Old Siam, Sir
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"Old Siam, Sir" | |||||||||||||||
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Single by Wings | |||||||||||||||
from the album Back to the Egg | |||||||||||||||
B-side | "Spin It On" | ||||||||||||||
Released | 1 June 1979 (UK) | ||||||||||||||
Format | 7" | ||||||||||||||
Recorded | 23 July 1978 | ||||||||||||||
Genre | Hard rock | ||||||||||||||
Length | 4:14 | ||||||||||||||
Label | Parlophone/EMI (UK) | ||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Paul McCartney | ||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney Chris Thomas |
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Wings singles chronology | |||||||||||||||
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"Old Siam, Sir" is a hard rock single from Wings' 1979 album, Back to the Egg. It was the A-side of the UK version of the single, reaching No. 35.[1] The B-side in the UK was also a track from the album, "Spin it On". "Old Siam, Sir" was also the B-side of the US single "Arrow Through Me".
Recording
Wings drummer Steve Holley, while playing keyboards during a studio session, developed a chord sequence that was eventually used in the instrumental section of the song.[2] Paul McCartney and guitarist Denny Laine later recorded an instrumental demo for the song called "Super Big Heatwave".
References
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- ↑ Exclusive: Ex-Wings guitarist, Laurence Juber, talks about attending ‘Paul McCartney University’ « Daytrippin' Beatles Magazine
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