Mull of Kintyre - oh Macca - I bow to your awesomeness

Sometimes you want The Inn at Little Washington or The Herbfarm. Other times you want a peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich and a Yoo-Hoo. When you're thinking PB&J ... think Paul McCartney.

No seriously!

Lots of great songs in the Maccatalog. Jet; Live and Let Die; Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey. But ahhh... Mull of Kintyre. Now there's a song that lets you link arms with your friends and sing along. Especially once the Campbelltown Pipe Band bagpipes begin to swell.

Mull of Kintyre
Oh mist rolling in from the sea,
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre

Just reading those words brings a tear to my eye, makes me long for a Utilikilt and a bottle of single malt Scotch, preferably a peaty one so only true friends would have any interest in sharing the experience.

Those lyrics may not have the same effect on you if: a) you have never seen Highlander; b) you don't have a Scottish grandmother; or c) you have no interest in Scotland whatsoever. Failing that - you should download the song and listen to it again. Trust me, if there's a sentimental bone in your body you'll thank me.

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Fun fact #1: this song charted in the UK and in Canada but not in the US. So Paul McCartney doesn't play the song in his US concerts but does in Canada. Remind me to go to Vancouver the next time he has a North American tour.

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Fun fact #2: did you know that there was a "Mull of Kintyre" test for the propriety of images of naked men? If it droops like the Kintyre Peninsula - it's ready for prime time! Thank goodness the internet exists so that we can all stay well informed of British decency standards!

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This post originally contained a pointless diversion concerning Live and Let Die lyrics, which on second thought were distracting from the main point, that being of course celebration of the titular song.