Paul McCartney getting closer piano demo rare

[MyCarol65]

i pipes of peace was to poppy for a man of his age and talent mccartney does release3 some crap loved back to the egg to didnt like london town he should have stayed in wings

[PearlJammer07]

Neat song. Anyone here going to buy the 2010 remaster of Band on the Run? I am going to get the 2CD/DVD set for my dad. He is a huge Beatles and McCartney fan. I am going to get the 1 CD remaster for myself.

[BestMusicExpert]

The line about my salamander always bothered me too. always wondered what it was about.

Back To The Egg was a great album. London Town only had 2 songs I liked. I've Had Enough and With A Little Luck.

[asker014]

@IronLionZion901 Fuck you Head you are DEAD!!!!!!!!!

[JPGR66]

Back To The egg is a Mcartney master stroke of an album...from start to finish....my personal fave!

[beatles20147]

People are overanalyzing the salamander line--apparently Linda used to catch and play with salamanders as a child and it was an in-joke.

[revived0103]

dude im on the "sounds like daniel johnston" bandwagon. those weird high pitched howls...

[jumpkenny]

two words.... DANIEL. JOHNSTON.

[oneill8390]

@jumpkenny sounds a bit like him huh

[janfreidun]

has someone got the rehearsal version with denny on vocals instead of paul?

[Doleafol]

This is the only song that ever rhymes "salamander" and "answer." Brilliant. Well, that said, what other songs even mention the word, "salamander?" I want Paul to use "gecko" on his next album and try to find a rhyme for that.

[THECLARENCES]

Awesome!

xoxo

The Clarences

[wilsondylanmccartney]

I love this :)

[luzeeana]

Beautiful.

That voice and that piano

And the slighty diferent lyrics

Love it

I want more!

[WilburyVision]

Back to the Egg and London Town - the two finest Wings albums and maybe the most overlooked! Discuss!

[karlwho1]

@WilburyVision You are 100 % on the money!

[attavanti]

True.

[chathamgamer]

@WilburyVision I agree with Back to the Egg - a fantastic album and one of their best - but I don't agree with London Town. It was good - but nowhere as good as Band on the Run.

[elmakartany]

@WilburyVision

you're right ,if I've to choose among Paul's album,think it'll be London town...though it's too hard to choose...depends on the mood we're in,...

[Stube437]

@WilburyVision I don't think so. Band on the run is in a league of it's own. Maybe people just want to defy convention so say things like what you've said there. BTTE & LT have got some v.good songs on them that I love but they've also got some that just don't cut it whereas BOTR is quatliy from start to finish with only a bit of a dip at the start of the 2nd side. I'm on about the vinyl record for all you younger viewers!:).

[kraigus]

jesus he sounds like daniel.

the chord progressions...

[jcjh20]

I love this version.. I think it's better than the studio version. I agree that the whole piano demo tape sounds very much like Daniel Johnston's piano stuff..

[1nceBitten2wiceShy]

I've always heard that the Beatles were influenced by Daniel Johnston.

Seriously, though, what about the first few piano notes on the beginning of the "Driving Rain" album, eh??? Pure Dan, circa "Hi How Are You!"!!! 1b2s

[jcjh20]

Yup.. The first few notes of "Lonely Road" sounds like the beginning of "Despair Came Knocking"

[TheMantis1point0]

Salamander could be for something or one that is slime, low, low to the ground, dirty...

[1nceBitten2wiceShy]

Whoever this girl Sal Amanda is, I don't think she would appreciate being called dirty and slimy! - 1b2s

[TheMantis1point0]

haha I know I would be mad!

[Jenzemannen]

He sings "my salamander" right?

[kubicapanis]

yes im sure it is

[wilsondylanmccartney]

@Jenzemannen Lol, it's hilarious. Paul is my favorite artist ever. But I think he was sort've thinking Fuck it. It has has no meaning, but I'm sure if people scrutinized it enough, it WOULD have some sort of meaning. Let's face it, Paul never was a great lyric writer. But I think the thing with him is, the SOUNDING of words. Look at Marc Bolan's words of T. Rex. What do they mean?? Who cares really?? They sound great! :)

[zephyrquartz]

TheMantis1point0 - actually a salamander is known in folklore as a fire spirit.

[TheMantis1point0]

Right on man, I knew that a snake is or could be a teacher or information such as a teacher but in america is could be evil.

[beatlemaniac487]

I LOVE THIS SONG SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOMUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i have no clue why he picked salamander but it just makes it that much awesomerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[kubicapanis]

glad u liked it. i don't like this particular version but the one that was all completed. thanks for commenting

[beatlemaniac487]

well, yeah this version is not the best, although it is kind of interesting to see how the song built upon this to create the completed version.

[tiranchula]

@kubicapanis I love this song too... especially cause of the salamander reference! My big brothers bought me a salamander when I was little..... and I loved my little critter so much. So this song reminds me of good times with my pet, and of how much I just love Paul!

[zephyrquartz]

@beatlemaniac487 - A salamander is a fire spirit - it's passion so the person he was singing to was a passionate person and also inspires 'fire' in the heart.

[dinmusicjf]

Sounds like early Daniel Johnston from The What of Whom

[TMATV1]

One of the best albums ever, no less. It does, too.

[durazzo88]

HE'S DRUNK

[Augenschwert]

Well maybe he prefers more than "a pint a day" ;-)

[dimebuckerpickups]

william

[livingwhites]

sound like paul originally envisioned it with a slight reggae - jimmy cliff - per the vocal accents he uses

[Edhallick]

My Salamander?

[koldkockrecords]

Yeh you can say I'm happy with it. It's a musicians thing demo. Alway wanted to hear demos of tracks I grew up with. If you find more post them. Would be glad to hear them

[koldkockrecords]

Love the Demo version. I always love Getting Closer on the Back To The Egg Lp.I like the piano parts very much. Just printed up the Guitar Tab so I'll be figuring out tonight.

[kubicapanis]

personally i hate this but if it helps u and u like it-im happy

[guitarslim56]

I hate this, too. I wish I weren't listening to it right now. I hate it so much I will listen to it again,

[irishcircusgirl]

il admit i did scrunch up my face in parts, but i still enjoyed it.

the end made me giggle,sounds a little over the place, but did i like it??

emmm yes i did:)

[irishcircusgirl]

thank you for posting this.

appriciate it!

[kubicapanis]

but do u like it???-u don't have to say yes lol

[dizzymisslizzylane]

hello! thanks for posting this - it made me smile. where can I find the track? is it from a bootleg, perhaps it is online?

if you can help that would be wonderful!

:)