Let 'em in

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
	Paul opens his 1976 album with the appropiate Let 'Em In. One of the very first albums I had was Wings Greatest and this song was on it. I must have heard this song hundreds of times, because it was about the only album I had back then. That might have had its influence on the way I look at this song nowadays. For instance: I think it's far too long. The monotonious piano thingy makes me fall asleep. Bass just playing the basic notes. Nothing wrong with that. Joe English's drums are fine as always. Funny that Paul always use(d) to have great drummers in his band. Joe's drumrolls starting at 1.14 have always been a favourite part of the song for me. As is the keyboard lick starting at 1.25. The brass starting at 2.02 is great as well, and it works fine in the second coming of Sister Suzy too. Harmonies from 2.52 work fine in the build up of the song. I never noticed the voices in the background starting at about 4.25. Fooling around 'round the mike. Nice, I like that kind of things. All in all an OK song, nothing more, nothing less.	Bobber	April 11, 2012
	A strange little marching song that inexplicably became a huge hit for Wings, which I cannot decide if it's a catchy song that grew on me or if it's really dumb. The part of the song that I enjoy most is Linda's silly vocal during the fadeout (the girlishly high-pitched doot-doo-doot-doo-doot...). It sounds like she mischievously sneaked into the recording room and 'put her two cents in', the same way a child will worm his way into the background of family photographs. Can you imagine Paul listening to the playback and asking, 'hey how did that get there'?	Bruce Beatlefan	March 26, 2007

Lyrics

Someone's knockin' at the door.
Somebody's ringin' the bell.
Someone's knockin' at the door.
Somebody's ririgin' the bell.
Do me a favor,
Open the door and let 'em in.

Sister suzie, brother john,
Martin luther, phil and don,
Brother michael, auntie gin,
Open the door and let 'em in.

Someone's knockin' at the door.
Somebody's ringin' the bell.
Someone's knockin' at the door.
Somebody's ringin' the bell.

Do me a favor,
Open the door and let 'em in

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