“Mull Of Kintyre” — Paul McCartney and Wings

No Words, No Song
Nov 5 · 5 min read
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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.

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No Words, No Song

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Without words, it’s just a nice tune. Add words — now you’ve got a song. And songs can change your world. I write about some that changed mine.

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