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).
Love Is Strange
Wings Lyrics
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Many many people, take it for a game
My sweet baby, love is strange
Yeah Yeah
Many many people, take it for a game
Yeah Yeah
Love is strange
Yeah Yeah
Many many people, take it for a game
Yeah Yeah
Love is strange
Love is strange
Many people, they don't understand
They think that having love is, like having money in the hand
My sweet baby, love is strange
Many many people, seem to take it for a game
La la la la
Love is strange
La la la la
Love is strange
The lyrics to Wings' song Love Is Strange convey a message about how people often view love as just a game, without fully comprehending its meaning and significance. The repetition of the opening line "Baby, love is strange" throughout the song is used to emphasize the unconventional nature of love, which can be difficult to understand and often unpredictable. The next line, "Many many people, take it for a game," highlights the fact that love is often treated casually, like a game that people play without fully realizing the gravity of its consequences.
The lyrics go on to describe how there are many people who don't appreciate the true value of love, and equate it with material possessions. People often think that having love is like having money in the hand, but this is not the case. Love is something that can't be measured or quantified, and it has the power to change lives in ways that money never could. The repetition of the phrase "Love is strange" serves as a reminder that love is a mysterious force that can be both wonderful and challenging at the same time.
In essence, the lyrics to Love Is Strange by Wings are a plea to stop treating love casually and to appreciate its true value. The song attempts to show that love is far more complex and profound than a mere game, and should be treated with the respect and reverence it deserves. The themes and messages conveyed in the lyrics are perhaps even more relevant in today's society, where the concept of love has become increasingly commercialized and commoditized.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, love is strange
Love can be unpredictable and difficult to comprehend
Many many people, take it for a game
Lots of individuals treat love as an amusement or something trivial
My sweet baby, love is strange
Addressing his partner, the singer affirms the inexplicable nature of love
Yeah Yeah
A repeated interjection to emphasize the point being made
Many people, they don't understand
A sizable portion of people lack comprehension regarding the intricacies of love
They think that having love is, like having money in the hand
Some believe that love can be easily acquired and controlled like material possessions
My sweet baby, love is strange
Reassertion of the puzzling and unconventional qualities of love
Many many people, seem to take it for a game
Echoing the second line, a large number of individuals treat love frivolously
La la la la
A nonsensical sound reinforcing the musicality of the song
Love is strange
A simple but powerful phrase encapsulating the central idea of the song
La la la la
A repetition of line 9
Love is strange
A repeat of line 10 to close the song
Lyrics © Kanjian Music
Written by: Ethel Smith, Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson
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@LVK15926951
One of the most underrated songs. Ever.
@erikfelik6426
Wasn't it a number one hit
@paulb1953
@@erikfelik6426 it should STILL be number one
@adamz0037
@@paulb1953 chill
@toddholmes4480
I agree. My favorite post-Beatles songs (Well, one of them at least) Then you have John Lennon's prolific library of songs. Double Fantasy was his last great work. All too soon, and so unnecessary. Bless these men for giving us the gift of music.
@eldonstrackeii7892
Why does every song on YouTube have this comment? The only rating that matters is your own- harping about other people not liking the music you like seems pointless.
@russbeard3665
This song is an unbelievable achievement... it is to the ears what a Salvador Dali painting is to the eyes... complex yet simple, totally majestic around one corner and whimsical around the next. The time changes, arrangement and melody are simply brilliant.
@gaguirre1447
Agree totally ...💪
@user-lc3xp5eo8l
insane comment dude. so on point
@gomogo2000
I think your comment is a bit of an unbelievable achievement too! So perfectly assessed and stated. Thank you! 🥰 I've loved this song since I was a little girl.
Sir Paul would thank you too. ❤️