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Released in 1973

Single Pigeon

Written by Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney

Last updated on November 22, 2018

Album This song officially appears on the Red Rose Speedway LP.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1973

Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1972, when Paul McCartney was 30 years old)

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Related sessions

This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Other songs named after a bird

“Single Pigeon” is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings from the band’s 1973 album, Red Rose Speedway. 

Lyrics

Single pigeon through the railings

Did she throw you out

Sunday morning fight about Saturday night

Single seagull gliding over Regent's Park canal

Do you need a pal for a minute or two

You do?

Me too, me too, me too

I'm a lot like you,

Me too, me too, me too

I'm a lot like you

Did she turf you out in the cold morning rain again

Me too, me too, me too

I'm a lot like you

Me too, me too, me too

I'm a lot like you

Sunday morning fight about Saturday night.

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Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

Going further

The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present

"Single Pigeon" is one of the songs featured in the book "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present," published in 2021. The book explores Paul McCartney's early Liverpool days, his time with the Beatles, Wings, and his solo career. It pairs the lyrics of 154 of his songs with his first-person commentary on the circumstances of their creation, the inspirations behind them, and his current thoughts on them.

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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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