If I Were Not Upon The Stage
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- Album This song officially appears on the Tripping The Live Fantastic Official live.
Song facts
“If I Were Not Upon The Stage” is a very short vaudeville song appearing on 1990 “Tripping the Live Fantastic” live album, and credited to “Sutton/Turner/Bowsher”. It’s however difficult to find any references to those authors or song. In an interesting thread of Straight Dope Message Board, we can read:
I think I’ve found it.
The ASCAP database identifies a song by Stan Bowsher, William A T Phillips, and Thomas P Sutton called “Someone Else I’d Like To Be”.
While I haven’t found lyrics, the couple of references I’ve found online seem to suggest that it’s the same piece, and it is credited to “Sutton/Bowsher/Turner” (I suspect that the “T” listed by ASCAP is that of Turner) in this album listing (https://www.acrobatmusic.net/?cid=5&AlbumId=460).
I hope that this helps.
Last updated on June 30, 2017
Lyrics
If I were not upon the stage,
If I were not upon the stage.
"Hey! hey! no! no!
hey! no! hey! no! no!
That's...that's not the one I meant, no! no!
No, we don't do that one!
What I meant to say, what I meant to say..."
Officially appears on
Official live • Released in 1990
0:36 • Live • A • Booklet has incorrect date of 26 September 1989
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Robbie McIntosh • Hamish Stuart • Paul Wickens • Chris Whitten
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant engineer
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Peter Henderson :
- Producer
- Bob Clearmountain :
- Mixing engineer, Producer
- Jeff Cohen :
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Foster :
- Assistant engineer
- Scott Hull :
- Assistant engineer
- George Cowan :
- Assistant engineer
- Paul Rushbrook :
- Assistant engineer
Concert From the concert in Cincinnati, USA on Feb 12, 1990
Bootlegs
Unofficial live • Released in 2005
0:35 • Live
Concert From the concert in Tokyo, Japan on Mar 07, 1990
Tripping The Live Fantastic - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial live • Released in 2016
0:36 • Live • A
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Robbie McIntosh • Hamish Stuart • Paul Wickens • Chris Whitten
- Paul McCartney :
- Producer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant engineer
- Matt Butler :
- Assistant engineer
- Peter Henderson :
- Producer
- Bob Clearmountain :
- Mixing engineer, Producer
- Jeff Cohen :
- Recording engineer
- Geoff Foster :
- Assistant engineer
- Scott Hull :
- Assistant engineer
- George Cowan :
- Assistant engineer
- Paul Rushbrook :
- Assistant engineer
Concert From the concert in Cincinnati, USA on Feb 12, 1990
Latest concerts where If I Were Not Upon The Stage has been played
Parramatta • Parramatta Stadium • Australia
Mar 22, 1993 • Part of The New World Tour
Sydney • Sydney Entertainment Centre • Australia
Mar 17, 1993 • Part of The New World Tour
Sydney • Sydney Entertainment Centre • Australia
Mar 16, 1993 • Part of The New World Tour
Dec 11, 1992 • USA • New York City • The Ed Sullivan Theatre • TV show
Foxboro • Sullivan Stadium • USA
Jul 26, 1990 • Part of The Paul McCartney World Tour