Escrita
por Paul McCartney, foi gravada em 6 de novembro de 1970 e lançada
em 17 de maio de 1971 no disco Ram. Quando lançada em compacto, em 2
de agosto de 1971, chegou ao número nos charts pop americanos, sendo
a primeira canção de Paul pós os Beatles a chegar ao número 1 nos
Estados Unidos. Foi o primeiro disco de ouro de Paul como artista
solo. Chegou tambem ao numero 1 no Canada e Nova Zelandia, número 3
no Mexico e número 5 na Australia.
Fala
sobre um tio de Paul e sobre o Almirante William Halsey. Sobre o tio,
Paul disse que se lembrava muito bem dele e sobre o almirante, que
representava uma geração anterior e que ele queria homenagear pois
sempre ignorava o que diziam os mais velhos e agora queria se
desculpar.
Paul
ganhou um premio Grammy de melhor arranjo acompanhando vocalistas
pela canção. Recebeu disco de ouro.
Paul
cantou, tocou guitarra, violão, piano, baixo e xilofone. Linda fez
backing vocals. Hugh McCracken toou violão e guitarra. Denny Seiwell
tocou bateria. Paul beaver tocou sintetizador. David Nadien e Aaron
Rosand tocaram violino. Marvin Stamm, Mel Davis, Ray Crisara e Snooky
Young tocaram metais.
A
letra:
We're
so sorry, Uncle Albert
We're so sorry if we caused you any pain
We're so sorry, Uncle Albert
But there's no one left at home
And I believe I'm gonna rain
We're so sorry if we caused you any pain
We're so sorry, Uncle Albert
But there's no one left at home
And I believe I'm gonna rain
We're so sorry but we
haven't heard a thing all day
We're so sorry, Uncle Albert
But if anything should happen we'll be sure to give a ring
We're so sorry, Uncle Albert
But if anything should happen we'll be sure to give a ring
We're so sorry, Uncle
Albert
But we haven't done a bloody thing all day
We're so sorry, Uncle Albert
But the kettle's on the boil and we're so easily called away
But we haven't done a bloody thing all day
We're so sorry, Uncle Albert
But the kettle's on the boil and we're so easily called away
Hands across the water
(water)
Heads across the sky
Hands across the water (water)
Heads across the sky
Heads across the sky
Hands across the water (water)
Heads across the sky
Admiral Halsey notified
me
He had to have a berth or he couldn't get to sea
I had another look and I had a cup of tea and butter pie (butter pie)
The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie
He had to have a berth or he couldn't get to sea
I had another look and I had a cup of tea and butter pie (butter pie)
The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie
Hands across the water
(water)
Heads across the sky
Hands across the water (water)
Heads across the sky
Heads across the sky
Hands across the water (water)
Heads across the sky
Live a little, be a
gypsy, get around (get around)
Get your feet up off the ground
Live a little, get around
Live a little, be a gypsy, get around (get around)
Get your feet up off the ground
Live a little, get around
Get your feet up off the ground
Live a little, get around
Live a little, be a gypsy, get around (get around)
Get your feet up off the ground
Live a little, get around
Hands across the water
(water)
Heads across the sky
Hands across the water (water)
Heads across the sky
Heads across the sky
Hands across the water (water)
Heads across the sky
A versão de Paul
McCartney:
A versão de Holly
Henderson:
A versão dos
Liverpudlians:
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