z Cottage by the Sea : London Town

Friday, March 20, 2026

London Town

Welcome to Saturday: 9. 

What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions!





Saturday 9: London Town (1978)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) Have you ever visited London?  Nope. 

2) In this song, Paul sings of encountering a London street musician playing the flute. Are there street musicians in your town?  Nope. None. But then we don't have the kind of streets where they could really  play.

3) It's raining as he wanders around London. How is the weather where you are today?  Todayis Friday and it is  very mild and sunny outside. Temperature is 53°F..12°C.

4) "London Town" is one of a handful of songs credited to Paul McCartney and Denny Laine, his bandmate in Wings from 1971 to 1981. They became fast friends in the mid-60s when Denny was with The Moody Blues, the band who opened for The Beatles on their final UK concert tour. Paul has acknowledged Denny's outstanding vocals and guitar playing, as well as his humor and generosity. Share the good qualities of one of your close friends.
My good friend is Katy or Keegie as the kids call her.  She is generous, kind, loving and very knowledgeable about cooking and entertaining and gardening.

5) Wings broke up in 1981 when Paul decided he was weary of touring. His kids were in school, his Beatle bandmate John Lennon had been murdered, and he simply felt more comfortable staying put and working in the studio, rather than performing live. Denny believed this would mean his role, and his financial compensation, would diminish so he quit Wings. Tell us about why you left one of your jobs.
The pay was awful and I was treated with disdain by the man in charge who was a horrible misogynist.

6) Linda McCartney also wrote and performed with Wings. In addition to music, she is known for her photography and cookbooks. Of these three – music, photography and cooking – which do you enjoy most?
I enjoy music the most.

7) Paul's first car was a 1964 Aston Martin DB5. He selected it himself before The Beatles went off on their first world tour and it was waiting for him when he got home to London. He drove it when he shouldn't have, as he didn't get his license until spring of 1965. When did you get your driver's license?
At age 17.

8) Speaking of driver's licenses ... Last year someone bought one of Paul's expired driver's licenses at auction for $20,000. When you get a new license, passport, or state issued ID, what do you do with the old one?
I destroy it but not the first one which I kept.  They were paper with no photo.  

9) Random question – Which do you have more of: dirty dishes in the sink or dirty clothes in the hamper?
Dishes in the sink.    I do one very small load of laundry each week compared to dishes a few times a day!

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