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Released in 1978

Don't Let It Bring You Down

Written by Paul McCartney • Denny Laine

Last updated on February 19, 2021

Album This song officially appears on the London Town Official album.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1978

Master album

Related sessions

This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Paul first started working on the song in September 1975, during the Scottish leg of the Wings World Tour: “I (was) sitting in our hotel bedroom just before we were going to turn in for the night and I had my 12-string guitar with me (…) I started plonking out a little tune and it became Don’t Let It Bring You Down.”

“I think we were in Aberdeen, sitting in our hotel bedroom, just before we were going to turn in for the night, and I started plonking out a little tune and it became “Don’t Let It Bring You Down.”

Lyrics

Though some things in life are hard to bear

Don't let it bring you down

Should the sand of time run out on you

Don't let it bring you down

Don't go down - don't go underground

Things seem strange, but they change

How they change

Up and down your carousel will go

Don't let it bring you down

Don't go down - don't get out of town

Get to know how it goes, how it goes

When the price you have to pay is high

Don't let it bring you down

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Bootlegs

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Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

Going further

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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Pete Wolf • 2 years ago

To my ear that is Denny Laine on electric guitar in the musical intro.

Boot C. Callins • 2 years ago

Interesting thought Pete. I came here to check who was credited to the electric guitar work in the song.

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