I Lie Around
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| Single by Paul McCartney and Wings | ||||
| A-side | "Live and Let Die" | |||
| Released | 1 June 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 19 October 1970[1] November 1972 (overdubs) | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:59 | |||
| Label | Apple | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Paul McCartney | |||
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"I Lie Around" is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings that was released as the B-side to the "Live and Let Die" single in 1973. The first two verses are sung by Wings guitarist Denny Laine, while Paul McCartney sings the third verse.
Recording
[edit]The song was recorded in the autumn of 1970 at Columbia Studios in New York, during sessions for Ram. Early mixes had Paul McCartney singing vocals on the entire song.[2] The released version was the first Wings song to feature someone other than McCartney on lead vocals.[3] According to Denny Seiwell, he believed some of the guitar parts were played by Henry McCullough, but also said that "Paul played a lot of the guitar solos too."[4]
Lyrics and music
[edit]"I Lie Around" opens with the sound of bleating sheep and "pastoral catcalls".[5]
Reception
[edit]Ultimate Classic Rock critic Nick DeRiso rated "I Lie Around" as Denny Laine's 8th best song, calling it a "fun cut about doing absolutely nothing".[3] NME writers Roy Carr and Tony Tyler described it as "playful", with "nice harmonies" and a "forgettable tune."[5]
Personnel
[edit]According to the author Luca Perasi:[4]
- Paul McCartney – co-lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, autoharp
- Linda McCartney – backing vocals
- David Spinozza – acoustic guitar
- Denny Laine – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Denny Seiwell – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Henry McCullough – electric guitar
- Unknown musicians – horns, cellos, basses
Note: Perasi is unsure if Paul McCartney played electric guitar.[4]
Later release
[edit]Although the song was not placed on an album when it was initially released, it was included as a bonus track on the CD release of Paul McCartney and Wings' 1973 studio album, Red Rose Speedway, when that work became available on compact disc in 1987.[6] It was also included as a bonus track on the remastered version of Red Rose Speedway that was re-released on CD in 1993 as a part of The Paul McCartney Collection, as well as the 2018 Red Rose Speedway (Archive Collection). It was also included on The 7" Singles Box in 2022.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "I Lie Around (Song)".
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - 1 2 DeRiso, Nick (5 December 2023). "Top 10 Denny Laine songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- 1 2 3 Perasi, Luca (2023). Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970–1989. Milan: L.I.L.Y. Publishing. pp. 152–153. ISBN 978-88-909122-9-0.
- 1 2 Carr, Roy; Tyler, Tony (1978). The Beatles: An Illustrated Record. Harmony Books. p. 106. ISBN 0517533677.
- ↑ Wings, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-06
- ↑ "'The 7" Singles Box' – Out 2 December 2022". PaulMcCartney.com. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
