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  • Recording: “Listen to What the Man Said” is credited to Paul McCartney.
  • Released: 1995 on “The Greatest 3”.
  • Length: The recording runs 3:33.
  • Genre: Filed under Rock.
  • Lyrics: This page has 41 lyric lines and 42 timed cues.
  • Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
  • Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.

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Who performs “Listen to What the Man Said”?

The recording on this page is credited to Paul McCartney.

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Yes. This page has 42 timed cues connected to its selected video, so the active lyric line can follow playback.

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The stored release association is “The Greatest 3”, dated 1995, with a duration of 3:33.

Listen to What the Man Said lyrics by Paul McCartney

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0:14Any time, any day

0:18You can hear the people say

0:22That love is blind

0:24Well, I don't know, but I say love is kind

0:30Do do do, do do do do

0:34Do do do, do do do do

0:37Soldier boy kisses girl

0:41Leaves behind a tragic world

0:45But he won't mind

0:47He's in love, and he says love is fine

0:53Do do do, do do do do

0:57Do do do, do do do do

1:00Oh, yes, indeed we know

1:03That people will find a way to go

1:05No matter what the man said

1:09And love is fine, for all we know

1:11For all we know, our love will grow

1:13That's what the man said

1:16So won't you listen to what the man said?

1:20He said

1:27Oh, take it away

1:50Oh, yes, indeed we know

1:53That people will find a way to go

1:55No matter what the man said

1:59And love is fine, for all we know

2:01For all we know, our love will grow

2:03That's what the man said

2:06So won't you listen to what the man said?

2:10He said

2:18Oh, yes, indeed we know

2:20That people will find a way to go

2:22No matter what the man said

2:26And love is fine, for all we know

2:28For all we know, our love will grow

2:30That's what the man said

2:34So won't you listen to what the man said?

2:37He said

2:45The wonder of it all, baby

2:49The wonder of it all, baby

2:53The wonder of it all, baby

2:57Yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh

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Listen to What the Man Said song profile

“Listen to What the Man Said” is a recording credited to Paul McCartney. This record joins its available release fields, dated chart position and lyric timing. Continue with more Paul McCartney lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Rock song lyrics.

  • 1995Released
  • 3:33Length
  • 41Lyric lines
  • 42Timed cues
  • 178sTimed span
  • Lyric record matched as “Listen To What The Man Said” by Paul McCartney
  • 42 ordered lyric timestamps verified
  • Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
Full recording & lyric breakdown
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Release record

The matched recording is associated with “The Greatest 3.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 1995. This matched version has a duration of 3:33.

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Lyric structure

This transcription is organized into 9 text sections with 41 readable lines. This edition carries 42 timed lyric cues spanning about 178 seconds. The text repeats 10 line patterns; those returns are tracked as structure, not padded with an invented interpretation. The YouTube player reads those timestamps continuously, while the saved offset aligns video time with the matched recording.

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Source and version check

The matched lyric entry names “Listen To What The Man Said” and credits Paul McCartney. Follow-along mode uses 42 timestamped cues in chronological order. Karaoke mode is enabled after the video and timed lyric both pass their checks.

Album / release
The Greatest 3
Released
1995
Length
3:33
Recording source
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