B-Side To Seaside

Written by Linda McCartney

Album This song officially appears on the Seaside Woman / B-Side To Seaside 12" Single.
Timeline This song has been officially released in 1977

Master release


Related sessions

This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions


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Song facts

From Wide Prairie liner notes:

When a B-side was required for the release of Seaside Woman, Linda and I whipped up this witty little ditty. Its lighthearted flavour exemplifies Linda’s attitude to life. Amongst her favourite sayings was “don’t make so much of it“.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tZ62EQIUcA

Last updated on November 5, 2016

Lyrics

Came for a weekend
Ended in a hate joke
That's when I heard
The B-Side to Seaside
More than an A-Side
Less than a C-Side
My little B-Side
B-Side to Seaside
More than an A-Side
Less than a C-Side
My little B-Side
B-Side to Seaside
Into the offside
Onto the outside
My little B-Side
B-Side to Seaside

Officially appears on


Seaside Woman / B-Side To Seaside

12" Single • Released in 1980

Studio version


Seaside Woman / B-Side To Seaside

7" Single • Released in 1986

3:27 • Studio version

Alvin Clark :
Remix
Superweed :
Producer

Wide Prairie

Official album • Released in 1998

2:42 • Studio version

Paul McCartney :
Backing vocals, Banjo, Congas, Drums, Electric guitars, Mellotron, Moog, Piano, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Backing vocal, Lead vocal
Mark Vigars :
Recording engineer
Steve Popovitch :
Remixing

Wide Prairie (2019)

Official album • Released in 2019

2:42 • Studio versionA2019 • 2019 remaster

Paul McCartney :
Backing vocals, Banjo, Congas, Drums, Electric guitars, Mellotron, Moog, Piano, Producer
Linda McCartney :
Backing vocal, Lead vocal
Mark Vigars :
Recording engineer
Steve Popovitch :
Remixing
Alex Wharton :
Remastering

Bootlegs


MoMac's Hidden Tracks Vol.20

Unofficial album

3:25 • Studio version


MoMac's Hidden Tracks Vol.20

Unofficial album

4:35 • Studio version


Complete Flaming Pie - Sessions & Beyond (1997-1998)

Unofficial album

2:40 • Alternate take • #1


Complete Flaming Pie - Sessions & Beyond (1997-1998)

Unofficial album

3:27 • Alternate take • #2


Complete Flaming Pie - Sessions & Beyond (1997-1998)

Unofficial album

4:41 • Alternate take • B-side To Seaside #3


Videos

Album • Wide Prairie

Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

Going further


Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.

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