Picasso's Last Words/Richard Cory

[@patbrennan6572]

I know that Denny can't hear us anymore but we can hear Denny anytime we want.

[@Gerardoooooooo]

Denny is reading you somewhere, mate. 😉

[@stevedorefromtyneside9993]

RIP Denny, and thanks for the great music.

[@tiagobotelho4668]

RIP Denny, will be greatly missed!

[@janu10048]

Denny was/is super talented as a musician and singer and should have achieved more fame than he did. In Wings, he was unfortunately overshadowed by Paul and before that, he left the Moody Blues before they really hit it big. I met him in the 90s at a Beatlefest and it was awesome!

[@alexanderhamilton8585]

Great comment.

[@Aspan-bi3lp]

I love him too. He are very bright guy.

[@Atom-56]

Paul respected Denny and let him shine in Wings, goes to show he wasn’t an egotistical superstar.

[@jethrox827]

He's a legend

[@garychambers5850]

Denny was an OK singer. Good for back ups.. And occasionally a few leads. I recently watched a youtube video of him and a band preform songs from _"Band on the run"_ sorry to say, he cant sing that good anymore. He was singing all over the place, couldn't hit notes,.. Sad they recorded that, But he was once really good!

[@victorm928]

Rest in Peace Denny Laine ❤

[@jdee8267]

RIP Denny what a talent

[@colyniek]

Yeh, well you could have told him that when he was alive....bit too late now

[@KevinPSmith-fk5eb]

Rest In Peace Denny Laine

[@MarkSeibold]

I was at this Paul McCartney and Wings concert in San Francisco. I drove my little sister and her girlfriend from high school to see the same concert just days before in Seattle as we drove from our home in Portland Oregon, in my small sports car. And then days later I drove my brother and I again to watch it in San Francisco. I photographed both concerts with my college days 35mm camera and telephoto lens, exposing several rolls of high-speed color transparency film, in both the Seattle Kingdom with the largest indoor audience attendance in world history that night, of 70,000 fans. Then in the San Francisco Cow Palace, about a 16,000 attendance, I believe. I've uploaded the better photos into my Facebook Concert album. It's only one of over 235 albums I have in Facebook on various events in my life, my professional astronomy art, and photography, and teaching and lecturing as a university astronomy professor by midlife.

[@markfencke4348]

I was at University of Alaska in Fairbanks just out of my first stint in army when I bought Band on the Run. Played it for 27 yo dance partner. Didn't get a chance to see Paul intil Rosemont Chicago concert in 1989. Best of half dozen was Lambeau Field in Green Bay

[@zedzipper349]

Such a long speech to promote your 235 facebook albums, lol. But seriously, 235? You take a photo every time you open the fridge?

[@wpknorr]

One of the best bands ever! Wings forever!

[@mariafunk4800]

I agree

[@7tsrocker]

wings best line up for sure

[@RobertWilliams-vv7ow]

Class act seen denny and wings Cardiff Capitol 1974 awesome memories, RIP lovely man

[@guitar-arvidojoar560]

Bought the Wings over America and these was two of my favourites.

[@suesebree8670]

I saw this tour. Will NEVER forget it!!!!!

[@michaelquinn8618]

This was the best concert ever hands down

[@michelgauthier5377]

Wrote this after the news of Picassos' death. He was on the set of the film Papillon. Dustin Hoffman thought of Paul as a travelling minstrel.

[@oxid71]

Denny is truly amazing

[@walendxweg]

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[@adrianbray4025]

Great to see them sing this great Paul Simon song.

[@elvispresleydaily3952]

????

[@alexandrebenois7962]

Richard Cory is a Paul Simon song.

[@charlie-j4o7u]

simon & garfunkel@@alexandrebenois7962

[@Juliamiller56]

The same Richard Cory that put a gun to his head?

[@paulhiggins2275]

Wings Rule !!! Especially this line up.... all time favourite

[@ThisLoveIsSweet]

RIP Denny Laine, founder of both Moody Blues and Wings.

[@patriciaedwards5183]

Paul McCartney founded Wings with Linda, Denny Laine was his first recruitee

[@Paulcoats-46]

This was the last song I heard before falling asleep the night my big brother died RIP bro miss ya 💔💔

[@rogerwilliams7791]

Paul was part of two pretty good bands. Wings and those other guys. Paul and Ringo still rock today and so would of John and George.... Beatles will be forever!

[@raywhittington1368]

This set is a great cut from Band On The Run. Richard Cory packs a powerful lesson in it's lyrics.

[@billg6166]

"Wings Over America." One of my favorite live albums.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

IIRC it's based on a poem from much earlier than S&G.

[@1allstarman]

@@indy_go_blue6048 Right, written by Paul Simon .

[@melissamell1785]

Great Denny, sings with the heart!

