Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet (Studio Session 1974) [HiD]

"Jet" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings from their album Band on the Run. The song peaked at number 7 in both the British and American charts on 30 March 1974. Along with "Helen Wheels" and "Junior's Farm", it is another McCartney song where his primary inspiration for composing the song arose in daily life. Whereas most of the Band on the Run album was recorded in Lagos, Nigeria, "Jet" was recorded entirely at EMI Studios in London after the group's return (according to engineer Geoff Emerick in his book 'Here There and Everywhere.')

When first released, the single's B-side was "Mamunia", another track from Band on the Run. However, it was soon replaced with "Let Me Roll It". "Jet" can also be found on both Wings Greatest (1978) and All the Best! (1987).

Reviewers have reported that the subject of the song is McCartney's Labrador Retriever dog named "Jet". However, in a 2010 interview on the UK television channel ITV1 for the program Wings: Band on the Run (to promote the November 2010 CD/DVD re-release of the album) McCartney explained that Jet was the name of a pony he had owned, although many of the lyrics bore little relation to the subject.

Prominent music critic Dave Marsh named the song number 793 in his list of the 1001 greatest singles ever made. He referred to it as a "grand pop confection" that represented the only time McCartney approached the "drive and density" of his tenure with the Beatles. Writer Graham Reid has described it as a power pop "gem".

The Australian rock band Jet draw their name from the song title.

Scottish glam rock band Iron Virgin issued a version in 1974 on the Deram label, but it did not chart. Japanese pop power trio Shonen Knife's cover of this song is the last track on their 2008 album Super Group. Group member Naoko Yamano said that she picked the song since she is a longtime fan of McCartney.

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[garethb1961]

vocal is a bit flat isn't it? not macca at his best

[SouthCoastMass]

Geoff Britton wasn't a good fit from a band chemistry point of view. He supposedly shunned drugs, which in that band of pot heads, immediately ostracized him. Britton also didn't get along with Laine or McCulloch.

[greeenroooom]

PRICELESS!



[glenwaverley23]

Macca and Linda in the 70''s, with mullets and rockin' out. What more do you want? I like the free flow of the sound here, more articulated drum bass effect. Nice. Never seen this before, heard song about 8.5 million times.

[blackspace007]

Paul is SO adorable!!! Just an adorable man!

[ChiroQuacker]

i liked this drummer...geoff britten i think was his name...but that shit canned him and hired joe english who played more like bonzo...

geoff was bald...i wonder if that did him in....or probably the wife...linda didnt like him...that would be the kiss of death

[RideONize]

J'AIME !!!!!!!!!



[mac3079b]

Super

[kennyg03]

and idc, Linda was def stage material. she's so into the song.

[kennyg03]

that's awesome footy