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Who sang Ebony And Ivory?

Paul McCartney released the song Ebony And Ivory. Date of release: 1982.

Release date: 1982

Duration: 03:41

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The 2 singers declare that people are the same, no matter what their differences are. They encourage people to learn to live and give each other what they need to survive, living together in perfect harmony. The chorus of the song emphasizes the idea of people living together in harmony, side by side, symbolized by the black and white keys of a piano keyboard.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Ebony And Ivory’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.

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Paul McCartney - Short Biography

- Sir James Paul McCartney is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with The Beatles.
- As a member of The Beatles, McCartney wrote or co-wrote a record 32 songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
- McCartney has won 18 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
- In 1997, McCartney was knighted for services to music.
- In 2020, he is one of the richest musicians in the world, with an estimated fortune of £800 million.

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The song "Ebony and Ivory" was released in 1982 as a single by Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29, 1982 as the first single from McCartney's third solo album, "Tug of War." Written by McCartney, the song aligns the black and white keys of a piano keyboard with the theme of racial harmony. It was a huge success, reaching number one in both the British and American charts, and was one of the best-selling singles of 1982 in the United States. During the apartheid era, the South African Broadcasting Corporation banned the song after Wonder dedicated his Best Original Song Oscar to Nelson Mandela in 1984.

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