It feels like Paul has been trying to document and hand over as much as he can before he goes: The Lyrics book, this video, more music, Get Back, the photography, touring, Glastonbury, now another Beatles song. What a gift and legacy. I feel so grateful but it also breaks my heart.
I couldn't agree more. I felt this more and more over the past couple of years. It's wonderful to discover all these things he's leaving, but also heartbreaking to see him slowly stepping away. That really hit home with the recent release of 'Now and Then'. History will remember him well simply because he's one of the greatest cultural figures of this or any age. But it will also remember him even better as he's now written, curated and shaped that history. He's leaving behind a treasure trove for future musicologists, academics, fans, and the musicians of the future to discover, learn from and maybe even one day emulate...
but this way when he still have died hair, around his 70 something right? i feel so honoured to be from the Beatles century and paul still on at my maturity. but we all will face when he leaves but i wish he would be imortal. for me, he is God on earth. John was jeses, George San Francis and Ringo, Richard Starkey!
Contrary to what some have written, this is not narcissism, it's just confidence, talent and decades of experience. Almost nobody in the world could stand up in front of a live audience and a film crew and pull this off. Paul's just damn good, and he knows it.
@@yoya4766 Yeah it took him decades to figure out the complex counterpoints on some tunes from Abby Road that had never been done live because of them. But at a time when he could be lax he did it anyway and performed them.
Anyone who has taught a class knows the thought, planning and preparation that goes into something like this - you can't just wing it if it's to come off successfully.
If all this man did in his entire life was write "Jenny Wren" he would've accomplished more than 99% of the musicians on the planet. The man is a genius. Music like his makes me so happy to be alive during the time I am.
+Walter Butler They often wrote together in hotel rooms early on or at each others home (together they wrote 300 songs that were thrown away as not good enough). "One after 909" is one that survived that early period. Later they mostly wrote alone but would get suggestions from each other or even a middle 8 bars. George might even throw in some lyrics and the memorable hook. When there is nobody to say no to Paul the result is often questionable, IMO. :)
Since that horrible night when John was taken from his friends and loved ones, and from the world, Sir Paul has carried the tremendous weight of The Beatles on his shoulders, with great grace and dignity and class. Had John lived we may well have had a new Beatles album (or two), but Paul stepped up to the plate and has been hitting home runs ever since! Many people are given the title "genius," who really aren't, but Paul McCartney truly is a genius, hands down! The Beatles were the first and the best, and the fact that the sheer variety and volume of music they created is still being listened to and talked about, all these decades later, just proves that point. Long live the greatest band in the history of rock, long live The Beatles! ✌🏼&❤️
Both Ringo and George were also Beatles members and carried the weight until the passing of George, Ringo and Paul played together on Helter Skelter. The Beatles knew they had to split, the one that took it the hardest was Ringo.... But they all grew into their own Strawberry fields including John before he was shot. So you may think Paul carried the weight but it was shared between all of them. And personally Ringo was there on Georges death bed and was also there for Yoko when John was killed. Ringo was more of a Beatle than any of the other members.... John Lennon even stated Ringo was the Heart of them
@@twitch7334 Ringo was not at George's death bed; that intimate time was shared only by Olivia, Dhani and two chanting gurus . . . and George died without a publicity circus because Paul offered him the use of his Beverly Hills mansion, at 9536 Heather Road. ... and "was more of a Beatle than any of the other members" doesn't mean anything. There is no "Beatle" without all four of them.
It can't be said enough how simply amazing Paul is. Narcissistic--NO; diva--NO! He's got such a native talent and puts out from his heart. Plus, he's also very willing to praise other people in his field, which he is a master of, is humble and humorous besides. He opened a school for the arts, so others can learn to hone their interests and gifts: LIPA, which is Not named after him. Loves life, people, and creatures on this jewel of a planet. May he keep putting out and bringing enjoyment, I hope!! May he also enjoy his 80th birthday this year. Luv ya!
