Album This song officially appears on the New Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 2013
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Recording NEW with Giles Martin #1
February - March 2013
April 2013
“I Can Bet” is a song from 2013 album “NEW“, produced by Giles Martin.
My concern about working with Paul on “New” was that he might be jaded, that everything I ever suggested he must have done hundreds of times before. But he treats everything like it’s the first time. He’s not scared of putting a guitar through a Leslie speaker just because The Beatles did. After all, everyone else does it. There’s one on ‘New’ – I Can Bet – if you made a record without using the tricks The Beatles used, it would be complete silence. But he never looks back, and he always wants to try new things
Giles Martin
Listen to me
We can give it a try
I’ll look you straight in the eye
And pull you to me
What I’m going to do next I leave entirely to your imagination
Do you hear me
If you don’t understand
I’ll take a hold of your hand
And pull you near me
What I’m going to do next I leave entirely to your imagination
I can bet, I can bet
I can bet you’ll never guess
I can bet, I can bet
I can bet that you’ll never guess
Oh no
Come and feel it
We can give it a go
But if you’d rather not know
I won’t reveal it
‘Cause what I’m going to do next I leave entirely to your imagination
I can bet, I can bet
I can bet you’ll never guess
I can bet, I can bet
I can bet that you’ll never guess
Oh no
Be straight with me yeah
Create with me yeah
Don’t wait for me to be steady
I’ve got no plan yeah
But I’m your man yeah
And I’ll be there when you’re ready
What I’m going to do next I leave entirely to your imagination
I can bet, I can bet
I can bet you’ll never guess
I can bet, I can bet
I can bet that you’ll never guess
Oh no
Official album • Released in 2013
3:22 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Guitar, Moog, Percussion, Tape loops, Vocals, Wurlitzer Rusty Anderson : Guitar Paul Wickens : Hammond organ Toby Pitman : Programming Giles Martin : Producer Kevin Mills : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?) Sam Okell : Recording engineer (?) Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Geoff Swan : Assistant mixing engineer Adam Miller : Assistant recording engineer (?) John Prestage : Assistant recording engineer (?) Laurence Anslow : Assistant recording engineer (?) Tom Bailey : Assistant recording engineer (?) Bill Rahko : Assistant recording engineer (?) Nicolas Essig : Assistant recording engineer (?)
Session Recording: February - March 2013 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Session Mixing: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2013
3:22 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Guitar, Moog, Percussion, Tape loops, Vocals, Wurlitzer Rusty Anderson : Guitar Paul Wickens : Hammond organ Toby Pitman : Programming Giles Martin : Producer Kevin Mills : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?) Sam Okell : Recording engineer (?) Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Geoff Swan : Assistant mixing engineer Adam Miller : Assistant recording engineer (?) John Prestage : Assistant recording engineer (?) Laurence Anslow : Assistant recording engineer (?) Tom Bailey : Assistant recording engineer (?) Bill Rahko : Assistant recording engineer (?) Nicolas Essig : Assistant recording engineer (?)
Session Recording: February - March 2013 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Session Mixing: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2013
3:22 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Guitar, Moog, Percussion, Tape loops, Vocals, Wurlitzer Rusty Anderson : Guitar Paul Wickens : Hammond organ Toby Pitman : Programming Giles Martin : Producer Kevin Mills : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?) Sam Okell : Recording engineer (?) Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Geoff Swan : Assistant mixing engineer Adam Miller : Assistant recording engineer (?) John Prestage : Assistant recording engineer (?) Laurence Anslow : Assistant recording engineer (?) Tom Bailey : Assistant recording engineer (?) Bill Rahko : Assistant recording engineer (?) Nicolas Essig : Assistant recording engineer (?)
Session Recording: February - March 2013 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Session Mixing: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2014
3:22 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Guitar, Moog, Percussion, Tape loops, Vocals, Wurlitzer Rusty Anderson : Guitar Paul Wickens : Hammond organ Toby Pitman : Programming Giles Martin : Producer Kevin Mills : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?) Sam Okell : Recording engineer (?) Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Geoff Swan : Assistant mixing engineer Adam Miller : Assistant recording engineer (?) John Prestage : Assistant recording engineer (?) Laurence Anslow : Assistant recording engineer (?) Tom Bailey : Assistant recording engineer (?) Bill Rahko : Assistant recording engineer (?) Nicolas Essig : Assistant recording engineer (?)
Session Recording: February - March 2013 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Session Mixing: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Official album • Released in 2014
3:22 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Guitar, Moog, Percussion, Tape loops, Vocals, Wurlitzer Rusty Anderson : Guitar Paul Wickens : Hammond organ Toby Pitman : Programming Giles Martin : Producer Kevin Mills : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?) Sam Okell : Recording engineer (?) Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Geoff Swan : Assistant mixing engineer Adam Miller : Assistant recording engineer (?) John Prestage : Assistant recording engineer (?) Laurence Anslow : Assistant recording engineer (?) Tom Bailey : Assistant recording engineer (?) Bill Rahko : Assistant recording engineer (?) Nicolas Essig : Assistant recording engineer (?)
Session Recording: February - March 2013 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Session Mixing: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
NEW (Limited Edition - Pink LP)
Official album • Released in 2018
3:22 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Guitar, Moog, Percussion, Tape loops, Vocals, Wurlitzer Rusty Anderson : Guitar Paul Wickens : Hammond organ Toby Pitman : Programming Giles Martin : Producer Kevin Mills : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?) Sam Okell : Recording engineer (?) Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Geoff Swan : Assistant mixing engineer Adam Miller : Assistant recording engineer (?) John Prestage : Assistant recording engineer (?) Laurence Anslow : Assistant recording engineer (?) Tom Bailey : Assistant recording engineer (?) Bill Rahko : Assistant recording engineer (?) Nicolas Essig : Assistant recording engineer (?)
Session Recording: February - March 2013 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Session Mixing: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
New - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:22 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Guitar, Moog, Percussion, Tape loops, Vocals, Wurlitzer Rusty Anderson : Guitar Paul Wickens : Hammond organ Toby Pitman : Programming Giles Martin : Producer Kevin Mills : Assistant mixing engineer, Assistant recording engineer (?) Sam Okell : Recording engineer (?) Mark 'Spike' Stent : Mixing engineer Geoff Swan : Assistant mixing engineer Adam Miller : Assistant recording engineer (?) John Prestage : Assistant recording engineer (?) Laurence Anslow : Assistant recording engineer (?) Tom Bailey : Assistant recording engineer (?) Bill Rahko : Assistant recording engineer (?) Nicolas Essig : Assistant recording engineer (?)
Session Recording: February - March 2013 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Session Mixing: April 2013 • Studio Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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Joey Michael Carbo • 2 years ago
In the first line of the fourth verse... Is it really "Be straight with me"? Because to my ears it's "Be STRICT with me".
The PaulMcCartney Project • 2 years ago
Hi Joey, all lyric sites indicate "Be straight with me".
Max • 7 months ago
Is this pretty much the most "Wings" like song off the entire album? I believe so. You?
The PaulMcCartney Project • 7 months ago
Hi Max, I had never thought of it that way. Interesting !