Wow! Macca goes country! PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS Sally G REACTION - First time hearing

[@marybaillie8907]

Sally G was written by Paul and Linda, and released on the B-side to " Junior's Farm" on 1974. Inspired by a visit to Nashville, this song was Paul's first and only song on the Country charts. Paul and Wings seamlessly slid into the Country genre, with this catchy McCartney melody. The opening track with the steel guitar and fiddle, set up the Country sound, made addictive with the quintessential McCartney elements. Just a great tune. Great reaction Harri.❤ Great memory Jason. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada ❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@magneto7930]

I had this single many years ago. It was on the B-side of Junior's Farm. Paul has a few countey-flavored songs in his catalog. He has written some of the catchiest songs of all time, regardless of genre.

[@Cynthia...]

Paul can dp absolutely anything. Almost country..... Thanks Harri and Jason.

[@MyMaria43]

love this track

[@lindasalvaterra1304]

Paul does every genre!

[@davebzen795]

I am trying to remember ever having heard this one. Good submission and review.

[@gailg2327]

Brilliant, thank you. He is genius! Thx.

[@mikejacobs7786]

He wrote that song while he lived in my town of lebanon tn. For about a month while recording in Nashville

[@bobcorbin3294]

Hey cool I live in Lebanon also about 5 miles from Curley Putnam's house, Or as it's also known... Junior's Farm

[@carlosbuscatore]

BEST COUNTRY SONG EVER!

[@natlee8947]

Love this song ! I used to play this over and over again. I could hear George Strait singing this one.

[@yensilluap]

Yeah I had the single too! Great songs on both sides. I was about 13 or 14 at the time. Paul has so many great songs that came after The Beatles - I don’t think people realize it - Here Today, Calico Skies, Warm and Beautiful, Some Days, So Bad, Wanderlust, Little Willow, to name just a fraction of them!

[@debbiechang5781]

He’s such a genius. Sir Paul can write and perform a masterpiece in any genre and knock it out of the park with melody, lyrics, vocals and just the right blend of instruments. That’s why he’s the best. Great choice and commentary! Thanks Harri and Jason 🌸💐✌️

[@JK_Clarke]

First time hearing this ... what a great composition and performance. I especially liked the strings and Linda's matching vocals. Great commentary Harri, as usual!

[@canarsie56]

There is no style of music this incredible man cant do-greatest of all time

[@williamhopper7873]

Paul did some sessions in Nashville. Rented a big farm outside Nashville at the time.

[@bobcorbin3294]

@@williamhopper7873 Curly Putnams house in Lebanon,the guy who wrote Green Green Grass From Home

[@newms69]

Harri, The great Chet Atkins on guitar

[@Rkw772]

Good information 🎶

[@Scowinon123]

According to Wikipedia it was Lloyd Green.

[@Rkw772]

@@Scowinon123 thx I should have facts checked it before I called it good information.

[@vinol.]

Here in Brazil we usually say that Paul is awesome haha! The greatest genius of modern popular music, without a doubt... 🥰

[@dalemcmillan7231]

❤❤❤

[@waltw4537]

Wow. Time to revisit Venus And Mars. Great reaction. Thanks!

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

This song is not on the V&M album - but it was recorded during that same period.

[@patticrichton1135]

GREAT HARRI, NO ONE ELSE has reacted to "SALLY G"!!! THANK YOU!!

[@claudegagnon999]

Being a great fan of Paul I did not know that country song...very well done as usual!

[@B.R.0101]

He wrote many songs on country and western style, I love them all!!

[@JasonHalversonjaydog]

Thank you! yeah it wasn't a single, but a B side of a single. but like you said, it should have been one, i too think it would have been a hit

[@dwaynewladyka577]

The Beatles also did country music too, such as their version of Act Naturally. It's not a surprise that Paul McCartney would do something like this. I know this song and it's great. Country music is great, and I like it. I saw Paul McCartney live in 2012. Thanks for sharing this song reaction request. Cheers, Harri! ✌️

[@scottcoleman9710]

Great tune, Paul and Wings spent time in Nashville in 74 and this song is influenced by that extended stay by the band in the country outside of Nashville.