[@Faheydoug]

Look how beautiful Linda looks...rip Lovely L....

[@raindogs]

I was just thinking the opposite. She was awful manly looking. Not feminine at all.

[@СветланаЮдина-п4я]

​@@raindogsNot only was Linda Paul's wife, but a soulmate... Doesn't matter what she looked like, 'cause as a person she was a real good Lady. She always supported Paul in any ways...They loved each other. P. S. Miss Linda so much.

[@raindogs]

@@СветланаЮдина-п4я The only reason I mentioned her looks because I replied to someone that talked about her looks (learn to read the thread.) As for her being his soulmate, I didn't know the couple intimately. Only someone that did would truly know whether that is true. Of course, celebrity couples always talk about their spouse being their soulmates, only to divorce each other a year later. You can't believe anything that the tabloids posts.

[@GiorgioUsala]

Denny Laine ......un talento incommensurabile ...

[@peanutserver]

R.I.P. Denny Laine

[@Liqsemvag]

Denny suena y se escucha excelente con wings,wings a tenido varios fallecidos y cada uno hacia un excelente trabajo ,cada uno era espectacular en lo que cantaban,son decisiones buenas o malas de un camino largo y es imposible tener siempre un grupo junto.Gracias a los fallecidos por haber sido parte de la música de un excelente grupo.

[@rubensdeliz]

Drink to me/Drink to my health/You know /I can´t drink anymore! R.I.P. Master Don Pablo Picasso the Great Painter. Hugs from Brazil.

[@platypuses7]

So nice, such pure talent from this group

[@RagamuffinArchive]

RIP Denny

[@marthabauer6587]

jimmy mcculloch on acoustic..simply the best

[@rodrimiguelopez3817]

Si tenía manos mágicas y se acoplaron perfecto a Denny y Paiñ

[@wpknorr]

So damn good... I'm breathless..

[@t.r.k.9711]

Super Werner :-)

[@cossack207]

Werner-Peter Knorr OH YESSSSSSSS!

[@ledrotten]

What a great clip...

[@wonsworld61]

on holidays in the Caribbean somewhere, he met Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen and talk turned to music. Hoffman asked him could he write a song about anything, Macca replied probably. Hoffman suggested a news item current in the paper that week (the death of Pablo Picasso and his last wish and that people would drink a toast to him), this song was the result that he played to them the next day.

[@jillwhittaker5877]

You're right, but it was during the sessions of Band on the run and McQueen and Hoffman were filming Pappilon

[@alexanderhamilton8585]

WOW! What a great story. The best comments are always made by music people about music. Music seems to be a filter, allowing only intelligent sensitive people in.

[@PatsyClinesDaughter]

Are you fucking serious? WOW!!! This doesn’t even surprise me knowing Paul, but still, I got goosebumps, wow!!!!

[@miguelrodrigolopez6094]

Hermosa Linda, musa de McCartney

[@kennethmarshall306]

I like hearing them segue into each other

[@stephenvine3104]

I will drink to you Denny Laine !! A great musician , sadly no longer with us , ug we will never forget you , God bless you❤

[@c0137509]

Had not heard that song since I used to play the album when it first came out (someone else do the math I feel old enough) anyway much to my surprise I retained a lot of the words in my memory thanks for the post.

[@josuejuarez8658]

Denny RIP!

[@Dougie-b8x]

The greatest live concert ever?

[@zxccxz164]

yes

[@kennethmarshall306]

It’s my favourite. For pure enjoyment of the music

[@DelightLovesMovies]

That's beautiful.

[@michaelquinn8618]

The best concert ever

[@eloisaperez9154]

I like and loved this song even the eye blinking of Paul so cute to see, drink to me drink to my health, you know i can't drink anymore

[@stevosd60]

Denny Lane has a great voice... Should have had more exposure.. Go now his classic

[@61161214]

After the dissolution of the Beatles, Paul was struggling to make a brilliant return and was a huge success at WINGS. Without his brilliant support, Paul's success in the 1970s could not have been. Special thanks to Denny Laine.

[@miguelangelmorales7634]

Vaya GENIOS,,, creación de Dios 👏🏼👏👏🏼👏👏🏼👏👏🏼👏👏🏼👏🏼

[@peteroschi2570]

McCartney und die Wings . Stets ein besonders geiler Genuss .

[@josuemartinez7011]

La mejor gira de paul.con los wings.en su mejor momento.grandes acetatos.uufff y grandes músicos y unos metales .la mejor gira de su vida .con los wings.

[@lightmagnet1961]

Paul McCartney and Denny Laine. Don't have to say more!

[@robrudmanwheelbuilder]

Juber is a fantastic guitarist as well !

[@justanotherrandomcrit8115]

Rob Rudman That’s not Juber. That’s Jimmy McCulloch. Laurence Juber wouldn’t join for another 2 years.

