Draft:Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)

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"Loup (1st Indian On The Moon)" is a song by the British-American rock band Wings from their second studio album Red Rose Speedway.[1]

"Loup (1st Indian On The Moon)"
Instrumental by Paul McCartney and Wings
from the album Red Rose Speedway
Released5 May 1973
RecordedMarch–June and September–December 1972
StudioEMI, Olympic Studios, Morgan, Trident and Basing Street Studios
GenreRock
Length4:23
LabelApple
Songwriter(s)Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
Producer(s)Paul McCartney

The song is the only instrumental on the Red Rose Speedway album.

Background

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Paul McCartney revealed that the song was never meant to be played live, stating "It’s pretty experimental"[2]

Reception

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Ian Peel said that the song was "clearly inspired by the progressive and concept rock scenes that were springing up at the time"[3] Tom Doyle said that it was a "Pink Floyd-inspired instrumental"[4] Ted Montgomery said that "Throughout McCartney's career he's had trouble resisting making self-indulgent and head-scratching decisions about including certain songs on his albums"[5]Mark Bowen said that it was a "near equivalent of 'Kreen Akrore' from McCartney." and that it was a "trippy noe-instrumental."[6]

Personnel

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According to Vincent P Benitez Jr.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Ingham, Chris (2009-11-02). The Rough Guide to the Beatles. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-84836-858-3.
  2. ^ "The one song Paul McCartney never wanted to play live". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  3. ^ Peel, Ian (2013-04-02). The Unknown Paul McCartney. Titan Books (US, CA). ISBN 978-1-78116-275-0.
  4. ^ Doyle, Tom (2014-06-17). Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8041-7915-7.
  5. ^ Montgomery, Ted (2020-01-31). The Paul McCartney Catalog: A Complete Annotated Discography of Solo Works, 1967-2019. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-3801-0.
  6. ^ Bowen, Mark (2009-09-06). McCartney Solo: See You Next Time. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4092-9879-3.
  7. ^ Jr, Vincent P. Benitez (2010-03-23). The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-34970-6.