#junior's farm

[beatles-hits]

The Beatles Hits Tourney

- Round 1 Group 7 Poll 6

Goodnight Tonight by Wings

Hot 100 Peak Position: 5

Peak Date: May 19, 1979

Junior's Farm by Paul McCartney and Wings

Hot 100 Peak Position: 3

Peak Date: January 11, 1975

Please listen to each song before voting!

[jpgr-1964]

Take me down to Junior's Farm

[rastronomicals]

2:23 AM EST January 25, 2025:

Paul McCartney & Wings - "Junior's Farm" From the album Wings Greatest (November 10, 1978)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

★★★★★

Take me down, Jimmy.

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[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

... new music ...

[greasersinpoodleskirts4cumshots]

USE RADIATION DETECTION TO SEARCH FOR ENRICHED WEAPONS-GRADE PLUTONIUM NEAR WHITETAIL LANE IN SHERIDAN WYOMING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT

[laurolive]

Revisiting the “Junior’s Farm/Sally G” Photo Shoot 1974

In 1974 photographer Clive Arrowsmith took the photos for the cover sleeves of the Wings’ songs “Junior’s Farm” and “Sally G.” The photo shoot took place at Cromwell Mint Casino in London.

I’ve read that each band member is supposed to be a character from the “Junior’s Farm” song.

Paul, in his coveralls and hillbilly hat (which resembles a pith helmet), is supposed to be a farmer, probably Junior, owner of the titular farm, who sings about everyone wanting to come to his place to lay low. (Those coveralls do look unusually clean and fashionable for farm work though; maybe he’s a wannabe farmer.) Denny Laine is the Eskimo, bundled up in a parka. Jimmy McCulloch, seated in front of Denny the Eskimo, is presumably Ollie Hardy, the gambler who bought a gee-gee (a horse, particularly a race horse), while Geoff Britton, in visor and bow tie, completes the gambling theme as the poker dealer.

But who is Linda supposed to be?

There is the line “I had a honey and I bet a grand,” which can lead one to surmise that Linda is this “honey,” the girlfriend or sweetheart of the farmer, his good luck charm who inspires him to place large bets. If so, (1) that honey sure gets glammed up when she goes to the casino, and (2) she’s way above the farmer’s league. Then again, maybe a “honey” is just a good hand. 🤷‍♀️

She could be Lady Luck, a symbol of the temptation of gambling. This temptress dressed in black and holding a hand of cards may lead players to lose their money until they can barely afford groceries, and proceed to blame the government for their plight; and the next thing you know they’re conspiring to put the president in cement booties. 😁 (I don’t know how the Eskimo and his sea lion fit into this, though.)

Another possibility is that Linda is Sally G., transported to the milieu of Junior’s Farm. However, I pictured Sally as more the gingham dress type, a country girl blithely breaking guys’ hearts instead of the femme fatale she seems to be here. Then again, Sally could probably reinvent herself if she moved to the big city. She’s wearing heavy makeup as if to be seen from a distance, so I could see her being a singer in a Vegas-style hotel.

Anyone have a different theory of Linda’s role? Feel free to share by leaving a comment.

What’s Your Cover Sleeve?

I’ve read that the casino-themed cover sleeve (1st picture in this blog post) was only used in Spain and that the other casino photos were used in advertisements elsewhere (though I don’t know in which countries).

In the UK and the US, the single was released in an Apple Records company sleeve. In some other countries in Europe, a black-and-white band photo was used instead. I’m guessing it was this one:

Source: Paul McCartney Project: Junior’s Farm.

Does anyone who bought the single in the 70s remember what was on the cover sleeve?

Does anyone recall when he/she first saw the casino photo(s)? Feel free to share by leaving a comment.

Linda’s Image Transformation

It’s interesting that the guys are all dressed to the neck and clad in long sleeves, but it’s the opposite for Linda. The marketing ploy of the time was to make the only girl in the band the eye candy.

By playing up her femininity and beauty she becomes a focal point to draw interest in the record.

So did the art dept. succumb to this rather sexist marketing trope? I don’t know if they did so consciously. The goal could have been fun and creativity, but Linda still got a complete makeover nonetheless.

So was Linda a bit exploited in this photo shoot?

HECK NO❣️

She ended up answering her critics who complained she was too “plain Jane.” Good for her. I say THANK GOODNESS we have these photos so that superficial critics could see that Linda had beauty to spare.

I mean who knew that Linda had an hourglass figure? And such flawless skin? Or that she would look so good in makeup? Or that she could look as statuesque as a model?

