Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1978, when Paul McCartney was 36 years old)
Related sessions
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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Circa 1978
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June 29 - July 27, 1978
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Oct 30, 1980
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Overdubs for Cold Cuts project
September / October 1986
Other songs from the "Back To The Egg" era
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Officially appears on Standard Time
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Officially appears on Japanese Tears
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Officially appears on Put It There
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Unreleased song
Related interview
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Ex-Wings guitarist, Laurence Juber, talks about attending "Paul McCartney University"
Aug 09, 2010 • From Daytrippin' Beatles Magazine
“Cage” (also named “Emotional Moments” on some bootlegs) is a song written in 1978. Demos of it dated 1978 and August 1980 are available on bootlegs. It was considered for the last Wings album, “Back To The Egg“, but was finally rejected.
Although it was not destined to make the final album sequence, we spent some serious time on this song. Based on a series of fragments, contrasting the riff-driven “Emotional Moments/CAGE” intro and outro with a rolling medium-tempo pop core. The title came from the notes of the guitar riff: C-A-G-E. We later added a calliope-like bridge section. One session at the castle was spent placing microphones around Paul’s Rolls-Royce to capture the sound of the car horn. It was not the most productive few hours and the part worked much better on a Mini Moog.
Laurence Juber, in Guitar With Wings, 2014
It was considered for various versions of the never-to-be “Cold Cuts” project.
Bootlegs
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Unofficial album
2:48 • Demo
Session Recording: Circa 1978 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
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Unofficial album
2:56 • Demo
Session Recording: Circa 1978 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
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Unofficial album
3:57 • Rehearsal
Session Recording: Oct 30, 1980 • Studio Pugin Hall, Tenterden, Kent, UK
See all bootlegs containing “Cage (aka "Emotional Moments")”
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
