by Wings’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Wings – Let Me Roll It
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[Verse 1] / You gave me something, I understand / You gave me loving in the palm of my hand / [Refrain] / I can't tell you how I feel / My heart is like a wheel / [Chorus] / Let me
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Paul McCartney – Band on the Run (Live / 2002)
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[Verse 1] / Stuck inside these four walls / Sent inside forever / Never seeing no one / Nice again / Like you, Mama / You, Mama, you / [Verse 2] / If I ever get out of here
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Wings – Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
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[Verse 1] / Oh, no one ever left alive in nineteen hundred and eighty-five / Will ever do / She may be right, she may be fine / She may get love, but she won't get mine / 'Cause I
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Wings – Mamunia
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Meaning ‘safe haven’ in Arabic, Mamunia was the name of a house in Lagos, Nigeria, the city where much of Wings' 1973 album Band On The Run was recorded.
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Wings – Mrs. Vandebilt
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[Intro] / Down in the jungle, living in a tent / You don't use money, you don't pay rent / You don't even know the time, but you don't mind / [Chorus] / Ho, hey ho / Ho, hey ho
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Heart – Band on the Run
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Stuck inside these four walls / Sent inside forever / Never seeing no one nice again / Like you, Mama / You, Mama / You / If I ever get out of here / Thought of giving it all away
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Wings – Band on the Run Covers
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See all of “Band on the Run” by Wings’s covers
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Paul McCartney – Band on the Run (Live at Citi Field)
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[Verse 1] / Stuck inside these four walls / Sent inside forever / Never seeing no one nice again / Like you / Mama, you / Mama, you / [Segue] / [Verse 2] / If I ever get out of
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Wings – Zoo Gang
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[Instrumental]
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Langley Schools Music Project – Band on the Run
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Stuck inside these four walls / Sent inside forever / Never seeing no one nice again / Like you, mama / You, mama / You / If I ever get out of here / Thought of giving it all away
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Wings – Helen Wheels
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“Helen Wheels” was the first single released two months ahead of Band on the Run, on October 23, 1973. It appears on the US version of the album, but it was absent from the UK
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Wings – No Words
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Denny Laine’s first co-writing credit on a Wings release, “No Words” was written before the release of Red Rose Speedway but wasn’t recorded until the Band on the Run sessions in
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Abbey Road (Ft. Paul McCartney) – The Genius of... Paul McCartney
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Back in the U.S.S.R. - The Beatles / Hey Jude - The Beatles / Blackbird - The Beatles / When I'm Sixty Four - The Beatles / Yesterday - The Beatles / Get Back - The Beatles / Honey
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Wings – Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
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“Picasso’s Last Words” was inspired, strangely enough, by Pablo Picasso’s reported last words. Dustin Hoffman asked Paul if he could turn them into a song, and was delighted when
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Paul McCartney – Daytime Nighttime Suffering
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What does she get for all the love she gave you / There on the ladder of regrets? / (Ahh) Mighty river, give her all she gets / What does she get for all the love she gave you
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