| 词条 | Heart of the Country |
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| name = Heart of the Country | cover = Heart of the Country label.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Paul and Linda McCartney | album = Ram | A-side = The Back Seat of My Car | released = 13 August 1971 | format = 7" | recorded = 16 November 1970 | studio = | venue = | genre = Folk rock, country folk | length = 2:21 | label = Apple | writer = Paul and Linda McCartney | producer = Paul and Linda McCartney | prev_title = Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | prev_year = 1971 | next_title = Eat at Home | next_year = 1971 | misc = {{Extra track listing | album = Ram | type = studio | tracks = {{Ram tracks}} }}{{External music video|{{YouTube|oGaY-fyZl5M|"Heart of the Country"}} }} "Heart of the Country" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney from their album Ram released in 1971. OriginsThe song has simple acoustic tune with a heavy bass chorus, and an unusually mellow sound to the acoustic guitar that was achieved by tuning all of the strings a full step lower than standard pitch. The song is about a man searching for a farm in the middle of nowhere. The song reflects Paul's heading for the Scottish countryside to escape the headaches associated with the Beatles' break-up at the time.[1] Personnel
ReceptionIn a contemporary review for Ram, Jon Landau of Rolling Stone gave "Heart of the Country" a negative review, calling it the album's "lowest point", and the song that "most clearly indicates [Rams] failures".[1] Landau described the song as "an evenly paced, finger-picking styled tune, with very light jazz overtones, obviously intended as Paul's idea of "mellow."".[1] However, Landau believed McCartney's lyrics about the country "ring false".[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the song as "an effortless folk-pop tune that ranks among [McCartney's] very best songs".[2] Erlewine also praises its "imaginative and gorgeous arrangement".[3] In 2013, Rolling Stone rated "Heart of the Country" at number 26 in its list of Paul McCartney's best post-Beatles songs.[4]AftermathMcCartney and Elvis Costello re-recorded the song in 2013 for a commercial featuring his late wife Linda's vegetarian recipe book. References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Landau|first1=Jon|title=Ram|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/ram-19710708|website=Rolling Stone|accessdate=30 July 2017|date=8 July 1971}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Wingspan|author=Erlewine, S.T.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wingspan-hits-and-history-r528436/review|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2011-10-15}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Ram|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ram-mw0000198052|author=Erlewine, S.T.|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2013-12-25}} 4. ^1 {{cite book|title=Special Collector's Edition: Paul McCartney|page=89|publisher=Rolling Stone|year=2013|chapter=Paul's 40 Greatest Solo Songs}} External links
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