On this day: February 20, 1972

Paul McCartney was in some hot water on February 20, 1972 after his new band, Wings, released a song called Give Ireland Back to the Irish.

The song argued Great Britain should return the province of Northern Ireland to the jurisdiction of the Dublin government, which controlled the rest of the island. Although most critics dismissed the song, and it was almost immediately banned from all airways in the UK, the release of the song was troubling as it came just weeks after Bloody Sunday, when a civil rights march turned into a riot.

In spite of the controversial single, Wings would go on to release several popular songs.

Other notable events for February 20:
-Cher filed for divorce from her husband Sonny on Feb. 20, 1974, she would go on to marry Gregg Allman just four days after the divorce was finalized
-Kiss placed their footprints in concrete outside Grauman's Chinese Theater in LA on Feb. 20, 1976
-A New York court ruled on Feb. 20, 1976 that John Lennon's alleged verbal agreement with Morris Levy of Roulette Records was invalid. The agreement was for Lennon to release an album of vintage rock songs from the 50's. It was denied because Lennon was already contracted to Capitol/EMI