I hope Linda had fun adopting a persona and upending expectations about her looks. She could certainly go “movie star” if she wanted to, but it wasn’t her style.

How did Linda acquit herself as the alluring beauty?

She was more convincing at acting the stunner than Paul was at acting poor. 😆 (LOL, but to be fair maybe Junior wasn’t a “poor” farmer; he might have done quite well for himself). 👨‍🌾

Let’s give Linda her due. For being a non-celebrity, she was a natural in front of the camera, especially as time progressed. She was adept at creating facial expressions, as seen in these pics from 1984:

Well, Paul did say she was an artist. 💕

Let’s Get Paul in Here

Yes, he’s the star playing a farmer blah, blah, blah…

But what everyone REALLY wants to know is HOW is Paul not STARING at Linda throughout the photo shoot?

After all, they’re practically newly weds (barely 5 years) and he’s always been besotted with her, and… well, it’s a figure hugging dress with a plunging neckline and spaghetti straps for goodness sake. What more reason does he need to gaze at her? That could have been a shot right out of a romance movie if only we had a pic.

Unfortunately, I can’t find any “behind-the-scenes” pics of this session online. These may in fact be the only photos ever where the two of them aren’t touching. Moreover — gasp! — they’re not even standing next to each other. 😱 Unnatural!

If anyone has more info about this photo shoot, your comments are welcome.

And Finally, the Sea Lion

We can see that they used two different sea lions. I wonder which one got fired for vomiting and voiding on the poker table (so I read somewhere).🤮

I don’t know the identity of the person giving the pinniped’s whiskers a pat. The animal’s minder from the zoo, I would guess. Maybe a gee-gee (horse) would have been less trouble. 😉 🐴

American Songwriter: Junior’s Farm, Nashville Scene: Down on Junior’s Farm, Clive Arrowsmith: Photos of Paul, Linda, and their band, Paul McCartney Project: Junior’s Farm

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[wolfziedraws]

I wanda see you dead (sketch dump)

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

Meghan Markle's return to "the family she never had" narrative & other Fantastical Origin Stories

Thanks to Chef Cory Vitiello, we have evidence of yet another origin story lie told during megflop by the Duchess of Delusions, Meghan Markle of Sussex County, NJ.

In 2016 (the same year she cheated on Cory with Sparry), Chef Cory Vitiello used his connections to help MeMe obtain a gig judging 1 episode of Food Network's Chopped Junior. Meghan told the world she grew up on farm to table food in California where her fondest memories were in the kitchen.

Meghan Markle 2016 Chopped Junior on Food Network:

"Growing up your fondest memories, at least for me are in the kitchen." "This dish reminded me of the kind of food I grew up eating in California, like that real farm to table fresh simple ingredients"

In 2024, while taping her megflop lifestyle series for Netflix, MeMe told Mindy Kaling that she was a latchkey kid who ate TV dinners and fast food.

Netflix Episode 2 Mindy Kaling

Mindy: "Did you used to do this with your mom, growing up?"

Meghan Markle the Fantasist & Pathological Liar: I grew up as a latchkey kid, so I grew up with a lot of fast food.

@robinisalwaysright you said it "her whole life..."

[unopenablebox]

now of course the real reason that doesn't work is because keladry of mindelan's actual role in this situation would be to convey and impose the requirement for state-mandated fantasy valentine's day on a population of war refugees

[gargelyfloof118]

Junior is a mom...

[groovybananastarfish]

[blixtbaby]

Bikers on 'grass' ?

[rastronomicals]

9:45 PM EST February 16, 2025:

Paul McCartney & Wings - "Junior's Farm" From the album Wings Greatest (November 10, 1978)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

★★★★★

Take me down, Jimmy.

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[myimaginaryradio]

Junior's Farm - Wings - 1974

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Paul McCartney & Wings - “Junior’s Farm” (One Hand Clapping Sessions)

If “Junior’s Farm” is any indication, quality of performance and recording is not the reason Paul McCartney & Wings bagged their planned 1974 live-in-studio LP.

Fifty years later, however, McCartney’s decided to release One Hand Clapping (coming June 14) and the lead single suggests this is a good idea. For while the new-old “Junior’s Farm” isn’t all that different from the old-old “Junior’s Farm” - but lacks the intensity of the original - it also bolsters Wings’ reputation as a strong in-the-moment performance act and suggests the 26-track LP is one to look forward to.

Grade card: Paul McCartney & Wings - “Junior’s Farm” (One Hand Clapping Sessions) - B

4/26/24

[woundedheartwithin]

A girl and her goat ❤️