[@atisalvaro]

Stunning

[@Blacky474]

Danny was great along with Paul & Wings, very talented, Paul always picked the best.

[@tamraassu7742]

Always a best

[@tamraassu7742]

Love Denny he was the perfect touch.

[@tamraassu7742]

I live here . Here and there

[@carlbaumeister3439]

Merry Christmas, Wings. We’re all getting Ovation acoustics. Those with the most seniority in the band get 12-strings. Those with less, 6-strings’ll do ya.

[@chrislenox1812]

I imagine them holding the guitars and grimacing like the kid in A Christmas Story when he gets the bunny suit

[@carlbaumeister3439]

@@chrislenox1812 In that era, Ovations were THE thing. Obviously held in high regard if Wings, who could afford ANYTHING, were all playing them. I had one in the 90s and it played sweet. I felt like I’d gotten a Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time.

[@teletubetodd]

Simon & Garfunkel's "Richard Cory" was an unusual addition to Wings' repertoire, but it worked very well as a continuation of "Picasso's Last Words," arguably Macca's best song "snatch" since "Can You Take Me Back" from the White Album. The emphasis on acoustic guitars here may have also inspired Denny's wonderful acoustic contributions to the "London Town" album two years later, "Children Children" and "Deliver Your Children." Also, both "Picasso" and "Cory" dealt with the troubling subject of death (though Picasso died of natural causes, and Richard Cory took his own life), which, of course, Denny and Linda were to face themselves. Thank you, Denny and Linda, for your great music. Rest in peace.

[@kevinsimpson3374]

And In My Time As Well ! No Auto-Cues, You Just Got On Your Piano, Bass Guitar, Or Electric Guitar, And You Would Sing Your Heart Out!

[@АлександраГрафчикова-д1б]

Дени без тебя не было такого вигса

[@alholdway2003]

The clarinet interlude was cool

[@DavidDotsonSneakyDave]

Didn't realize Richard Cory was a Simon and Garfunkel song.

[@jamesian-allen8725]

@ david...me either...i always thought i just seen a face was and S&G tune...go figure, lol.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

yep written by Paul Simon originally on the sounds of silence in '65

[@pommelhorsepommelhorse8731]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist and it was based on a poem by somebody else - look it up!

[@justanotherrandomcrit8115]

Yeah I assumed when I heard it it was like The Mess, 1882, Best Friend, or Soily, a song that Paul or Denny wrote and never put on an album, only played live.

[@petertrout8140]

They did give credit to paul when they played, but not in this video clip? Credited Wings, not the case!!! A Paul Simon original based on an old poem.....

[@diegoespinosaroldan1077]

Just got the DVD today!

[@bartek311d]

4thGrTeacher This is "Rockshow" ;)

[@brianwilliamson8957]

my funeral song when the time comes,sums me up perfectly..

[@TJKillip]

not a bad song to add to the list of favorites at my wake '-)

[@TJKillip]

Picasso's last words

[@drdotislovinlife]

Perfection

[@anthonyholmes5348]

great song on band on the run album mecca should do it at his recent gigs a well liked sond

[@oyamakouki5428]

wonderful！！！！

[@glennm5810]

fare thee well Denny

[@cindypental4582]

awesome!!

[@marcusjosefreirefernandes6095]

Essa música marcou minha infância...

[@carlossilva9049]

A linda era muito gata hein

[@zxccxz164]

interesting this live version doesn't have john denver line RIP Denny

[@kennethmarshall306]

Yes. I prefer the he version that they put on the Wings Over America album. Perhaps they did too and that’s why they chose it!

[@gcrichman53]

Sadly Denny Laine just died at age 79.

[@bartek311d]

2:03 - Richard Cory

[@jhmorgan72753]

3 OCLOCK IN THE MORNING, i'LL BE TAKING A pEEpEE !!!

[@fernandovargas2551]

Muy buena música FOREVER

[@platypuses7]

1:44 love that part so much!!

[@boltjenkins]

RIP DENNY'S

[@wouterjoannesvanscherpenbe260]

thank you so very mats linda en Paaul & wings my wife was so in love wisch you thank you you make me crye and found love again love is againt he winner for alti time ever paul you have must your wifel like i do your de best thank you for beining a frien even i never listen to you now your and linda are in mine hart thankyou for ever lastiing love so it will be ever and ever again wouter joannes

[@DarrellBarber-i5h]

Love this. One thing that I am stuck on though is that or is it not a golden razor blade on Dennys necklace? Haha 😄

[@Julsran]

Third player on guitar is Jimmy McCulloch.

[@kaylac.5406]

Did Paul say something about Johnny Weismuller at 1:53??