3:18 Friends to Go 7:27 How Kind of You 12:52 Band on the Run (radio commercial version) 18:46 In Spite of all the Danger 22:23 Twenty Flight Rock 24:30 Lady Madonna 29:23 English Tea 32:47 Heartbreak hotel 36:22 Strawberry Fields 39:14 Jenny Wren 43:05 I've Got a Feeling 46:14 Blackbird
It is just a saying when you mean you're glad that you were alive at the time it was happening but the real question is that the real Paul McCartney because you have to go back and look it up about how Paul McCartney died in a car wreck earlier in her career and they replaced him with a Canadian impersonator and if you're interested you can look it up and there are hints of it on all of their album covers
I hope Paul McCartney gets to live to see the day where we can extend life times he would just keep making beautiful music it’s so amazing how he doesn’t stop experimenting but you can tell a Paul McCartney song when you hear a Paul McCartney song
@@excel3975 - Right, hundreds of people are involved in a conspiracy for no reason whatsoever. They are taking it to their graves for literally no reason at all. This guy isn't Paul but wrote all these amazing songs and wants no credit. And the dead Paul's family are fine with all his royalties going to this imposter. Seriously pal if you believe that conspiracy you have literally no common sense.
certainly an amazing human being. Not only for his Beatles' life and solo career but for his incredible balance physically, mentally and emotionally. The man always rose again and kept a cheerful spirit. Live that long under the chaos that he did and of course losing wives and dear friends and fortunes and always bouncing back and keeping his original spirit. Lovely Englishman. Thank you for your huge contribution to the human race, Sir Paul McCartney.
You expressed,beautifully what an inspiration Paul is ! When I get down I think of him and how well he has handled all that has been thrown during his entire life !
@@robertguth6560 And to go one step further, him, being born just in the final few years of the near annihilation of Britain in WW2, The Brits of that era were never downtrodden. Seriously outmatched in supplies and armaments, the Brits forged ahead armed with incredible spirit and even humor in the face of hopelessness. With a name like "Angelo," I am obviously not a Brit, but I have always admired their courage, wit, charm and humor in all situations. Like James Bond, his confidence is always more magnanimous than whatever the devil throws at him. Paul, certainly is of that ilk. Yes, to have him on earth is truly a Blessing.
3:19 Friends To Go 7:26 How Kind Of You (Nigel Godrich on backing chords via the soundboard) 13:01 Band On The Run pre-production (4-track recording) 16:24 Band On The Run (one verse, one chorus) 18:46 In Spite Of All The Danger 22:24 Twenty Flight Rock 24:30 Lady Madonna 29:23 English Tea 32:48 Heartbreak Hotel 34:38 To Abbey Road (improvised song) 36:22 Strawberry Fields Forever (intro only) 39:15 Jenny Wren 43:05 I've Got A Feeling 46:14 Blackbird 50:56 That's All For Now/Blue Suede Shoes pre-production (looping) 56:25 That's All for Now (improvised song) 58:03 Blue Suede Shoes
Poor Paul can't get a break no matter what he does. If he does a one man show like this; he's indulgent, if he sits at home; he's a Howard Hughes hermit. Heck, some people don't believe he's really himself. But somehow he manages to stow that BS and just make music...and he's really super good at it.
Precisely. I have honestly no idea how someone could be hating on this and I think it's in very bad taste to call this self-indulgent or egotistical. Paul McCartney is old as hell and might as well sit at home and watch tv all day. But he does all these people a favour by working his ass off and putting this entire show together. There are so many people interested and even obsessed by the Beatles, and in this show he kind of shows you how his songs are made and give us an inside peek in the studio, so to speak. It's all very personal and the way he involves the crowd makes you feel very close to the man. Really cool of him to do something like this.
Agree completely. The guy doesn't need and hasn't had the need to do anything for decades but he does it because he can and he loves doing it, and even better, he's good at it. I think some still blame him for the breakup of the Beatles when in reality it was just time for that to happen.
TheSeeker1960 Right. I don't know who said it, but "Bands break up." They were all growing into different directions. I'm surprised they incorporated so many styles during their time and still kept a lid on any differences...there's only a handful of bands who've done it and still less who are still doing it.
***** I haven't met anyone who's been in the entertainment business who doesn't have a health ego...I would say Lennon had one too. I interviewed actor Gary Lockwood who also played football for UCLA. He said that acting is like being in sports, you have to have a good ego...you have to feel you are the best when you go on the field, 'cause everyone else is taking the same attitude. If I were McCartney, I'd have the credits reflect who really wrote the songs-whether is was he, Lennon, or Harrison. John, if he were alive today, might not object. You know John's demos, so you must be a large Lennon fan, but are you saying Lennon couldn't be an asshole at all?
Yes he should....Maybe Kanye can make him relevant and give him career advice and teach him songwriting With Kanye's help he migh make a hit..........ROFL!!!
