Call Me Back Again

Wings performs Call Me Back Again on their 1976 American tour.

[@HankFinkle11]

Paul at his vocal peak.

[@mdillon4311]

ABSOFRICKINLUTELY!

[@kennethmarshall306]

And performance generally

[@austinfrazier7325]

I agree I love the Beatles but 70s Bluesey Paul was his best voice in my opinion. So damn good in this song. I don’t know why Wings don’t get more love. This is really good.

[@austinfrazier7325]

Joy Stinson thanks for the insight. I wasn’t alive in the 70s so I don’t know how Wings was received.

[@polandsopotgirl]

@@austinfrazier7325 Damn good, yeah :)

[@lord1599]

this song is vastly underrated in paul's catalog

[@Bella-nt7ec]

so is Paul's catalogue

[@steveturner6770]

@@Bella-nt7ecvery much so

[@hendersonskater]

Paul's voice is a monster. The things he can do with it are just simply amazing.

[@angiemccartney]

agreed

[@mauhoang9570]

His voice is a monster for every single song in "Wings overAmerica". The one and the only sir Paul McCartney

[@aslan4013]

3:16

[@benjclarke5825]

Paul has more different singing voices than any other rock star before or since.

[@polandsopotgirl]

@@benjclarke5825 Yeah, he can roar and in the very next moment soud soft and sweetly. Amazing!

[@lynnturman8157]

McCartney was one of the greatest singers in the rock/pop era ever. One reason why was because of his versatility. He could shred with the best of them: Wilson Pickett, Robert Plant. And then turn around & croon a love song like he was Art Garfunkel or Carl Wilson or Andy Williams.

[@Mina-ok5qm]

I love that you mentioned Carl Wilson in there. I love his voice.

[@Alisonws]

@@Mina-ok5qm Same here!! The Beatles and Beach Boys are the best 😎💖🎶

[@someone9687]

I think he is the most versatile musician ever

[@jimmcguy5511]

@@someone9687 Don't forget John Lennon. The greatest of all.

[@SarahYasmineXO]

@@jimmcguy5511 Not as great as Paul McCartney

[@nigelgreenwood9010]

Think Wings were underated. Never mind McCartney, Denny Laine was a party good foil and McCullough a great guitarist. Not appreciated as much as they should have been.

[@jamesian-allen8725]

J/M was such a tragic loss, he was immensely talented !

[@j9struwig]

3:54... I come back to this on an almost daily basis. Paul is simply the greatest of all time. The songwriting, the voice, the all round musicianship, the commercial success, both as part of the beatles and solo/wings. The word "legend" doesn't even begin to cut it.

[@Bella-nt7ec]

I'm hooked on both the Beatles and Macca's after- Beatlemania work

[@tockita]

He's the GOAT

[@gregorallnight371]

Wow...the man of a thousand voices singing amazingly and perfectly and in every range that he wants to sing and he sure can reach them all without any problem being a natural born mega talent that he is and has always been...thanks for the great posting of a great song and performance

[@dobythedog]

This has to be the greatest example of the sheer quality and range of McCartney's unbelievable voice. Simply breathtaking.

[@polandsopotgirl]

Breathtaking - I can't agree more!

[@JamesBond-ml3zp]

@@polandsopotgirl listen to "Monkberry Moon Delight" especially at the End, never heard ANYONE who could Duplicate it Note to Note!

[@reypalomarez2779]

Jimmy McCullough is such a amazing guitarist. Didn't get his share. Gone way to soon

[@alanjones5786]

The irony is he wrote medicine jar, live by the sword die by the sword. Great guitarist

[@hohenhaininfo]

I am often thinking about Jimmy and what career he could have had if he had survived the seventies. This footage (I own the CD-Set and the Bluray) is a great memory of an all over great band at the time

[@PatsyClinesDaughter]

120,000%! He had some of the best contributions to Wings

[@PatsyClinesDaughter]

@@alanjones5786 That’s so crazy/ true/ ironic. Wow

[@Apolo-Rocks]

One of my favorite ballads, first in my Paul's playlist. And...what a voice, Paul!!! The BEST rock n roll voice! Reminds me of Oh Darling. Amazing colors of tones. With the soul. Jimmy McCulloch, great guitar, he had all the rock on his fingers. And, oh! Deny Laine never laughs!

