Some songs are better heard than seen.
I don't know that I've been a fan of the Beatles, but certainly, they've produced some well-known and well-liked songs. But while I was working today, I heard this 1977 song by Paul McCartney & Wings, titled "Mull of Kintyre." I'd never heard it before. In fact, I thought the lyrics to the song were "Harlequin Tide." That makes no sense or maybe it does since I really couldn't make out the lyrics anyway. But I loved the melody, particularly the insertion of the bagpipes. According to SongFacts, the song is about McCartney's farm in Scotland that he bought in 1966 and retreated there for a time after the breakup of the Beatles.
I don't know that I've been a fan of the Beatles, but certainly, they've produced some well-known and well-liked songs. But while I was working today, I heard this 1977 song by Paul McCartney & Wings, titled "Mull of Kintyre." I'd never heard it before. In fact, I thought the lyrics to the song were "Harlequin Tide." That makes no sense or maybe it does since I really couldn't make out the lyrics anyway. But I loved the melody, particularly the insertion of the bagpipes. According to SongFacts, the song is about McCartney's farm in Scotland that he bought in 1966 and retreated there for a time after the breakup of the Beatles.
Paul McCartney wrote this with Denny Laine, his bandmate in Wings. The song is a tribute to the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland where Paul and his wife, Linda, had a farm. The Mull is the area at the tip of the peninsula, known for its beautiful scenery and tranquil atmosphere. After a difficult breakup with the Beatles, McCartney went there to avoid a nervous breakdown.
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