He's a great musician of course but he's almost sickening to listen to talking. He's embarrassingly arrogant and he doesn't know he can't sing outside his range.
@@johnroff9869 how many number 1 hits and albums have you had then? As an occasional band singer I would be happy to be as good as Macca is at his worst.
It is incredible that he is still fully engaged, making music, recording, communicating with his audience. Most people at his level would just sit back and enjoy their millions but he is a true artist so he keeps on creating music. I have heard him speak so often about contemporary music. He is interested in what young people do and he is not lost in nostalgia and trying to prop up is reputation like so many of his generation. He is an inspiring lifetime musician and artist. His songs have been in my life every decade. I have endless respect for him.
What a magnificent rendition of Lady Madonna. If anyone ever doubted McCartney!s genius, they really should see this. He is a top performer with an ability to turn it on anywhere, in front of anyone, in his own time, without the slightest hint of nerves. If music were a sport, he'd be a multiple world champion…
Wow, the small pause he does at talking about all his former bandmates' location in the studio... just precious, the idea that he can go back to it after all these years knowing what once was and having lost two of his good friends, it's just incredible that he can keep it all together.
As I have gotten older, my appreciation for Paul continues to grow, he doesn't loaf around and gets to work. He knows his market and produces an exceptional product for them
Mozart? Hell, no. Macca exercised no quality control over his own solo career. He had that pushback when with the Beatles. He should have released half the number of records post 1970 and put only his good stuff out to the public.
I think of all Beatles, Paul was/is most productive, creative and made more music, then George then John etc... He's a gifted/talented, wonderful n a blessed man. 1 in billions really. Thank you for sharing this lovely video .
BTW, the story of Paul getting killed started because he let this guy take his ( unique, sports) car to wash it. The guy unfortunately had a fatal accident. A friend of Paul (or related to the band) happened to pass by the scene of that accident and thought Paul was driving...he was shocked until he saw Paul at the studio then found out what really happened but I guess he had told some people about that wreck ( crash) ...so that's how the rumor started. I think Paul n others thought of it as funny so they started hinting ( in songs, photos etc.) as if Paul was really dead ...( we've all done crazy things for fun in our youth)... But some ppl still believe that (false) tale ... This is really Paul McCartney. No double no conspiracies,..no bs, long live Paul .
Same when my husband and I first got together he was like , you weren’t kidding about your love of Paul McCartney. 13 years later it’s a daily thing. He calms me. I love him
This man is a freak of nature I mean he's over 70 years old and he sounds incredible and plays perfectly there is no way any human being on earth can be this talented!!! just... whoah
I had the pleasure of attending a lecture at Abbey Road last year. Just to be in that room (Studio 2 I think it is) was amazing. Nevermind Paul playing live!
I love seeing Paul get choked up at the beginning as he recalls John, George, and Ringo in the studio with him. Abbey Road is a truly mystical studio with the legendary music that was created there.
so sad that there only two left one killed by a lunatic, the beatle with the most Peacefull mind and sadly George, the quiet Beatle I think there would be some Reunions now when John and Geaorge would have lived...
I never had a great urge to see Paul live, thinking of myself as more of a “John” man. Then I saw Paul live at Desert Trip. Who was I kidding? Those years, the most important
This man wrote Yesterday, Michelle, Fool On The Hill, Eleanor Rigby, Golden Slumbers, Helter Skelter & The Long And Winding Road, just for a start. He has the right to do WHATEVER THE FU*K HE WANTS.
in 1987 I won a trip to London/Liverpool for winning a Beatles trivia contest from a LA radio station. I actually got to go inside Abbey Road (EMI) studios. Anyway, I was walking around (all by myself, no one was around) and I saw a door which said "2" (the studio Paul's in now). There was no one around to stop me, so I opened the door, and it turned out I was standing in George Martin's booth looking down at the empty studio. I was in awe. I had my camera with me and I had to take some pictures. What a day!
@@Hikaridojodoshinokai You are incorrect. He definitely gave a short demo of playing a standard strung right-handed guitar in his left handed orientation i.e. upside down. Some left handed players do this all the time but most restring the guitar (like McCartney) so that the low E is at the top in a mirror image to normal right-handed guitar playing. [In fact quite a few left-handed guitar players (including me) play entirely in the right-handed style... we just like the challenge ... well, not really, we just weren't clever enough to adapt a guitar for proper left handed playing when we first picked up the instrument!]
