Ebony and Ivory
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Ebony and Ivory is a 1982 song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder that was released on the album Tug of War and as a single.
history
The single Ebony and Ivory was released on March 29, 1982 and became a number one hit in numerous countries , including Germany (5 weeks), Great Britain (3 weeks) and the USA (7 weeks).
Based on the materials from which piano keys were originally made, Ebony (German: Ebony ) stands for black and Ivory (German: Ivory ) for white, in general the song is about the peaceful coexistence of all people, regardless of their skin color. McCartney was inspired to write the song by a sentence by Spike Milligan : "Black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony folks!" Although McCartney wrote the song, he sang the song as a duet with Stevie Wonder, to emphasize the importance of the song.
Cover versions
Ebony and Ivory was performed by RIAS Big Band Berlin feat. Horst Jankowski , Richard Clayderman and Benjamin Boyce feat. Haddaway covered .
Web links
- Lyrics on sing365.com (english)
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory. In: Official German charts. GfK Entertainment , accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory. In: Austriancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ^ Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory. In: Hitparade.ch . Hung Medien, accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Ebony and Ivory. Official Charts Company , accessed January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Ebony and Ivory. In: Chartsurfer.de. Retrieved January 19, 2016 .
- ↑ George Martin (Ed.): Making Music . Pan Books, 1983. ISBN 0-330-26945-3 . P. 62.