@fast-city-line said in Junior's Farm:
@b-j-conlee said in Junior's Farm:
Kestrel wrote:
According to the Wings Official Fun Club booklet No. 3 1974 (published December 1974), 'Junior's Farm the new Wings single was composed by Paul and Linda on their farm in Scotland.' Other sources have Wings rehearsing the song in Scotland too before flying to Nashville. I guess it"s possible that it had another 'name' title and Paul changed it to Junior while in Nashville? Equally likely though it could just be a coincidence and was just wishful thinking on Curly's part? Remind me,how many people now are claiming to be that guy on the pavement on the 'Abbey Road' cover?
Thanks for your imput Kestrel. Who knows when Paul actually wrote and finished the complete song. As the article says, when Curly Putman Jr. was over in London in the 2000's, he went into a Record Store and found a 45 of Junior's Farm which he bought and showed it to the Interviewer at the Tennessean Magazine. On the 45 itself, it said "recorded on a farm in Lebanen TN". Curly's farm is in Lebanen TN. The interviewer then asked Curly if Paul and Wings recorded Junior's Farm in his garage or one of his houses on the farm. Curly emphatically said No and that Paul and his Band recorded it at the "Sound Shop" one of his Publisher's (Tree Music Publishing) studios. Don't know exactly where it is but it was somewhere locally in Tennessee. Just guessing, I would think it was probably a "rough" mix of Junior's Farm they recorded that Paul took back to him when he returned to London. I'm sure it would help him remember the song better. I have no idea what months Paul was in Nashville or when he had gone back home to London or Scotland. The point is that the "rough mix" that Paul had still needed more work on it with the rest of his Band. No where did Curly say that Paul wrote "Junior's Farm" completely (and also played it) on his farm. He's just saying that he knows it was written about him (his last name is Putman Jr) and that Paul and Wings stayed on his Farm to rehearse for approximately6 months. Sounds very believable to me that the song originated in Tennessee and was written with Curly Putman Jr. and his Farm in mind.
Maybe when Paul was conceiving the song and fleshing it out in Scotland, he temporarily named it "Julian's Farm". Then later when he got the Putnam farm deal, knowing Putnam is a Junior, it hit him that Junior would be a much better name in the song title.
Regardless of where it was recorded, my opinion is that the song was written about Curly Putnam, Jr’s farm. (and it’s Lebanon, TN) 😉
https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/story-behind-the-song/2021/07/30/beatles-paul-mccartney-juniors-farm-story-behind-song/5383623001/
https://tennesseeconcerts.com/juniors-farm-1974-%26-2022
