Album This song officially appears on the Jenny Wren CD Single.
Timeline This song was officially released in 2005
Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 2004, when Paul McCartney was 62 years old)
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Officially appears on Fine Line
Officially appears on Fine Line
Officially appears on Jenny Wren
Officially appears on Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (Japanese edition)
Officially appears on Jenny Wren
“This Loving Game” is a track recorded during the sessions for 2005 album “Chaos And Creation In The Backyard“. It was released as the B-side of the single “Jenny Wren“. Five other songs from those sessions were released as B-sides or bonus tracks.
| Title | Notes |
|---|---|
| Comfort of Love | Available on “Fine Line” CD single |
| Growing Up, Falling Down | Available on “Fine Line” 7″ single |
| Summer of ’59 | Available on “Jenny Wren” 7″ single |
| This Loving Game | Available on “Jenny Wren” Maxi-CD single |
| I Want You to Fly | Available on “Jenny Wren” CD single |
| She Is So Beautiful | Available on the Japanese pressing of the album |
Somebody told me to walk away
When love got hard and i had to play
But you know it’s such a shame
Nobody knows how to play
This loving game
Sometimes we all seem to act like fools
But do we care who breaks the rules?
I suppose it’s all the same
We never learn how to play
This loving game
Do i love you after so much
As i did before?
Darling i could hardly love you more
I tried to look for some good advice
Cos we all have to pay the price
But till now, you never came
I’ll never know how to play
This loving game
Do i love you after s-much
As i used to do?
No one knows me half as well as you
Yeah, you know you do, you know you
Somebody told me to walk away
When love got hard and i had to play
But you know that it’s still a shame
Nobody knows how to play
This loving game
Nobody knows how to play
This loving game
CD Single • Released in 2005
3:17 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Classical guitar, Electric guitar, Harmonium, Piano, Shakers, Tambourine, Vocals Nigel Godrich : Producer James Gadson : Drums Darrell Thorp : Engineer Dan Grech-Marguerat : Production assistant
Session Recording: April 2004 • Studio Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA
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
Chronicles in the Backyard Disc 11
Unofficial album • Released in 2006
3:17 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Classical guitar, Electric guitar, Harmonium, Piano, Shakers, Tambourine, Vocals Nigel Godrich : Producer James Gadson : Drums Darrell Thorp : Engineer
Session Recording: April 2004 • Studio Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA
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
UK Singles Collection - Volume 07
Unofficial album • Released in 2007
3:17 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Classical guitar, Electric guitar, Harmonium, Piano, Shakers, Tambourine, Vocals Nigel Godrich : Producer James Gadson : Drums Darrell Thorp : Engineer
Session Recording: April 2004 • Studio Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA
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
Chaos And Creation In The Backyard - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:17 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Classical guitar, Electric guitar, Harmonium, Piano, Shakers, Tambourine, Vocals Nigel Godrich : Producer James Gadson : Drums Darrell Thorp : Engineer
Session Recording: April 2004 • Studio Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, USA
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
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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