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Ebony And Ivory (ver. 1) by Paul Mccartney - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
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"Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney, performed with Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. At the simplest level, the song is about the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on a piano, but also deals with integration and racial harmony on a deeper level. The title was inspired by McCartney hearing Spike Milligan say "black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony folks!". The song is featured on McCartney's album Tug of War as well as several of Wonder's Greatest Hits albums. The song reached number one on both the UK and the US charts in 1982. Although written by McCartney alone, the song was performed live in the studio by both McCartney and Wonder, though due to conflicting work schedules, both recorded their parts for the song's music video separately (as explained by McCartney in his commentary for The McCartney Years.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Sir James Paul McCartney; MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English rock singer; bass guitarist; songwriter; composer; multi-instrumentalist; entrepreneur; record producer; film producer and animal-rights activist. He gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles; with John Lennon; George Harrison; and Ringo Starr.McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the most successful musician and composer in popular music history; with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles. His song Yesterday is listed as the most covered song in history - by over 3700 artists so far - and has been played more than 7;000;000 times on American television and radio. Wings 1977 single Mull of Kintyre became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK; and remains the UKs top selling non-charity single. "Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney, performed with Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. At the simplest level, the song is about the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on a piano, but also deals with integration and racial harmony on a deeper level. The title was inspired by McCartney hearing Spike.
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