Bip Bop
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"Bip Bop" is a song by the British-American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings from their debut album Wild Life.
| "Bip Bop" | |
|---|---|
| Promotional single 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 |
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The song was re-released 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 has always been disdain in his hate for the song on many occasions. Especially in The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, in which he stated:
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 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.”[4]
Bip Bop (Link)[edit]
Side two of the Wild Life album features a version of the song titled 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 |
Listen to the song Bip Bop or Buy it on amazon
Reception[edit]
Sam Jordison said that the song "sounds like an outtake of an outtake of a jam session gone wrong"[5] Gary McGee called the song a "triumph"[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
Charts[edit]
| Chart | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop)[10] | 45 |
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. Search this book on
- ↑ Noyer, Paul Du (2016-10-18). Conversations with McCartney. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-4683-1341-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Jordison, Sam (2020-03-24). The 10 Worst of Everything: The Big Book of Bad. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-64517-160-7. Search this book on
- ↑ McGee, Garry (2003). Band on the Run: A History of Paul McCartney and Wings. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-87833-304-2. Search this book on
- ↑ "Paul McCartney | News | Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket: 'Bip Bop'". paulmccartney.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ↑ "Bip Bop (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ↑ "Bip Bop (Link) (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ↑ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
External links[edit]
Bip Bop official audio on YouTube
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