Paul McCartney - Little lamb dragonfly

[@mrfester42]

To my ears, this is one of McCartney's most haunting pieces.

[@alexandrebenois7962]

I agree 100%.

[@isamolina2846]

Beautiful song, my god they were pure magic, I never get bored with them

[@juskym]

God, I love this song so much. I could put this on repeat and listen for hours.

[@ndoroutlets]

This song moved me a thousand years ago... and it just did it again..

[@robertbefumo8189]

Paul and Wings seldom get the credit they deserve for their amazing arrangements, harmonies and production.

[@thesilvershining]

I agree!!!

[@renatofontes9066]

Man, the lyrics in this is just great

[@everyday316]

"Only the band the Beatles could've been" Alan Patridge

[@bdkisok]

I'm old. I watched the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show and grew up with them as a part of major part of my music life. But this song, of all Paul's songs, is the best. It is so haunting in it's lyrics and melody. For all the songs he wrote (I named my daughter Michelle), this is by and far his best. Had he written this when the Beatles were together, I am sure it would have been one of their best sellers.

[@JJJZANESVILLE2]

Bruce, me2, It is haunting. I was born in 1952. Paul always seemed to be the most normal one. I think he truly cared about his bandmates. I know I cared about my work mates a lot. Good or bad, I loved them. Still love them. I love everyone.....wow, I am a sap.

[@JJJZANESVILLE2]

I hope Michelle is OK.

[@lynnecummings2882]

I feel the same you do about his song, it's so touching and meaningful, its' beautiful.

[@TheMichele7]

I've always loved it too. And even after hearing it many hundreds, perhaps a thousand times, it's still so innocently & deeply beautiful.

[@rheahayes3149]

B K 💗💕🇨🇦

[@chriscorman734]

Such an emotionally draining song yet compiled to listen over and over again the magic of Paul

[@BobsArtGallery]

When I bought the Wings 1973 album Red Rose Speedway, Little lamb dragonfly was the only song I loved most, I was listening to it hundreds of times, and I said to myself what a beautiful song Paul wrote, but it will be forgotten through time...Now after 45 years many people admire it...Wow thanks to Paul, and thanks to KZbin..

[@chriscorman734]

​@@BobsArtGallery Absolutely

[@anthoniopb1]

This is the most beautiful song of the album. Excellent!

[@thesilvershining]

In my opinion this song is better and more complex than “My Sweet Lord” or really anything else on “All Things Must Pass” yet it’s considered filler… absolutely crazy. This deserved to be a hit, it’s so haunting and gorgeous.

[@Lilimacca]

this song is a MASTERPIECE

[@DANIEL-sn6bf]

Great song, great álbum, great person!! Sir Paul Mccartney!!

[@tjcint]

A masterpiece. They is no other word for this.

[@billslater55]

I love this song SO MUCH! It was the best song on Red Rose Speedway, by far. Thank you, Sir Paul!

[@rheahayes3149]

William Slater 💕🇨🇦

[@rachelthompson7487]

Omg there’s so much emotion in this song. It’s Heart wrenching and beautiful.

[@elim5127]

Paul is the best singer and composer in the planet.

[@Bill_Woo]

Along with Stevie Wonder, yes.

[@thegonz9]

Amazing that one man could have composed so many great songs

[@laco4275]

Bill Woo Stevie Wonder is awesome. I would put Paul way ahead of Stevie though. Paul Bach Beethoven Rodgers Mozart Dylan Wonder Lennon In that order

[@carllawton94]

Eli M since John is dead .......maybe

[@91dodgespiritrt]

"Paul is the best singer and composer in the planet." NO DOUBT. He's got more #1s than anyone else by at least 10 or more - than his next closest competitor and probably more "top tens" by much more than that.

[@MegaCoddfish]

Red Rose Speedway was one of my favourite albums from Paul... what a masterpiece !

[@vegavairbob]

This is Classic McCartney. One of my favorites on this album

[@Fuzcapp]

1973 - what a year for albums. McCartney released this one and then did Band on the Run. I just love this song. Reminds me of my little lamb taken from me in 1980. Sometimes Paul is over-sentimental, but he is spot-on in this song.

