First released: 1973
Paul met up with actor Dustin Hoffman and he claims he asked Paul if he could compose a song on the spot. He offered Paul a recent article about the death of painter Pablo Picasso who’s last words were (translated in English), “Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can’t drink anymore.” Paul pulled out his guitar and started strumming the tune that ended up on "Band On the Run". Genius. My only complaint is that the song never really ends, it just kinds of peters out doing riffs from "Jet" and "Mrs. Vandebilt". A live version was performed and released on "Wings Over America" in 1976, and that version just abruptly segues into "Richard Cory".
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