Monday, October 26, 1970
Recording "Hey Diddle", "A Love For You"
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on September 20, 2025
Monday, October 26, 1970
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on September 20, 2025
"Ram" sessions (CBS Studios, New York City)
Oct 12 to Nov 20, 1970 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Ram
Recording studio: CBS Studios • New York City • USA
Session Oct 22, 1970 • Recording "The Back Seat Of My Car", "Rode All Night"
Session Oct 23, 1970 • Recording "The Back Seat Of My Car"
Session Oct 26, 1970 • Recording "Hey Diddle", "A Love For You"
Session Oct 27, 1970 • Recording "A Love For You," "Long Haired Lady"
Session Oct 29, 1970 • Recording "Long Haired Lady", "Sunshine Sometime"
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Ram - Archive Collection" Official album
To begin the third week of the “Ram” sessions, Paul McCartney, guitarist Hugh McCracken and drummer Denny Seiwell worked on two songs that would not appear on the finished album.
The first was the folk-country styled “Hey Diddle.” For the basic track, Paul and McCracken played acoustic guitars, while Seiwell provided percussion — either striking a chicken pot (as described by Luca Perasi in “Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989“, 2022) or playing a light bass drum (according to Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair in “The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 – 73“, 2022).
Overdubs followed, with all three musicians adding ocarina parts. Much of the overdubbing for “Ram” was undocumented, so it remains unclear when Paul added bass and his vocals, or when Linda McCartney recorded her backing vocals. These may also have been attempted during this session.
The version of “Hey Diddle” recorded on this day was eventually released in 2012 on the “Ram – Archive Collection.”
After lunch, the trio turned their attention to a new composition, “A Love for You.” Paul played acoustic guitar, Hugh McCracken electric guitar, and Denny Seiwell drums. Although they devoted the entire afternoon to it, Paul was not satisfied with the basic track, and decided to resume work on it the following day.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney
Recording
Written by Paul McCartney
Recording
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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