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Released in 1993

Sweet Sweet Memories

Written by Paul McCartney

Last updated on August 5, 2020

Album This song officially appears on the Off the Ground EP.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1993

Master album

Related sessions

This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Other B-Sides from "Off The Ground" singles

“Sweet Sweet Memories” is a song recorded during the sessions for 1993 album “Off The Ground“, released as a B-Side on the “Off The Ground” single.

Some of the lyrics are borrowed from the poem “On A Certain Lady At Court” by Alexander Pope:

I KNOW a thing that ‘s most uncommon;
(Envy, be silent and attend!)
I know a reasonable woman,
Handsome and witty, yet a friend.
Not warp’d by passion, awed by rumour;
Not grave through pride, nor gay through folly;
An equal mixture of good-humour
And sensible soft melancholy.
‘Has she no faults then (Envy says), Sir?’
Yes, she has one, I must aver:
When all the world conspires to praise her,
The woman’s deaf, and does not hear.

From Englishverse

Lyrics

I know something you don't know

I want you to listen to the tale

I know a reasonable woman

Handsome and witty, yet a friend

She's got the right amount of passion

She isn't into rumour

Not too serious or too dumb

And equal mixture of good humour

And sweet, sweet memories

Sweet, sweet memories

Sweet memories

Sweet, sweet, memories

She's got sweet, sweet memories

Sweet memories

Sweet, sweet memories.

Has she got any faults then

Yes, she has one I must admit

When all the world

Tries to praise her

She refuses to hear it

She's got the right amount of passion

She isn't into rumour

Not too serious or too dumb

And equal mixture of good humour

And sweet, sweet memories

Sweet, sweet memories

Yeah, we got sweet, sweet memories

Sweet, memories

Sweet, sweet memories

She's got sweet, sweet memories

Yeah, sweet memories

Sweet, sweet memories

She's got the right amount of passion

She isn't into rumour

Not too serious or too dumb

And equal mixture of good humour

And sweet, sweet memories

Sweet, sweet memories

Sweet memories

Sweet, sweet memories

She's got sweet, sweet memories

Sweet memories

Sweet, sweet memories

Oh, memory, memories

Hey yeah, sweet memories

We got sweet, sweet memories,

Taking me back,

Taking me back,

Taking me back.

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Bootlegs

Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

Going further

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