Released in 1970
Rock of All Ages
Written by Pete Ham • Tom Evans • Mike Gibbins
Last updated on January 7, 2022
Released in 1970
Written by Pete Ham • Tom Evans • Mike Gibbins
Last updated on January 7, 2022
Album This song officially appears on the Come And Get It / Rock Of All Ages 7" Single.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1970
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Sep 18, 1969
Officially appears on Come And Get It / Rock Of All Ages
Officially appears on Magic Christian Music
“Rock Of All Ages” is a song written and recorded by Badfinger, and released on their 1970 album “Magic Christian Music“. It was co-produced by Paul McCartney and Mal Evans. From Beatles Bible:
[…] Rock Of All Ages, the b-side to the Come And Get It single, was recorded on [Sept 18th 1969]. McCartney co-produced the song with Mal Evans, and helped write it, although the latter gesture went uncredited.
During the session McCartney played piano and sang a guide vocal alongside Badfinger’s Tom Evans, which was later replaced by a second vocal part by Evans.
Two stereo mixes of Rock Of All Ages were released. The single version had McCartney’s piano in the right channel, while the album version had it centred. The latter version of the song also faded 10 seconds earlier.
Well, you're taking all my money
And I guess you think it's funny but I don't, my my
You always want it right now
And you know it brings me down but I don't, why? Why?
Guess you think it's funny
That you're taking all my money but I don't
You know you should believe me, baby
Every night you leave me on my own, my my
We got to get together, baby
Try to make it better but you won't, why? Why?
Every night you're leaving
But you know you should believe me but I don't
My my, my my
You know you take me down the line
My my, my my
Baby, don't you know you're mine?
You're taking all my money
And I guess you think it's funny but I don't, my my
You always want it right now
And you know it brings me down but I don't, why? Why?
Guess you think it's funny
That you're taking all my money but I don't
My my, my my
You know you take me down the line
My my, my my
Baby, don't you know you're mine?
You're taking all my money
And I guess you think it's funny but I don't, my my
You always want it right now
And you know it brings me down but I don't, why? Why?
Guess you think it's funny
That you're taking all my money but I don't
You know you should believe me, baby
Every night you leave me on my own, my my
We got to get together, baby
Try to make it better but you won't, why? Why?
Every night you're leaving
But you know you should believe me but I don't
You're taking all my money
And I guess you think it's funny but I don't, my my
Come And Get It / Rock Of All Ages
7" Single • Released in 1969
Studio version • A1
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer Mal Evans : Producer
Session Recording: Sep 18, 1969 • Studio IBC Studios, London, UK
LP • Released in 1970
3:16 • Studio version • A • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer Mal Evans : Producer
Session Recording: Sep 18, 1969 • Studio IBC Studios, London, UK
The Magic Christian (Original Soundtrack Album)
Official album • Released in 1970
3:23 • Studio version • A
Magic Christian Music (2010 remaster)
CD • Released in 2010
3:16 • Studio version • A • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer Mal Evans : Producer
Session Recording: Sep 18, 1969 • Studio IBC Studios, London, UK
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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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