Shoes (song)

Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 2007 (Paul McCartney was 65 years old)

Some other songs improvised during TV interviews

Officially appears on Blow Your Pants Off

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Song facts

In 2007, while promoting his new album “Memory Almost Full“, Paul McCartney did a TV interview during which he improvised a song. The few lyrics sung by Paul have later been used to create a tune by Beatles enthusiast Iamaphoney. As explained on a blog covering the work of this enthousiast:

While promoting “Memory Almost Full,” Paul McCartney did an interview with one of the cutest girls on the planet. On “15 Big Ones” she cajoled him into making up a song on the spot with her.
Iamaphoney has taken this scrap of a tune and turned it into something quite enjoyable that would make a nice B-Side to any McCartney single. I think the production values are outstanding and that many would be fooled. Maybe that’s the part of this thing that some people don’t like. “Shoes” has been added to a site that someone not familiar with the Iamaphoney adventure would think is a legitimate Paul McCartney site.
Yes, that is a bit misleading. If Paul saw this, I don’t know if he would get angry or ask Iamaphoney to produce his next album.

The interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_cf19kuNPk

Iamaphoney mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zpApMSioaI

Last updated on August 28, 2019

Lyrics

This is what you got to choose
Shoes
That's what you've got to choose
High heels for me
But I'm tall you'll see
I need something to make me
I need something to make me

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Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

Going further

http://iamaphoney.blogspot.fr/2009/04/rotten-apple-74.html

http://iamaphoney.blogspot.fr/2009/04/shoestrings.html

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Alberto 7 years ago

This entry lacks of information

The PaulMcCartney Project 7 years ago

Thanks Alberto. Indeed need to do some research if this page needs to be kept or dropped - I have quickly find this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtLLHFHoxHw

adam 6 years ago

Here is a more HIFI friendly version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zpApMSioaI

The PaulMcCartney Project 6 years ago

Thanks Adam !

maybe you should link to that one instead?

Hi Adam, this is now done ; I took the opportunity to do a bit of research and enrich the page - didn't know iamaphoney, overall an interesting story for this song ! Thanks again for sharing!

Warren 6 years ago

Shoulf fo ahead and post this link. I would think. https://youtu.be/2HxnSjgo40k

Thanks Warren !

Mark Pilkington 4 years ago

Excellent - sounds quite good for an impromptu song writing effort

sertaneja 4 years ago

Lovable. They indeed made a wonderful arrangement and he aong made as a joke suddenly becamse amazing.

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