Thursday, October 29, 1970
Recording "Long Haired Lady", "Sunshine Sometime"
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on September 21, 2025
Thursday, October 29, 1970
For Paul McCartney
Last updated on September 21, 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 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"
Article Oct 31, 1970 • Paul & family dressed up for Halloween
Session Nov 02, 1970 • Recording "Oh Woman, Oh Why", mixing "Sunshine Sometime"
AlbumSome of the songs worked on during this session were first released on the "Ram - Archive Collection" Official album
Two days earlier, on October 27, 1970, Paul McCartney, guitarist Hugh McCracken, and drummer Denny Seiwell had attempted to record the basic track of “Long Haired Lady” (then under the working title “Love Is Long”). After a day’s break, they returned to the song on this day and quickly succeeded in capturing a proper basic track, with Paul on acoustic guitar and guide vocal, McCracken on electric guitar, and Seiwell on drums.
They then moved on to a new composition, “Sunshine Sometime,” which, like “When the Wind Is Blowing” (recorded on October 20), was intended for the soundtrack of an upcoming animated film based on the cartoon character “Rupert the Bear.“
The song carried a light Brazilian feel. Paul played acoustic guitar, McCracken electric guitar, and Seiwell drums. After achieving a satisfying take, Seiwell overdubbed some cowbells before the session came to a close.
The Friday session was cancelled and the trio reconvened on November 2.
[The tracks for “Rupert”] were really cool, because they were real quiet. They weren’t as hard as ‘Get on the Right Thing’ or ‘The Back Seat of My Car.’ This was kind of different. Musically, we had so much fun recording in that style.
Denny Seiwell – Interview with Adrian Sinclair, 2016 – From “The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 – 73” by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair, 2022
I kind of remember using some African drums an clicking on the rims with a wooden stick… we built that track as we went, but basic was done with everyone playing at the same time and then a few overdubs to complete it.
Denny Seiwell – Interview with Luca Perasi, 2012 – From “Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989” by Luca Perasi, 2022
We didn’t know it was for Rupert at the time. He just brought in another song. It opens up with my tuned cowbells. It was almost like a bossa nova which I had just finished working with Astrud Gilberto, The Girl From Ipanema. So I was very in love with Brazilian music, and I just took my love for Brazilian drum parts and I kind of put that on the song. Lot of space, it was a lot of fun, very much a mood piece.
Denny Seiwell – Interview with Edward Eikelenboom, August 2013 – From Maccazine Volume 40, Issue 3
Likely on this evening, Paul and Linda dined with Burt Bacharach and his wife.
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
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