1) Paul McCart… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist sharing the name Wings;
1) Paul McCartney and Wings (also known by their original name Wings) were a British–American rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for frequent personnel changes along with their commercial successes, going through three lead guitarists and four drummers. However, the core trio of the McCartneys and Laine remained intact throughout the group's existence.
Created following the McCartneys' 1971 album Ram, the band's first two albums, Wild Life (1971) and Red Rose Speedway (1973) (the latter featuring guitarist Henry McCullough), were viewed as artistic disappointments beside Paul's work with the Beatles. After the release of the title track of the James Bond movie Live and Let Die, McCullough and Seiwell resigned from the band. The McCartneys and Laine then released 1973's Band on the Run, a commercial and critical success that spawned two top ten singles in "Jet" and the title track. Following that album, the band recruited guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff Britton, only for Britton to quit shortly afterwards and be replaced by Joe English. With the new line-up, Wings released 1975's Venus and Mars, which included the US number one single "Listen to What the Man Said", and undertook a highly successful world tour over 1975–76. Intended as more of a group effort, Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976) was issued midway through the tour and featured the hit singles "Silly Love Songs" and "Let 'Em In".
In 1977, the band earned their only UK number one single, with "Mull of Kintyre", which became the then-best-selling UK single in history. Wings experienced another line-up shuffle, however, with both McCulloch and English departing before the release of the group's 1978 album London Town. The McCartneys and Laine again added new members, recruiting guitarist Laurence Juber and drummer Steve Holley. The resulting album, Back to the Egg, was a relative flop, with its singles under-performing and the critical reception negative. During the supporting tour, Paul was arrested in Japan for cannabis possession, putting the band on hold. Despite a final US number one with a live-recorded version of "Coming Up" (1979), after Laine departed from the band, Wings discontinued in 1981.
Wings had twelve top-10 singles (including one number one) in the UK and fourteen top 10 singles (including six number ones) in the US. All 23 singles released by Wings reached the US top 40, and one two-sided hit, "Junior's Farm"/"Sally G", reached the top 40 with each side. Of the nine albums released by Wings, all went top 10 in either the UK or the US, with five consecutive albums topping the US charts. Paul McCartney was unquestionably Wings' leader and dominant creative force, but Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Linda McCartney all contributed in songwriting, and Laine, McCulloch, Joe English, and Linda McCartney all performed lead vocals.
The success of Wings was a vindication for McCartney. His first few post-Beatles albums were highly criticized and often dismissed by critics as "lightweight" next to the more serious nature of his former bandmates' solo output. But by the mid-1970s, the solo careers of the other three former Beatles were in varying degrees of decline, with John Lennon putting his career on hold in 1975 for the first five years of his son Sean's life. A year later, George Harrison had all but retired from live performances, with his new releases failing to match the success of his initial solo output. Ringo Starr was living in Los Angeles and was writing and recording, but as a solo artist had not been performing onstage other than rare guest appearances. Meanwhile, Wings continued to tour regularly and enjoy much commercial success. According to author Robert Rosen, by 1980, Lennon was envious enough of McCartney's continuing success to make his re-emergence on the music scene.
One of the criticisms of Wings was that the other members were little more than sidemen backing up a solo McCartney. Guitarist Henry McCullough quit the band because he grew tired of being told by McCartney exactly what to play, and said that Wings were never a "real band." On the other hand, other former members of Wings such as Joe English and Laurence Juber have said that they were allowed a degree of creative freedom. In an interview, Juber, Wings' third lead guitarist, said, "I was a sideman, but the job assignment very much included considering myself a part of the band ... In all its incarnations Wings sounded like a band, not like a solo McCartney project and I think that reflects well not only on Paul's ability to share in the creative process, but also on the importance of Denny and Linda's contributions, too. The other players brought their own personalities to the scene."
In addition to its own output, Wings recorded several songs that were released through various outlets both before and after the band's break-up. Denny Laine's 1977 solo album Holly Days was a joint effort by Laine with Paul and Linda McCartney; three songs on Laine's 1980 solo album Japanese Tears were performed by Wings with Laine on lead vocals; Laine also contributed to several songs on Paul McCartney's 1982 and 1983 solo albums Tug of War and Pipes of Peace, respectively. Juber's instrumental "Maisie"—which was backed by members of Wings—appeared on his solo album Standard Time. The McCartneys and Laine contributed backing vocals to George Harrison's 1981 tribute to John Lennon, "All Those Years Ago". Linda McCartney continued to tour and record with her husband up until her death in 1998, after which a compilation of her songs entitled Wide Prairie was released that featured seven Wings songs written or co-written by her. Wings also backed Paul's brother Mike McGear on the McGear album, as well as McGear's band the Scaffold on the single "Liverpool Lou" and its B-side "Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam". Paul McCartney also used three unreleased Wings songs as B-sides of his solo singles several years after Wings' break-up.
Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre"/"Girls School" is still the biggest-selling non-charity single in the UK (although Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" sold more, its sales include a reissue in aid of the Terrence Higgins Trust), and it ranked fourth in the official list of all-time best-selling singles in the UK issued in 2002.
In 2001, Wingspan: Hits and History was released, a project spanning an album and a television special retrospective.
2) Wings: A Rock band from Malaysia. Their history began on the establishment in 1985 the Secondary School Sri Ampang in Kuala Lumpur. There, four young men who are still demanding joined forces to form a school band. As motivated and very interested in Rock music, especially rhythm, they agreed to singing rock'n'roll participating during their presentations. When it began the birth of WINGS although this group has no name.
Wings' original members are Awie, Jojet, Jo and Sham. The break-hit group when Jojet migrate to GERSANG while Arid and Jo resigned. While Syria set up new groups, named Group CRK.
