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- Album This song officially appears on the Junior's Farm / Sally G 7" Single.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
July 1974
Jul 16 - 18, 1974
Recording "One Hand Clapping" - Day 1
Aug 26, 1974
Oct 07, 1974
Rehearsals for the "One On One" tour
Mid-April, 2017
Related interviews
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Oct 05, 1974 • From Sounds
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May 31, 1975 • From Melody Maker
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Song facts
From Wikipedia:
“Junior’s Farm” is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed with McCartney’s band Wings. It was a number-three hit single in the United States. It was issued as a non-album single.
Writing and release
It was recorded in 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee, while the band was staying at the Lebanon, Tennessee farm of Curly Putman Jr., which accounts for the title.
The song continued McCartney and Wings’ success after the Band on the Run album. It made number 16 on the United Kingdom charts.
The photo for the single’s picture sleeve featured the members of Wings dressed in appropriate costumes from the song’s lyrics (for example, Geoff Britton as a poker dealer and Denny Laine as the “Eskimo”). However, the photo only appeared on the picture sleeve of the single in Spain and in advertisements elsewhere. In the UK and the US, the single was released in an Apple Records company sleeve. In some other countries in Europe, a black-and-white band photo was used instead (see alternative cover).
This was McCartney’s last release on Apple Records before signing a solo recording contract with Capitol Records in May 1975, following the dissolution of the Beatles’ partnership.
Music video
The music video of Junior’s Farm shows Paul McCartney playing a Kay electric bass guitar.
B-side and later release
The B-side, “Sally G“, was also a top-20 hit on the US charts, peaking at number 17. “Junior’s Farm” was later released on the McCartney/Wings compilation Wings Greatest in 1978 and the US version of All the Best! in 1987, although it was not on the UK edition of the latter album. The 3-minute radio edit of the song was included on the Wingspan: Hits and History compilation. “Sally G” was released in 1993 as a bonus track on Wings at the Speed of Sound in The Paul McCartney Collection. Both songs are now remastered and featured on the Hear-Music version of Venus and Mars released in November 2014.
Last updated on November 4, 2016
The book "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present", published in 2021, covers Paul McCartney's early Liverpool days, the Beatles, Wings, and solo careers, by pairing the lyrics of 154 of his songs with first-person commentaries of the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now.
"Junior's Farm" is one of the 154 songs covered.
Lyrics
You should have seen me with the poker man,
I had a honey and I bet a grand,
Just in the nick of time I looked at his hand.
I was talking to an Eskimo,
Said he was hoping for a fall of snow,
When up popped a sea lion ready to go.
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go
Down to junior's farm where I want to lay low.
Low life, high life, oh, let's go,
Take me down to junior's farm.
At the Houses of Parliament
Ev'rybody's talking 'bout the President,
We all chip in for a bag of cement.
Olly Hardy should have had more sense,
He bought a gee-gee and he jumped the fence,
All for the sake of a couple of pence.
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go
Down to junior's farm where I want to lay low,
Low life, high life, oh, let's go,
Take me down to junior's farm,
Everybody tag along.
I took my bag into a grocer's store,
The price is higher than the time before,
Old man asked me why is it more.
I said you should have seen me with the poker man,
I had a honey and I bet a grand,
Just in the nick of time I looked at his hand.
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go
Down to junior's farm where I want to lay low,
Low life, high life, oh, let's go,
Take me down to junior's farm,
Let's go, let's go,
Down to junior's farm where I want to lay low.
Low life, high life, oh, let's go,
Take me down to junior's farm
Ev'rybody tag along.
Take me down to junior's farm.
Officially appears on
7" Single • Released in 1974
4:23 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- July 16-18, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 07, 1974
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Official album • Released in 1978
4:23 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- July 16-18, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 07, 1974
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Official album • Released in 1990
4:20 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- July 16-18, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 07, 1974
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Official album • Released in 1993
4:23 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- July 16-18, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 07, 1974
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Wingspan Hits And History (US version)
Official album • Released in 2001
3:04 • Studio version • A2001 • 2001 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Remastering
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Recording engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- July 16-18, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 07, 1974
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Wingspan Hits And History (Japanese version)
Official album • Released in 2001
3:04 • Studio version • A2001 • 2001 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Remastering
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Recording engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- July 16-18, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 07, 1974
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Official album • Released in 2001
3:04 • Studio version • A2001 • 2001 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Remastering
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Recording engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- July 16-18, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 07, 1974
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Venus And Mars - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2014
4:24 • Studio version • A2014
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Recording engineer
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Simon Gibson :
- Remastering
- Sam Okell :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- July 16-18, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 07, 1974
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Official album • Released in 2016
4:24 • Studio version • A2014 • 2014 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Keyboards
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Britton :
- Drums
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Mixing engineer
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Recording engineer
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Simon Gibson :
- Remastering
- Sam Okell :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- July 16-18, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- Oct 07, 1974
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Bootlegs
On The Run - Bologna, Italy - November 26, 2011
Unofficial live
3:43 • Live
Concert From the concert in Bologna, Italy on Nov 26, 2011
On The Run - Bologna, Italy - November 27, 2011
Unofficial live
3:46 • Live
Concert From the concert in Milan, Italy on Nov 27, 2011
Unofficial live
3:49 • Live
Concert From the concert in Montreal, Canada on Jul 26, 2011
Videos
Album • Wings Greatest
Concert • Nov 21, 1974 in London
Concert • Jul 15, 2011 in New York
Concert • May 06, 2013 in Goiania
Concert • Oct 18, 2023 in Adelaide
Live performances
“Junior's Farm” has been played in 172 concerts and 18 soundchecks.
Latest concerts where Junior's Farm has been played
Curitiba • Estádio Couto Pereira • Brazil
Dec 13, 2023 • Part of Got Back Tour
São Paulo • Allianz Parque • Brazil
Dec 10, 2023 • Part of Got Back Tour
São Paulo • Allianz Parque • Brazil
Dec 09, 2023 • Part of Got Back Tour
São Paulo • Allianz Parque • Brazil
Dec 07, 2023 • Part of Got Back Tour
Belo Horizonte • Mrv Arena • Brazil
Dec 04, 2023 • Part of Got Back Tour
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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