[@charwest9449]

HE'S MOODY BLUE LOL

[@santiago_pablo]

Que compositor , que arreglista , que voz , que oido , que sentido del ritmo , que músico ,que instrumentista QUE BEATLE , PAUL !!!!!

[@valentinafurlan6847]

Paul McCartney es el mejor cantante de todos los tiempos y nadie lo va a poder superar. Perdón pero es la verdad

[@mrsbluesky8415]

Listening to Linda’s background voice makes me smile. I love her sounds filling out the songs. Rest in peace.

[@daniperez5836]

The best rock voice singer

[@charlesoneil4459]

This man can sing anything.

[@annmartinez7561]

He could sing the phonebook and make it sound great!

[@segments2156]

@@annmartinez7561 Well, John litterally sung the phonebook... it's pretty funny ("You know my name, look up the number" on Anthology)

[@dennylaine8735]

@@annmartinez7561 Oh! That's so sweet of you to say my Dear🤠. Well thanks once again for your unending love and diehard support which you've shown towards my music althrough these years😉, cause it has really been helpful in boosting my career over the years. So could you kindly tell me how long you've been a fan of my music🎵?

[@En3usiast]

A vocal genius in action...... People love to hear the full emotional range of a great singer.....from gentle ballads to all-out blues/soul belters like this..... Thankyou Paul for setting the standard every singer aspires to......

[@tobiasmccartney2014]

como canta Paul , la mejor voz lejos de la musica, no se puede creer todos los estilos q puede cantar con sus voz la cambia como si nada

[@sharigreen9252]

I saw Paul perform this live with Wings and was blown away. The song is on the Venus and Mars album, and it's great, but the live version kicks ass. His performance here is beyond awesome.

[@Bella-nt7ec]

absolutely

[@chuckyoneill9029]

Jimmy little trill on lead just add to maccas voice

[@romacassel9636]

Seatte 76 they rocked!

[@cricketbat09]

Another brilliant song from Paul. He is a genius.

[@diafagogarcia1681]

I love you Paul , and Wings too.

[@daniellorenzo3848]

The best musician of The xx century

[@charwest9449]

Just magnificent. One of Paul's best live performances ever. 3:42 Oooh I called your name ... John ... every night since then.

[@endi3386]

char west It’s child not John

[@machiel5888]

its child!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@charwest9449]

@Wayne Pitty Exactly! Before Mama Cass covered John's song she did a whole intro about her "ex boyfriend" John! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpeYk6WCr5pknas and routinely called out a name in the bridge. An actual name, not an endearment like "honey" or "baby" or "child". Everyone knows Paul's song was written to John, who was supposed to join him in that Louisiana concert, but NEVER CALLED HIM BACK. Plus, what would be the point of him singing 'I call your name', and then in THE moment of angst yelling out "child" instead of THE NAME! Do they really think he was calling "child" every night since then? LOL.

[@MegaGenten]

@@endi3386 It sounds like "Chon" to me. A mix of Child and John. We all know this song is for John so lets indulge ourselves by believing he said John.

[@bulldoginyellowsubmarine9259]

This song is totally about John Lennon.

[@Bella-nt7ec]

might be

[@mellotronage3266]

Jimmy McCullough is getting a great tone outta that SG.

[@charlesoneil4459]

Yes sir! I have same one and can't come close,that's talent

[@mellotronage7073]

@@charlesoneil4459 I do know he's got some feedback working through those amps. It's lending toward that great tone...what pedals he's using also factoring, too. Further, check out Eric Stewart's tone on his Les Paul with 10cc's Silly Love. The live BBC In Concert version is what I refer to, here on KZbin. Especially the solo at the end on Silly Love. Tellin' ya, check that one out !😎

[@charlesoneil4459]

@@mellotronage7073 will do, Thank.

[@endi3386]

Charles Oneil Getting a good tone out of a guitar isn’t talent...

[@mellotronage7073]

@@endi3386 But getting the tone you know you want & actually acquired it can be a tricky thing. Even given the same set up with equipment night after night, it can vary from stage to stage, it seems. And Jimmy McCollough's tone here, back to my original thought, sounds great.😎

[@aron9368]

A really awesome voice as he got to this song on this gig, you get goose bumps ......

[@Mina-ok5qm]

This is my favorite live version. There's another that I kept finding that was nice but this one is fire.

[@michaelsingley5641]

Love Joe English's solid drumming also.

