Jk Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I've always like the song "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five" by Wings, but I don't really have any idea what it could be about. I've done internet searches to no avail, but I heard rumours that it was about John Lennon somehow. Does anyone here know what it means? I noticed it doesn't have a songfacts page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 personally I don't know the song, but here are the lyrics: On No One Left Alive In 1985, Will Ever Do She May Be Right She May Be Fine She May Get Love But She Won't Get Mine 'Cos I Got You Oh I Oh I Well I Just Can't Enough Of That Sweet Stuff My Little Lady Gets Behind (Interlude) On My Mama Said The Time Would Come When I Would Find Myself In Love With You I Didn't Think I Never Dreamed That I Would Be Around To See It All Come True Woh I Oh I Well I Just Can't Get Enough Of That Sweet Stuff My little lady gets behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Paul is famous for writing songs with no meaning at all. Well no relevant meaning anyway. I've often thought it was a mild allusion to a psychic reference, a future prediction of beyond the worlds end. Notice he also segues into a short reprise of the title song Band on the run at the end; giving the song a mystical conclusion. This whole album is a masterpiece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Berry Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Yea...Paul was quite eloquent with making a thing of beauty out of nothing...the lyrics sure fit the bill I always asumed that it was tied to Orwell's novel, '1984', a year all were a bit leary of...sort of a "i wonder who's gonna be left after the end of the world, and what can we do together" kinda feeling... "On No One Left Alive In 1985, Will Ever Do" ...left alive? after what? Orwell was right maybe possibly well....maybe anyways it's still a great song...agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Paul was best with a melody, John was the better lyricist, which is why neither of their solo material lives up to the Beatles at their best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Berry Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 yes, yes true, true selah and amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Paul was best with a melody, John was the better lyricist, which is why neither of their solo material lives up to the Beatles at their best. I know that that is probably the accepted wisdom, but I think it's a massive over-simplification. Paul could write lyrics as perfect as anything John could manage (see Eleanor Rigby, The End, Penny Lane, She's Leaving Home, Fool On The Hill, etc etc etc etc), and John was pretty fine with a melody too (Imagine, Strawberry Fields, In My Life,...). You can try to pigeon-hole them, but they really don't deserve it. Love, LBB Edited February 11, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I didn't say neither of them couldn't be good, I just said they were each generally better at their specific skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well said Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jk Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I didn't realize the "1984" connection before. Now that you mention it, I think that's the inspiration of the song. I've heard that The Beatles' "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?", which McCartney wrote, was based on part of "1984", so that makes perfect sense. Glad to see this didn't turn into another McCartney Vs. Lennon debate. Can we all just give peace a chance on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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