McGough & McGear

“So Much” is a rare and juicy kernel that Roger McGough and Mike McGear (aka Mike McCartney, Paul McCartney’s brother) originally recorded on Paul McCartney’s 25th birthday, featuring Roger McGough and Mike McGear’s lyrics and vocals and the use of a wah-wah pedal hooked up to Roger’s microphone, Paul McCartney’s vocal harmony, Jimi Hendrix’s unmistakable electric guitar, The Yardbird’s Paul Samwell-Smith on bass guitar, and Paul McCartney’s girlfriend, Jane Asher’s sexy “So much, so much” undertones. These and other contributions on the album were not acknowledged until more than 40 years after the song’s release due to contractual obligations - until its first U.S. release. This was McGough and McGear’s only album after gaining popularity in the comedy trio, “The Scaffold” along with funny man John Gorman on the TV show “The Gazette”. The lyrics for “So Much” are so lovingly believable and make you wish you were riding the same cloud. Lyrics: “So much in love, the days seem to get in the way. So much in love, there’s a lifetime in every day. So much in love, I’ve got the angels in my head. So much in love, the sun shines in and out of your eyes. So much in love, those eyes really hypnotize. So much in love, I ride the clouds high up in the sky. So much in love, we booked two seats for eternity. So much in love, we’re like white doves in a poetry. So much in love, why don’t you all come and join me? So much in love, now everyone would like to be friends. So much in love, now life’s so sweet that I intend, so much in love, to make plans for a world without end. (Written by Michael McGear & Roger McGough (BMI) 1968) (C.M. 4 March 2024)

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