Hear Paul McCartney & Wings’ "Hi, Hi, Hi" from 'One Hand Clapping,' one of the most bootlegged live albums and officially releasing this summer.

Daniel Kreps Fri, May 17, 2024, 7:01 AM PDT 2 min read Paul McCartney & Wings, 1974 - Credit: Redferns ...

Needing a bit of a hit, Paul McCartney and Wings embraced a little bit of controversy on the 1972 single “Hi, Hi, Hi.” Some of that controversy was accidental, some of it was warranted, but ...

“Hi, Hi, Hi” is a song performed by Paul McCartney and Wings and was released in 1972 as the double A-side single with “C Moon.” The song contains more overt references to sex and drugs as ...

Paul used a word from ‘Ubu Cocu’ in his song ‘Hi, Hi, Hi,’ but the BBC didn’t understand it and banned it Jarry’s play was still in Paul’s mind when he wrote a Wings song years later.

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Paul said the bottom line on “Hi, Hi, Hi” is that “sex and drugs are two of the staples of rock and roll. More than that, this is a genre that openly recognizes sex and drugs as being fun.

“C Moon” hit the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic, despite having to overcome obstacles caused by “Hi Hi Hi,” the track with which it was paired as a double A-sided single.

For Wings, the light at the end of the tunnel began to illuminate with “Hi, Hi, Hi,” which landed a hard-rocking autumn 1972 hit single. And things were about to get even better. Much better.

On the occasion of Paul McCartney reaching another birthday — he’s turning 82 on June 18, 2024 — we bring back this critical ranking of his greatest tunes, first published when he turned 80 ...