Ebony and Ivory "Billboard" Hot 100 charts. 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, human 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 figure of speech is much older. It was popularised by James Aggrey in the 1920s, inspiring the title of the pan-African journal "The Keys", but was in use from at least the 1840s. Written by McCartney alone, the song
My Love (Paul McCartney and Wings song) of the song can be heard during Monica and Chandler's wedding in the American sitcom "Friends". My Love (Paul McCartney and Wings song) "My Love" is a love song by Paul McCartney and Wings; it was written by Paul McCartney as a tribute to his first wife Linda. Released on 23 March 1973, the ballad was a number one single, spending four weeks atop the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It was the most successful track from the Paul McCartney and Wings album "Red Rose Speedway" (1973). The song was recorded live with an orchestra at Abbey Road Studios with