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- Album This song officially appears on the Liverpool Oratorio Official album.
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Song facts
“I Know I Should Be Glad of This” is the first track of the fifth movement – entitled “Wedding” – of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio, released in 1991.
V: WEDDING. A few years later. As Shanty muses on the top of a bus, Mary Dee is drawn to him. She soothes his self-doubts and calms his impatient ambitions and they pledge their love and marry.
“Liverpool Oratorio” liner notes
Last updated on July 11, 2019
Lyrics
SHANTY
I know
I should be glad of this
For to be thankful is
To know.
I hope
That you will still be here,
The time is drawing near
For us to know.
MARY DEE (no longer as a ghost)
I'll always be here
As long as you've got time for me.
Whether it's joy or sadness,
It doesn't matter -
As long as you have time for me,
We will be together.
SHANTY
I know
That to be thankful is
Not what I need, but just for right now
It's all I've got.
I know that patience is a virtue.
But at this time in my life
I need something more.
Something in the air
Is slowly drawing us together.
MARY DEE
Sit tight,
Be brave,
And believe in something more.
SHANTY
If I could sit still,
It I could be courageous.
I have a feeling that there's something
Drawing us inevitably towards it.
MARY DEE
If you have patience,
You needn't wait for ever.
This is the story that they tell the children
Who are always asking the question.
SHANTY
I know
Someone is making sense.
MARY DEE
We have a common sense.
(Ah)
SHANTY and CHORUS
(Ah)
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1991
5:42 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney :
- Executive producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Additional engineer
- John Timperley :
- Balance engineer
- Carl Davis :
- Orchestra conductor
- Peter Mew :
- Additional engineer, Editor
- John Fraser :
- Producer
- Kiri Te Kanawa :
- Soprano
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra :
- Orchestra
- Nic Raine :
- Assistant to carl davis
- Martin Astle :
- Additional engineer
- Tom Leader :
- Additional engineer, Editor
- Jerry Hadley :
- Tenor
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
Selections from Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio
Official album • Released in 1992
5:42 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney :
- Executive producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Additional engineer
- John Timperley :
- Balance engineer
- Carl Davis :
- Orchestra conductor
- Peter Mew :
- Additional engineer, Editor
- John Fraser :
- Producer
- Kiri Te Kanawa :
- Soprano
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra :
- Orchestra
- Nic Raine :
- Assistant to carl davis
- Martin Astle :
- Additional engineer
- Tom Leader :
- Additional engineer, Editor
- Jerry Hadley :
- Tenor
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
Live performances
“Wedding - I Know I Should Be Glad of This” has been played in 2 concerts.
Latest concerts where Wedding - I Know I Should Be Glad of This has been played
Liverpool • Liverpool Cathedral • United Kingdom
Jun 29, 1991 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Liverpool • Liverpool Cathedral • United Kingdom
Jun 28, 1991 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
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