- Album This song officially appears on the Wings Over America Official live.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Recording "One Hand Clapping" - Day 2
Aug 27, 1974
Related interviews
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Song facts
From Wikipedia:
“Soily” is a song written by Paul McCartney which was performed by his band Wings, usually at the end of concerts as an encore.
Recording
At least seven takes were recorded in 1974 at Abbey Road Studios for inclusion in the unreleased Wings film, One Hand Clapping. These takes featured drummer Geoff Britton, and several can now be found in unofficial bootlegged versions.
Later release
The song appears on the 1976 live album Wings over America and was released as the B-side on the “Maybe I’m Amazed” single in 1977. This version was recorded on 7 June 1976 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. A performance from One Hand Clapping can be seen on a DVD included with the 2010 remastered special edition of the Wings album Band on the Run., and on the bonus disc of Venus and Mars (Collector’s Edition). […]
Last updated on February 9, 2017
Lyrics
People gathered here tonight,
I want you to listen to me!
To your left and to you right
You've got some pretty soily company.
Reader, writer, farmer, priest
Breed controller, born deceased.
Indian, lawyer, doctor, dog
And a plumber with a fattened hog.
Soily, soily
The cat in satin trousers said it's oily
Soily, soily
The cat in satin trousers said it's oily
You know he's right.
Romans, Italians, country men,
I want you to listen to me!
I've said it twice and I'll say it again,
We've got some pretty soily company.
Liar, cheater, jungle chief,
Saint, believer on relief.
Action painter, Hitler's son,
And a commie with a tommy gun.
Soily, soily,
The cat in satin trousers said it's oily.
Soily, soily,
The cat in satin trousers said it's oily,
You know he's right.
Officially appears on
Official live • Released in 1976
5:44 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Keyboard, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Howie Casey :
- Saxophone
- Joe English :
- Drums, Vocals
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Saxophone
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording
- Steve Howard :
- Trumpet
- Tony Dorsey :
- Trombone
- Jack Maxson :
- Recording engineer
- Tom Walsh :
- Assistant recording engineer
Concert From the concert in Denver, USA on Jun 07, 1976
7" Single • Released in 1977
5:44 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Keyboard, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Howie Casey :
- Saxophone
- Joe English :
- Drums, Vocals
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Saxophone
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording
- Steve Howard :
- Trumpet
- Tony Dorsey :
- Trombone
- Jack Maxson :
- Recording engineer
- Tom Walsh :
- Assistant recording engineer
Concert From the concert in Denver, USA on Jun 07, 1976
Wings Over America - Archive Collection
Official live • Released in 2013
5:47 • Live • L1.2013 • 2013 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Keyboard, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Howie Casey :
- Saxophone
- Joe English :
- Drums, Vocals
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Saxophone
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording
- Steve Howard :
- Trumpet
- Tony Dorsey :
- Trombone
- Jack Maxson :
- Recording engineer
- Tom Walsh :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Guy Massey :
- Remastering
- Steve Rooke :
- Remastering
- Simon Gibson :
- Remastering
Concert From the concert in Denver, USA on Jun 07, 1976
Venus And Mars - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2014
3:57 • Studio version • L2 • From "One Hand Clapping"
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Jimmy McCulloch • Geoff Britton
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
- Howie Casey :
- Horns
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Horns
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer
- Steve Howard :
- Horns
- Tony Dorsey :
- Horns
Official album • Released in 2018
4:50 • Live • L3
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Henry McCullough • Denny Seiwell
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
- Alan Parsons :
- Recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Steve Orchard :
- Mixing engineer
- Jeremy Gee :
- Recording engineer assistant
- Graham Fleming :
- Recording engineer assistant
Concert From the concert in Berlin, Germany on Aug 24, 1972
7" Single • Released in 2022
5:44 • Live • L1.2022 • 2022 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Keyboard, Vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Jimmy McCulloch :
- Electric guitar, Vocals
- Howie Casey :
- Saxophone
- Joe English :
- Drums, Vocals
- Thaddeus Richard :
- Saxophone
- Mark Vigars :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Phil McDonald :
- Mixing engineer, Overdubs recording
- Steve Howard :
- Trumpet
- Tony Dorsey :
- Trombone
- Jack Maxson :
- Recording engineer
- Tom Walsh :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
Concert From the concert in Denver, USA on Jun 07, 1976
Bootlegs
Unofficial album
3:58 • Live
Concert From the concert in Antwerp, Belgium on Aug 22, 1972
Unofficial live
5:45 • Live
Concert From the concert in Montreux, Switzerland on Jul 22, 1972
Unofficial live
5:04 • Live
Concert From the concert in Sheffield, United Kingdom on Jul 04, 1973
Live performances
“Soily” has been played in 88 concerts.
Latest concerts where Soily has been played
London • Empire Pool • United Kingdom
Oct 21, 1976 • Part of Wings Over the World tour
London • Empire Pool • United Kingdom
Oct 20, 1976 • Part of Wings Over the World tour
London • Empire Pool • United Kingdom
Oct 19, 1976 • Part of Wings Over the World tour
Munich • Olympiahalle • Germany
Sep 27, 1976 • Part of Wings Over the World tour
Venice • Piazza San Marco • Italy
Sep 25, 1976 • Part of Wings Over the World 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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