Let 'em In
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"Let 'em In" | ||
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Single by Wings | ||
from the album Wings at the Speed of Sound | ||
Released | 23 July 1976 | |
Format | 7" | |
Recorded | 1975 | |
Genre | Rock | |
Label | Parlophone | |
Writer(s) | Paul McCartney | |
Producer(s) | Paul McCartney | |
Chart positions | ||
Wings singles chronology | ||
"Silly Love Songs" (Wings) (1976) |
"Let 'em In" (Wings) (1976) |
"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Wings) (1977) |
"Let 'em In" was a highly successful single from the Wings' 1976 best-charting album Wings at the Speed of Sound.
The lyrics include brief references to a list of names: "Sister Suzie, Brother John, Martin Luther, Phil and Don, Brother Michael, Auntie Gin, Open the door and let 'em [them] in" [1] (famous names). The name "Martin Luther" has been linked to Martin Luther King, Jr., and the names "Phil and Don" have been linked to Phil and Don Everly: the Everly Brothers. [2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Em In LYRICS" (lyrics to "Let 'Em In"), Paul McCartney & Wings Lyrics, LDload, accessed 2006-09-20.
- ^ "The Beatles: Biography and Much More" (with other Paul McCartney music), Answers Corporation, 2006, AnswersCom-The-Beatles, accessed 2006-09-20.