 | Silly Love SongsPaul McCartney & Wings |
Writer(s): Paul McCartney (see lyrics here) Released: April 1, 1976 First Charted: April 2, 1976 Peak: 15 US, 12 CB, 13 GR, 14 HR, 11 AC, 1 CL, 2 UK, 12 CN, 20 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, 0.2 UK Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 16.20 video, 67.91 streaming |
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About the Song:After his career with the Beatles, Paul McCartney had a successful career as a solo artist and with his group Wings. In 1976 – “the year of the great disco takeover” SG – McCartney landed his fifth post-Beatles #1 song with “Silly Love Songs,” which “only barely nodded in the direction of disco.” SG It could be viewed as his “attempt to grapple with the changing sound of popular music” SG with “a distant echo of disco in its bassline and its insistent beat.” SG With five non-consecutive weeks atop the chart, it also gave McCartney the biggest #1 song of the year. It made him the first person to have year-end songs with two different acts. He accomplished the feat with the Beatles in 1964 with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and again in 1968 with “Hey Jude.” WK The song was a response to critics who accused McCartney of writing sentimental love songs without substance. As such, it “isn’t just a song about love, and it isn’t just a song about love songs. It’s McCartney defending his own soppiness.” SG Some people also understood the song as a subtle dig at former Beatles mate John Lennon who was generally favored by critics and attacked McCartney for his less-artistic and more commercially-minded product. “Silly Love Songs” may not have erased some people’s perceptions, but it was, according to Time magazine, “the sort of tune that comes at the unwary out of car radios and open windows, attaching itself like a particularly stubborn lap cat. It will probably never go away.” FB Resources:
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First posted 7/12/2023. |
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