[@ILiveForTheSummers]

Very similar to his voice in Oh! Darling. If he sang it in this raspier way, that would have been phenomenal

[@rrdream2400]

similar feel too, and also that dominant chord at the end of the verse is similar.

[@markydh83]

Well, the thing with Oh! Darling is that they hadn’t been singing live for 3 years and their voices were out of practice. John struggled during the recording of Come Together for the same reason. That’s why it took a week for Paul to be happy with his vocal on that song. Got to remember Wings had been on tour for over a year when this was recorded. His voice was more ‘match fit’ as it were.

[@kristoamadeus4441]

@@markydh83 so true

[@annmartinez7561]

That voice is awesome!! He's so amazingly talented!

[@OlgaSanchez-j9i]

I love his gritty voice.

[@Allthisisthat31]

Oh, take me back.....please! I saw this tour at Madison Square Garden in NY, and I"ll never forget it.l. Love this song.

[@bruceslater7169]

Best live album ever

[@austinfrazier7325]

I've heard a few Wings covers and I've never heard a guitarist sound as good as Jimmy on these songs or could even match him. I'm not a guitarist but to me he sounds amazing. On just about every song (including this one) he can almost "make it talk". Was he really that good? Or is it a combination of technique, the guitar, sound effects, etc? Again, I don't play so I don't know but the cover guitarists could never make them sound like this. Just really curious from a non player......

[@austinfrazier7325]

Follow up question.........as a non guitarist during this tour how good was Jimmy? Is this what a world class guitar player sounds like? I'm guessing yes as he sounds as good or better than any lead guitarist I've ever heard and I've been listing to rock for 30 years.

[@tracylynnedgar5788]

Nobody can or ever touch McCulloch. I encourage you to go watch him play Penicillin Blues with Stone the Crows. He was about 19 at the time. He had a gift. His solo Niagra is just of another world. ❤

[@rrdream2400]

I think it's mostly technique. He's playing a Gibson SG into a Marshall which has been done thousands of times by other players, somehow this kid got this certain snarl out of it that I don't hear other players get. It's also his choice of notes, for such a young player he had a lot of discipline to be able to hold back and not step on the singer or play a million notes.

[@charwest9449]

O.M.G. just phenomenal ... and Jimmy's guitar ,.. wow.

[@charwest9449]

@Joy Stinson Yeah, I can see that happening. And Clapton was amazing, so Jimmy was out of this world.

[@tonymanns8249]

Rock-n-roll singing.....IMO it doesn't get any better that Paul & this song.

[@paulhiggins2275]

Joe's snare sounds fukn fantastic!!!! Unique drummer to say the least and well Jimmy's sound is phenomenal and then we have Macca... My all time faves!!!! Wings rule!!

[@michaelsingley5641]

Great band. Love Joe and Jimmy!

[@dagocaballero5101]

Aquí fue cuando me di cuanta que Sir. Paul McCartney es el Dios de la música en todo sentido. 😍

[@kathleenkavanagh4197]

Best scream I Rock&Roll. And that’s saying something

[@christopherone1]

go off, Sir Paul McCartney...just go off! You amazing man, genuis. The world thanks you for sharing your brillance with us.

[@dennylaine8735]

Thanks so much for being such a huge fan of my music Lauren🙏. Well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music. Could you kindly tell me how long you've been a fan of my music???

[@aslan4013]

Wings is the best band ever happened in rock history

[@Alex_itimia]

Dont

[@dranelemakol]

I know this is controversial, but Paul McCartney was always my favourite member of Wings.

[@PatsyClinesDaughter]

Yes, them and Led Zeppelin 💖💖💖

[@kristoamadeus4441]

Are we not gonna talk about the Beatl- I mean elephant in the room

[@lindadonofrio8314]

The one and only Macca ❤️👐❤️

[@dennylaine8735]

Thanks so much for being such a huge fan of my music Linda🙏. Well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music. Could you kindly tell me how long you've been a fan of my music???

[@HeartInThe60s]

WHAT A VOCAL. PAUL IS THE MASTER OF ALL!!!

[@sussexcountymusic]

Paul's best line up. Fantastic guitar work by Jimmy.

[@mattyoz0]

This performance eats up and spits out john and Georges best.

[@mallard4998]

What a voice, absolutely brilliant!!!!

[@regiscornu5183]

Very very good guitar for Jimmy I like very well this year 1975!! Paul and The Wings

[@baberoot1998]

Paul's vocals...are at their pinnacle during this time in his career. So perfect.

