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Paul McCartney - Tug Of War(#ad)
"Ebony and Ivory" is a single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. The song was released on March 29, 1982, and is featured on Paul McCartney’s album Tug of War.
The song is a self-empowerment hit that targets the issues of racial equality. Paul McCartney is an English songwriter, singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.
He gained global fame as a bass guitarist and singer for the Beatles one of the most famous rock bands.
He pursued a solo career in 1970 after the group disbanded and formed the band Wings with Linda his wife and Denny Laine.
He is regarded as being one of the most successful composers of all time. Stevland Hardaway Morris known as Stevie Wonder is a singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.
He is a child prodigy who is considered as one of the most successful and critically acclaimed music performers of the late 20th century.
"Ebony and Ivory" peaked at number one on the UK and U.S charts and it reappeared on Paul’s All the Best Hits compilation in 1987 and on the UK two disc version of Stevie Wonder's The Definitive Collection hits compilation in 2002.
The song was ranked as the 69th biggest hit of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 charts by the Billboard Magazine. The song spent 7 weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and it was the 4th biggest hit of 1982.
The song is more about the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on the piano, but it also integrates racial harmony on a deeper level.
The video of the solo version was made and it featured Paul McCartney playing piano with a bright spotlight and African-American men in prison.
One of them is uplifted by the song while listening and dancing in prison and the studio. The video has more than 6.9 million views,as on today... on YouTube.
Paul Mccartney and Stevie Wonder – Ebony and Ivory - Lyrics
Release Date - March 26th, 1982
Album - Tug of War
Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard - oh Lord
Why don't we?
We all know that people are the same wherever you go.
There is good and bad in everyone.
When we learn to live
We learn to give each other
What we need to survive together alive.
Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony
Ebony and ivory
Living in perfect harmony
Ebony
Ivory -
We all know that people are the same wherever you go...
Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard - oh Lord
Why dony we?
Ebony
Ivory
Living in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard - oh Lord
Why don't we?
Ebony
Ivory
Living in perfect harmony...
Ebony
Ivory
Living in perfect harmony...
Track Listings -
1, Tug Of War
2, Take It Away
3, Somebody Who Cares
4, What's That You're Doing?
5, Here Today
6, Ballroom Dancing
7, The Pound Is Sinking
8, Wanderlust
9, Get It
10,Be What You See
11, Dress Me Up As A Robber
12, Ebony And Ivory
