Album This song officially appears on the Wings Over America Official live.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1976
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Recording "One Hand Clapping" - Day 2
Aug 27, 1974
Oct 09, 1974
Early 2024
January 1998 • From Q Magazine
In and Out of Wings: Denny Seiwell On His Friendship with Paul McCartney and Wings’ Underr
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From Wikipedia:
“Soily” is a song written by Paul McCartney which was performed by his band Wings, usually at the end of concerts as an encore.
Recording
At least seven takes were recorded in 1974 at Abbey Road Studios for inclusion in the unreleased Wings film, One Hand Clapping. These takes featured drummer Geoff Britton, and several can now be found in unofficial bootlegged versions.
Later release
The song appears on the 1976 live album Wings over America and was released as the B-side on the “Maybe I’m Amazed” single in 1977. This version was recorded on 7 June 1976 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. A performance from One Hand Clapping can be seen on a DVD included with the 2010 remastered special edition of the Wings album Band on the Run., and on the bonus disc of Venus and Mars (Collector’s Edition). […]
People gathered here tonight,
I want you to listen to me!
To your left and to you right
You've got some pretty soily company.
Reader, writer, farmer, priest
Breed controller, born deceased.
Indian, lawyer, doctor, dog
And a plumber with a fattened hog.
Soily, soily
The cat in satin trousers said it's oily
Soily, soily
The cat in satin trousers said it's oily
You know he's right.
Romans, Italians, country men,
I want you to listen to me!
I've said it twice and I'll say it again,
We've got some pretty soily company.
Liar, cheater, jungle chief,
Saint, believer on relief.
Action painter, Hitler's son,
And a commie with a tommy gun.
Soily, soily,
The cat in satin trousers said it's oily.
Soily, soily,
The cat in satin trousers said it's oily,
You know he's right.
