On Friday, McCartney's team announced that it was packaging “McCartney II” with his other DIY albums, “McCartney” of 19's “McCartney III," into a boxed set that will go on sale in August. For example, it revealed that a largely overlooked album like 1980's “McCartney II” had a far greater impact on developing artists than its reception at the time would have foreshadowed. Stereogum's feature illustrated the varied entry points musicians of different generations have into a living, breathing catalog. Many remarked upon the unfairness of having to pick just one.
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To mark the birthday, Stereogum magazine asked 80 artists to pick their favorite McCartney song, and the choices were remarkable in their breadth - from the pre-Beatles 1958 cut “In Spite of All the Danger” (which McCartney performed at MetLife) to his 2016 collaboration with Rihanna and Kanye West “FourFiveSeconds” (which he didn't).ĭavid Crosby and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys both chose “Eleanor Rigby.” Master showman Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips picked “Magical Mystery Tour.” Steve Earle selected “Every Night,” while Def Leppard's Joe Elliott went against type with the gentle “Little Lamb Dragonfly.” Mac DeMarco picked the “Ram” epic, “The Back Seat of My Car.” Most artists can't immediately whip out “Let it Be” and “Hey Jude” to follow it.
That other Jersey guy, Springsteen, joined McCartney for the duet on “Glory Days” and a version of “I Wanna Be Your Man.” He later popped up to join the guitar duel from “Abbey Road.”įor most artists, the appearance of such local royalty would be a hard-to-top moment. The crowd offered a spontaneous “Happy Birthday” serenade, even before Jersey guy Jon Bon Jovi brought out a fistful of balloons during the encore to lead them in another verse. “Yeah, yeah, right, I've got a birthday coming up,” McCartney said, scanning signs in the audience that reminded him. The skill of a sympathetic band, along with the imagination and voices in the audience, patches over the rough spots. He struggled for the high notes in “Here Today”, his love letter to John Lennon, who was robbed of a long life by an assassin's bullet.
The fragility in his voice was evident while singing “Blackbird” on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, the final night of a brief US tour. It would be a cliche - and wrong - to suggest the time hasn't taken a toll. “There's still some of that 21-year-old boy that shines through in all of his performances.” “He has a youthful exuberance that is ageless,” said Bob Spitz, a Beatles biographer. Another 1960s icon, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, is scheduled to play at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City on his 80th birthday Monday. Like several other members of the “hope I die before I get old” generation, including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, and former Beatles mate Ringo Starr, McCartney keeps working and keeps sharing his music from the stage. It's one of those cultural milestones that brings a sharp intake of breath - has it been THAT long? - along with an appreciation of what he still has to offer.įor it has been more than a half-century now since the Beatles broke up, a realization that hits you like that 1970s-era joke about young people saying, “Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?" That's right, the “cute Beatle” turns 80 on Saturday, June 18. Hard to think of a better way for the Beatles' Paul McCartney to celebrate his 80th birthday than by singing “Glory Days” onstage with Bruce Springsteen or being serenaded by some 60,000 well-wishers.
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