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Released in 1973

Get On The Right Thing

Written by Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney

Last updated on November 22, 2018

Album This song officially appears on the Red Rose Speedway LP.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1973

Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1970, when Paul McCartney was 28 years old)

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This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

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“Get On The Right Thing” is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings from the band’s 1973 album, Red Rose Speedway. 

Lyrics

All at once you get love on your mind

And your world is as kind as a penny

Oh and you knew it all along

You did the right thing

Believe me it's true

And it can happen to you

All at once you get sound in your ears

And your cloud disappears into yellow

Well you know they were wrong

Get on the right thing

Well you knew it all along

Get on the right thing

Believe me its so because I happen to know

Try a little love, you can't go wrong

Get on the right thing

Get on the right thing

Get on the right thing

My little love you cant go wrong

Get on the right thing

Get on the right thing,

Get on the right thing do,

get on the right thing you

All at once we see things in our skies

And we both realize it together

Well you know they were wrong

Get on the right thing

Yes you knew it all along

Get on the right thing

Well believe me its so because I happen to know

You can't go wrong

Get on the right thing, Get on the right thing

Get on the right thing

You can't go wrong

Get on the right thing and try

And it can't go wrong

Get on the right thing you etc.

Try a little love, you can't go wrong

Get on the right thing

Get on the right thing etc

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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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David Lowe • 1 year ago

Great "UFO" comment from Sir Paul. John Lennon released a similar track around the same time, "Out The Blue"

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