Bip Bop
| "Bip Bop" | |
|---|---|
| Promotional single by Paul McCartney and Wings | |
| from the album Wild Life | |
| Released |
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| Studio | EMI, London |
| Genre | Rock[1] |
| Length | 4:14 |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney |
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney |
| Music video | |
| "Bip Bop on YouTube | |
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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.
The song was re-released on the Pure McCartney album and the EP Family[2][3]
Background
Paul McCartney began composing the song in the key of E major, with chord changes to G, A, B, C and D.[4] McCartney had taken the title from his daughter's "gabbling" and "sheer uninteresting junk."[5]
Reception
Paul 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[6]
According to 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."[7]
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 |
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney |
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Side two of Wild Life features a version of the song titled "Bip Bop (Link)".
Reception
Author Gary McGee called the song a "triumph"[8] Rolling Stone critic John Mendelsohn called it a "hypnotic and quite enjoyable Merle Travis style guitar-pickin' hoedown"[9]
Live performance
The song was performed live on 9th February 1972 during the Wings University tour.[10]
Personnel
The Beatles Bible and The Paul McCartney Project have alternate personnel, personnel is taken from The Paul McCartney Project:
Bip Bop:[11]
- Paul McCartney – bass, electric guitar, vocals
- Linda McCartney – vocals, tambourine (?)
- Denny Laine – electric guitar
- Denny Seiwell – drums, tambourine (?)
Bip Bop (Link):[12]
- Paul McCartney – acoustic guitar
Charts
| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] | 45 |
References
- ↑ Blaney 2007, p. 58.
- ↑ "Bip Bop by Wings - Track Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ "Paul McCartney - Pure McCartney Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ Benitez 2010, p. 38.
- ↑ Flippo 1988, p. 322.
- ↑ Muldoon & McCartney 2023, p. 407.
- ↑ "Press interview with Q Magazine - The Paul McCartney Project". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ McGee 2003, p. 182.
- ↑ "Paul McCartney: Wild Life [US Bonus Tracks] : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ "Paul McCartney | News | Sticking Out Of My Back Pocket: 'Bip Bop'". paulmccartney.com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ "Bip Bop (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ "Bip Bop (Link) (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wings – Bip Bop" (in French). Ultratop 50.
Sources
- Benitez, Vincent P. (2010). The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger. ISBN 978-0-313-34969-0. Search this book on
- Blaney, John (2007). Lennon and McCartney: Together Alone (1st ed.). Jawbone Press. ISBN 978-1-906002-02-2. Search this book on
- Du Noyer, Paul (2016). Conversations with McCartney. Abrams. ISBN 978-1468313406. Search this book on
- Flippo, Chet (1988). Yesterday: The Unauthorized Biography of Paul McCartney. New York City, NY: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-23482-5. Search this book on
- MacFarlane, Thomas (2022-09-30). Lennon and McCartney: Painting with Sound. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-68623-4. Search this book on
- McGee, Garry (2003). Band on the Run: A History of Paul McCartney and Wings. New York: Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87833-304-2. Search this book on
- McCartney, Paul; Muldoon, Paul (2023). The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present. Liveright. ISBN 9781324094685. Search this book on
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