Paul McCartney Lyrics 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Every Night

In 1991, McCartney sang "Every Night" for MTV's "Unplugged." That version appears on the album "Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)." With the release of Paul's first solo album, the Beatles were broken up. According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number one on the U.S. chart.

Answer: Too Many People

According to Wikipedia, John Lennon thought this song was directed at him. This album contains the hit single "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey." According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number two on the U.S. chart.

Answer: Some People Never Know

"Wild Life" is the first album with his band "Wings." I would consider this the most obscure McCartney album, since it doesn't contain any instantly recognizable songs. According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number ten on the U.S. chart.

Answer: My Love

According to Wikipedia, "My Love" was his second U.S. number one single. In addition, "Red Rose Speedway" peaked at number one on the U.S. chart. The B side of "My Love" is the track "The Mess (Recorded Live at the Hague)." This track is a good McCartney rocker and can be found as a bonus track on the U.S version of the cd.

Answer: Band on the Run

This is probably Paul's most familiar solo album. According to Wikipedia, the album was ranked number 418 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, which appeared in 2003. One of my favorite McCartney tracks, "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five," appears on the album (and is also the B side of the U.S. version of "Band on the Run"). According to the booklet included in the 25th anniversary edition, the album reached number one on both the U.K. and U.S. charts.

Answer: Listen to What the Man Said

According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number one in the U.S. The album contains two songs that are not sung by Paul: "Spirits of Ancient Egypt" is sung by Denny Laine and "Medicine Jar" is sung by Jimmy McCulloch. Paul, however, sings part of the chorus of 'Spirits of Ancient Egypt'.

Answer: Silly Love Songs

The songs "Let 'Em In" and "Silly Love Songs" have been lampooned over the years, but they are actually quite good pop songs. The song "Time to Hide" has Denny Laine on vocals and is in my opinion his best song with Wings. According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number one in the U.S. The U.S. version of the CD contains the fun bonus track "Sally G."

Answer: London Town

According to Wikipedia, the album "London Town" peaked at number two on the U.S. chart. The album is best known for the track "With a Little Luck," whose single version became another number one single for McCartney in the U.S.

Answer: Getting Closer

This is the final Wings album. According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number eight on the U.S. chart. This album contains two tracks by Rockestra: "Rockestra Theme" and "So Glad To See You Here." Along with Paul McCartney, Rockestra included David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, John Paul Jones, and many others! In my mind this album is very underappreciated.

Answer: Coming Up

This album is his first since "Ram" without Wings. Note that the studio version of "Coming Up" is different from the live version of "Coming Up", which went to number one in the U.S. according to Wikipedia. Also from Wikipedia, the album peaked at number three on the U.S. chart. The album contains a lot of synthesizer music. In my opinion, this is his worst album.

Answer: Here Today

This is the beautiful song Paul wrote for John Lennon who was killed in 1980. It ends with the following lyrics:

"And if I say I really loved you
And I was glad you came along
Then you were here today
For you were in my song
Here today"

According to Wikipedia, "Tug of War" peaked at number one on the U.S. chart.

Answer: Keep Under Cover

This album is known for its two songs with Michael Jackson - "Say Say Say" and "The Man." According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at only number fifteen in the U.S.

Answer: No More Lonely Nights

David Gilmour plays guitar on this song. This album contains alternate versions of songs by the Beatles and previous McCartney songs! According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number 21 in the U.S.

Answer: Press

The album cover of "Press to Play" is a black and white photo of Paul and Linda. From the CD booklet, "George Hurrell took the Cover Photograph with the same box camera he used in Hollywood in the thirties." According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number thirty in the U.S.

Answer: Figure of Eight

Paul McCartney ended the decade of the 80s with the strong album "Flowers in the Dirt." This album contains three songs that he did with Elvis Costello - "My Brave Face," "You Want Her Too," and "That Day is Done." According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number 21 on the U.S. chart.

Answer: C'mon People

At the end of the "C'mon People" track there is an edit of the song "Cosmically Conscious." The cd single for the song "Off the Ground" contains a 4:39 version of "Cosmically Conscious." Curiously, the end of that version contains a short edit of "Down to the River," which appears on the "C'mon People" cd single. According to Wikipedia, the album "Off the Ground" peaked at number seventeen on the U.S. chart.

Answer: The World Tonight

From the CD booklet, Paul writes about this track:

"The lyrics were just gathering thoughts. Like 'I go back so far, I'm in front of me' - I don't know where that came from, but if I'd been writing with John he would have gone 'OK, leave that one in; we don't know what it means but we do know what it means.'"

According to Wikipedia, "Flaming Pie" peaked at number two on the U.S. chart. It is one of McCartney's stronger albums in my opinion.

Answer: Heather

This song of course refers to Heather Mills. According to Wikipedia, "Driving Rain" peaked at number 26 in the U.S.

Answer: How Kind of You

"Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" was nominated for the "Album of the Year" Grammy. This album was produced by Nigel Godrich who previously worked with Radiohead and Beck. The song "How Kind of You" plays during the menu on the dvd that comes with the special edition of the album. According to Wikipedia, the album peaked at number six on the U.S. chart.

Answer: The End of the End

You will find some of the lyrics of this song written around the edges of the cd. The booklet that comes with the cd is made to be folded. This album was available for purchase at Starbucks on its first release. According to Wikipedia, the album debuted on the U.S. chart at number three.

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