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“Morse Moose And The Grey Goose“ is a song by the British-American rock band Wings from their sixth studio album London Town.[1]
| "Morse Moose And The Grey Goose" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Paul McCartney and Wings | |
| from the album London Town | |
| Released | March 31, 1978 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 6:27 |
| Label | Parlophone (UK) Capitol (US) |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney, Denny Laine |
| Producer(s) | Paul McCartney |
Meaning[edit]
According to Katie Kapurch, the song is about a warplane that keeps flying away.[2]
Background[edit]
The song was written during a trip on a yacht to the Virgin Islands, in which McCartney would press a key on a keyboard a certain amount of times in which it would sound like morse code.[3]
Reviews[edit]
Ted Montgomery called the song a "completely bizarre, seemingly meaningless and utterly perplexing song" and mentioned that the song bared an uncanny resemblance to Grey Seal by Elton John from his 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.[4]
PopMatters said there were people who thought it was a complete silly mess and those who loved it.[5]
The Paul McCartney Project said it was an ambitious sequel to "Yellow Submarine".[6]
Legacy[edit]
The song’s bass line was later reused on the Twin Freaks remix of Coming Up from McCartney II.[7]
Personnel[edit]
Taken from the liner notes of London Town, except where noted.
- Paul McCartney – drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, lead vocals
- Denny Laine – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Linda McCartney – keyboards, backing vocals, percussion
- Jimmy McCulloch – guitar, percussion
- unknown – strings, accordion[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Hockinson, Michael J. (1992-01-15). The Ultimate Beatles Quiz Book. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-07104-2.
- ^ Kapurch, Katie; Smith, Jon Marc (2023). Blackbird: How Black Musicians Sang the Beatles Into Being and Sang Back to Them Ever After. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-09629-2.
- ^ Jr, Vincent P. Benitez (2010-03-23). The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-34970-6.
- ^ Montgomery, Ted (2020-01-31). The Paul McCartney Catalog: A Complete Annotated Discography of Solo Works, 1967-2019. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-3801-0.
- ^ "Seven of Paul McCartney's Most Underrated Songs, PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ "Morse Moose And The Grey Goose (song)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ Bowen, Mark (2009-09-06). McCartney Solo: See You Next Time. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4092-9879-3.
- ^ adrianallan (2020-06-28). "The Inspiration Behind Morse Moose and The Grey Goose". Paul McCartney After The Beatles: A Musical Appreciation. Retrieved 2024-06-08.