Wild Life is the debut album by Wings and the third studio album by Paul McCartney following the breakup of the Beatles. The album was recorded during July–August 1971 at Abbey Road Studios by McCartney and his wife Linda along with session drummer Denny Seiwell, whom they had worked with on the previous album, Ram, and Denny Laine, formerly of the Moody Blues. It was released by Apple Records on 7 December, in both the UK and US, to lukewarm critical and commercial reaction.
The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history, spending 15 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard country charts, solidified Thompson's status as a country music superstar and inspired the answer song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells.
Wild Side of Life is the first in a series of three collections of rare and unreleased Feathers material from Norton Records, and while it's clearly the work of dedicated fans, it's also flawed by a lack of thematic focus - this disc jumps back and forth between latter-day live recordings, solo acoustic demos, hard to find singles and. unreleased studio sessions without offering any information on where and when this stuff was committed to tape, and the music swings from the hillbilly boogie of "Frankie and Johnny" and the slow blues-tinged lament of "Mound of Clay&qu.
CHORUS I didn't know God made honky tonk angels I might have known you'd never make a wife You gave up the only one that ever loved you And went back to the wild side of life. VERSE 2 The glamor of the gay night life has lured you To the places where the wine and liquor flows Where you wait to be anybody's baby And forget the truest love you'll ever know. About The Wild Side of Life. The Wild Side of Life" Track Info. Cover By. The Wild Side of Life by Rod Stewart
The album version of this song runs 4:12. This came out at a time when audiences were intrigued by cross-dressing and homosexuality in music. Glam Rock," where the performers wore feminine clothes, was big, and artists like David Bowie and Elton John were attracting fans both gay and straight. This was a rare venture to the pop chart for Reed, who was not known for hit singles. Somehow the seamier side of life don''t seem so seamy when Lou Reed sings the song. Jim from Johnsonburg, NyOne of my personal three coolest songs of all time! I've always loved the fact that Lou slipped all the sex and drug references past the censors by using NYC hipster lingo!
| Wild Side Of Life | 3:12 |
| Wild Side Of Life | 3:12 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691 | Don Hollinger | Wild Side Of Life (7", Single) | Kelane | 691 | US | 1964 |
| K616 | Don Hollinger | Wild Side Of Life (7", Single, Promo) | Kapp Records | K616 | US | 1964 |
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