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"Hi, Hi, Hi"
Song
B-side"C Moon"

"Hi, Hi, Hi" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was released as a double A-side single with "C Moon" in 1972.

The single peaked at number five in the United Kingdom[1] and at number 10 in the United States in January 1973.[2] The song became a staple of Wings' live shows in the 1970s.

In the UK, the song was banned by the BBC for its sexually suggestive lyrics.[3] The BBC also assumed that the title phrase, "We're gonna get hi, hi, hi" was a drug reference.[4] The specific lyrics objected to is the apparent phrase "get you ready for my body gun"; McCartney has said that the correct lyrics are "get you ready for my polygon", an abstract image, and later said, "The BBC got some of the words wrong. But I suppose it is a bit of a dirty song if sex is dirty and naughty. I was in a sensuous mood in Spain when I wrote it."[3].

Notes

  1. ^ "Paul McCartney - The Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Paul McCartney singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  3. ^ a b Badman, Keith (2003). The Beatles: Off the Record. Omnibus Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780711991996.
  4. ^ "The seven ages of Paul McCartney". BBC News. 17 June 2006.
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