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How a Bad Transcript Helped Get Paul McCartney Banned

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Paul and Linda McCartney wrote “Hi, Hi, Hi” as a simple three-chord rocker for Wings’ 1972 European tour. But when Northern Songs mistakenly transcribed “polygon” as “body gun,” the song suddenly sounded much more explicit. The BBC played it once and then banned it.

Even without BBC airplay, the “Hi, Hi, Hi” and “C Moon” single reached number five in Britain.

Sources:
https://www.paulmccartney.com/discography/singles/hi-hi-hi
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/interview/paul-mccartney-the-rolling-stone-interview/
https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/1972/12/hi-hi-hi-banned-by-the-bbc/

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