"Maybe I'm Amazed" is a song by Paul McCartney who wrote this about his wife Linda. She died of breast cancer in 1998. McCartney wrote this in 1969 just after The Beatles broke up. He credits Linda with helping him get through this difficult time. The studio version was never released as a single, but it is one of the most enduring songs on McCartney's first solo album. A concert version was released as a single in 1977 to promote the Wings Over America live album. (thanks, Tommy - flower mound, TX) The lentil soup recipe Paul speaks backwards is: