Momma Miss America
| "Momma Miss America" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Paul McCartney | |
| from the album McCartney | |
| Released | 17 April 1970 |
| Recorded | 23-30 December 1969 |
| Studio | McCartney's home Studio, 7 Cavendish Avenue, London |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 4:04 |
| Label | Apple |
| Songwriter | Paul McCartney |
| Producer | Paul McCartney |
| McCartney track listing | |
13 tracks
| |
"Momma Miss America" is an instrumental by Paul McCartney from his debut solo album McCartney released in 1970.[1][2][3]
Recording
The song was recorded completely at McCartney's home in St. John's Wood. McCartney said in 1970: "An instrumental recorded completely at home. Made up as I went along – first a sequence of chords, then a melody on top."[4]
McCartney later said of the song, "Originally it was two pieces, but they ran into each other by accident and became one."[5] The original title of ‘Momma Miss America’ was ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Springtime’, as shouted at the start of the recording. The edit of the two parts can be heard at the 1’57” point.
The two sections bear little resemblance to one another: the first begins in A minor and switches into A major, while the second part is in G major and follows a different Rhythm and Chord structure. its drum break has been sampled in many hip-hop songs, including Common’s “Thisisme”, the Artifacts’ “Flexi With Da Tech(nique)”, The Roots’ “The Fire”, and The Beastie Boys’ “Johnny Ryall”.
Whenever a list is being made of the “greatest samples” in Hip-hop, “Johnny Ryall” is on that list Is a opinion by Many.
Personnel
- Paul McCartney - piano, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, drums
References
- ^ "15 Artists Who Sampled Paul McCartney Songs". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress Copyright Office. 1971.
- ^ Rowan, Terry (2015-03-31). Penny Laine's Anthology. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781105582301.
- ^ Bessman, Jim (2003-04-12). "McCartney's MPL Picks Up 'Old Friend' Carl Perkins". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 30.
- ^ Benitez, Vincent Perez (2010). The Words and Music of Paul McCartney: The Solo Years. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313349690.