Temporary Secretary

Infobox Single
Name = Temporary Secretary


Artist = Paul McCartney
from Album = McCartney II
Released = September 15, 1980
Format = 12" single
Recorded = 1980
Genre = Soft rock, electronica
Length = 3:05 (McCartney II version)
Label = Capitol Records/EMI
Writer = Paul McCartney
Producer = Paul McCartney
Last single = "Waterfalls" (1980)
This single = "Temporary Secretary" (1980)
Next single = "Ebony and Ivory" (1982)

"Temporary Secretary" is a song by Paul McCartney, featured on his "McCartney II" album (1980).

Along with the ten-minute "Secret Friend" as it's B-side, it was released as a UK only 12" single. A 7" Single exists only as a demo for radio stations. It exemplifies both the whimsical nature of the album and McCartney's use of synthesizers and other electronics in the creation of the album.

Lines such as "Mr Marks could you send her quick?" are a reference to the Alfred Marks employment agency, a national business specialising in secretaries and other office staff.

A cover version has been recorded by the band Donny Who Loved Bowling.

Music website Allmusic.com said of the album, "McCartney II":cquote|In retrospect, the record is muddled and confused, nowhere more so than on the frazzled sequencing of "Temporary Secretary," where McCartney spits out ridiculous lyrics with a self-consciously atonal melody over gurgling synths. Things rarely get worse than that [on the album] . [ [http://wm02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3z5tk6kx9krj allmusic ((( McCartney II >

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