"Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney and Wings' 1973 album Band on the Run. With a general theme of freedom, the song's lyrics were partly inspired by comments made by Paul McCartney's former bandmate, George Harrison. The song was released as a single in 1974, becoming an international chart success. It has since become one of the band's most famous songs. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the U.S., where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the UK.[3][4]
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| - "Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney and Wings' 1973 album Band on the Run. With a general theme of freedom, the song's lyrics were partly inspired by comments made by Paul McCartney's former bandmate, George Harrison. The song was released as a single in 1974, becoming an international chart success. It has since become one of the band's most famous songs. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the U.S., where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the UK.[3][4]
- "Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney & Wings' acclaimed Band on the Run album. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the United States, where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the United Kingdom. "Band on the Run" can also be found on Wings Greatest (1978) and All the Best! (1987).
- "Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney and Wings' Band on the Run album. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the United States, where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the United Kingdom. "Band on the Run" can also be found on Wings Greatest (1978) and All the Best! (1987).
- Band on the Run is the hit single by Paul McCartneys band Wings. This single was taken from the album of the same name. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five was the second track on the single. Band on the Run is a suite that consists of three parts. The song starts sober with a slide guitar and synthesizers, with Paul McCartney singing about his fate as a prisoner. After 1: 20 min is this about to a faster piece in which the phrase If we ever get out of here . Later Paul McCartney that that phrase comes from a comment fromGeorge Harrison at a meeting of the Beatles with Apple Records. The third and last part begins after 2: 05 Min. music explodes and is acquired by acoustic guitars, that the escape and liberation.
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| - "Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney and Wings' 1973 album Band on the Run. With a general theme of freedom, the song's lyrics were partly inspired by comments made by Paul McCartney's former bandmate, George Harrison. The song was released as a single in 1974, becoming an international chart success. It has since become one of the band's most famous songs. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the U.S., where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the UK.[3][4]
- "Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney & Wings' acclaimed Band on the Run album. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the United States, where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the United Kingdom. "Band on the Run" can also be found on Wings Greatest (1978) and All the Best! (1987).
- "Band on the Run" is the title song from Paul McCartney and Wings' Band on the Run album. The single sold one million copies in 1974 in the United States, where it reached number 1, and it went to number 3 in the United Kingdom. "Band on the Run" can also be found on Wings Greatest (1978) and All the Best! (1987).
- Band on the Run is the hit single by Paul McCartneys band Wings. This single was taken from the album of the same name. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five was the second track on the single. Band on the Run is a suite that consists of three parts. The song starts sober with a slide guitar and synthesizers, with Paul McCartney singing about his fate as a prisoner. After 1: 20 min is this about to a faster piece in which the phrase If we ever get out of here . Later Paul McCartney that that phrase comes from a comment fromGeorge Harrison at a meeting of the Beatles with Apple Records. The third and last part begins after 2: 05 Min. music explodes and is acquired by acoustic guitars, that the escape and liberation.
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