Album This song officially appears on the McCartney II - Archive Collection Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 2011
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
June - July 1979
Officially appears on McCartney II - Archive Collection
Officially appears on McCartney II - Archive Collection
Officially appears on McCartney II - Archive Collection
Officially appears on McCartney II - Archive Collection
“All You Horse Riders” is a song written and performed by Paul McCartney, recorded during the sessions for “McCartney II” in 1979. It remained officially unissued till the the re-edition of “McCartney II” in 2011, as part of the Archive Collection.
In The 12 Weirdest Paul McCartney Songs listed by RollingStone: “Let’s go for a ride!” Incredibly, some material was just too weird for McCartney II. This track, best described as synthesizer cow-punk, was left off the album (although it resurfaced decades later as a bonus track).“
Alright
Now
all you horse riders,
come on now
get your horses out
Alright
All you horse riders
get your horses out,
we're gonna go for a ride
Come on
Up!
Now... now get up in your saddle
(Yeah, now)
Take your reins in your hand now
Alright
Let's go for a ride now
All you horse riders
Come on now, let's ride!
Ride ride...right
now,
keep them up now
right, right, yes, alright
Yeh, you riding fine
Ale-hop!
Hold it!
now you got it, you got it...
right...
Now, get ready now
come on now
now get ready, everybody!
Now d'you see that stream ahead?
Alright, we gonna jump it.
Now, hold back now,
Get yourself steady now,
Now jump it!
Now jump it...jump it...over, over, ohhh yeah yeah
Yeah ohhh you got it right!
You jump it over
Hold it back now
Yeah
Keep on riding
Keep on riding
Come on, ride it!
come on ride it!
Yeah, you got it now
Now hold your step up now
Right
Ride it
Ohhhh you got it
Yeah, you got it right
you got it right
All you horse riders
Yeah
You got it right
Now keep your step steady now
You getting ready to come into the
Finishing straight
Finishing straight
Up ahead
Now watch out now
You got it now
Ride it ride it
Yeah you ridin' now
Come on now
Steady up now
Right there
All you horse riders, right there
Yeah you ridin' fine
You ridin' wild
Ohh yes, you ridin'
ridin'
move in, alright
Warm down now, warm down
Ready now
Calming all out
Slow now alright
Slow now..alright, whohh, whohhhh
whoah, whohhhw, whohhhhww...
All you horse riders
McCartney II - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2011
10:10 • Studio version • A • Medley with "Blue Sway"
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Percussion, Producer, Synthesizers, Vocals Eddie Klein : Mixing assistant
Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Home Studio, Peasmarsh, Sussex, UK
Session Recording: June - July 1979 • Studio Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
Session Mixing: Sep 25, 1979 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Unofficial album • Released in 2000
3:15 • Rough mix
Recording : June - July 1979 • Studio Home at Peasmarsh, East Sussex ; Spirit Of Ranachan Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 2) 1990-2012
This new book by Luca Perasi traces Paul McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1990 to 2012 in the form of 250 song entries, filled with details about the recordings, stories behind the sessions and musical analysis. His pop albums, his forays into classical and avant-garde music, his penchant for covering old standards: a complete book to discover how these languages cross-pollinate and influence each other.
The second volume in a series that has established itself as a unique guide to take the reader on a journey into the astonishing creativity of Paul McCartney.
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