[@thaisbuvalovas7523]

This Song is for John, for their meeting in New Orleans, that just not ocurred because ... everyone knows

[@charwest9449]

Love Jimmy's guitar!

[@MegaGenten]

Hi Char West, dont you think this is Paul crying out to John to call him back again after they had met up at John,s rented house at L.A?!., They were all supposed to go down new orleans together to record venus and mars, but yoko ono got a whiff of what was going down and called john back to her to NYC with the news that she had found someone who could help them quit smoking!

[@charwest9449]

@@MegaGenten Exactly! You're so right. Yoko was a jealous insecure selfish manipulating biotch. She was deathly afraid that John would either get back with Paul, or with Cynthia, and devoted her entire life with him to seeing that didn't happen.

[@debradonato408]

Jesus Mary& Joseph What A Vocal Range ♥️🌟🎹🎹🎹🎹🌟💙🎼🎶🎵✨

[@toastee3]

he can just pluck one of his album tracks to play live and it's better than most other people's hits.

[@jamesian-allen8725]

I miss the lovely Linda, she was one long cool woman in a black dress.

[@zootzoot9670]

3:17 is the most powerful moment since the dawn of time

[@slavaukraini404]

Oh, Paul isn't a Bass Beast in this one, just one of the greatest rock singers of all time.

[@1beatles]

RIP Denny Laine ❤

[@ricardolemoyne1]

Venus and Mars, é um álbum muto tri. E Call Me Back Again é minha preferida.

[@fernandovernon3578]

4:20 I CALL YOU A BURRITO!!!

[@michaelsingley5641]

Best Wings lineup. Love it.

[@charlesweeks5027]

What an exceptional group and Linda's voice is perfect

[@Superlenono1]

What a voice!!! This time he was the moust black/white soundet singer in the world.

[@dennylaine8735]

Oh! Thanks so much for being such a huge fan of my music Lutz🙏. Well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music. Could you kindly tell me how long you've been a fan of my music???

[@jacquelinelissenberg4738]

What a fantastic voice Paul has. Jimmy McCullough is fantastic with his guidar.

[@Aderin.]

Guidar lol

[@jacquelinelissenberg4738]

@@Aderin. Guitar

[@MegaGenten]

This song is for John.

[@johnblanco8827]

Paul's voice and Jimmy's guitar 😂

[@rafaelalucena6154]

I've called your name John

[@mauhoang9570]

Rafaela Lucena ... Does it have to be John all the time? Too much imagine

[@Tatsukoi.muffin]

Mau Hoang it's not for the McLennon ship, but seriously, Linda says "John". No idea why.

[@machiel5888]

He says Child, not John. Just like on the album

[@machiel5888]

He says Child, not john. He’s doing a New Orleans impression on Venus and Mars.. “little baby boy”, “Child”.... they all fit together. Paul would never say johns name in a public concert like that, he was always more tongue-in-cheek than that. He’s literally never mentioned John by name in a song.

[@sushitrashmiller9291]

Big Mac You can watch some other live shows of Paul, and he truly said " John" in this song.

[@russgarcia422]

Who's watching this now in 2021?

[@Bella-nt7ec]

I am!!!

[@patrickrang9525]

Paul was I think about 34 at the time and was at his vocal peek especially on this song which kinda reminds me of Oh Darling

[@johnwilliams1223]

I believe he was on the decline at this point. He could still scream those wonderful songs, but it his scream wasn’t quite as good. For lack of a better word.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

Great song! Joe English was a great drummer too!

[@michaelsingley5641]

Love Joe's drumming!

[@michaelbriefs9764]

@@michaelsingley5641 he’s fun to watch. Such joyful playing!

[@michaelsingley5641]

@@michaelbriefs9764 absolutely

[@Mina-ok5qm]

I'm saving this I'm done with the shenanigans. It's so illusive. These vocals are Paul at his best. I ♥ that man

[@joeh2439]

This is a clinic in vocal exceptionalism.

[@greedo591]

Este es una de mis composiciones favoritas del genio de Paul.

[@Scottie_S]

Poor Denny; struggling with the technical difficulties of the bass losing connection at odd times during the song. There's a spot where you can see him indicating to somebody off stage that there's something wrong. Regardless, he soldiered on and got through. 1:56 for those wondering.

