Old Siam, Sir
| "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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"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
- ↑ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ↑ Exclusive: Ex-Wings guitarist, Laurence Juber, talks about attending ‘Paul McCartney University’ « Daytrippin' Beatles Magazine
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