![]() ![]() ![]() Erlewine also praises its "imaginative and gorgeous arrangement". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described the song as "an effortless folk-pop tune that ranks among very best songs". However, Landau believed McCartney's lyrics about the country "ring false". Landau described the song as "an evenly paced, finger-picking styled tune, with very light jazz overtones, obviously intended as Paul's idea of "mellow."". In a contemporary review for Ram, Jon Landau of Rolling Stone gave "Heart of the Country" a negative review, calling it the album's "lowest point", and the song that "most clearly indicates failures". Paul McCartney – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar.The song is played in the key of D Minor at a tempo of 172. The song reflects Paul's heading for the Scottish countryside to escape the headaches associated with the Beatles' break-up at the time. The song is about a man searching for a farm in the middle of nowhere. The song has simple acoustic tune with a heavy bass chorus, and an unusually mellow sound to the acoustic guitar that was achieved by tuning all of the strings a full step lower than standard pitch. " Heart of the Country" is a song written by Paul and Linda McCartney from their album Ram released in 1971. Paul and Linda McCartney singles chronology 1971 single by Paul and Linda McCartney "Heart of the Country" ![]()
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