Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney & Carl Perkins
Paul McCartney & Carl Perkins
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
A hit for both Paul and Stevie, “Ebony and Ivory” is a song about racial equality, using the black and white keys on a piano as a metaphor. Written exclusively by Paul, he decided it needed to be a duet:
I had a song called ‘Ebony and Ivory’ that I’d written, and I wanted to sing it with a black gu...
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder, Both]
Ebony and ivory
Live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we?
[Verse: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder]
We all know that people are the same where ever you go
There is good and bad in everyone
And we learn to live, we learn to give each other
What we need to survive together alive
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder, Both]
Ebony and ivory
Live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we?
[Bridge]
Ebony, ivory
Living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory, ooh
[Verse: Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney & Both]
We all know that people are the same wherever you go
There is good and bad (Mm, hmm) in everyone
We learn to live when we learn to give each other
What we need to survive together alive
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder, Both]
Ebony and ivory
Live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we?
Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we?
Mm, hmm
[Outro: Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney]
Ebony, ivory
Living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory
Living in perfect harmony (Ivory)
Ebony, ivory (Ebony)
Living in perfect harmony (Whoa, woah) (Whoa, woah, ooh) (Ivory)
Ebony, ivory (Ebony)
Living in perfect harmony (Ivory, ah! Ivory)
Ebony, ivory (Ebony)
Living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory (Learn to give just what you need)
Living in perfect harmony...
Ebony and Ivory was written by Paul McCartney.
Ebony and Ivory was produced by George Martin.
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder released Ebony and Ivory on Mon Mar 29 1982.