I am less than two months younger than Paul. At the time, in the Sixties, I didn't appreciate him. I'd been brought up on Swing and Buddy Holly. Now, much later, I recognize that he with John, were the greatest song writers of the Twentieth Century. He and The Beatles did indeed change the world.
I agree: Lennon and Mccartney are the greatest songwriting duo of the 20th century. Two other phenomenal songwriting duos come to mind: George and Ira Gershwin and Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Just wow!!!
Paul is my favorite musician of all time, with or without the Beatles. He does it all, plays guitar, piano, bass, sings better than the best of them, has always composed wonderful compositions, whistles, is funny and a great guy.
people can learn to play all those instruments and even more and technically better than Paul, what nobody will ever learn is composing like he does, that is pure talent that only happens every couple of centuries.
Marvin Flyer Nice. I can never pick a favourite. The Beatles was a rare combination of three true artists coming together, backed by a fun-loving regular (and very lucky) guy. John was a genius in his own right. George was a genius in his own right. Paul still is a genius in his own right. … And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
My God, all this and he barely breaks a sweat, I've loved him and the Beatles all my adult life and even as a kid in the 60's, so glad I stumbled across this 16 year old video, can't believe I haven't come across this before now. It will be watched regularly from now on.
I’ve just caught up with this, and I loved every minute of it. I could watch Paul making music all day, and to think of all that great Beatles music being made in that very room is just mind blowing!
It amazes me that nobody said a single word when he brought out the Hofner Bass and Epiphone Casino.. Those instruments have a legendary status of their own!!!
Exactly! I mean Bill Blacks standup double bass got oohs and ahhs and I can see that.. Being part of the Elvis trio and all. But this is The Beatles pulse here! The Beatles Gear put it best that this guitar (Paul's bass) and John's original Rickenbacker were the most significant guitars!!! :-D
You betcha! I can see why too. I have a Casino and they are a true joy to play! Paul himself said "If I could choose one electric guitar, it would be this!"
In 'Heartbreak Hotel', Paul actually approximates the slap-back echo that Elvis used, with just his voice. Now THAT'S amazing. The guy is just a juggernaut of talent.
It’s always fascinating to see a superstar get excited over their idols and inspiration. They were excited over them as a kid and at 60 or more they’re still excited by them even if they surpass them. Such was the case with Keith Richard doing a special with Chuck Berry years ago, He was so far ahead of Chuck Berry that they could hardly do anything. Chuck Berry played all over the world like a traveling gambler while Keith Richard was involved in huge, huge concert extravaganzas.
He’s still writing great songs. One of the most Amazing Figures of our times. I went through a long period of not really liking him all that much but I’ve come to appreciate him again here later in life. I mean; he’s written several Masterful CLASSICAL PIECES recently too. And the one I heard was GOOD.! Name me ONE rock musician from the past 50 years who has done THAT.
I love how Paul is showing us how everything was made. As a teenager in the late 60s and 70s I imagined it so differently. Somehow watching these things brings my experiences at that time full circle. It means a lot that he is doing this for us- and having fun doing it : )
This was great. Even the equipment; his Hoffner bass, Elvis's bands double bass (and the image of it strapped to their car), the mixing deck, the harmonium and just the Abbey Road studio...... I have to admit I view them with almost religious awe, such relics of music history! That moment when Paul played the beginning of Strawberry Fields on that incredible 'synthesiser' was incredible.
It takes tons of playing out to be comfortable and easy with it. Once you are, it’s a blast to connect! Paul is like a “Mentor Musician.” He’s the one to follow....what an inspiring man! So creative, amazing!!
He looks a lot like my older brother, Vernon.I swear I have ancestry in a tree that branches out close to my love of music and the Beatles.I cant imagine my life or any life without there music it's a gift from from Jesus I cry now hearing there music . If I new then what I know now. Am happy to see all the Right On Comments from all you-- Paul opens up a bit in this program 80 or 100 Dammit Paul PLAY THAT Electric guitar Please it's time to rip it up bro stop holding yourself down. Imagine Paul lead guitar FUCKEN Bad ass I can't believe it Paul is bad ass on electric 6 string program.
Nobody....and I mean NOBODY can do what this guy does. You cut this guy and he bleeds songwriting that stands for decades and decades to come. Try to write just ONE song that will last as long as the hundreds of songs this guy has written. When he passes the world will plunge into sadness and despair so we’ll just enjoy him and his talent while we can. AMAZING!
there are a few people that are just like this, but doesnt show it, get it ? thats how music genius have been separated from the industry, a true pasion of life.