Members:
Vocalists:
1) Awie (Ahmad Azhar Othman) 1985 - 1993. 2002 - Now
2) Mel (Ismail Zainuddin) 1995 - 1996
3) Mus (Mustafa Din) 1996 - 2001
Guitarists
1) Sham (Sham Baharom) 1985 - 1987
2) Tham Wing Kwan 1987
3) Joe (Abdul Zamin bin Abdul Kadir) 1988
Bassist
Eddie (Samsaidi Haji Ulong Idris) 1985 -Now
Drummer
1)Black(Azmi Hashim) 1985 - 1990. 1994 - Now
2) Jojet 1990 - 1993
3) Wings was also a Finnish death metal band which started in the early 90’s as a side project of Cartilage’s Gabriel Suoraniemi. This incarnation of Wings released a demo and a 7’‘EP. In 1994 Suoraniemi found a full line-up and the style changed to a more modern direction. They released one demo and a full-lenght album through Woodcut Productions (run by Suoraniemi’s ex-Cartilage comrade Mikki Salo) before splitting up. Most of the Wings line-up played in Enochian Crescent as well.
4) A duo in Korea is also using the name Wings (윙스).
Girlfriend
Wings Lyrics
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Tell him exactly what you're doing yeah
Tell him what you do to me
Late at night when the wind is free
Girlfriend
Girlfriend I'm gonna show your boyfriend yeah
Show him the letters I've been saving
Show him how you feel inside
And we're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
'Till the river stop a-flowin'
'Till the wind doesn't wanna blow
'Till the flowers stop a-growin'
'Till my love doesn't want to know
And we're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
Girlfriend we'd better tell your boyfriend yeah
Tell him exactly what we're doing
Tell him what he needs to know
Or he may never let you go
Yes, we're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
'Till the river stop a-flowin'
'Till the wind doesn't wanna blow
'Till the flowers stop a-growin'
'Till the ocean's a sea of snow (sea of snow, sea of snow, sea of snow)
The lyrics to Wings's song "Girlfriend" tell the story of the singer's desire for a woman who is already in a relationship with someone else. The singer chooses to reveal to the woman's boyfriend exactly what is happening between them, including the love that he feels for her and the physical affection they share late at night when the wind is free. The singer believes that their love couldn't be denied if the truth were presented to the woman's boyfriend, and insists that the woman will only be a girlfriend of his, despite any other commitments she may have.
The song's chorus repeats a phrase about the couple's love lasting "until the river stops a-flowin'," "until the wind doesn't wanna blow," and so on. This repetition creates a sense of timelessness and permanence, as if their love will never fade or die. However, the last line of the chorus - "until the ocean's a sea of snow" - introduces an element of impossibility. This suggests that their love may be able to last through many challenges, but that ultimately there are things beyond their control that will eventually bring their relationship to an end.
Overall, the lyrics of "Girlfriend" explore the complexities of love, desire, and commitment. While the singer is passionate in his pursuit of the woman, he also recognizes the limits of their relationship and the difficulties they may face. The repetition of the chorus creates a sense of timelessness while the final line hints at the inevitable end of their relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Girlfriend I'm gonna tell your boyfriend
I am going to inform your boyfriend about everything that you have been doing behind his back.
Tell him exactly what you're doing yeah
I will tell him the precise details of everything that we have been doing together.
Tell him what you do to me
I will inform him about all the things that you do to me when we are together.
Late at night when the wind is free
I will also let him know that all this usually happens at night when there is a soothing wind in the air.
Girlfriend
Addressing you as girlfriend, I am letting you know that your actions are not right.
Girlfriend I'm gonna show your boyfriend yeah
I will also show him all the letters you have written to me that I have kept safe.
Show him the letters I've been saving
I will reveal to him about all the explicit things you have written to me in the letters.
Show him how you feel inside
I will provide evidence to him about how you exactly feel about me on the inside.
Then our love couldn't be denied oh no
After knowing the truth, he will realize that our love is indeed true and couldn't be denied.
And we're gonna have to tell him
We both have to come together and inform him about all this.
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
After this confession, you will only remain as my girlfriend and nothing further.
'Till the river stop a-flowin'
This union will continue until the rivers stop flowing.
'Till the wind doesn't wanna blow
This love will keep on going until the wind loses its spirits.
'Till the flowers stop a-growin'
Our affectionate bond will last till the flowers stop blooming.
'Till my love doesn't want to know
Our love will endure until one of us doesn't feel the warmth of it anymore.
Girlfriend we'd better tell your boyfriend yeah
We need to tell your boyfriend about the truth of our relationship.
Tell him exactly what we're doing
We have to tell him about every little detail of the things we do together.
Tell him what he needs to know
We have to be honest with him and express what he truly needs to know.
Or he may never let you go
If we don’t tell him now, he may never let you go and this situation will keep worsening.
Yes, we're gonna have to tell him
Both of us need to come forward and inform him about everything.
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
Once we come clean, you will only remain my girlfriend and that's it.
'Till the river stop a-flowin'
This relationship will survive until the very point when rivers will cease from flowing.
'Till the wind doesn't wanna blow
This love will endure unless the wind loses its spirit and stops blowing forever.
'Till the flowers stop a-growin'
Until the time when flowers will stop growing, our affectionate bond will keep on thriving.
'Till the ocean's a sea of snow (sea of snow, sea of snow, sea of snow)
This union will stay strong till the time the vast oceans turn into a sea of snow (repeated three times).
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: EDWARD JOHN HALLAM BIGHAM, JUSTINE SUISSA, ROBBIE RIVERA
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