Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five - Paul McCartney & Wings - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings. The song closes out 1974's Band On The Run album. McCartney had the line "No one ever left alive in nineteen hundred and eighty-five" for months before completing the song with his wife Linda. The album, from its title to its packaging, has a theme of escape, sometimes interpreted as finding artistic freedom through love. Band on the Run was recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. Days before flying there, both the lead guitarist and drummer quit. McCartney had no time to book replacements so he, Linda, and Denny Laine recorded the album. "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" starts as a rhythmic piano-driven track and progresses to a full orchestra before breaking down to refrain of "Band on the Run." This powerful masterpiece was never performed by Wings in concert.
The backing track for "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" is available with background vocals or as an instrumental on Karaoke Version.