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"'''C Moon'''" is a [[pop song]] with a [[reggae]] beat, written by [[Paul McCartney|Paul]] and [[Linda McCartney]] and performed by [[Wings (band)|Wings]]. It was released as a double A-side with "[[Hi, Hi, Hi]]" in 1972. The single reached No. 5 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and since "Hi Hi Hi" was banned by the [[BBC]], "C Moon" received much airplay in the United Kingdom.{{sfn|McGee|2003|p=35}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Charts: Paul McCartney|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=2011-10-13}}</ref> In the United States, "C Moon" did not appear on any of the major record charts.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=2015 |title=The Comparison Book |location=Menonomee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |page=333 |isbn=978-0-89820-213-7}}</ref>
"'''C Moon'''" is a song with a [[reggae]] beat, written by [[Paul McCartney|Paul]] and [[Linda McCartney]] and performed by [[Wings (band)|Wings]]. It was released as a double A-side with "[[Hi, Hi, Hi]]" in 1972. The single reached No. 5 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and since "Hi Hi Hi" was banned by the [[BBC]], "C Moon" received much airplay in the United Kingdom.{{sfn|McGee|2003|p=35}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Charts: Paul McCartney|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=2011-10-13}}</ref> In the United States, "C Moon" did not appear on any of the major record charts.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=2015 |title=The Comparison Book |location=Menonomee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |page=333 |isbn=978-0-89820-213-7}}</ref>


==Lyrics and structure==
==Lyrics and structure==
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Revision as of 07:03, 12 June 2022

"C Moon"
Label of the UK 7-inch single
Single by Wings
A-side"Hi, Hi, Hi"
Released1 December 1972
RecordedNovember 1972
Morgan Studios, London
Genre
Length4:33
LabelApple Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul McCartney
Wings singles chronology
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
(1972) 		"C Moon"
(1972) 		"My Love"
(1973)
Alternative cover art
Back cover of the German release of "Hi Hi Hi"

"C Moon" is a song with a reggae beat, written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was released as a double A-side with "Hi, Hi, Hi" in 1972. The single reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and since "Hi Hi Hi" was banned by the BBC, "C Moon" received much airplay in the United Kingdom.[2][3] In the United States, "C Moon" did not appear on any of the major record charts.[4]

Lyrics and structure

The title "C Moon" was inspired by lyrics in the song "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. McCartney said, "There's a line in [Wooly Bully] that says, 'Let's not be L7.' Well, L7, it was explained at the time, means a square—put L and 7 together and you get a square... So I thought of the idea of putting a C and a moon together (a half-moon) to get the opposite of a square. So 'C Moon' means cool, in other words."[5]

The recording includes a missed-cue intro that was kept in the released version.[6]

The song is in the key of C and is in 4/4 time. The performers change instruments from their usual places. Guitarist Henry McCullough plays drums, guitarist Denny Laine plays bass, and drummer Denny Seiwell plays xylophone and cornet.[7]

The song was recorded around the same time as "Hi, Hi, Hi", in November 1972.[8]

Releases

Country UK USA Germany France Japan
Label Apple Apple EMI Electrola/Apple Apple Apple
Catalogue number R 5973 1857 1C006-05208 2C006-05208 EAR-10241
Release date 1 December 1972 4 December 1972 December, 1972 20 January 1973
Chart ratings 5
(16 January 1973) 		— N/A N/A 26
(February, 1973)

The song was included on the Paul McCartney compilation albums All the Best! (1987) and Wingspan: Hits and History (2001). It was also included as a bonus track on the 1993 remastered CD of Red Rose Speedway, as part of The Paul McCartney Collection.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ https://ultimateclassicrock.com/reggae-rock-songs/
  2. ^ McGee 2003, p. 35.
  3. ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book. Menonomee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
  5. ^ McGee 2003, p. 198.
  6. ^ Luca Perasi, Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969-2013), L.I.L.Y. Publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-88-909122-1-4, p.92
  7. ^ Rhino Records 2007.
  8. ^ "The McCartney Recording Sessions - 1972". Webpages.charter.net. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

Sources

  • McCartney, Paul (2007). The McCartney Years (DVD). Rhino Records.
  • McGee, Garry (2003). Band on the Run: A History of Paul McCartney and Wings. New York: Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87833-304-2.
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