There is more than one artist sharing the name Wings;

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).

Lady Madonna
Wings Lyrics

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Lady Madonna children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet.
Who finds the money when you pay the rent?
Did you think that money was heaven sent?
Friday night arrives without a suitcase
Sunday morning creeping like nun
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace.
See how they'll run.

Lady Madonna baby at your breast
Wonder how you manage to feed the rest.
See how they'll run.
Lady Madonna lying on the bed
Listen to the music playing in your head.
Tuesday afternoon is never ending
Wednesday morning papers didn't come
Thursday night your stockings needed mending.
See how they'll run.

Lady Madonna children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet

Overall Meaning

The song “Lady Madonna” by Wings is a tribute to the struggles and resilience of working-class women. The song opens with a picture of a mother surrounded by her children, who are in awe of her ability to make ends meet despite the financial difficulties that they encounter. The lyrics “Lady Madonna children at your feet, Wonder how you manage to make ends meet” express the admiration and respect for the singer, who holds the family together even in difficult times.

The song then goes on to raise the question of who finds the money when the rent needs to be paid. The line “Who finds the money when you pay the rent? Did you think that money was heaven sent?” emphasizes the challenges and the sacrifices that the mother may have to make to provide for her family. The song goes on to describe the typical week of a working mother, full of mundane tasks such as tying the bootlaces of her child, mending her stockings and so on.

The song emphasizes the dignity and resilience of women who, despite the challenges they face in their daily lives, are able to keep their families together. The song “Lady Madonna” is a beautiful celebration of the strength and the contributions of women who work tirelessly to keep the world going.

Line by Line Meaning

Lady Madonna children at your feet
Addressing the struggles of Motherhood and how mothers still manage to take charge of the family in the toughest situations.

Wonder how you manage to make ends meet.
A rhetorical question indicating how it seems impossible to manage money but still a mother nails it every time.

Who finds the money when you pay the rent?
Exposing the financial instability and the real-life struggles of the working class.

Did you think that money was heaven sent?
Questioning the existence of money and how it is perceived as a savior to some of the problems in life.

Friday night arrives without a suitcase
Portraying the relentlessness of time, just like Friday night students eagerly waiting to start their weekend plans without worrying about school or work.

Sunday morning creeping like nun
Like a lady walking quietly the song mentions the lethargic and reluctant arrival of Sunday, reminding us of an impending Monday and the workweek it brings forth.

Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace.
Cleverly employing a nursery rhyme to express the idea that children absorb lessons quicker than expected and are capable from a very early age.

See how they'll run.
The chorus is a reflection indicating how people, just like children will continue to move forward, running towards their aspirations.

Lady Madonna baby at your breast
Expressing the bonding experience of a mother with her baby, the emotional connection that enables her to keep it all up.

Wonder how you manage to feed the rest.
An expression of empathy for the mother who has to balance out various aspects of life, including feeding the children and taking care of the home.

Lady Madonna lying on the bed
A moment of respite for the mother, a private moment to lie down providing a chance for some peace and quiet.

Listen to the music playing in your head.
A large part of motherhood is also taking care of one's mental health, which is referred to as the music playing in your head.

Tuesday afternoon is never-ending
The humdrum routine of life where everything seems to be dragging on.

Wednesday morning papers didn't come
A minor inconvenience making one think things are getting lost or going haywire, or more metaphorically, even when some of the things you expect or rely on don't happen, life goes on.

Thursday night your stockings needed mending.
A poignant expression reflecting how simple things like stockings needing to be mended become the highlights of the day, seeing to small details and bringing normalcy into life.

see how they'll run.
A reflection that expresses hope and a reminder to always strive to move forward towards one's aspirations.

Lady Madonna children at your feet
Repeating the chorus of the song to show how the duties of motherhood remain, but also how mothers have it all under control.

Wonder how you manage to make ends meet.
A rhetorical reminder of the balancing act and remarkable strength that only mothers possess.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GEORGE HARRISON, JOHN WINSTON LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY

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