[@davidgalvez5341]

Great song! 👍

[@ChuckHackney]

In this era, country was going mainstream. Every artist worth his or her salt was releasing country songs. Cointry dongs dtsrted appearing on billboard's top 100 pop chart, dpanning a major ctosdover trend. I remember this one, Pointer Sisters even releasing a little country song of their own, Fairytale. ONJ did a lot of country, too.

[@ChuckHackney]

Sorry for spelling issues, really shaky fingers today!

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin also dabbled in country music at the time too. Cheers!

[@jdw5678]

In the U.S., this song was the B-side to the rocker "Junior's Farm," one of my all-time favorite McCartney tunes. Please react to Junior's Farm sometime, I'm sure you'll love it. "Sally G" is a great tune as well, and indeed was recorded in Nashville.

[@debjorgo]

One of the fiddle players on this was Vassar Clements, maybe best known for playing with Flatt and Scruggs on the great The Ballad of Jed Clampett.

[@bobcorbin3294]

Vassar was a friend of mine and I miss him I went to school with his step kids.

[@debjorgo]

@@bobcorbin3294 I'm sure anyone with a little bit more knowledge than me would know Vassar for more than the Beverly Hillbillies' Theme song. But that's a truly great credit, if you ask me. I see on Wiki, he played with Bill Monroe, John Hartford, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Grateful Dead and Jimmy Buffet, among others. I bet he had some stories!

[@bobcorbin3294]

@@debjorgo Old and in the way with Jerry Garcia is a great album

[@bobcorbin3294]

@@debjorgo I took in his stepson Joe when he was having a hard time Vasser never forgot that and always came up and partied with us. And yes he did have some great stories!

[@newms69]

Listen to Somedays from the Flaming Pie LP. Beautiful song.

[@rosemontoya3656]

Never would have known it to be Paul!

[@davidgalvez5341]

I had exactly the same feeling as you did upon listening to "Sally G" for the first time, Harri (in your channel): surely this song has been covered multiple times by Country artists! Alas, as far as I could determine by surfing the internet, it hasn't. 🤔

[@Jamesmazzonejr.]

It did make the country charts in late 1974, also it made the pop charts in early February 1975.

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

Hari -- This song was the B side on the 1974 "Junior's Farm" single and it did chart on the U.S. Billboard pop chart reaching #17 and it reached #11 in Australia. It only got to #51 on the U.S. Billboard country chart... but it reached #11 on the Canadian country chart.

[@patswanson2870]

I haven’t heard this one in ages.

[@Kathmak]

My man Paul can do it all! ❤

[@timr5490]

The B side to Juniors Farm, both great songs.

[@sandrotavini8838]

the second solo album of Ringo Starr " Beaucoup of Blues " is a county album and is not bad ......try to listen , im sure you like it

[@GravinaAlexandre]

🇧🇷❤️🙏

[@jvsmith7888]

Harri, now that you've discovered one of Wings lost hits, you should listen to the other one called "Juniors Farm". In America, these 2 songs were released together (one on each side of the record). They both got played a lot so it's hard to say which one was really the hit, but the record went all the way to number 3 on the charts (only to 16 in the UK). They were definitely hits, but I call them lost because you never hear them anymore and they usually don't show up on any Wings Greatest Hits collections. They're both great songs though. I think you will really enjoy "Juniors Farm."

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

@jvsmith7888 - "Junior's Farm" peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart... and "Sally G" peaked at #17 on that pop chart. The difference in position for the two sides on a single is primarily based on air play and requests.

[@howardhales6325]

Speaking as a Canadian, Junior's Farm was much bigger here. I barely remember this one at all.