She was also best known as the first wife of English musician Paul McCartney and for her photographs of celebrities and contemporary musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Rolling Stones. She photographed British musician Eric Clapton for Rolling Stone magazine and became the first woman to have a photograph on the cover (May 11, 1968). After she married McCartney, her photo of the two of them appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone on January 31, 1974, making her the only person to appear on the magazine's cover who was also the photographer. Her photographs were later exhibited in more than 50 galleries internationally, and at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
After the 1970 breakup of The Beatles, Paul and Linda recorded the album Ram and formed the band Wings in 1971. They garnered several Grammy Awards, becoming one of the most successful British bands of the 1970s. The McCartneys also shared an Oscar nomination for the song "Live and Let Die" for the James Bond film of the same name. She continued to be part of her husband's touring band following Wings' breakup in 1981 up until The New World Tour in 1993.
McCartney became an animal rights activist and wrote and published several vegetarian cookbooks. She also founded the vegetarian Linda McCartney Foods company with her husband. In 1995, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and died from the disease three years later at the age of 56 in her home of Tucson, Arizona.
Linda's album Wide Prairie, which included "Seaside Woman", a song recorded by Wings in 1972. Written in response to allegations from Paul's publisher that Linda's co-writing credits were inauthentic and that she was not a real songwriter, it was released posthumously in 1998 by the McCartney family.
Oriental Nightfish
Linda McCartney Lyrics
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I was working late
When I first caught sight
Of the Oriental Nightfish
The colors were swirling
The room was getting hotter
I couldn't see anything
Emerald blue purple red
When I first caught sight
Of the Oriental
Night
Fish
Oh
Night
Fish
In Linda McCartney's song "Oriental Nightfish," the singer reflects on a moment when she first laid eyes on a mysterious fish. It was late on a Thursday night and the singer was working. Suddenly, she noticed an "Oriental Nightfish" in the room with swirling colors of emerald, blue, purple, and red. As the fish swam, the room grew hotter, and the singer was unable to see anything else around her. The song is built on this vivid image of a mesmerizing creature that captures the imagination, and it could be read as a metaphor for falling in love or encountering something equally enchanting and all-consuming.
The lyrics to "Oriental Nightfish" are poetic and cryptic. The fish is never explicitly explained, and the singer's feelings are only hinted at through the image of the swirling colors and the rising temperature. The tone of the song is dreamy and wistful, as if the singer is remembering a moment of intense beauty from her past. Overall, the song is a testament to the power of the natural world to captivate our imaginations and fill us with wonder.
Line by Line Meaning
It was a Thursday night
On a particular Thursday evening
I was working late
I was doing my job past regular hours
When I first caught sight Of the Oriental Nightfish
At that moment, I witnessed the Oriental Nightfish for the first time
The colors were swirling
The hues were rotating in a circular motion
The room was getting hotter
The temperature in the environment was increasing
I couldn't see anything
I couldn't view anything around me
Emerald blue purple red
The colors around me were a combination of emerald, blue, purple, and red
I was working late
I had been engaged in my job for an extended period
When I first caught sight Of the Oriental Night Fish
At that point, I saw the Oriental Night Fish for the first time
Oh
Expressing surprise
Night
The period when the sky is dark
Fish
A creature that lives in water and breathes through gills
Contributed by Christopher T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mod Uk
Can you imagine putting this on a Rupert bear VHS nowadays!
Joel Miller
I can't imagine anyone putting ANYTHING onto VHS nowadays!
Jackie Yoshi
I loved it. Grew up to be a goth.
YazmanianDevil
I was six when I first saw this and fell madly in love with it. Thought it was the coolest thing ever.
Ellen Lichius
My parents were horrified. They made the video store remove it from the children’s section.
Derek Croasdale
In my world this was my 1st rock song
Ღ linny !!
Omg, I absolutely love this video clip! It's so filled with art and I think it's beautiful
Harry Stoller
Unfortunately it’s too bright when she swims in a yellow thing.
teresa rodriguez
She was his most talented wife and always one and only love
Dave Steels
Aline McCartney awesome 😎