• Voto:
Una compilation di pure hits non può dare un'idea sull'operato di una band o di un artista, si tratta per lo più di momenti che non trattano mai in modo esaustivo la carriera e si limitano ai singoloni, quelli che tutti vogliono sentire. Un tempo però queste compilation avevano un senso, bran apparsi solo su 45 giri si ritrovavano uniti su di un 33 e questo agevolava l'ascolto senza dover cambiare sempre disco nel peggiore dei casi o nel costruirsi una compilation su nastro nel migliore perdendo tutto un pomeriggio (la famosa cassettina da regalare alla ragazza). "Wings Greatest" esce nel '78, esigenze di mercato per Paul McCartney e soci in modo da battere il ferro caldo di "Wings Over America" e "London Town". Tante le pecche, la prima è che mancano dei brani come "Give Ireland Back to the Irish", "CMoon", "Girl'school" e "Mary Had a Little Lamb" tutti usciti su 45 giri e non inclusi in nessun 33 e soprattutto non c'è un inedito che ne giustifichi l'acquisto da parte dei completisti. In realtà la band aveva il brano, la caraibica "Waterspout", ma seguendo una logica suicida venne eliminata dal mix finale poco prima dell'uscita. Strano destino per questa canzone, rimasta per ben altre due volte fuori all'ultimo momento prima da "London Town" e poi nel 1987 dalla raccolta, un po' più completa ma non troppo, "All The Best" del solo Paul. La sequenza dei due lati immortala i Wings con tutte le loro hits maggiori da "Jet" a "With a Little Luck" passando per "Band on the Run" e "Junior's Farm" a stupire è l'inclusione di "Another Day" e "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" dei soli Paul e Linda ad aprire rispettivamente lato A e lato B, forse a sottolineare che comunque i Wings sono una loro creatura. Molto meglio comprarsi l'intera discografia della band, singoli e inediti se è possibile, per avere una visione più giusta e completa di un gruppo che non era solo una backing band di Paul ma qualcosa di più; Denny Laine un fidato gregario con qualche ottimo colpo in canna e basta ricordare che i Wings hanno avuto tre grandi chitarristi solisti come i compianti Henry McCollough e Jimmy McCulloch e il talento della chitarra classica Lawrence Juber, a provare la qualità del progetto di Macca.
P.S.La statuina art decò acquistata da Linda venne portata in cima alle Alpi per poter scattare la foto di copertina, la stessa statua sarà visibile sul caminetto nella cover di "Back to the Egg", ultimo album della band del 1979. All'interno un poster con una foto che in origine ritraeva i Wings in formazione a cinque con Joe English e Jimmy McCulloch, ma i due lasciarono nel '77 e vennero tagliati via nell'editing finale.
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01 Another Day (03:44)
Every day she takes a morning bath
She wets her hair
Wraps a towel around her
As she's heading for the bedroom chair
It's just another day
Slipping into stockings
Stepping into shoes
Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat
It's just another day
At the office where the papers grow
She takes a break
Drinks another coffee
And she finds it hard to stay awake
It's just another day
Du, du, du, du, du
It's just another day
Du, du, du, du, du
It's just another day
So sad, so sad
Sometimes she feels so sad
Alone in her apartment she'd dwell
Till the man of her dreams
Comes to break the spell
Aah, stay, don't stand her up
And he comes and he stays
But he leaves the next day, so sad
Sometimes she feels so sad
As she posts another letter
To the sound of five
People gather 'round her
And she finds it hard to stay alive
It's just another day
Du, du, du, du, du
It's just another day
Du, du, du, du, du
It's just another day
So sad, so sad
Sometimes she feels so sad
Alone in her apartment she'd dwell
Till the man of her dreams
Comes to break the spell
Aah, stay, don't stand her up
And he comes and he stays
But he leaves the next day, so sad
Sometimes she feels so sad
Every day she takes a morning bath
She wets her hair
Wraps a towel around her
As she's heading for the bedroom chair
It's just another day
Slipping into stockings
Stepping into shoes
Dipping in the pockets of her raincoat
Oh, it's just another day
Du, du, du, du, du
It's just another day
Du, du, du, du, du
It's just another day
03 Live and Let Die (03:14)
When you were young
And your heart was an open book
You used to say live and let live
(You know you did, you know you did, you know you did)
But if this ever changin' world
In which we live in
Makes you give in and cry
Say live and let die
Live and let die
Live and let die
Live and let die
What does it matter to ya
When ya got a job to do
Ya got to do it well
You got to give the other fella hell
You used to say live and let live
(You know you did, you know you did, you know you did)
But if this ever changin' world
In which we live in
Makes you give in and cry
Say live and let die
Live and let die
Live and let die
Live and let die
Say live and let die
Say live and let die
Live and let
Live and let
Live and let... die...
05 With a Little Luck (05:47)
With a little luck, we can help it out
We can make this whole damn thing work out
With a little love, we can lay it down
Can't you feel the town exploding?
There is no end to what we can do together
There is no end, there is no end
The willow turns his back on inclement weather
And if he can do it, we can do it, just me and you
And a little luck, we can clear it up
We can bring it in for a landing
With a little luck, we can turn it on
There can be no misunderstanding
There is no end to what we can do together
There is no end, there is no end
The willow turns his back on inclement weather
And if he can do it, we can do it, just me and you
With a little push, we could set it off
We can send it rocketing skywards
With a little love, we could shake it up
Don't you feel the comet exploding?
With a little luck
With a little luck
With a little luck, a little luck, a little luck
With a little luck
With a little luck
With a little luck, a little luck, a little luck
08 Hi Hi Hi (03:09)
Well, When I Met You At The Station
You Were Standing With A Bootleg In Your Hand.
I Took You Back To My Little Place
For A Taste Of A Multicoloured Band.
We're Gonna Get Hi Hi Hi,
The Night Is Young.
She'll Be My Funky Little Mama,
Gonna Rock It And We've Only Just Begun.
We're Gonna Get Hi Hi Hi
With The Music On.
Won't Say Bye-Bye Bye-Bye Bye-Bye Bye-Bye
'Til The Night Is Gone.
I'm Gonna Do It To You, Gonna Do It,
Sweet Banana, You'll Never Give Up.
We're Gettin' Hi Hi Hi In The Midday Sun.
Well Well, Take Off Your Face,
Recover From The Trip You've Been On.
I Want To Lie On The Bed,
Get You Ready For My Polygon.
I'm Gonna Do It To You, Gonna Do It,
Sweet Banana, You've Never Been Done.
Yes, I Go Like A Rabbit, Gonna Grab It,
Gonna Do It 'Til The Night Is Done.
We're Gonna Get Hi Hi Hi With The Music On.
Won't Say Bye-Bye Bye-Bye Bye-Bye Bye-Bye
'Til The Night Is Gone.
I'm Gonna Do It To You, Gonna Do It,
Sweet Banana, You'll Never Give Up.
We're Gonna Get Hi Hi Hi, We're Gonna Get Hi Hi Hi,
We're Gonna Get Hi Hi Hi In The Midday Sun.
12 Mull of Kintyre (04:44)
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
Far have I travelled and much have I seen
Dark distant mountains with valleys of green
Past painted deserts, the sun sets on fire
As he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen
Carry me back to the days I knew then
Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir
Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain
Still take me back where my mem'ries remain
Flickering embers grow higher and high'r
As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre...
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