[@bighardbooks770]

2:00 Richard Cory

[@michaeldistefano7027]

You see kids, back in my day you ACTUALLY HAD TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT AND SING....

[@Atom1990-m2j]

Paul could harmonise with a telegraph pole.

[@gregorallnight371]

Obviously the top notch of talent,creativity and pro musicians....if i recall correctly i read that paul wrote this on the spot when visiting with dustin hoffman who was on location for the movie Pappilion,the news had just come out about death of pablo picasso and dustin asked if he could write a song about that.....well,yeah!

[@jamesian-allen8725]

Denny...'nuff said. :)

[@bertocampos5919]

preciosas canciones

[@testedgames2814]

Jimmy was a very good artist and you know him at his best keep doing what you do best. Oh one more thing do have a website that has more info on Jimmy?

[@edsroraphael]

Exelente

[@c0137509]

Is the word "album" still in use these days?

[@platypuses7]

Haha very much

[@walendxweg]

📡📡13 juin 2021 🐴🐺🐬💎💐👋

[@heatherwillow1]

Is this on a DVD, this concert? I need it!

[@jamesian-allen8725]

@ heather...it's called "rockshow" and it's available pretty much anywhere...barnes & nobles carry it and it's a must own concert dvd for sure...also...i seen this tour live 1976 in detroit @ olympia stadium...i was there! :)

[@lorenvictor6290]

Wings Over America

[@bruceslater7169]

Heather Willow Wings Over America honestly is one of the best albums ever made.

[@thomaskolioupoulos6590]

My favorite live album of all time....by far...saw it at the theater when it came out.

[@lucassreiss__]

Does anyone know which model of the 12-string guitar that Paul McCartney is playing?

[@garychambers5850]

Denny sounds good here! Now, forget it. The only reason they allow him to sing was that he played in Wings and... It's his band 🤣

[@MattySawcheck]

That's a lot of Ovation guitars.

[@jakewilliams1344]

@wildcatter63 I hate the rounded backs :/

[@magnussturesson1722]

This is from the Wings over America tour. Of course they tried to adapt to american familiarities. Their accents, though, are still very british!

[@edwhite7475]

@@jakewilliams1344 me too...always sliding down your leg...i never liked the tone either, too tinney....but they probably had the best acoustic pickups back then, it was just developing

[@mwhitehead1461]

Who else cried the first time they heard this? Just me?

[@mickavellian]

Who knows how the song "Picasso's last words" came about ?

[@hanjames519]

drink to me 00:15 richard 02:03

[@pabloperez4063]

Danny singing a la Dylan

[@paulhiggins2275]

1.55 Johnny Weismuller 😄 🤣 😂 😆

[@melissamell1785]

The grand old painter died last night, His painting' s on the wall. Before he went, he bade us well And said goodnight to us all. Drink to me, drink to my health, You know I can't drink anymore. Drink to me, drink to my health, You know I can't drink anymore. Three o'clock in the morning, I'm getting ready for bed, It came without a warning. But I'll be waiting for you, baby, I'll be waiting for you there. So drink to me, drink to my health, You know I can't drink anymore. Drink to me, drink to my health, You know I can't drink anymore. Jet! (oo-oo-oo-oo-oo) Jet! (oo-oo-oo-oo-oo) Jet! (oo-oo-oo-oo-oo) Jet! (oo-oo-oo-oo-oo) Drink to me, drink to my health, You know I can't drink anymore. Drink to me, drink to my health, You know I can't drink anymore. I'll be waiting for you, baby, Yeah, ye-yeah, yeah. Well, drink to me, drink to my health, You know I can't drink anymore. Drink to me, drink to my health, You know I can't drink anymore. Uh - uh-uh-uh, Uh - uh-uh-uh. Drink to me, drink to my health, You know I... Hey! Ho! (ah!) Ho! Hey! ho! Ho! Hey! ho! Ho! Hey! ho! Ho! Hey! ho! Ho! Hey! ho! Ho! Hey! ho! Ho! Hey! ho! Ho! Hey! ho! Ho! Hey! ho!

[@ten10strips85]

Great band. You'd think Sir Paul might have compensated them accordingly, but fuck, it's only rock and roll I guess....

[@ometec]

You would think being that great you could make something special out of yourself after being a part of it.

[@garychambers5850]

Paul Simon did not write "Richard Corey"

[@reving19]

THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

[@garychambers5850]

Richard Cory's a good song originally done by Simon & Garfunkel. I wonder why Wings did it? Paul Has so many of hs own songs that are great! Unless it was Laines idea to perform it. I guess he doesnt have much songs under his belt? He sings pretty good here.. Now.. I dont think he can sing at all... 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂🚶

[@nictomba5777]

Because this American song absolutely resonates with working class life in mid-to-late 70s Britain. Next up: Sex Pistols, Clash