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Does it occur to anyone besides me that the underlying tale of the song should be entered here? I'm old enough to recall rumors about it, I have no idea if they are true -- Is the story of the song even vaguely related to members of Wings having to flee a country (presumably African/Saharan/Islamic) to escape prosecution on minor drug possession charges? If it's true, then that certainly ought to be a part of the story. If it's not, it's worthy of casual mention and refutation, even so. OBloodyHell ( talk) 17:48, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
It is common knowledge that Paul McCartney was arrested at different times for posession of marijuana, just before this he had been caught with it in what may have been a traffic stop and the officer found a smouldering joint butt in the back of the car.
However, that might not have been the rationale anyway, because another story exists of how they had to escape a concert hall in Tucson Arizona a couple years earlier. It goes that they played the Tucson Community Center, and that they had quite a time getting out of there after the show because of the fans there. It is said that they did hide out at a funeral parlor somewhere in town. Now I have no sources for this, but if anyone can find this in any source by all means fill out this story.
The Community Center area is Downtown and there is a large clock tower there, and it may be associated with a public area in or near the complex, so the 'village square' theme could have been developed from this area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.41.169.177 ( talk) 04:27, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
Is there any evidence that Vanessa Carlton's use of "rabbits on the run" is influenced by this song - there is no mention in that article, and it was not an original phrase. -- Beardo ( talk) 16:52, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
I had this single when I was 10 years old, I played it all the time. I distinctly remember it being divided up as a Part I/Part II type of single. Side A: Stuck inside these four walls - if we ever get out of here, Side B: The main song, which begins with "well the undertaker drew a heavy sigh." I don't have the time to research this myself now, but I remember it quite well - that I had to turn the 45 over to hear the rest of the song. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.137.89.171 ( talk) 03:06, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
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Love the song! Figure I'd review it.
The prose is generally good, especially for a good article. Just some problems with sourcing and such, which I'll be happy to pass once addressed. Cheers! ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk) 04:33, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
Hurricanehink. Thanks for reviewing the article. I'll start to work on some of the issues.
I believe I've addressed most of the issues you have found so far. If there are any other problems, I'll fix them right away. Beatleswhobeachboys ( talk) 13:50, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
@ Hurricanehink Thank you! I appreciate your speedy review! :) Beatleswhobeachboys ( talk) 16:51, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Is it necessary for the Paul McCartney navbox to be included? Does this article even appear in the navbox? Perhaps I overlooked it. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 13:58, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
I think the only 2 non-Wings related live acts deserve a mention. They are keeping the song alive by actually playing it. New people will hear it and think "hmm, what is this?". They can hear them on Youtube and elsewhere. Seems worth a mention as recent history. It was up for a few years anyway. How is "a snippet" played in 1998 by Tori Amos anymore relevant today? The fact that setlist.fm even exists to make this public record is enough to give mention. Wikimarks589 ( talk) 02:12, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
The article says "A medley of three distinct musical passages that vary in style from folk rock to funk..." (on the top); "'Band on the Run' is a three-part medley, with the first section being a slow ballad, the second featuring a funk rock style, and the final a country-esque section." (on Composition).
The song, in the most part, use an acoustic folk rock guitar. -- Marcos FTO ( talk) 18:45, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
Does Linda play ARP Odyssey, or Minimoog or both? Unable to find any definitive WP:RS. Thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 15:20, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
Band on the Run (song) has been listed as one of the
Music good articles under the
good article criteria. If you can improve it further,
please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can
reassess it. Review: April 7, 2015. ( Reviewed version). |
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content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A fact from Band on the Run (song) appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the
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This article is one of thousands on Wikipedia that have a link to YouTube in it. Based on the External links policy, most of these should probably be removed. I'm putting this message here, on this talk page, to request the regular editors take a look at the link and make sure it doesn't violate policy. In short: 1. 99% of the time YouTube should not be used as a source. 2. We must not link to material that violates someones copyright. If you are not sure if the link on this article should be removed or you would like to help spread this message contact us on this page. Thanks, --- J.S ( t| c) 03:34, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Image:257149botr.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BetacommandBot ( talk) 03:53, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
Does it occur to anyone besides me that the underlying tale of the song should be entered here? I'm old enough to recall rumors about it, I have no idea if they are true -- Is the story of the song even vaguely related to members of Wings having to flee a country (presumably African/Saharan/Islamic) to escape prosecution on minor drug possession charges? If it's true, then that certainly ought to be a part of the story. If it's not, it's worthy of casual mention and refutation, even so. OBloodyHell ( talk) 17:48, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
It is common knowledge that Paul McCartney was arrested at different times for posession of marijuana, just before this he had been caught with it in what may have been a traffic stop and the officer found a smouldering joint butt in the back of the car.
However, that might not have been the rationale anyway, because another story exists of how they had to escape a concert hall in Tucson Arizona a couple years earlier. It goes that they played the Tucson Community Center, and that they had quite a time getting out of there after the show because of the fans there. It is said that they did hide out at a funeral parlor somewhere in town. Now I have no sources for this, but if anyone can find this in any source by all means fill out this story.
The Community Center area is Downtown and there is a large clock tower there, and it may be associated with a public area in or near the complex, so the 'village square' theme could have been developed from this area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.41.169.177 ( talk) 04:27, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
Is there any evidence that Vanessa Carlton's use of "rabbits on the run" is influenced by this song - there is no mention in that article, and it was not an original phrase. -- Beardo ( talk) 16:52, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
I had this single when I was 10 years old, I played it all the time. I distinctly remember it being divided up as a Part I/Part II type of single. Side A: Stuck inside these four walls - if we ever get out of here, Side B: The main song, which begins with "well the undertaker drew a heavy sigh." I don't have the time to research this myself now, but I remember it quite well - that I had to turn the 45 over to hear the rest of the song. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.137.89.171 ( talk) 03:06, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Hurricanehink ( talk · contribs) 04:33, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Love the song! Figure I'd review it.
The prose is generally good, especially for a good article. Just some problems with sourcing and such, which I'll be happy to pass once addressed. Cheers! ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk) 04:33, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
Hurricanehink. Thanks for reviewing the article. I'll start to work on some of the issues.
I believe I've addressed most of the issues you have found so far. If there are any other problems, I'll fix them right away. Beatleswhobeachboys ( talk) 13:50, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
@ Hurricanehink Thank you! I appreciate your speedy review! :) Beatleswhobeachboys ( talk) 16:51, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
Is it necessary for the Paul McCartney navbox to be included? Does this article even appear in the navbox? Perhaps I overlooked it. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 13:58, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
I think the only 2 non-Wings related live acts deserve a mention. They are keeping the song alive by actually playing it. New people will hear it and think "hmm, what is this?". They can hear them on Youtube and elsewhere. Seems worth a mention as recent history. It was up for a few years anyway. How is "a snippet" played in 1998 by Tori Amos anymore relevant today? The fact that setlist.fm even exists to make this public record is enough to give mention. Wikimarks589 ( talk) 02:12, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
The article says "A medley of three distinct musical passages that vary in style from folk rock to funk..." (on the top); "'Band on the Run' is a three-part medley, with the first section being a slow ballad, the second featuring a funk rock style, and the final a country-esque section." (on Composition).
The song, in the most part, use an acoustic folk rock guitar. -- Marcos FTO ( talk) 18:45, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
Does Linda play ARP Odyssey, or Minimoog or both? Unable to find any definitive WP:RS. Thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 15:20, 8 August 2021 (UTC)