- Album This song officially appears on the Spies Like Us / My Carnival 7" Single.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Feb 12, 1975
"Cold Cuts" overdubs and mixing
January 12th - 23th, 1981
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Lyrics
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
Well, it's my carnival, it's a lovely day
Well, all you people getting ready to play
I want to hear you say, come on down
This is my carnival, it's a lovely day
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
This is my carnival, it's a lovely day
All you people getting ready to play
I wanna hear you say, come on down
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
This is my carnival, it's a lovely day
All you people getting ready to play
I wanna hear you say, come down
This is my carnival, it's a lovely day
It's is my carnival, it's a lovely day
It's is my carnival, it's a lovely day
All you people getting ready to play
I wanna hear you say, oh
It's my carnival, it's a lovely day
Officially appears on
7" Single • Released in 1985
3:59 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Crowd vocals, Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Crowd vocals, Drums
- Tony Dorsey :
- Crowd vocals, Trombone
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Recording engineer
- Ken Lexton :
- Crowd vocals, Trumpet
- George Porter Jr. :
- Cow-bell, Crowd vocals
- Benny Spellman :
- Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals
- Session Recording:
- Feb 12, 1975
- Studio :
- Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
12" Single • Released in 1985
6:00 • Studio version • B • Party Mix
- Paul McCartney :
- Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Crowd vocals, Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Crowd vocals, Drums
- Tony Dorsey :
- Crowd vocals, Trombone
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Recording engineer
- Ken Lexton :
- Crowd vocals, Trumpet
- George Porter Jr. :
- Cow-bell, Crowd vocals
- Benny Spellman :
- Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals
- Gary Langan :
- Remixing
- Session Recording:
- Feb 12, 1975
- Studio :
- Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Official album • Released in 1993
3:59 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Crowd vocals, Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Crowd vocals, Drums
- Tony Dorsey :
- Crowd vocals, Trombone
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Recording engineer
- Ken Lexton :
- Crowd vocals, Trumpet
- George Porter Jr. :
- Cow-bell, Crowd vocals
- Benny Spellman :
- Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Feb 12, 1975
- Studio :
- Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Venus And Mars - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2014
4:00 • Studio version • A2014 • 2014 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Crowd vocals, Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Crowd vocals, Drums
- Tony Dorsey :
- Crowd vocals, Trombone
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Recording engineer
- Ken Lexton :
- Crowd vocals, Trumpet
- George Porter Jr. :
- Cow-bell, Crowd vocals
- Benny Spellman :
- Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals
- Session Recording:
- Feb 12, 1975
- Studio :
- Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
7" Single • Released in 2022
4:00 • Studio version • A2014
- Paul McCartney :
- Crowd vocals, Piano, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Crowd vocals, Piano
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals, Bass, Crowd vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Crowd vocals, Electric guitar
- Joe English :
- Crowd vocals, Drums
- Tony Dorsey :
- Crowd vocals, Trombone
- Alan O'Duffy :
- Recording engineer
- Ken Lexton :
- Crowd vocals, Trumpet
- George Porter Jr. :
- Cow-bell, Crowd vocals
- Benny Spellman :
- Bass backing vocals, Crowd vocals
- Session Recording:
- Feb 12, 1975
- Studio :
- Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Bootlegs
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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There was also a unique remix issued here: https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Art-Of-The-12-Volume-Two-A-Promotion-Of-A-Way-Of-Life/release/3098068
Hi Andrew, I have this 12" listed at https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/album/the-art-of-the-12-volume-two-a-promotion-of-a-way-of-life/
But I can only see a unique mix of "Spies Like Us" there. There is no reference to "My Carnival" on Discogs. Am I missing something ?