Tug of War
Song ratings
| Rating | Comments | Author | Date |
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After his experimenting and 'back to the base' with McCartney II, Paul starts off this album with this song. I think it's a wonderful song. Some might call it over-produced and it's true that it's full of all kinds of sounds. The song starts with the sound of a tug of war, men 'pushing and pulling'. I could do without that and start straight away with Paul's vocal, like he did on the single version of this song. Paul's voice and the acoustic guitar at the start sound great as it always does. Instrumentation (strings) at 0.34 adds the first extra layer. Obviously George Martin's influence here. Harmonies at 0.54. The song becomes a rock song at 2.03 with electric guitars and heavier drumming. Still it sounds like a ballad. Strings at 2.52, very nice. Plus brass at 2.58. Well done, great song and nice transition into Take It Away. | Bobber | July 7, 2012 |
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This is a superb song. McCartney succeeds in delivering a vocal which is yearning and sadly hopeful, and the dramatic entrance of the horns in the break is thrilling. | Bruce Beatlefan | June 17, 2006 |
Lyrics
It's a tug of war,
What with one thing and another,
It's a tug of war.
We expected more
But with one thing and another,
We were tryin' to outdo each other
In a tug of war.
In another world,
In another world we could
Stand on top of the mountain with our flag unfurled.
In a time to come,
In a time to come we will be dancing to the beat
Played on a diff'rent drum.
It's a tug of war,
Though I know I mustn't grumble,
It s a tug of war.
But I can't let go,
If I do, you'll take a tumble
And the whole thing is going to crumble,
It's a tug of war.
In years to come, they may discover
What the air we breathe and the life we lead are all about.
But it won't be soon enough, (soon enough)
Soon enough for me.
No, it won't be soon enough, (it won't be soon enough for me)
Soon enough for me.
In another world
We could stand on top of the mountain with our flag unfurled.
In a time to come,
We will be dancing to the beat played on a diff'rent drum,
We will be dancing to the beat played on a diff'rent drum,
We will be dancing to the beat played on a diff'rent drum.
It's a tug of war, (a tug of war, a tug of war)
What with one thing and another,
It's a tug of war.
We expected more
But with one thing and another,
We were tryin' to outscore each other
In a tug of war
What with one thing and another,
It's a tug of war.
We expected more
But with one thing and another,
We were tryin' to outdo each other
In a tug of war.
In another world,
In another world we could
Stand on top of the mountain with our flag unfurled.
In a time to come,
In a time to come we will be dancing to the beat
Played on a diff'rent drum.
It's a tug of war,
Though I know I mustn't grumble,
It s a tug of war.
But I can't let go,
If I do, you'll take a tumble
And the whole thing is going to crumble,
It's a tug of war.
In years to come, they may discover
What the air we breathe and the life we lead are all about.
But it won't be soon enough, (soon enough)
Soon enough for me.
No, it won't be soon enough, (it won't be soon enough for me)
Soon enough for me.
In another world
We could stand on top of the mountain with our flag unfurled.
In a time to come,
We will be dancing to the beat played on a diff'rent drum,
We will be dancing to the beat played on a diff'rent drum,
We will be dancing to the beat played on a diff'rent drum.
It's a tug of war, (a tug of war, a tug of war)
What with one thing and another,
It's a tug of war.
We expected more
But with one thing and another,
We were tryin' to outscore each other
In a tug of war
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