A classic film reminds Paul McCartney of the concept behind his 1973 song, “Band on the Run.” The word “band” in the name means a couple of different things.
Paul McCartney | Michael Putland/Getty Images Paul McCartney said his song ‘Band on the Run’ reminds him of a certain film
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that the concept of his song, “Band on the Run,” and its album remind him of a particular classic film and even a children’s cartoon.
“Certain aspects of it remind me of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,'” Paul wrote. “The undertaker is ringing a bell because he’s upset he has so few customers. Sailor Sam’s a character out of ‘Rupert Bear,’ the comic strip by Mary Tourtel. But he fitted in somehow.”
Sailor Sam pops up in “Band on the Run” in the lyric, “And the jailer man...
Paul McCartney | Michael Putland/Getty Images Paul McCartney said his song ‘Band on the Run’ reminds him of a certain film
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that the concept of his song, “Band on the Run,” and its album remind him of a particular classic film and even a children’s cartoon.
“Certain aspects of it remind me of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,'” Paul wrote. “The undertaker is ringing a bell because he’s upset he has so few customers. Sailor Sam’s a character out of ‘Rupert Bear,’ the comic strip by Mary Tourtel. But he fitted in somehow.”
Sailor Sam pops up in “Band on the Run” in the lyric, “And the jailer man...
- 1/29/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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