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- Album This song officially appears on the Band On The Run (UK version) Official album.
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Song facts
From Wikipedia:
“Let Me Roll It” is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings released on the 1973 album Band on the Run. The song was also released as the B-side to “Jet” in early 1974, and has remained a staple of McCartney’s live concerts since it was first released.
Origin
Some critics saw the song as a pastiche of John Lennon’s sound, particularly the riff and the use of tape echo on the vocals. McCartney, however, didn’t intend the song to be a pastiche of Lennon. He did say the vocal “does sound like John… I hadn’t realised I’d sung it like John.”
Live performances
Since its first release, McCartney has performed “Let Me Roll It” in his live concerts. He has also included live versions of the song on several live albums, including Wings over America, Paul Is Live, Back in the U.S. (and Back in the World), and Good Evening New York City.
In the recent tours, “Foxy Lady” from Jimmy Hendrix was performed at the end of “Let Me Roll It”, forming a kind of medley.
Paul McCartney, in Club Sandwich, 1994:
Let Me Roll It was not really a Lennon pastiche, although my use of tape echo did sound more like John than me. But tape echo was not John’s exclusive territory! And you have to remember that, despite the myth, there was a lot of commonality between us in the way that we thought and the way that we worked.
Paul McCartney, Billboard interview, 2001:
[Let Me Roll It] was a riff, originally, a great riff to play, and whenever we played it live, it goes down great. We’d play it on two guitars, and people saw it later as a kind of John pastiche, as Lennon-ish, Lennon-esque. Which I don’t mind. That could have been a Beatles song. Me and John would have sung that good.
Last updated on October 22, 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.
"Let Me Roll It" is one of the 154 songs covered.
Lyrics
You gave me something.
I understand,
You gave me loving in the palm of my hand
I can't tell you how I feel
My heart is like a wheel
LET ME ROLL IT
Let me roll it to you
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you
I want to tell you
And now's the time
I want to tell you that
You're going to be mine
I can't tell you how I feel
My heart is like a wheel.
LET ME ROLL IT
Let me roll it to you
Let me roll it
Let me roll it to you
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1973
4:50 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Organ
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Monday :
- Assistant engineer
- Pete Swettenham :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- September 1-23, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1973
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Late October / Early November 1973
- Studio :
- Kingsway 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 1973
4:50 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Organ
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Monday :
- Assistant engineer
- Pete Swettenham :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- September 1-23, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1973
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Late October / Early November 1973
- Studio :
- Kingsway 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
7" Single • Released in 1974
4:50 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Organ
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Monday :
- Assistant engineer
- Pete Swettenham :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- September 1-23, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1973
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Late October / Early November 1973
- Studio :
- Kingsway 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 live • Released in 1976
3:45 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Keyboard, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Joe English :
- Drums, Vocals
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording
- Jack Maxson :
- Recording engineer
- Tom Walsh :
- Assistant recording engineer
Concert From the concert in Cincinnati, USA on May 27, 1976
Official album • Released in 1993
4:50 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Organ
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Monday :
- Assistant engineer
- Pete Swettenham :
- Assistant engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- September 1-23, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1973
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Late October / Early November 1973
- Studio :
- Kingsway 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 live • Released in 1993
4:12 • Live • L2
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Robbie McIntosh • Hamish Stuart • Paul Wickens • Blair Cunningham
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Engineering, Mixing engineer
- Julian Mendelsohn :
- Recording engineer
- Bob Kraushaar :
- Recording engineer
Concert From the concert in Boulder, USA on May 26, 1993
- Session Recording:
- July 1993
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Official album • Released in 1996
4:50 • Studio version • B • DTS Mix / Quadraphonic version
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Organ
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Monday :
- Assistant engineer
- Pete Swettenham :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- September 1-23, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1973
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Early 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
Band On The Run (25th Anniversary)
Official album • Released in 1999
4:50 • Studio version • A1999 • 1999 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Organ
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer, Remastering
- Monday :
- Assistant engineer
- Pete Swettenham :
- Assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- September 1-23, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1973
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Late October / Early November 1973
- Studio :
- Kingsway 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
Band On The Run (25th Anniversary)
Official album • Released in 1999
3:52 • Live • L3 • Includes Paul McCartney interview about the making of "Band On The Run" album
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Robbie McIntosh • Hamish Stuart • Paul Wickens • Blair Cunningham
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
Concert From "New World Tour - Rehearsal Concert" in London, United Kingdom on Feb 05, 1993
Wingspan: Hits & History [CD Sampler]
Official album • Released in 2001
4:50 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Organ
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Electric guitar
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Monday :
- Assistant engineer
- Pete Swettenham :
- Assistant engineer
- Session Recording:
- September 1-23, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria
- Session Overdubs:
- October 1973
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Late October / Early November 1973
- Studio :
- Kingsway 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
Unofficial live
4:29 • Live
Concert From the concert in Toronto, Canada on Jun 06, 1993
Unofficial live
3:48 • Live
Concert From the concert in Los Angeles, USA on Jun 23, 1976
Unofficial live
4:10 • Live
Concert From the concert in Seattle, USA on Jun 10, 1976
Driving USA Super Tree Volume 13 - Uniondale, NY 21 April 2002
Unofficial live
5:34 • Live
Concert From the concert in Uniondale, USA on Apr 21, 2002
Live at The Palace - Auburn Hills, Detroit MI May 1, 2002
Unofficial live
5:19 • Live
Concert From the concert in Detroit, USA on May 01, 2002
Videos
Concert • Dec 03, 2009 in Berlin
Concert • Dec 10, 2009 in Paris
Concert • Aug 18, 2010 in Pittsburgh
Concert • Aug 19, 2010 in Pittsburgh
Concert • Oct 26, 2010 in London
Live performances
“Let Me Roll It” has been played in 603 concerts and 15 soundchecks.
Latest concerts where Let Me Roll It 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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