[@bipbop322]

I'm hoping you aren't referring to your baby/child. I lost my sunshine after spending the very best 17 years of my life. She was so beautiful kind, loving, generous, caring, would do anything she could to help a person in need, she loved old people and everyone she met loved her too. I could go on, but this was supposed to be about you. Please forgive me for rambling, but it's just that I have been of her 24/7, for 35 years. It's a long time to be without your best friend and the sweetest person you ever met. So, I hope your little lamb was "just" the sweetest, smartest pet you ever had, and I'm sorry that you lost her. I lost quite a few really smart, loving kitties.

[@bipbop322]

Oops! I meant to say that I've been missing her for 35 years and I don't suppose I'll ever see her again. Just saying those words makes me feel like someone is stabbing me in my heart. Anyway, I'll check back in a few days to see if you replied or not. You don't have to, but I've never written to anyone about this till now, and Little Lamb Dragonfly always puts me in a sad mood. But I think it's one of his best too! I can't think of one I like more right now, there's too many. Just like I can't choose my favorite Beatles song either. You'd think a 70 year old lady would have better things to talk and think about. music is the one thing almost everyone likes, so I try to find others that feel like me. Oh, have you ever seen and heard the "We All Stand Together"? Vide? Just put it in the search box, (We All Stand Together, Paul McCartney, video.) and make sure you click on the long version. Paul sure did have an amazing ability to write music and stories and...who knows what else he's good at!!

[@sags127]

Paul is very mysterious. You never know who or what his songs are written about unless he tells you. This song most def meant a lot to him. He was hurting bad when he wrote this song. This song is # of my top 10 of Macca if not my favorite of all time.

[@wanderer1955]

This song is about a lamb on his farm in Scotland. His children named it "Dragonfly".

[@jameswilspn1907]

He said he wrote it about a lamb on his farm in Scotland.

[@gretchennelson7056]

Some people think it’s about John.

[@critter7052]

Lovely Macca/Wings song from Red Rose Speedway. There is no one that is as gifted in the art of melody than Paul McCartney. Thanks for posting!

[@jbojanis]

MASTERPIECE! Classic beauty by McCartney! Lyrics married to melody.

[@martinalinkedtowe7348]

I believe in Paul! Therefore, I believe that beautiful music will endure through time!!!

[@jinsu64]

I just love this song I never get tired of this song... it still sounds so fresh to me since I first heard when I was 12 or 13 yrs. old... I love you Paul... I love the Beatles...

[@ingridthurner3651]

I bought it when I was 14 from the money from my Confirmation and a lot of other Beatles and solo LPs. I still own all my LP s, also other groups of the super 60th and 70th years. Great. Wonderful music.

[@lisalentile177]

Paul macartney a timeless talent that ages like fine wine

[@jamesdunn9714]

I was in the Navy serving with the marines (Hospital Corpsman ) when I bought "Red Rose Speedway" at the local base exchange. This is my favorite song from that album. Truly great with a wonderful melody. This song perfectly expresses yearning much like "Girl" by John. The Beatles were such masters whether on their own or as a group. We will never see their like again.

[@mrfester42]

+James Dunn Well said although... Girl also had a touch of the bitter along with the sweet to it. It's a great thing for those like yourself who realize that with both of them we are witness, in our lifetimes, to two towering artists roughly the equivalent to a Beethoven or a Stravinsky. I've heard a few out of touch people dismiss this idea out of hand saying that Lennon and McCartney don't compare with those other greats because their music is "only" popular or "pop" music. In their ignorance they don't realize that those other great composers were writing the pop music of their time as well.

[@jamesdunn9714]

+mrfester42 Yes, bittersweet is very decriptive when considering both songs, " Girl" and " Little Lamb/Dragonfly". John's intake of breath on "Girl" is very poignant. Yes, I agree as to Beethoven and other classical composers being the pop stars of their day. Absolutely true. John and Paul will always be well remembered for many things, but mostly I think for their music. Thank you for the kind words.

[@dominickcorman9353]

James Dunn thank you for your service hard to keep a dry eye listening to this thank god for people like you

[@CLH126]

I was in the Med. in the Navy! :)

[@lynnclemons4318]

James Dunn d

[@ingridthurner3651]

Heartbreaking ❤❤❤ I will love Paul forever. I will love the Beatles forever. It is deep in my heart and soul. Love forever ❤❤❤❤

[@robertbefumo8189]

This is an overlooked masterpiece. The chord progression is quite complex.

