“Mull Of Kintyre” — Paul McCartney and Wings
With Ringo, George and John already in the bag, there was only one place we could go next…Paul, to complete the set.
“Mull Of Kintyre” was a huge hit in the UK and 1977’s Christmas Number One, staying in the charts for 17 weeks across late 1977 and early 1978. 40 years later, it’s still one of the best-selling UK singles of all time with over 2 million copies sold.
Elsewhere in the world reactions were more muted, but wherever you find communities of Scottish expats, or lots of people with Scottish heritage, “Mull Of Kintyre” does very well.
Paul McCartney probably had the most extensive and long-lasting music career of any of the Fab Four in their post-Beatles days, with big hits like “My Love”, the Bond theme “Live And Let Die”, “Band On The Run” and his duet with Stevie Wonder, “Ebony And Ivory”, amongst many others.
And Paul McCartney’s track record as a songwriter is right up there with the all-time greats for both quality and quantity. He wrote, or co-wrote, 32 Billboard Number One records, he’s picked up 18 Grammys over the years and also wrote what is widely considered the most covered song of all time, “Yesterday” — covered by over 2000 different artists to date…and counting…
But I’ve chosen “Mull of Kintyre”, which Paul McCartney wrote with his Wings…
