June 12, 1972 –
The Wings single, Silly Love Songs, (written by Paul and Linda McCartney,) went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts, on this day. The song was McCartney’s 27th American number one as a songwriter; the all-time record for the most number one hits achieved there by a songwriter.
Paul wrote this in response to a post-Beatles breakup comment by John Lennon, in which Lennon claimed that the only songs that Paul wrote for the Beatles were “Silly Love Songs.” Like John Lennon, Paul McCartney made lots of music with his wife. Linda McCartney is credited as a co-writer on this track and was a member of Wings (the writing credit is sometimes listed as just Paul, but it’s published with her name on it as well). This track is very lovey-dovey, with both of them singing “I love you” throughout the chorus. It would be very cloying if it wasn’t so genuine: they had a very tight bond and were together until Linda’s death in 1998.
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