"Mamunia" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney that first appeared on Wings' 1973 album Band on the Run. It was also released as the B-side of the "Jet" single in the US, but was replaced by "Let Me Roll It" when "Mamunia" was being considered as a possible future A-side.[2][3][4]
"Mamunia" was written in Marrakesh early in 1973.[2] The title was inspired by the hotel Mamounia in which the McCartneys were staying at the time.[2][3][4] Mamounia means "safe haven" in Arabic.[2][3][4] According to author John Blaney, McCartney used the term as a "metaphor for rebirth."[2] "Mamunia" is one of several songs on Band on the Run, including the title track and "Bluebird," which espouse a theme of escape and freedom.[5] The song's verses use rain as a metaphor for the difficult times people face.[6] The song's message is not to complain about difficult times because everyone faces tough times and it's better to focus on your "safe haven" during those times.[6]
"Mamunia" was the first song recorded for Band on the Run in Lagos, Nigeria.[2][6] Paul McCartney sings the lead vocals and plays guitar and bass, Denny Laine plays guitar and sings backing vocals, and Linda McCartney provides backing vocals as well.[2] One of McCartney's roadies plays bass drum.[3] Like "Bluebird," "Mamunia" is primarily acoustic.[7] Music critic Robert Christgau described the song's intro as "Afro-soul."[8] The song and the refrain are in the key of A major and the verses are in the key of C major.[6] Authors Chip Madinger and Mark Easter describe the song as "so lightweight it'll float off" but note that it is "relentlessly melodic."[3]
Professor Vincent Benitez described it as a "typical example of McCartney's style of pop music."[6] Blaney describes it as "a bright and breezy pop song, celebrating the good things in life and equally as delightful.[2] Mojo Magazine described it as "a pearl of naive wisdom."[9] Authors Robert Dimery and Michael Lydon described "Mamunia" as a "solid side-two track."[10] Paul McCartney biographer Peter Carlin claimed that "Mamunia" "takes a more laid-back approach to the sentiment in [The Beatles' song] 'Rain.'"[11] Author Tim Riley concurs the song's relationship to "Rain," calling it a "pale rewrite of Lennon's "Rain," but praises its "smart two-key framework."[12]
A music video was made for "Mamunia" in July 1974.[3] Jim Quick was the producer.[3] The video is mostly animated, and Paul McCartney does not appear.[3] It was first shown on The Dave Cash Radio Show."[3] It appears on the 2007 video set The McCartney Years.[13]
Don Fleming covered "Mamunia" on his 2003 Band on the Run remake.[14] Larry Page covered the song on his mid-1990s albums John Paul George Ringo and Imagine.[15]
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