Album This song officially appears on the Memory Almost Full Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 2007
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
"Memory Almost Full" first sessions
End of February 2004
"Memory Almost Full" sessions #5
January - February 2007
David Kahne talks about Memory Almost Full
Jun 01, 2007
“Feet In The Clouds” is a song from Paul McCartney’s 2007 album, “Memory Almost Full“.
Because of the retrospective mood of this medley, it then goes back to school and teachers. I had a real motley bunch of teachers at the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. Some of them were complete maniacs. Whereas I wrote about golden summers in You Tell Me, school was very dark and gloomy. The building itself wasn’t the lightest of places – it was built in 1825. This seemed to affect the attitude of the teachers. They were a dark bunch of people. So the song is like a therapy session for me.
Paul McCartney – interview with Mail On Sunday, May 12, 2008
Interview with David Khane, from Mix Online, October 1, 2007:
“Feet in the Clouds”: On the third “Medley” track, most of the original band tracking was replaced early in 2007, with the exception of Anderson’s guitar line and the group backing vocals. McCartney’s vocal in one section was treated to Celemony Melodyne Studio signal processing software. “I had about 36 tracks of vocals,” Kahne says. “I chose different lines to flatten out to get rid of the vibrato. Then in the mix, I kind of pitched them a little bit, which took a fairly long time. Melodyne does what Auto-Tune does, but better.”
Teacher said
I had my head in the clouds
They directed
I suspected
Disconnected
Had it my way
On the street
I had my feet on the ground
Stood corrected
Well protected
Resurrected
Had it my way
I've got my feet in the clouds
Got my head on the ground
I know that I'm not a square
As long as they're not around
But I find it very very very very very very hard
Yes I find it very very very very very very hard
Love is fab
It's like a stab
In the heart
Hidden treasure
Made to measure
For my pleasure
Had it my way
I've got my feet in the clouds
Got my head on the ground
I know that I'm not a square
As long as they're not around
And I find it very very very very very very hard
And I find it very very very very very very hard
Oh I find it very very very very very very hard
Yes I find it very very very very very very hard
I've got my feet in the clouds
Got my head on the ground
I know that I'm not a square
As long as they're not around
But I find it so hard I find it so hard
Memory Almost Full - 2CD limited edition bonus disc
Official album • Released in 2007
3:24 • Studio version • A
Official album • Released in 2007
3:24 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Piano, Shaker, Synthesizer, Tambourine, Vocals, Vocoder Rusty Anderson : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Abe Laboriel Jr. : Backing vocals David Kahne : Mixing engineer, Producer Paul Wickens : Backing vocals Brian Ray : Backing vocals Andy Wallace : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: End of February 2004 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: January - February 2007 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Memory Almost Full - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
3:24 • Studio version • A
Where Footprints Never Go - Unofficial Rarities - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
2:35 • Studio version • Feet In The Clouds [acoustic]
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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