[@BobsArtGallery]

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[@Rkw772]

Love this song. It is beyond beautiful. It touches the ♥️.

[@WilliamSaadGuitar]

I agree, this is an amazing song, really. I find myself going back to it every few years and being surprised again and again...

[@michaelmcclelland2896]

@@WilliamSaadGuitar agreed. I enjoy the whole original vinyl.

[@davemack7577]

I learned a lot of chords by learning ths!

[@selenacieza3335]

que hermosa cancion,solo un genio como mccrtney puede crear una cancion tan dulce que me llega hasta lo mas profundo de mi ser.i love paul come back to peru

[@aaronkramer8564]

One of my favorite Mccartney songs.

[@gleanerman2195]

One of so many.

[@anthonyleonard285]

How did I never hear this before today??? Truly beautiful i agree one of his best ever. It has a bit of everything in just the right amount that we ever loved about Paul all rolled into one song.

[@thesilvershining]

It’s painfully beautiful and yet it seems many people haven’t heard it. Such a shame to miss out on such beauty! :(

[@creuju]

This song speaks to my soul......

[@davidking5761]

Mine tooooo

[@rheahayes3149]

Mo Ju 💕🇨🇦

[@martinalinkedtowe7348]

@Mo Hi...this is one of Paul McCartney's most beautiful and haunting songs. No other songwriters can top this beautiful melody.

[@johntabacco]

The man is in a league of his own. No replacement when he's gone.

[@robrob141]

Nobody will ever come close again!!

[@manolokonosko2868]

RINGO IS BETTER!! HE RECORDED MORE ALBUMS THAN PAUL, GEORGE OR JOHN!!! Although pretty much anything after 1976 is garbage. Quantity over quality.

[@TanteA_]

I totally agree.

[@NaaHva]

​@@manolokonosko2868 Ringo is the last remaining Beatle.

[@markmorris8532]

​@@NaaHva 😂

[@Tedisntakidanymore]

Despite all the tragedy in his life, Macca keeps rolling along. Love this song!

[@thesilvershining]

He constructively deals with tragedy through music. Writing songs for deceased friends/pets, children of divorce, lonely old ladies, teenage runaways, and fools on hills… he’s just an uplifting person musically, I really admire that a lot.

[@beatlecristian]

@@thesilvershining What a beautiful way to use his God given gift of song.

[@robertsetz]

In this music lies every emotion for everyone to relate to. That's what is part of the genius of this natural wizard of sounds and his oh so versatile and pleasing voice. The truly great Paul McCartney stands tall on his own as well as with the greatest songwriting duo of all time, as well as with the greatest band of all time. Eppy [RIP as J&G] had you guys pegged alright!

[@billslater55]

The masterpiece of a song is almost as great a Maybe I'm Amazed. It also exceeds anything Paul did with the Beatles. Thank you, Sir Paul!

[@Meneervdberg]

Greater in my opinion.

[@beatlecristian]

I prefer the Wings Over America version of Maybe I'm Amazed, Paul's raspy voice just makes it better, it appears he does that at will. That aside, I think this song is superior.

[@brecid2008]

This song is simply the most beauitful song ever created. Paul is GOD

[@briangoodspeed8807]

One of his best compositions, great vocals and harmonic progression of chords

[@arsen5479]

Paul The Greatest Human Of All Time

[@pst9821]

He discovered a cancer cure?

[@gretchennelson7056]

“The greatest human of all time”? I didn’t know Paul had cured cancer.

[@smorgasbordtv4092]

That would be Jesus of Nazareth

[@Housemartinuk]

Love this song. McCartney at his very best.

[@jrhunter007]

What a sweet message. It made me cry...

[@Rkw772]

I just discovered this song. It is my favorite song. It’s too bad that it’s not as well known as yesterday. So beautiful 🎶🎶❤️🎶🎶

[@Bdbvejiwknnbw]

I think it's Paul McCartney's masterpiece

[@bangtangirls6606]

I wasn't born when this song released .It is masterpiece

[@PrimRoseVI]

I've always adored this song! As a McCartney fan for 50 years, you just know.

[@grantwahl3741]

I remember being a kid and hearing the new delicious Beatles release. This one has captured some of that.

