4th Of July (song)

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Album This song officially appears on the 4th of July 7" Single.

Timeline This song has been officially released in 1974

Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 1970 (Paul McCartney was 28 years old)

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Related sessions

This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions

Home recordings - "Ram" demos

May-August 1970

Other songs given away in 1974

Let's Love

Officially appears on Let's Love

Mine For Me

Officially appears on Smiler

Paul and Linda McCartney go and live in Scotland for a few months

April 10 to August 1970

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Song facts

In 1974, the producer Dave Clark asked Paul if he could provide him with a song for a singer named John Christie. Paul sent him a demo of the song, and the song was recorded and released as a single.

The demo by Paul has finally been released in 2014 on the remastered Venus And Mars Deluxe Edition.

Last updated on November 3, 2014

Lyrics

Sunset's Painting Up The Sky,
There' S Something In My Eye.
Why Am I Crying?
It's The Fourth Of July.

Friends Come Up To Me And Say,
"it's Gonna Be Your Day"
Why Are They Lying?
It's The Fourth Of July.

Could It Have Something To Do With The Fact
That I've Been Feeling Blue Since Friday?
You Walked In With Him Again,
Suddenly I Knew It Wasn't My Day,
Oh No, Well, Anyway.

Choo Choo Choo Doo Doo Doo,
Ch-ch-choo Doo Doo Doo Ah.
Why Am I Crying?
It's The Fourth Of July.

Could It Have Something To Do With The Fact
That I've Been Feeling Blue Since Friday?
You Walked In With Him Again,
Suddenly I Knew It Wasn't My Day,
Oh No, Well, Anyway.

Sunset's Painting Up The Sky,
There' S Something In My Eye.
Why Am I Crying?
It's The Fourth Of July.
Why Am I Crying?
It's The Fourth Of July.
Oh, Why Am I Crying?
It's The Fourth Of July