I found it impossible to watch this video without a smile on my face. McCartney, the ultimate performer, is acutely aware of his and the band's legacy. He is ideally suited for this small venue, solo performance that weaves musical history into the present in such an engaging way. Regardless of your view of the Beatles, or whether the sum was greater than the parts, you come away from this video just liking the guy and respecting him for what he is: The genuine article.
He’a probably the biggest musical mind in contemporary music (20th an 21th Centuries) in terms of his melodic approach to composition and musical virtuosity. Thanks a lot Paul.
The first-ever artist to perform on MTV Unplugged was Sir Paul. I remember seeing it when it first aired. He's just so comfortable in front of a live audience, especially in an intimate setting. In concert, he's amazing. as well. He can do it all. We're lucky to be able to say, we saw him.
Since I was 11 years of age Paul McCartney has rocked my world.He is absolutely brilliant and has enhanced my life for half a century in this world.His humility is astonishing given the wealth of talent and genious he has.I'm delighted that he was able to share it with us and enhance his legacy before his mortal life is over. I only wish we could have had the same bounty with John. Maybe in the next world,John is waiting for his brother Paul and those of us that appreciate their incredible gifts, blessing us beyond our imaginations and we will all shine on ! Thank you Sir Paul. What wonderful memories! I saw the Beatles twice.The 1st time in Atlanta the last time in NY at Shea.I've been around the world and been blessed with many things but nothing can compare with entering the teenage years with the Beatles ! That is what I call blessed indulgence from heaven!
You are an American and you love Beatles so much, that's an incredible thing that can prove their greatness. I love them, of course because of their genius in music, but more because I can always recall something every time i listen to them.Just think of the old days...some kind of, you know, longing for my young age, those girls, and my attitude towards life... everything seems to have changed, but this one can always drag me back to the glorious past...
Paul is the greatest person alive. After brilliant song after brilliant song, at 44 minutes in with “Got a Feeling" this performance transcends. Thank you Paul for providing us 50 years of joy.
I am just now seeing this. What a rare treat to watch Sir Paul performing as if we were in his studio with him as if he were addressing a few friends. I sort of feel like I was there. A magical performer.
Such a cheerful person he is.. god bless him with good health and more years to live. He and the Beatles brought so much joy in my life.. P.S - this video turned my bad day into a good one.. Long live rock n roll long live Sir James Paul McCartney
in 1961.. 62 maybe.. my family was living in Germany.. on an American army base.. my mom started telling me how cute those British boys were with their shaggy hair. .. I was 8.. started looking around and couldn't find any boys with shaggy hair.. we were listening to radio Luxembourg and they were playing some of the first Beatles songs... my guess it was this kid she was talking about.. thanks for sharing this with me.. truly an excellent recording of one of my favorite people in the whole World muchas gracias 🙏🏼✌️🙏🏼
My whole life I thought of what I would say to him if I met him. How did you play this bass line, how did you come up with so many great songs, melodies, lyrics etc... Now I just want to say thank you Sir Paul. I love you yeah, yeah, yeah.
During one interview in 1964, John was asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world and he replied that he wasn't even the best drummer in The Beatles. He was referring to Paul.
@@Jantonov1, I never said they didn't. He simply acknowledged the fact that McCartney is/was the most versatile instrumentalist in the band. He said it in August of 1966.
Paul McCartney is a talent you will rarely if ever see. He is perfection unsurpassed in his melodic and lyrical compositions and especially in his younger years as a vocalist. The volume of masterpiece compositions is incredible.
He's not only an incredible singer and songwriter he's so amazing entertaining the crowd with his music, stories, and giving background history of him and John and the Beatles. His fond memories with meeting John and playing music with him brings tears to his eyes and to me it seems he's having a difficult time holding back the tears. He's a beautiful singer and his songwriting is still wonderful to listen to. Glad he's still with us and can entertain us. Thanks for sharing this video.
Paul McCartney being somehow in awe of Elvis standing "right there" is like a Hall of Mirrors, because everyone else is in awe of Paul McCartney standing "right there".
