"Ram On"
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what do you feel of the song "Ram On", from Paul's CD Ram? I love it so much, but... Its a wierd song. If it was a person, it would be a beautiful hazel eyed girl who lives around the ocean. She smiles all the time and looks happy in the outside, yet, she has no friends. She likes to spend time with herself sitting in a near-by tree behind the moon. And when she's alone,she's melancholic, dark and sad. Yet, only she knows this. She likes being alone because she's addicted to that type of sadness and can't stop wanting it. The girl is desperate to escape her world. She wants to run away. And although she can, she wants to stay behind the moon, sitting in that shallow tree because it makes her feel relaxed, yet anxious. Alone, yet united. Dark yet bright. She depends on that feeling although she wants to run away, like a drug. The ukelele represents that calm feeling, and Paul's voice represents her loneliness. The whole song represents her confused young mind. I'm also addicted to that type of sadness, that's how I know (no. Im not the girl. I only relate to her in that way)
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JuliCuellar:
what do you feel of the song "Ram On", from Paul's CD Ram? I love it so much, but... Its a wierd song. If it was a person, it would be a beautiful hazel eyed girl who lives around the ocean. She smiles all the time and looks happy in the outside, yet, she has no friends. She likes to spend time with herself sitting in a near-by tree behind the moon. And when she's alone,she's melancholic, dark and sad. Yet, only she knows this. She likes being alone because she's addicted to that type of sadness and can't stop wanting it. The girl is desperate to escape her world. She wants to run away. And although she can, she wants to stay behind the moon, sitting in that shallow tree because it makes her feel relaxed, yet anxious. Alone, yet united. Dark yet bright. She depends on that feeling although she wants to run away, like a drug. The ukelele represents that calm feeling, and Paul's voice represents her loneliness. The whole song represents her confused young mind. I'm also addicted to that type of sadness, that's how I know (no. Im not the girl. I only relate to her in that way)
Cool writing
cheers to you for feeling it 
I dig your words. audi and illwobz the other songwriters on the board, there's some good lyrical thinking in there I think. I like it! -
Juli, thank you! Yes, that is a beautiful bit of writing and imagination there! I like Ram On too. It's a simple and very fun song. Ahead of its time in some ways. Very different from what I expected. Ukelele was a REALLY unfashionable instrument back in 1971. I play no guitar or stringed instruments at all but can still have a good go at playing Ram On on the ukelele, and enjoy it a lot: http://ukulelehunt.com/2010/03/30/paul-mccartney-ram-on-tabs/ I can do the whistling too. I'm not bad at whistling!
I think a lot of effort went into making the track sound so unpolished and rough. It's happy and I can see how it would send your imagination off far away like that. 
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JuliCuellar:
what do you feel of the song "Ram On", from Paul's CD Ram? I love it so much, but... Its a wierd song. If it was a person, it would be a beautiful hazel eyed girl who lives around the ocean. She smiles all the time and looks happy in the outside, yet, she has no friends. She likes to spend time with herself sitting in a near-by tree behind the moon. And when she's alone,she's melancholic, dark and sad. Yet, only she knows this. She likes being alone because she's addicted to that type of sadness and can't stop wanting it. The girl is desperate to escape her world. She wants to run away. And although she can, she wants to stay behind the moon, sitting in that shallow tree because it makes her feel relaxed, yet anxious. Alone, yet united. Dark yet bright. She depends on that feeling although she wants to run away, like a drug. The ukelele represents that calm feeling, and Paul's voice represents her loneliness. The whole song represents her confused young mind. I'm also addicted to that type of sadness, that's how I know (no. Im not the girl. I only relate to her in that way)
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JuliCuellar:
what do you feel of the song "Ram On", from Paul's CD Ram? I love it so much, but... Its a wierd song. If it was a person, it would be a beautiful hazel eyed girl who lives around the ocean. She smiles all the time and looks happy in the outside, yet, she has no friends. She likes to spend time with herself sitting in a near-by tree behind the moon. And when she's alone,she's melancholic, dark and sad. Yet, only she knows this. She likes being alone because she's addicted to that type of sadness and can't stop wanting it. The girl is desperate to escape her world. She wants to run away. And although she can, she wants to stay behind the moon, sitting in that shallow tree because it makes her feel relaxed, yet anxious. Alone, yet united. Dark yet bright. She depends on that feeling although she wants to run away, like a drug. The ukelele represents that calm feeling, and Paul's voice represents her loneliness. The whole song represents her confused young mind. I'm also addicted to that type of sadness, that's how I know (no. Im not the girl. I only relate to her in that way)
At one time, Seal refused to publish the lyrics to his songs in his CD booklets, because he wanted listeners to take away their own, unique message and experiences from his songs. The vivid picture you've presented is clear evidence why Seal was onto something.
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Peter Carlin, in his book McCartney, A Life, says that Paul write this song for himself. Maybe so, he was in a difficult time, he had the company of Linda, but had lost his bandmates. In any case it is a beautiful song, very intimate and sweet.
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What said Adriana is true. (Maybe) it WAS about himself... thats the only thing I dont like about Ram Album. It makes me sad because you can tell how sad he feels while he sings. I bet Paul was very depressed still by what John told him about "Leaving the group." Paul needed him! he was his very best mate. His soulmate. They cried and laughed about the same things. And Yoko-she didnt separate the band, in my opinion, but-she took away his best friend. And that hurts a lot
For example, "Too many people", which is the first song in the album, was dedicated to John Lennon. And it says that his "lucky break" was his first mistake... that break being the break up. I dont like it because you can hear that he was angry and very sad (maybe about to cry) when he sings this song... Dont take me wrong! It's a very good song. I'd love it if it werent for Paul's feelings within the song... And Ram is the same thing. Is this simple song, where I find both happiness and sadness. Like deep deep down Paul's soul, he felt a black hole. But he coverd it up with his fame, fortune, and smile. -
JuliCuellar:
What said Adriana is true. (Maybe) it WAS about himself... thats the only thing I dont like about Ram Album. It makes me sad because you can tell how sad he feels while he sings. I bet Paul was very depressed still by what John told him about "Leaving the group." Paul needed him! he was his very best mate. His soulmate. They cried and laughed about the same things. And Yoko-she didnt separate the band, in my opinion, but-she took away his best friend. And that hurts a lot
For example, "Too many people", which is the first song in the album, was dedicated to John Lennon. And it says that his "lucky break" was his first mistake... that break being the break up. I dont like it because you can hear that he was angry and very sad (maybe about to cry) when he sings this song... Dont take me wrong! It's a very good song. I'd love it if it werent for Paul's feelings within the song... And Ram is the same thing. Is this simple song, where I find both happiness and sadness. Like deep deep down Paul's soul, he felt a black hole. But he coverd it up with his fame, fortune, and smile. Juli, Paul meant that John took his "lucky break" (The Beatles) and threw it all away. (I know English is not your first language so I thought I'd clarify that for you)
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JuliCuellar:
... And Ram is the same thing. Is this simple song, where I find both happiness and sadness. Like deep deep down Paul's soul, he felt a black hole. But he coverd it up with his fame, fortune, and smile.
...and by his own admission, booze!
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Last year on YouTube the complete performance of Ram On was posted up by rejoining Ram On with Ram On (Reprise).
