Paul McCartney interviewed on ‘Countdown’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 24 1977)


Video: 'Countdown (Australia)- Molly Meldrum Interviews Wings- December 24, 1977'

(Saturday, December 24, 1977) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings were interviewed for ” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>tonight‘s edition of the weekly Australian music television series Countdown, which aired on Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The interview took place at EMI Studios in London “three weeks” before the Nov. 11, 1977, release of “Mull of Kintyre” (which would place the timing of the interview on or about Oct. 21, 1977).