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"Let Me Roll It" is a song by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, released on their 1973 album Band on the Run. The song was also released as the B-side to " Jet " in early 1974, and has remained a staple of McCartney's live concerts since it was first released.
"Jet" is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings from their third studio album Band on the Run (1973). It was the first British and American single to be released from the album. The song peaked at No. 7 on the British and American charts on 30 March 1974, also charting in multiple countries in Europe.
I just thought it was a cool term. Actually, I was thinking of a Paul McCartney and Wings song "Let Me Roll It." I don't know why it made me think of holy rollers. "Captain High-Top" is just a total rock propaganda kinda thing. I kinda see "Heartshine" as our "Achilles' Last Stand" of the album. It's long and real powerful.
"Mamunia" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney that first appeared on Wings' 1973 album Band on the Run. It was also released as the B-side of the "Jet" single in the US, but was replaced by "Let Me Roll It" when "Mamunia" was being considered as a possible future A-side.
In 2003, Benson also released Metarie, with his then band The Well Fed Boys, and which featured a cover of Paul McCartney's Let Me Roll It, which featured back-up vocals by Jack White. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This was the first song written completely by another artist to be featured on a Benson release.
The production of the song contains "slaphappy bass, tinkling keyboards and relaxed drums", over which Scarface recounts an afternoon of hanging out in the neighborhood and activities including smoking cannabis cigars, seeing women drive by, drinking 40 oz bottles of St. Ides, [2] and "Jammin' to a tape to my partner had made / 'Growin' up in the Hood' bein mixed with Face".
"Cook of the House" is a "1950s-style rock 'n' roll song." [1] Linda McCartney sings the lead vocal, her first lead vocal performance for Wings. [2] Paul McCartney plays the same double bass Bill Black played on Elvis Presley songs. [3] Other musicians on the song are Denny Laine and Jimmy McCulloch on guitar and Joe English on drums. [3]
The opening lines of the song are taken from the catchphrase of English music hall performer Charlie Chester.Chester's catchphrase was "Down in the jungle living in a tent, better than a bungalow, no rent"; [1] the lyrics subsequently changed to "Down in the jungle living in a tent, You don't use money you don't pay rent".