# Q: Paul McCartney & Wings Song

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-paul-mccartney-wings-song/120494>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 24, 2002, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-paul-mccartney-wings-song/120494 "2002-07-24T02:08:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-paul-mccartney-wings-song/120494/1 "2002-07-24T02:08:46Z")

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What “Wings” song ends by repeatign “band on the run”, but it is NOT “Band on the Run”? And, on what album does it appear? Perhaps, as some bands do, it might be the last song on the “Band on the Run” album?

I’m sure some big fan will know…

- Jinx

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**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-paul-mccartney-wings-song/120494/2 "2002-07-24T02:13:06Z")

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1984

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**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-paul-mccartney-wings-song/120494/3 "2002-07-24T02:14:21Z")

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Got Orwell in my head for some reason - I MEANT 1985 (or Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five)

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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-paul-mccartney-wings-song/120494/4 "2002-07-24T02:20:15Z")

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Oh yeah… 😃 Is there an album by the same title? If not, what album would I find it? - Thanks, Jinx

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-paul-mccartney-wings-song/120494/5 "2002-07-24T02:22:15Z")

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The album is called “Band on the Run”