[@cate4139]

''Dragonfly, fly by my window, you and I still have a way to go Don't know why you hang around my door I don't live here anymore, since you've gone I never know I go on, but I miss you so.'' When I heard these lyrics I immediately thought of the love I have left behind me. I recently had a breakdown and since then I've been unable to pick myself up again (mental illness is something I've been struggling with for years) and these lyrics perfectly sum up how I have been feeling. Lover, you come around and I am not here. Mentally I am not present but this is temporary. This is something I was unable to summarise myself. Thank you Sir Paul for helping me in more ways than one.

[@Inspiteofallthedanger]

The most magical song I ever heard...sigh

[@jimidee33]

I absolutely love this seemingly simple tune that has so much hidden in the lyrics. I bought the album "Red Rose Speedway" back in '72 when I was in the Navy. This song made me feel uplifted; it still does.

[@田中一二三-r3x]

ポ−ルの最高傑作をまた聞かせてもらいました。この地球上で最高傑作がまたふえました。すべてポ−ルの作品です。

[@nervo6321]

One of Maccas forgotten gems

[@nedadevcic5840]

Beautiful lyrics, melodies, harmonies..photos...💓✌

[@patriciasalopek7614]

this melody is SO touching

[@vegavairbob]

The man is gifted!!

[@dominickcorman9353]

Robert Spinello he passed that gift to us

[@csfashionista]

this song devastates me... my pop used to sing it to me as a small child... He's passed on now almost 4 years ago... I miss him so...

[@7hs3beat]

Some songs are too beautiful this is one of them,thank you paul.

[@Jalapablo]

Can you imagine Lennon and Harrison lending their background harmonies to this, ala 'Hey Jude'? And with Ringo's signature beat? Perfection. And then just let that beautiful la-la-la mantra go on and on.

[@thesilvershining]

I cry just thinking about it tbh. Would’ve been amazing!

[@ingridthurner3651]

A very good idea! Could be a wonderful Song.

[@tinpanally51_36]

Yes

[@martinalinkedtowe7348]

Paul West...that la la la mantra is spell-binding and sends shivers down my spine. This man wrote an infinite number of mantra-filled masterpieces! It would have been an unbelievable hit with the other three Beatles, no doubt!

[@ernestnuttle3385]

ONE OF MY FAVORITE McCARTNEY SONGS!

[@lindablosser2791]

I love this song. One of my many favorites from Sir Paul :)

[@reneperezz]

i'm telling you paul is the greatest star there ever was!

[@pipesofpeace1]

Thank you for a great song and wonderful images.

[@keikoasmommy]

Thank you for putting this together, it is amazing and wonderful!! So many memories, and of course, the song.....

[@craigsnyder3975]

Very well done, Paul is in a league of his own!

[@antheaalecto]

A brilliantly Constructed song xx

[@derrickwalker9471]

+Anthea Francis IT CERTAINLY IS.

[@gipperbanana]

i really feel sorry for anybody who cannot see the beauty of this song, people afraid of softer emotions and trying to bluff it.Lennon did that a lot in his life but then towards the end wrote "beautiful boy " and "woman".The fabs were soul and heart and imagination , they conquered the world with their spirit not their musicianship. This is a better song than Martha My Dear imo, and if part of the beatles canon would be played on university dorms all over the world.

[@mrspeel7]

+Daithe de paore The magic is, spirit and musicianship. Both very well expressed.

[@TheMichele7]

Yes, magical ~

[@gentillygirl545]

Heaven on Earth.

[@sandraenglish2107]

💕Love love love this tune............It reminds me of my beautiful daughter “ Angelique “ always in my heart💕

[@fabular.fabular9161]

Pablito, inspiración más allá de lógicas estéticas musicales o líricas. Simplemente bello.

[@ericbeaulieu4843]

I had the album,when I was a young pup in Saint-Bruno.These beautiful,haunting melodies have never left me.Does a body and uplifts the Soul good.Great one Paul.

[@martinalinkedtowe7348]

No political message here. No criticism of mankind's folly. Just plain eloquence and sentimental beauty in 6:22 of pure joy.

[@mallard4998]

Such a beautiful song, superbly performed and produced!

[@dougzenzaccanelli]

One of my favorites!

