Talk:Maggie May

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Spelling Maggie May The following all use the spelling 'Maggie May' for the traditional song

1. Liverpool Spinners
2. Gerry Jones local musician
3. BBC
4. Lionel Bart who wrote a musical in 1964
5. Ron Clarke local musician
6. Some Australian references
7. The Liverpool Post recognises it although I have not found a direct use.
8. Stan Hugill

The Beatles used 'Maggie Mae' but nobody else does so a cross reference is needed but really, it is quite misleading to use the spelling 'Maggie Mae' for the traditional song. mikeL 27:11:05 These are two totally unconnected songs. They should not be in the same article. I'll split it into two. --kingboyk 01:28, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Although I'm a Beatles fan, most of the incoming links are for Rod Stewart. Therefore I'll leave Rod's song here and create a new page for the Liverpool trad song, and redirect Maggie Mae there. --kingboyk 01:36, 1 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

O.K. But I wonder if anyone knows where Stewart got his song title from. Many fine songs have evolved over decades or centuries (the unfortunate rake, foggy dew, goodnight Irene , Delia gone, etc. etc. and others too coarse for respectable occasions ) so maybe Stewart was influenced in some small way. He would surely have known Lionel Barts musical. Was there something symbolic in his choosing the name of a well known albeit fictional, prostitute ? mikeL 3:3:06 The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Rod Stewart and.....Beyonce. Beyond hysterical (and sad.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.138.235.243 (talk) 20:02, 8 September 2007 (UTC) point a to point b is all it is —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.125.110.223 (talk) 20:24, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Name of solo guitarist should be included. Eye.earth (talk) 18:02, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

joyce mason was ere —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.143.239.146 (talk) 01:12, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

""At first, I didn't think much of "Maggie May." I guess that's because the record company didn't believe in the song. I didn't have much confidence then. I figured it was best to listen to the guys who knew better. What I learned is sometimes they do and sometimes they don't." [2]" Who said that? I'm guessing Rod Stewart, but it could have been the producer or somebody else. Please specify. (The citation cites an article containing the quote, but doesn't indicate who said it.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.124.196 (talk) 17:15, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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BMI songwriting credits lists 'Maggie May' as by Stewart & Quittenton and give a 50-50 split. Quittenton wrote the introduction and contributed to the main song. I've checked all the versions I have on various formats and Quittenton is credited. I even checked Ronnie Wood's compilation that includes it and he lists it as co-written. A newspaper article on-line says Quittenton earns £25,000 per year from the song (some years ago).There are numerous other sites and the record without 'Henry' gives his name so to leave it off the song writing credits seems perverse.Dorkinglad (talk) 15:10, 31 October 2017 (UTC)dorkinglad (talk)Dorkinglad (talk) 15:10, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

http://repertoire.bmi.com/ListView.aspx?torow=25&fromrow=1&page=1Dorkinglad (talk) 15:10, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It was always my understanding that the album version with "Henry" credited both while single versions without "Henry" listed only Stewart. It seems to vary on different releases but the U.S. copyright registration for Maggie May does show "w & m Rod Stewart & Martin Quittenton" and a separate registration for "Henry". I'll switch it back, sorry for the misunderstanding. Piriczki (talk) 16:10, 31 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Good man and refreshing. I have since checked songwriting credits for the UK and they confirm Stewart & Quittenton as having equal shares in the song. Dorkinglad (talk) 15:19, 19 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• I agree that both people should be credited as the composers. But I'm posting here to give a friendly word of caution. The BMI percentages are not giving the split between the songwriters -- they're simply saying how much of the US-based royalty revenue is being processed through BMI (as opposed to ASCAP, PRS or any of the others). You can see this by using the link given above, but searching for "Michelle" (the Beatles song). There, you'll be told that the song was written by Lennon and McCartney and that BMI is processing 25% of the US-based revenue. But they're not saying that there are six other composers with credits to the song. They're just saying that 75% of the US-based revenue is being processed by someone else. NewYorkActuary (talk) 15:50, 19 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Are we sure the introduction is a solo guitar? It sounds like a lute to me. TheScotch (talk) 17:06, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]