Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
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"Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (sometimes also spelled "1985") is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings
. Recorded in 1973, this tune is the climactic track of the album Band on the Run
. It has been featured on the 2001 documentary DVD Wingspan and Paul McCartney & Wings
' 1974 TV special One Hand Clapping. The song has a grandiose ending with a full orchestra and the band. On the album Band on the Run
, it suitably ends the album with an excerpt of the opening song. This song is featured on several episodes of Trigger Happy TV
.
McCartney performed the song for the first time live during his 2010 Up and Coming Tour
and again in his On The Run Tour
.
Wings (band)
Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
. Recorded in 1973, this tune is the climactic track of the album Band on the Run
Band on the Run
Band on the Run is an album by Paul McCartney & Wings, released in 1973. It was Wings' third album. It became Wings' most successful album and remains the most celebrated of McCartney's post-Beatles albums...
. It has been featured on the 2001 documentary DVD Wingspan and Paul McCartney & Wings
Wings (band)
Wings were a British-American rock group formed in 1971 by Paul McCartney, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney that remained active until 1981....
' 1974 TV special One Hand Clapping. The song has a grandiose ending with a full orchestra and the band. On the album Band on the Run
Band on the Run
Band on the Run is an album by Paul McCartney & Wings, released in 1973. It was Wings' third album. It became Wings' most successful album and remains the most celebrated of McCartney's post-Beatles albums...
, it suitably ends the album with an excerpt of the opening song. This song is featured on several episodes of Trigger Happy TV
Trigger Happy TV
Trigger Happy TV was a hidden camera/practical joke reality television program. The original British edition of the show, produced by Absolutely Productions, starred Dom Joly and ran for two series on the British television channel Channel 4 from 2000 until 2002...
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McCartney performed the song for the first time live during his 2010 Up and Coming Tour
Up and Coming Tour
The Up and Coming Tour is a concert tour by Paul McCartney. The tour began on March 28, 2010, at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona , included two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, following with concerts in Miami and San Juan, the latter marking McCartney's first...
and again in his On The Run Tour
On the Run Tour
The On the Run Tour is a concert tour by Paul McCartney. The tour began on July 15, 2011, with McCartney's first two concerts at Yankee Stadium in New York City....
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