[@ОлегЕфимов-ъ2г]

Still love this wonderful song!

[@rhadagovinda1277]

Beautiful song. One of Paul's very best songs. I feel like I wandered into a different dimension and I am overwhelmed emotionally. I feel like I'm not even present in this world.

[@jassygail7861]

Simply Beautiful : Any True "MCCARTNEY Fan: Would Know: No Others Explanation: Needed:

[@B6567NEH]

what happen with that format

[@martinalinkedtowe7348]

I know how you feel! I am a true McCartney fan.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

Truer words never spoken...this man's music has been part of my life from when I first heard him in 76 as a 2 yr old(silly love songs on the radio and yes I remember from that early age) till today...it puts me in a good state of mind...melodies such as this song are beautiful pieces of art

[@lolabratton7182]

Very True

[@davidking5761]

Jassy Gail amen young lady

[@steveoshow4832]

Beautiful song that was the glue to Red Rose Speedway. Initially recorded during the Ram sessions but eventually made it on RRS with added harmony from Denny Laine who was not involved in Ram at the time of recording. This delightful song reflects more of the power of Pauls Ram period and you can easily see it on that album. One of Pauls gems a pure delight.😎👍

[@kathyarancio2876]

Brings tears 2 my eyes!!!😣😥🤗.lovely...😍 Heart felt

[@Fawn2304]

This has got to be the BEST McCartney song ever. He really did a great job on it !!!!!

[@kiwi5162]

moved into a new apt in Denver and watched amazed when dragonflies appeared outside my window at the third floor level. While watching their fascinating abilities at aeronautics I was very moved by this sight. Later told my wife and she (the huge Beatles fan) brought up this song from her distant past, and introduced me to another of Paul's incredible songs. We listen to it regularly now. Thanks for sharing the story behind it and that there really was a lamb behind it. So sad ....and melancholy.

[@alastairmackay9799]

his song is truly great. It always feels to me like it spans someones enitre life, mixed emotions of sadness and elations, triumphs and failures, its is simply exquisite.

[@jeanmenard3060]

A great song, underestimated, but really great ! Bravo Paul ! 🙂👍

[@AdrianaRojas53]

I love the way that Paul sing his sorrow, is so touching, I'd like to hold him and give some comfort for his lost. Oh! Paul really know how to do for be loved...

[@Wayneogston]

Yep I cried. A grown man I am.

[@vegavairbob]

It's not so sad Wayne..just good music!

[@pleinairdude]

I read that when this song was recorded there wasn't a dry eye in the studio.

[@tomassheva]

Jeff Dickson what u mean?

[@davidking5761]

Wayne Ogston me too

[@nerktwin]

no shame in it

[@robertchapman3328]

All great poetry is individually interpretative. We find what meaning there is for us. Paul may have been totally unaware of the depth of his poetry in the writing of these lyrics. Or not. But that is poetry. Take it. Love it. Find your meaning. Let Paul have his. One of his greats!

[@sylviamartin5029]

This song is about John and paul listen carefully to the words. Since you've gone its never right they go on lonely nights come on home and make it right. Why would paul be lonely without a lamb, and how did two rights make a wrong since you've gone I never know I go on but I miss you so in my heart I feel the pain keeps coming back again. Paul's heart was full of pain when John left. This is my belived Paul loved John with all his heart and soul up to now that he is gone.

[@dannyvine3605]

+sylvia martin : NO this song is not about John Lennon. The song was inspired by the actual death of a sheep on McCartney's farm.] McCartney confirmed that this is at least partially correct in an interview in the late 1980's.

[@jolantalizewski9377]

agree

[@lynnecummings2882]

I think the 1st part of the song is about the lamb, and the next part when he seems to change tempo is about John.

[@j05h80]

I read somewhere that after Wings recorded this song in the studio, most of the people in the studio watching were reduced to tears. I'm not surprised!

[@sebastianmaharg]

+Marky8421 Actually, this can't really be considered a 'Wings' track proper: it was recorded before the band even formed during the 'Ram' sessions in 1970 and left off of the record. It was thrown onto Red Rose Speedway, but really belongs on 'Ram'.

[@tjcint]

This song has an emotional depth that goes way beyond what the loss of a pet lamb could cause. It is obviously about something far, far more momentous ... I think it a fair assumption it is about John Lennon.

