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    • ewanme
      ewanme last edited by

      Was at a London venue last night, and before the bands came on, the DJ was playing mainly 60's and 70's vinyl. Girls School came on and sounded INCREDIBLE over the PA system!! I went up to him and told him it was my favourite all time B-Side. He got really excited as he thought no one else knew about it The fact that it's (coupled with Kintyre) the biggest selling non charity single in the UK, a good few people must know it, but perhaps only 'SECRETLY' (?), as few people seem to discuss it....

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      • favoritething
        favoritething last edited by

        I suppose the subject matter is a little touchy to discuss openly. Hardly could be much different from the A-side! Good tune, though.

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          admin last edited by

          A collection of porn references in song! Great rocker!!!

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          • Nancy R
            Nancy R last edited by

            Very strange lyrics! http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Girls'-School-lyrics-Paul-McCartney/0E38BE1DFD02919948257A2A0083B615

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            • oobu24
              oobu24 last edited by

              Nancy R:

              Very strange lyrics! http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Girls'-School-lyrics-Paul-McCartney/0E38BE1DFD02919948257A2A0083B615

              With those lyrics I doubt he'll be adding that one to the show anytime soon.

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              • ewanme
                ewanme last edited by

                oobu24:

                Nancy R:

                Very strange lyrics! http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Girls'-School-lyrics-Paul-McCartney/0E38BE1DFD02919948257A2A0083B615

                With those lyrics I doubt he'll be adding that one to the show anytime soon.

                I think adding Girls School to the set would be fantastic. It would certainly be part of my dream setlist.

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                • oobu24
                  oobu24 last edited by

                  ewanme:

                  oobu24:

                  Nancy R:

                  Very strange lyrics! http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Girls'-School-lyrics-Paul-McCartney/0E38BE1DFD02919948257A2A0083B615

                  With those lyrics I doubt he'll be adding that one to the show anytime soon.

                  http://www.jpgr.co.uk/r6018_b.jpg

                  I think adding Girls School to the set would be fantastic. It would certainly be part of my dream setlist.

                  I would love it too!

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                    admin last edited by

                    It should have been on WINGSPAN!! Like alot of great WINGS' Tunes!!

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                    • beatlesfanrandy
                      beatlesfanrandy last edited by

                      It's on the McCartney Collection remastered London Town CD from 1993, along with Mull. London Town will be a great one for the Archive Collection...looking forward to that in about 5 years or so!

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                      • Bruce M.
                        Bruce M. last edited by

                        I've always thought Girls School was okay but not special, and that Capitol blundered badly by promoting it in the U.S. instead of really pushing Mull of Kintyre.

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                        \--Mark Twain

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                        • edcrawf
                          edcrawf last edited by

                          moptops:

                          A collection of porn references in song! Great rocker!!!

                          Dirty smile.

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                            admin last edited by

                            I discovered the song not too long ago, and I like it. I think the tv series WKRP ripped it off for their closing credits. Anyway, with lines like "oriental princess," it'll never get played live today. The PC-Police will be all over that.

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                              admin last edited by

                              audi:

                              I discovered the song not too long ago, and I like it. I think the tv series WKRP ripped it off for their closing credits. Anyway, with lines like "oriental princess," it'll never get played live today. The PC-Police will be all over that.

                              this i gotta hear link to the closing credits?

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                                admin last edited by

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                                  admin last edited by

                                  audi:

                                  oh wow that does like girl school thanx for the link the captions were funny as well

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                                  • The Eggman67
                                    The Eggman67 last edited by

                                    Really love this one! It was released in The Netherlands as double A-side single, together with Mull. It got a lot of airplay in those days. I remembered it reached no 1 in the Dutch charts and the radio dj's prefered playing Girls School instead of Mull. Still got that single on vinyl.

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                                    • edcrawf
                                      edcrawf last edited by

                                      audi:

                                      I discovered the song not too long ago, and I like it. I think the tv series WKRP ripped it off for their closing credits. Anyway, with lines like "oriental princess," it'll never get played live today. The PC-Police will be all over that.

                                      Very true Audi. You know, I never thought about the WKRP possible connection until now. Used to love that show as a kid............

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                                        comehome last edited by

                                        think it will be played again not offensive compared to others out there. great to hear it again got my toes tapping.

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                                        • J
                                          JoeySmith last edited by

                                          Girls School was a big hit in America - Top 40. Fit perfectly with the New Wave sound that was emerging. To be honest, I dont ever remember hearing Mull played on the U.S. radio. Also, not sure why big hits like Girls School & Listen to What the Man Said were never put on the Wings Greatest hits album. Macca has never been very good at promotion or picking the right singles - especially here in the States!

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                                          • Nancy R
                                            Nancy R last edited by

                                            Funny, but I have no memory of Girls School being on the radio and being a hit! I was 22 years old and in Atlanta. Didn't buy the single until 1993 when I went to Virgin records in London!

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                                            GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                                            Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                                            FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                                            Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                                            Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                                            Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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