I absolutely adore Sir Paul McCartney - he's a genius. My son's estimated delivery date was the 24th June 2020. He first saw light on 18th June 2020 - same day 78 years after Paul McCartney - so we spontaneousely decided to give him a third name, which is PAUL :-)
Paul simply creatively complicated for all the best music reasons. As a Song writer currently I can say. When I listen to this presentation or play a song on piano off a music book, of a song I never hear on the radio. And when I hear the music. My reaction is, this is so good! If time allows it I pray my music can find its connection to Paul's music.. yet really it already has! Richard Marshall Goff Sr
My triplets share Sir Paul's birthday of June 18th. We all have people who influence us in a positively indescribable way. Peace to your son and you Ben.
Nothing short of breathless!! A great honor to be alive on the earth to appreciate such warm and wonderful gifts!! Thank you so very very much, Sir Paul!!
Paul hasn't let sarrow turn him bitter...he keeps positive...and his life keeps getting better. 5 childern that bring him so much joy and Julian remembers how sweet he is with childern...Paul has so much muscial talent...that you can never see the end of his talent...always blessing us with something wonderful again.
Actually 6 childern he will meet the child he lost with an early girlfriend...that is something to look forward to...He is so good with childern you have to be one at heart...big kid.
Definitely seems like one of those musicians you'd like to hang out with casually at a cafe or restaurant & just chill & talk.... he seems like such a nice humble guy.
I recall watching this live in the UK and it was a very special evening where so many of us were at home together, everyone talked about it, it seems like 80% of the UK was watching it. What I loved and still love on a repeat is seeing how much Paul loves this, how he never lost his interest, curiosity, he genuinely loved this, producing, playing with sounds. It's a good thing!
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Imagine sitting inside abbey road studio while paul McCartney plays some songs and tells you stories about the time with the beatles
And lets you play music together with him. That''s awesome. And you get to see his and Elvis' basses.
thank goodness for the internet,
I so wish I could have been there. OMG.
I wish he'd play in my living room like this on a Sat. night. So personable and likeable.
Yes I dream
It feels like Paul has been trying to document and hand over as much as he can before he goes: The Lyrics book, this video, more music, Get Back, the photography, touring, Glastonbury, now another Beatles song. What a gift and legacy. I feel so grateful but it also breaks my heart.
In Mccartney 1,2,3 he also teils a lot of intresting things
Exactly what I what I was thinking. This will be like a guidebook to who likes to dig his stuff.
I feel just the same way.
I couldn't agree more. I felt this more and more over the past couple of years. It's wonderful to discover all these things he's leaving, but also heartbreaking to see him slowly stepping away. That really hit home with the recent release of 'Now and Then'.
History will remember him well simply because he's one of the greatest cultural figures of this or any age. But it will also remember him even better as he's now written, curated and shaped that history. He's leaving behind a treasure trove for future musicologists, academics, fans, and the musicians of the future to discover, learn from and maybe even one day emulate...
but this way when he still have died hair, around his 70 something right? i feel so honoured to be from the Beatles century and paul still on at my maturity. but we all will face when he leaves but i wish he would be imortal. for me, he is God on earth. John was jeses, George San Francis and Ringo, Richard Starkey!
At 2:35 into this Paul mentions still being able to see "the guys" in the studio, he gets caught in an emotional moment, very touching
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Bro...
@@cesarmacotela Dude...
My guy
One of my favourite moments too 😍
Arguably the most influential composer since Mozart and unquestionably the most talented of the last 100 years.
Behave.
Agreed.
Absolutely
Him and his mates in the band
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Contrary to what some have written, this is not narcissism, it's just confidence, talent and decades of experience. Almost nobody in the world could stand up in front of a live audience and a film crew and pull this off. Paul's just damn good, and he knows it.
He doesn't know it in a way... he's trying to improve all the time.
@@yoya4766 Yeah it took him decades to figure out the complex counterpoints on some tunes from Abby Road that had never been done live because of them. But at a time when he could be lax he did it anyway and performed them.
Anyone who has taught a class knows the thought, planning and preparation that goes into something like this - you can't just wing it if it's to come off successfully.
Bravo 👏 William
HE LIKES OWN STUFF
If all this man did in his entire life was write "Jenny Wren" he would've accomplished more than 99% of the musicians on the planet. The man is a genius. Music like his makes me so happy to be alive during the time I am.
+otteaux So true. This song is such a jewel.
+otteaux
Paul hasn't penned anything that would be voted onto a Beatle album sing "let me roll it" in the 70s.
