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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Wings – Band on the Run Samples
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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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Wings – Band on the Run Covers
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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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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 – 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 – Band on the Run Samples
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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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