"Silly Love Songs" is a song written and sung by Paul
McCartney with his band Wings in 1976. The song was released as
a single and included on the album
Wings at the Speed of Sound. The US single was released
on 1 April 1976 and reached number one on the Billboard Hot
100. The UK single was released on 30 April 1976 and reached
number two on the UK Singles Chart.
In addition to a comment about "silly love songs" by John
Lennon, McCartney had often been teased by music critics for
writing lightweight songs, and he wrote this number in
response. "Silly Love Songs" was McCartney's first foray into
the then-popular disco sound, with his bass guitar taking a
lead role against a steady disco-style drumbeat. As such, it
was the forerunner for other 1960s-era British musicians trying
their hand at disco; examples that followed included The
Rolling Stones' "Miss You" and Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm
Sexy?".
Linda McCartney and Denny Laine's vocals are heard, doing
the counterpoint portions during the "I Love You" parts, while
Paul sings lead.
The song lists at number 31 on
Billboard's Greatest Songs of All Time.