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He's written lots of great songs over a lifetime. I think he's better when somebody like a Lennon is giving him input and feedback.
+Walter Butler
They often wrote together in hotel rooms early on or at each others home (together they wrote 300 songs that were thrown away as not good enough). "One after 909" is one that survived that early period. Later they mostly wrote alone but would get suggestions from each other or even a middle 8 bars. George might even throw in some lyrics and the memorable hook. When there is nobody to say no to Paul the result is often questionable, IMO. :)
+otteaux And he used Duduk.. Armenian National instrument.. so drammatic sound, right? ))
Pure Genius
Since that horrible night when John was taken from his friends and loved ones, and from the world, Sir Paul has carried the tremendous weight of The Beatles on his shoulders, with great grace and dignity and class.
Had John lived we may well have had a new Beatles album (or two), but Paul stepped up to the plate and has been hitting home runs ever since!
Many people are given the title "genius," who really aren't, but Paul McCartney truly is a genius, hands down!
The Beatles were the first and the best, and the fact that the sheer variety and volume of music they created is still being listened to and talked about, all these decades later, just proves that point. Long live the greatest band in the history of rock, long live The Beatles! ✌🏼&❤️
Agreed!
@RICHARD ALLEN "secular" band, as opposed to "angelic" band or "alien" band? Curious word ...
Both Ringo and George were also Beatles members and carried the weight until the passing of George, Ringo and Paul played together on Helter Skelter. The Beatles knew they had to split, the one that took it the hardest was Ringo.... But they all grew into their own Strawberry fields including John before he was shot. So you may think Paul carried the weight but it was shared between all of them. And personally Ringo was there on Georges death bed and was also there for Yoko when John was killed. Ringo was more of a Beatle than any of the other members.... John Lennon even stated Ringo was the Heart of them
@@twitch7334 Ringo was not at George's death bed; that intimate time was shared only by Olivia, Dhani and two chanting gurus . . . and George died without a publicity circus because Paul offered him the use of his Beverly Hills mansion, at 9536 Heather Road. ... and "was more of a Beatle than any of the other members" doesn't mean anything. There is no "Beatle" without all four of them.
@@twitch7334 yeah but the Beatles were Paul’s band really like John said the Beatles were made in Paul’s image.
It can't be said enough how simply amazing Paul is. Narcissistic--NO; diva--NO! He's got such a native talent and puts out from his heart. Plus, he's also very willing to praise other people in his field, which he is a master of, is humble and humorous besides. He opened a school for the arts, so others can learn to hone their interests and gifts: LIPA, which is Not named after him. Loves life, people, and creatures on this jewel of a planet. May he keep putting out and bringing enjoyment, I hope!! May he also enjoy his 80th birthday this year. Luv ya!
Whatever in your heart - IT flows down your arms to your hands. Check chinese medicine meridians. Mirracle
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3:18 Friends to Go
7:27 How Kind of You
12:52 Band on the Run (radio commercial version)
18:46 In Spite of all the Danger
22:23 Twenty Flight Rock
24:30 Lady Madonna
29:23 English Tea
32:47 Heartbreak hotel
36:22 Strawberry Fields
39:14 Jenny Wren
43:05 I've Got a Feeling
46:14 Blackbird
Joe Protch Perfect! Thank you. I knew about this video and wanted the strawberry Fields part. Legend!
'I've Got a Feeling' is without 'Everybody Had a Hard Year'.
@Joe Protch ! THANKX! Its very usefull!
everybody had a wet dream
Thanks Joe 😀
I'm grateful I lived when he lived and experienced his artistic genius.
He's still alive! Why the past tense?
It is just a saying when you mean you're glad that you were alive at the time it was happening but the real question is that the real Paul McCartney because you have to go back and look it up about how Paul McCartney died in a car wreck earlier in her career and they replaced him with a Canadian impersonator and if you're interested you can look it up and there are hints of it on all of their album covers
@@donaldrobinson214 Kinda like the moon landing was filmed in a studio huh?
@@donaldrobinson214 jesus christ do u really believe this crap? lmfao
This man is a musical genius
I thank God, McCartney is still around us
I hope Paul McCartney gets to live to see the day where we can extend life times he would just keep making beautiful music it’s so amazing how he doesn’t stop experimenting but you can tell a Paul McCartney song when you hear a Paul McCartney song
@@chaegibson720 he isnt the real paul dude cmon
@@excel3975 - Right, hundreds of people are involved in a conspiracy for no reason whatsoever. They are taking it to their graves for literally no reason at all. This guy isn't Paul but wrote all these amazing songs and wants no credit. And the dead Paul's family are fine with all his royalties going to this imposter.
