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- Album This song officially appears on the Smiler Official album.
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Song facts
“Mine For Me” is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney, given away to Rod Steward who recorded it for his 1974 album Smiler. The song has been released as a single, and reached number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100, in the US.
There are two known and somehow conflicting quotes from Paul related to “Mine for Me“. During a press conference on May 12th 1973 in Oxford (prior to the concert with Wings), Paul was asked:
Why did you do the Ringo song? (in reference to the song “Six O’Clock“)
I would do it for any friend. I would do it for Rod Stewart if he rang up…
Being told about this interview, Rod Steward rang Paul, and Paul wrote “Mine For Me“. The other quote is the following:
“It was just the result of another drunken night, I suppose. It’s nice to write for someone like Rod, because he’s got such a distinctive voice. You can hear him singing it as you are doing it. Certain people… well, they are just a bit boring, and you write boring songs for them” (Paul McCartney, 1974)
On November, 27th 1974, The Faces with Rod Stewart played at Lewisham Odeon. Paul and Linda McCartney came along to watch. While they didn’t intend to come on stage, Rod called the two of them up on stage to sing along on “Mine For Me“. This performance has been filmed and shown on Midnight Special on April, 25th 1975; Midnight Special was an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s.
Last updated on April 1, 2015
Lyrics
In a couple of hours I'll be drivin' home to the one I love
So save your breath sweet painted lady it won't be me
Over the mountain and under the sea
There'll never be another one like mine for me
It was only an hour or so ago that I sang my song
Persuaded painted ladies that I could say I'd been free
Over the mountain and under the sea
There'll never be another one like mine for me
Mine is always, mine is grand
Don't you know that the woman that love me she understands
And can't you see that it's mine for me
And in a couple of hours I'll be driving home to the one I love
So save your breath sweet painted lady it won't be me
Over the mountain and under the sea
There'll never be another one like mine for me
You're for me, yeah
Mine is always, mine is grand
Don't you know that the woman that love me she understands
And can't you see that it's mine for me?
There'll never be another one like mine for me, yeah, yeah
There'll never be another one like mine for me, yeah, yeah, yeah
There'll never be another one like you for me
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Bootlegs
Unofficial live • Released in 2017
0:31 • Live
Concert From the concert in Lewisham, United Kingdom on Nov 27, 1974
Live performances
“Mine For Me” has been played in 1 concerts.
Latest concerts where Mine For Me has been played
Lewisham • Odeon Cinema • United Kingdom
Nov 27, 1974 • United Kingdom • Lewisham • Odeon Cinema
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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Greetings, nice site.
Just want to note an error in the written lyrics.
The contraction of "there will" [never be another...] is "there'll", not "they'll".
"They'll" means "they will".
Since it's all through the song, I just figured I'd point it out.
Thanks for noticing, K8 ! I'm fixing it