Paul McCartney - If You Wanna

From The Album Flaming Pie 1997.

FLAMING PIE - 1997

Beginning in February 1995, McCartney teamed up with Jeff Lynne, Electric Light Orchestra lead singer and guitarist and an ardent Beatles fan who had previously worked with George Harrison on his 1987 album Cloud Nine, while both were members of The Traveling Wilburys, and who had also co-produced "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" for the Anthology project. With a keen sense to produce something pure and easy — and without indulging in elaborate productions — McCartney sporadically recorded the entire album in a space of two years, working not only with Lynne, but with Steve Miller, George Martin, Ringo Starr and his own son, James McCartney, who plays lead guitar on "Heaven on a Sunday". "Calico Skies" and "Great Day" both hailed from a 1992 session, recorded even before Off the Ground had come out.

The title Flaming Pie (also given to one of the album's songs) is a reference to a humorous story John Lennon told journalists in 1961 on the origin of The Beatles' name when they became newly famous: "I had a vision that a man came unto us on a flaming pie, and he said, 'You are Beatles with an A.' And so we were." The album itself definitively has a Beatles flair to it; "The Song We Were Singing" was written about the Lennon/McCartney writing team.

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[2008einstein2009]

greate song! he's legend! 5+

[KyeBruce]

Their? It was just Paul.

[MrRocked123]

@JerichoDitch2 you are a turd 

[bruce369able]

@JerichoDitch2 which ones?

[hellogoodbye753]

@sabineman74 You poor soul. His name is Richard not George. :l

[69MC97gc]

Please remember he is singing and playing(It is true,Paul plays almost everything) for and to his wife.Linda:

[luvjazfan]

Cheerful song...love it :)

[Stevesk0011]

this song i didn't like when i first heard it but it grew on me and went from 3 stars to 5 stars on my iPod lol i'm learning it on guitar....

[MsJune54]

a fantastic gem from Flaming Pie...LOVE IT.....thanks for posting

[2012PIOTR]

Really greate!!! no doubt ;-)

[TenderAce]

Highway 5 San Diego...Yeah!

[bogarock1]

love at first hearing