[@robertfoster5657]

Brilliant Track vocal s from Paul amazing 🎉❤

[@arsen5479]

Legend

[@Tatsukoi.muffin]

La fuerza de la voz es por el chocopanda ♡!

[@richardamian89]

Jajaja

[@Mia-rf1pu]

MY EARS ARE PREGNANT

[@PaulMcCartney4Ever12]

Love this song!

[@PedroAmA]

No doubt about it .! Paul was the best musician from the Beatles ( I m not saying the other were bad ) it is just that Paul was far away a better musician! And he is the best ever

[@thebeatlesable]

Paul can do everything with the voice Spectacular

[@tracylynnedgar5788]

Jimmy!!!!!!!!!!!❤🎶

[@chuckyoneill9029]

Jimmy was a beast on lead guitar

[@random-commenter1700]

What a legend 👌🇳🇵

[@kennethmarshall306]

He was great at ad-libbing on outros

[@angelasaldarriaga8036]

Tha’s CAN SING and ALIVE!🍻

[@wolfganghornung3493]

Paul is Master

[@sheilapictures]

Damn!!! Great vocals

[@cynthiawhite8868]

Song just love this song it's genius buy a genius of all time

[@dennylaine8735]

Thanks so much for being such a huge fan of my music Cynthia🙏. Well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music. Could you kindly tell me how long you've been a fan of my music???

[@raymondpetersen6155]

Seen, Paul at the Olympia stadium in Detroit, 1976, loved it!! 🙂

[@JBDazen]

At 3:42 did I hear him say "John" after "I've called your name"?

[@machiel5888]

It's been confirmed that it's "Child". This album was recorded in New Orleans.

[@JBDazen]

@@machiel5888 Yeah sounds like you're right :-)

[@gretchennelson9965]

@@machiel5888 Confirmed by who? You? You’ll have to do better than that.

[@eraldoandrade6299]

Wow... beautiful ... Getting better with this sound!!!

[@dennylaine8735]

Thanks so much for being such a huge fan of my music Eraldo🙏. Well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music. Could you kindly tell me how long you've been a fan of my music???

[@Aderin.]

@@dennylaine8735 Denny Laine didn't even make this song. Also Denny won't comment to some random person on KZbin. You've just embarrassed yourself

[@fortuna.]

Well when I, when I was just a little baby boy Every night I would call, your number brought me joy I called your house, every night since then But I ain't never, no no never heard you calling me Come on and call me back again Come on call me back again I've heard your name every night since then But I ain't never, no no never Heard you calling me Come on and call me back again Yeah all me back again Well when I, when I was Just a little baby boy Every night, every night I would call Because your number brought me joy Oh I've called your name every night since then But I ain't never, no, no, no, no, never heard you calling me Come on and call me back again Come on and call me back again Come on and (call me back again) Come on and call me Ooh boo boo boo babe Call me back again, ooh (call me back again) Now won't you call me? Call me back again I ain't never heard you So why don't you call me back again?

[@TheSchemel]

Great version. This isn't the official Wings Over America version. I like this better. You can actually hear Jimmy's guitar

[@debradunn109]

Paul McCartney is so hot lucky Linda. I love him since 64

[@dennylaine8735]

Thanks so much for being such a huge fan of my music Debra🙏. Well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music. Could you kindly tell me how long you've been a fan of my music???

[@oranfeffer1901]

3:46 john???

[@ScoBos]

Chills at Jimmy's leads along with Paul's voice. I DID, however, enjoy the studio version better. Spoiled old me, huh?

[@kennethmarshall306]

Sco Bos The ad-libs at the end are better on this live performance

[@rrdream2400]

I found the guitar solo better in this live performance. Could be that given night or maybe the kid was just getting better all the time, the guitar tone in this is sublime.

[@loca-cola9218]

Get it PAUL!!!

[@justme-uc8pp]

Fantastic ❤️ Beatles Rooftop (MCCARTNEY voice exceptional)

[@DavidGarrick1515]

I like album “Venus and Mars” - It was my first LP album in my life, what I can by in uSSr I was first year student

[@sallywren386]

Beautiful

[@dennylaine8735]

Thanks so much for being such a huge fan of my music Sally🙏. Well I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music. Could you kindly tell me how long you've been a fan of my music???

[@leemagrish3432]

I think Linda had a nice voice.

[@rickkoehnlein4629]

Jimmy was really messed, check out Denny at the beginning