[@wanderer1955]

The song is about a lamb on Paul's farm in Scotland. His children named the lamb "Dragonfly".

[@tjcint]

@@wanderer1955 Superficially only.

[@wanderer1955]

@@tjcint fact old chap fact.

[@tjcint]

@@wanderer1955 Yes, a fact, on a superficial level. Life has many levels.

[@wanderer1955]

@@tjcint Seems your mental health has 3 levels. 1. Nuttier than squirrel shit. 2. One tin short of a 4 pack. And 3. "Cuckoo" "Cuckoo" Cuckoo "Cuckoo" Cuckoo"......🤪

[@thomastimlin1724]

This two song combo and recording is way underrated, the arrangement is brilliant. People often criticize the "lala" stuff, but then they would have to invent another complaint wouldn't they? McCartney is often criticized by rock purists about being a too cutesy pop as a writer, but he shines in either genre. There's nothing wrong with this kind of pop... it's all in their closed minded head. Come on man, he did Helter Skelter too. Music is not a fucking contest, it's an art. But many have turned music into a contest because that's all they understand...sports...whoopie doo doo. What ever you have been spoonfed...The meaning of the lyrics are allegorical to any human condition of loss or estrangement. If you can't see that you're pretty dense and one dimensional. Get off the caffeine lol

[@metoo9360]

It seems to infer something about the afterlife, but that could just be my interpretation. I used to listen to it iver and over after my dad passed on shortly before my 12th birthday.

[@joemourer9896]

"Little Lamb Dragonfly" is a song credited to Paul and Linda McCartney and originally released on the Wings 1973 album Red Rose Speedway. The song was originally recorded during the sessions for McCartney's Ram album in early 1971, and thus Hugh McCracken plays guitar on the recording rather than Wings' guitarist Denny Laine. However, Laine did provide backing vocals during the production work for Red Rose Speedway. McCartney originally intended to use the song as part of his Rupert and the Frog Song animated film project. Chip Madinger and Mark Easter noted that drummer Denny Seiwell may have assisted in writing the song, although he was not credited. - WIKIPEDIA

[@Beragon]

This is consistent with the Paul McCartney bio by Phillip Norman (which I got as a birthday present last month and am still working through lol) - even the part about Denny Seiwell co-writing.

[@karlleon7107]

I never knew this was a message to John. It now makes perfect sense. So sad. Paul was reaching out to him. Paul missed him so and Im sure John did too.

[@jolantalizewski9377]

agree

[@BadfingerBoogieBarb]

It's not about John. That is purely obsessive fan speculation.

[@charlesoneill1947]

Karl Leon about his lamb on his farm in Scotland

[@amcc3398]

It's about a baby lamb that got lost in the snow ffs.

[@kareno6222]

I totally agree with you

[@mx2plus]

I love this song very much. Those were the days

[@jolantalizewski9377]

best

[@wanderer1955]

Those Were The Days was sung by Mary Hopkin.

[@Lippe1610]

work of a genius....a God......

[@JJJZANESVILLE2]

Felipe, I think so...are we just fooling ourselves? I thought, and still think, that Paul McCartney is a musical genius. Thank you for that comment.

[@nedadevcic5840]

...pure art singing from the soul...to a soul....

[@PedroAmA]

pure mccartney

[@SaschaBuster]

Seriously my favourite song he's ever done

[@davemack7577]

Seriously my favourite song ever!

[@michaelbuday5630]

Awesome photo production....love this song! Thanks for the share!

[@FranZmegac]

Just sensational, I hope that far more people will get across it and experience it’s beauty.

[@soinorman]

Played this over and over........Wonderful song. Mostly unknown of course. Put it in a concert Paul.

[@ericsnelten8722]

loooooooooove it so much ! Eric !

[@geo86able]

Linda was the best for you !!!

[@garysmith9034]

This is one of MCcartneys best compostions every time I listen to this song I break out in tears.

[@Vivadijk]

Surely a great song! ❤ I must say that I’ma real McCartney Wings fan. The best songs date from the period 1970 McCartney 1 to 1979 Back to the Egg. All these albums mean a lot to me and contain real beauties.

[@scottmelvin8493]

One of my favorite songs by Paul...