Draft:Bip Bop
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Comment: Not clear how this passes WP:NSONG. TheChineseGroundnut (talk) 17:30, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
“Bip Bop” is a song by the British-American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings from their debut album Wild Life.
| "Bip Bop" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Paul McCartney and Wings | |
| from the album Wild Life | |
| Released | 3 December 1971 (UK) 6 December 1971 (US) |
| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 4:14 |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney |
The song was rereleased on the Pure McCartney album and the EP Family[1][2]
Recording[edit]
The song was recorded quickly during the summer of 1971[3]
McCartney on the song[edit]
McCartney in The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present:
I can get a bit perfectionist about things and think, ‘This is just not one of my grand pieces,’ and often I’ll get a bit down on them. I remember being very down on a song called ‘Bip Bop’ and thinking, ‘Oh God, how banal can you get?’ But I once said that to a producer named Trevor Horn, who produced Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Grace Jones and a lot of cool recording artists, and he said, ‘That’s one of my favourites of yours!’ And then I could see what he saw in it, which is what I saw in it when I wrote it and wanted to record it, so he made me feel better about that.
— Paul McCartney, Paul Muldoon, The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present
McCartney said that "The lyrics are f***ing awful," McCartney explains. “Bip bop, bip bip bop, Bip bop, bip bip band, Dig your bottom dollar, put it in your hand…"[4]
McCartney during an interview with Paul Du Nover in Q Magazine: "What’s the worst song you’ve ever written, then? “Bip Bop. The lyrics are fucking awful,” he grins, and then starts singing: “‘Bip bop, bip bip bop, Bip bop, bip bip band, Dig your bottom dollar, put it in your hand…’ But[producer] Trevor Horn told me, ‘That’s one of my favourites’. I can’t hate it that much, can I? There must have been a reason I liked it in the first place.”[5]
Bip Bop (Link)[edit]
Side two of the Wild Life album features a version of the song called Bip Bop (Link).
| "Bip Bop (Link)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Paul McCartney and Wings | |
| from the album Wild Life | |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 0:52 |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney |
Reception[edit]
Far Out Magazine said "That’s how loosely structured songs like the uptempo nonsensical rocker ‘Mumbo’ and the bluesy inane romp ‘Bip Bop’ came to be. "take its cue from the gibberish of 'Mumbo'."[6]
Live Performance[edit]
The song was performed live on 9th February 1972 during the Wings University tour.[7]
Personnel[edit]
The Beatles Bible and The Paul McCartney Project have alternate personnel, personnel is taken from The Paul McCartney Project:[8][9]
Bip Bop:
- Paul McCartney – bass, electric guitar, vocals
- Linda McCartney – vocals, tambourine (?)
- Denny Laine – electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell – drums, tambourine (?)
Bip Bop (Link):
- Paul McCartney – acoustic guitar
References[edit]
- ^ Bip Bop by Wings - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-02-09
- ^ Paul McCartney - Pure McCartney Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-02-09
- ^ MacFarlane, Thomas (2022-09-30). Lennon and McCartney: Painting with Sound. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-68623-4.
- ^ Tucker, Jessica (2023-07-21). "Paul McCartney Admits One Of His Songs Is So Bad, He'll Never Play It Again". TheThings. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Noyer, Paul Du (2016-10-18). Conversations with McCartney. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-4683-1341-3.
- ^ "50 years on from Wings debut album 'Wild Life'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Paul McCartney | News | Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket: 'Bip Bop'". paulmccartney.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/song/bip-bop/". Retrieved 2024-02-09.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Bip Bop (Link) (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
External Links[edit]
Bip Bop official audio on YouTube
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