Keep Under Cover
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- Album This song officially appears on the Pipes Of Peace Official album.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 1980 (Paul McCartney was 38 years old)
Song facts
“Keep Under Cover” is a track from 1983 album “Pipes Of Peace“. Along with “Average Person” and “Sweetest Little Show“, this song has been written in 1980, 3 years before the release of “Pipes Of Peace“. It was demoed with Wings in late 1980 during one of their latest sessions together, and recorded during the Montserrat sessions in February 1981.
Last updated on April 14, 2021
Lyrics
Love, I'm going to pick you up in the morning
Love, I'm going to take you out on a journey
I don't know where I'm going to
But I know what I've been going through
Without you by my side
What good is butter if you haven't got bread?
What good is art when it hurts your head?
Might as well be in bed
Keep under cover 'til the battle has ceased
Keep out of trouble 'til the prisoners are released
What good's a puzzle when you haven't a clue?
What good is me when I'm not with you?
Might as well stay in bed
Keep under cover 'til the clouds disappear
Keep out of trouble 'til the weather is bright and clear
Love, I'm gonna pick you up
I'm gonna take you out
I don't know what I'm going to do
But I know what I've been going through
Without you by my side
Without you by my side
What good is tennis when there isn't a ball?
What good's a curtain without a call?
Might as well be in bed
Keep under cover 'til the battle has ceased
Keep out of trouble 'til the prisoners are released
Love, I'm gonna pick you up
I'm gonna take you out
I don't know what I'm going to do
But I know what I've been going through
Without you by my side
Without you by my side
Keep under cover
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1983
3:06 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Drums (?), Electric guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Tambourine (?)
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar (?), Electric guitar (?)
- Stanley Clarke :
- Bass
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Strings
- Session Recording:
- Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 8, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 11, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 23, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 25, 1983
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, 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
Official album • Released in 1993
3:06 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Drums (?), Electric guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Tambourine (?)
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar (?), Electric guitar (?)
- Stanley Clarke :
- Bass
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Strings
- Session Recording:
- Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 8, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 11, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 23, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 25, 1983
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, 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
Pipes Of Peace - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2015
3:06 • Studio version • A2015 • 2015 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Arrangement, Backing vocals, Drums (?), Electric guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Tambourine (?)
- Denny Laine :
- Acoustic guitar (?), Electric guitar (?)
- Stanley Clarke :
- Bass
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Arrangement, Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
- Sam Okell :
- Remastering
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Unknown musician(s) :
- Strings
- Session Recording:
- Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 8, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- Feb 11, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Session Overdubs:
- Mar 23, 1981
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 25, 1983
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, 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
Pipes Of Peace - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2015
3:43 • Demo • B
- Paul McCartney :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney
- Alex Wharton :
- Mastering
- Session Recording:
- August 1980
- Studio :
- Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
Bootlegs
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Latest concerts where Keep Under Cover has been played
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.