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"Bip Bop" is a song by the British-American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings from their debut album Wild Life.

"Bip Bop"
Promotional single by Paul McCartney and Wings
from the album Wild Life
Released3 December 1971 (UK) 6 December 1971 (US)
Studio EMI, London
Genre Rock
Length4:14
Songwriter(s) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

The song was rereleased on the Pure McCartney album and the EP Family [1] [2]

Recording

The song was recorded quickly during the summer of 1971 [3]

McCartney on the song

McCartney in The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present:

I can get a bit perfectionist about things and think, ‘This is just not one of my grand pieces,’ and often I’ll get a bit down on them. I remember being very down on a song called ‘Bip Bop’ and thinking, ‘Oh God, how banal can you get?’ But I once said that to a producer named Trevor Horn, who produced Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Grace Jones and a lot of cool recording artists, and he said, ‘That’s one of my favourites of yours!’ And then I could see what he saw in it, which is what I saw in it when I wrote it and wanted to record it, so he made me feel better about that.

—  Paul McCartney, Paul Muldoon, The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present


McCartney during an interview with Paul Du Nover in Q Magazine: "What’s the worst song you’ve ever written, then? “Bip Bop. The lyrics are fucking awful,” he grins, and then starts singing: “‘Bip bop, bip bip bop, Bip bop, bip bip band, Dig your bottom dollar, put it in your hand…’ But[producer] Trevor Horn told me, ‘That’s one of my favourites’. I can’t hate it that much, can I? There must have been a reason I liked it in the first place. [4]

Bip Bop (Link)

Side two of the Wild Life album features a version of the song called Bip Bop (Link).

"Bip Bop (Link)"
Song by Paul McCartney and Wings
from the album Wild Life
Genre Rock
Length0:52
Songwriter(s) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

Reception

Sam Jordison said that the song "sounds like an outtake of an outtake of a jam session gone wrong" [5]

Live Performance

The song was performed live on 9th February 1972 during the Wings University tour. [6]

Personnel

The Beatles Bible and The Paul McCartney Project have alternate personnel, personnel is taken from The Paul McCartney Project: [7] [8]

Bip Bop:

Bip Bop (Link):

References

  1. ^ Bip Bop by Wings - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-02-09
  2. ^ Paul McCartney - Pure McCartney Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-02-09
  3. ^ MacFarlane, Thomas (2022-09-30). Lennon and McCartney: Painting with Sound. Taylor & Francis. ISBN  978-1-000-68623-4.
  4. ^ Noyer, Paul Du (2016-10-18). Conversations with McCartney. Abrams. ISBN  978-1-4683-1341-3.
  5. ^ Jordison, Sam (2020-03-24). The 10 Worst of Everything: The Big Book of Bad. Simon and Schuster. ISBN  978-1-64517-160-7.
  6. ^ "Paul McCartney | News | Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket: 'Bip Bop'". paulmccartney.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  7. ^ "Bip Bop (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  8. ^ "Bip Bop (Link) (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

External Links

Bip Bop official audio on YouTube

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Bip Bop" is a song by the British-American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings from their debut album Wild Life.

"Bip Bop"
Promotional single by Paul McCartney and Wings
from the album Wild Life
Released3 December 1971 (UK) 6 December 1971 (US)
Studio EMI, London
Genre Rock
Length4:14
Songwriter(s) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

The song was rereleased on the Pure McCartney album and the EP Family [1] [2]

Recording

The song was recorded quickly during the summer of 1971 [3]

McCartney on the song

McCartney in The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present:

I can get a bit perfectionist about things and think, ‘This is just not one of my grand pieces,’ and often I’ll get a bit down on them. I remember being very down on a song called ‘Bip Bop’ and thinking, ‘Oh God, how banal can you get?’ But I once said that to a producer named Trevor Horn, who produced Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Grace Jones and a lot of cool recording artists, and he said, ‘That’s one of my favourites of yours!’ And then I could see what he saw in it, which is what I saw in it when I wrote it and wanted to record it, so he made me feel better about that.

—  Paul McCartney, Paul Muldoon, The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present


McCartney during an interview with Paul Du Nover in Q Magazine: "What’s the worst song you’ve ever written, then? “Bip Bop. The lyrics are fucking awful,” he grins, and then starts singing: “‘Bip bop, bip bip bop, Bip bop, bip bip band, Dig your bottom dollar, put it in your hand…’ But[producer] Trevor Horn told me, ‘That’s one of my favourites’. I can’t hate it that much, can I? There must have been a reason I liked it in the first place. [4]

Bip Bop (Link)

Side two of the Wild Life album features a version of the song called Bip Bop (Link).

"Bip Bop (Link)"
Song by Paul McCartney and Wings
from the album Wild Life
Genre Rock
Length0:52
Songwriter(s) Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

Reception

Sam Jordison said that the song "sounds like an outtake of an outtake of a jam session gone wrong" [5]

Live Performance

The song was performed live on 9th February 1972 during the Wings University tour. [6]

Personnel

The Beatles Bible and The Paul McCartney Project have alternate personnel, personnel is taken from The Paul McCartney Project: [7] [8]

Bip Bop:

Bip Bop (Link):

References

  1. ^ Bip Bop by Wings - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-02-09
  2. ^ Paul McCartney - Pure McCartney Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-02-09
  3. ^ MacFarlane, Thomas (2022-09-30). Lennon and McCartney: Painting with Sound. Taylor & Francis. ISBN  978-1-000-68623-4.
  4. ^ Noyer, Paul Du (2016-10-18). Conversations with McCartney. Abrams. ISBN  978-1-4683-1341-3.
  5. ^ Jordison, Sam (2020-03-24). The 10 Worst of Everything: The Big Book of Bad. Simon and Schuster. ISBN  978-1-64517-160-7.
  6. ^ "Paul McCartney | News | Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket: 'Bip Bop'". paulmccartney.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  7. ^ "Bip Bop (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  8. ^ "Bip Bop (Link) (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

External Links

Bip Bop official audio on YouTube


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