We're Open Tonight (song)

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Album This song officially appears on the Back To The Egg Official album.

Timeline This song has been officially released in 1979

Song facts

Although this was not to be a concept album, the narrative of ‘setting up for the show’ was a familiar theme in the McCartney lyric book. This reflective moment gained something from the castle ambience. While Paul played the opening acoustic guitar, I sat in the spiral stairwell doubling his part on an acoustic 12-string with the third string de-tuned a step or two. It was not deliberate, that was how the guitar came out of the case. The tuning worked harmonically with Paul’s part so I did not touch it. We added little ‘wah wah’ pedal guitar, tremolo electric guitar, volume pedal on bass, glockenspiel and ethereal backing vocals. Steve played some tuned bongo-type drums called boobams.
Laurence Juber, in Guitar With Wings, 2014

Open Tonight. Paul played his Martin and I played a 12 string with a crazy tuning. The bass was played through a volume pedal to get the slightly bowed sound.
Laurence Juber, from Club Sandwich N°14, April / May 1979

Last updated on March 7, 2020

Lyrics

We're open tonight for fun
So bring all your friends come on

We're open tonight come one, come all
We're opening all our doors
We're clearing back all the floors
We're open tonight come one come all

Come one, come all

We're open tonight