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| "Little Willow" | |
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| Song by Paul McCartney | |
| from the album Flaming Pie | |
| Released | 5 May 1997 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 2:58 |
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| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney |
| Producer(s) |
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| Music video | |
| "Little Willow" on YouTube | |
| Flaming Pie track listing | |
14 tracks
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"Little Willow" is a song by English musician Paul McCartney from his album Flaming Pie (1997).
Background
[edit]"Little Willow" is a song about Ringo Starr and Maureen Tigrett's children after the death of their mom due to cancer.[1][2]
Release and reception
[edit]"Little Willow" was released on Flaming Pie to positive reviews such as American Songwriter critic Jim Beviglia who said that Lynne's "velvety touch" is all over the song.[3] Another American Songwriter critic Alex Hopper included it in his list of 3 McCartney that bring a tear to your eye and said McCartney "offers us some solace" on the track and "there is something very poignant about this song. So poignant, in fact, that the listener might be moved to tears."[4] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian ranked the song number 18 in his list of the 30 greatest solo song, commenting on its "heartstring-tugging but heartfelt, delicately arranged response to the death of Ringo Starr’s first wife Maureen."[5]
Personnel
[edit]According to John Blaney:[6]
- Paul McCartney – bass, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, vocals
- Jeff Lynne – guitar, backing vocals
- Ringo Starr – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Duffy, Thom (12 April 1997). "Album Track Previews". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 15. p. 76.
- ^ Carlin, Peter Ames (2010). Paul McCartney: A Life (illustrated ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-4165-6223-8.
- ^ Beviglia, Jim (2025-04-06). "5 Lilting Lullabies From Famous Rockers". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Hopper, Alex (2024-07-15). "3 Paul McCartney Songs That Will Bring a Tear To Your Eye". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (2022-06-16). "Paul McCartney's greatest post-Beatles songs – ranked!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Blaney, John (2007). Lennon and McCartney : together alone : a critical discography of their solo work. Internet Archive. London, England : Jawbone Press. ISBN 978-1-906002-02-2.