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).
Junior's Farm
Wings Lyrics
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I had no money and I bet a grand
Just in the nick of time I look at his hand
I was talking to an Eskimo
Said he was hoping for a fall of snow
When you popped a sealion ready to go
Let's go let's go let go let go
Down to junior's farm where I want to lay low
How life, high life, go let's go
Take me down to Junior's farm
Take me down Jimmy
I took my bag into a grocer's store
The price is higher than the time before
Old man asked me why is it more
I said you should have seen me with the pokerman
I had no money and I bet a grand
Just in the nick of time I looked at his hand
Let's go let's go let go let go
Down to junior's farm Where I want to lay low
How life, high life, go let's go
Take me down to Junior's farm
Let's go let's go
Down to junior's farm where I want to lay low
How life, high life, go let's go
Take me down to Junior's farm
Everybody tag along
Take me down to Junior's farm
Take me back
\Take me back
I want to go back
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
In the song "Junior's Farm," Paul McCartney sings about a wild night of gambling and adventure. The song opens with McCartney bragging about betting a grand at a poker game despite having no money. He narrowly escapes losing, thanks to his ability to read the other player's hand. The next verse sees McCartney chatting with an Eskimo who's hoping for a snowfall. Suddenly, a sealion appears, and everyone is ready for action.
The chorus features McCartney yearning to go to Junior's Farm, a place where he can lay low and enjoy the good life. He thinks back to his adventure with the pokerman as he heads to the grocery store to buy something. The prices have gone up, and when the old man asks why, McCartney tells him the tale of his poker game. The chorus repeats, and the song fades out with McCartney chanting "take me back" repeatedly.
"Junior's Farm" is a catchy tune full of energy, whimsy, and adventure. McCartney's vocal performance is top-notch as always, and the production is bright, bringing the song's fun spirit to life. It's a testament to McCartney's songwriting skills that he can craft such an engaging narrative around a night of gambling.
Line by Line Meaning
You should have seen me with the pokerman
I was broke and desperate, so I played a high-stakes card game
I had no money and I bet a grand
I risked everything I had, despite not having any money to begin with
Just in the nick of time I look at his hand
Fortunately, I won the game because I saw my opponent's cards at the last possible moment
I was talking to an Eskimo
I met someone from a different culture and had a conversation with them
Said he was hoping for a fall of snow
The Eskimo expressed their wish to have snow in their region
When you popped a sealion ready to go
Suddenly, a seal appeared, ready to be hunted and used for food and other purposes
Down to junior's farm where I want to lay low
I want to leave my current situation behind and escape to Junior's farm for some peace and quiet
How life, high life, go let's go
I want to experience the good life and leave my troubles behind
Take me down to Junior's farm
I plead to be taken to Junior's farm, as I need a break from everything
I took my bag into a grocer's store
I went to a store with my bag, presumably to buy something
The price is higher than the time before
I noticed that the cost of items went up since the last time I visited the store
Old man asked me why is it more
The store owner asked me why the price has increased
Let's go let's go let go let go
I urge everyone to move on and take action
Down to junior's farm Where I want to lay low
I repeat my desire to go to Junior's farm and relax in seclusion
Everybody tag along
I invite everyone to come with me on this journey
Take me back
I yearn to go back to a simpler time
I want to go back
I have a strong desire to return to the past
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
This is an expression of enthusiasm and excitement
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: PAUL JAMES MCCARTNEY, LINDA LOUISE MCCARTNEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@robineacker
Sang this sweet rocker to a new girl I was dating when the song came out (with harmony provided by my friend). Recently celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary . . .
@ericpierro1217
That's cool man!
@ericpierro1217
That's cool man!
@marcddailey
my bf had a dog named Junior on the farm with tags a-long! lol
@robineacker
lol Oh, yeah . . .
@MICKEYISLOWD
That's Sweet:) Hope you have a loving future:)
@2msvalkyrie529
Every so often you hear a McCartney song and realise : Jeez, I forgot he'd
written that ( ie. Let me Roll it to you / Hi Hi Hi / Take it Away etc, etc )
and how brilliant it was ! The list goes on and on . Not sure how you define
" Genius " but he just is !!
@jeffp2x443
I don't think there are any music stars as talented as him.... can play everything, write catchy melodies at the drop of a hat. He is a genius!
@AYoungMusicianDude
I took a bag into a grocery store
The price is higher than the time before
Old man asked me why is it more….man, those lyrics really ring out true today….
@jc4evur661
The rest of the lyrics are pretty questionable though