Seriously pal if you believe that conspiracy you have literally no common sense.
@@AnyoneCanSee 👏 Well said.
@@AnyoneCanSee Everybody Could be paul...And thats what we called "Conspiracy"..1966 for sure..Some people called him "William"
certainly an amazing human being. Not only for his Beatles' life and solo career but for his incredible balance physically, mentally and emotionally. The man always rose again and kept a cheerful spirit. Live that long under the chaos that he did and of course losing wives and dear friends and fortunes and always bouncing back and keeping his original spirit. Lovely Englishman. Thank you for your huge contribution to the human race, Sir Paul McCartney.
You expressed,beautifully what an inspiration Paul is ! When I get down I think of him and how well he has handled all that has been thrown during his entire life !
@@robertguth6560 And to go one step further, him, being born just in the final few years of the near annihilation of Britain in WW2, The Brits of that era were never downtrodden. Seriously outmatched in supplies and armaments, the Brits forged ahead armed with incredible spirit and even humor in the face of hopelessness. With a name like "Angelo," I am obviously not a Brit, but I have always admired their courage, wit, charm and humor in all situations. Like James Bond, his confidence is always more magnanimous than whatever the devil throws at him. Paul, certainly is of that ilk. Yes, to have him on earth is truly a Blessing.
Angelo Iodice
That is a very beautiful and accurate comment. What you've said about him is all too easily overlooked.
Thanks.
I like what She said.
Anjelo...I could not have said it better. Bev
On June 18, 1942, the Good Lord blessed the world with this guy. Man were we lucky......there will never be another.....
3:19 Friends To Go
7:26 How Kind Of You (Nigel Godrich on backing chords via the soundboard)
13:01 Band On The Run pre-production (4-track recording)
16:24 Band On The Run (one verse, one chorus)
18:46 In Spite Of All The Danger
22:24 Twenty Flight Rock
24:30 Lady Madonna
29:23 English Tea
32:48 Heartbreak Hotel
34:38 To Abbey Road (improvised song)
36:22 Strawberry Fields Forever (intro only)
39:15 Jenny Wren
43:05 I've Got A Feeling
46:14 Blackbird
50:56 That's All For Now/Blue Suede Shoes pre-production (looping)
56:25 That's All for Now (improvised song)
58:03 Blue Suede Shoes
Nice man 👍
Nigel Godrich is a god of production
Poor Paul can't get a break no matter what he does. If he does a one man show like this; he's indulgent, if he sits at home; he's a Howard Hughes hermit. Heck, some people don't believe he's really himself. But somehow he manages to stow that BS and just make music...and he's really super good at it.
So true. Great Comment
Precisely. I have honestly no idea how someone could be hating on this and I think it's in very bad taste to call this self-indulgent or egotistical. Paul McCartney is old as hell and might as well sit at home and watch tv all day. But he does all these people a favour by working his ass off and putting this entire show together. There are so many people interested and even obsessed by the Beatles, and in this show he kind of shows you how his songs are made and give us an inside peek in the studio, so to speak. It's all very personal and the way he involves the crowd makes you feel very close to the man. Really cool of him to do something like this.
Agree completely. The guy doesn't need and hasn't had the need to do anything for decades but he does it because he can and he loves doing it, and even better, he's good at it. I think some still blame him for the breakup of the Beatles when in reality it was just time for that to happen.
TheSeeker1960 Right. I don't know who said it, but "Bands break up." They were all growing into different directions. I'm surprised they incorporated so many styles during their time and still kept a lid on any differences...there's only a handful of bands who've done it and still less who are still doing it.
***** I haven't met anyone who's been in the entertainment business who doesn't have a health ego...I would say Lennon had one too. I interviewed actor Gary Lockwood who also played football for UCLA. He said that acting is like being in sports, you have to have a good ego...you have to feel you are the best when you go on the field, 'cause everyone else is taking the same attitude. If I were McCartney, I'd have the credits reflect who really wrote the songs-whether is was he, Lennon, or Harrison. John, if he were alive today, might not object. You know John's demos, so you must be a large Lennon fan, but are you saying Lennon couldn't be an asshole at all?
this man's quite talented, he should start a band
Yes he should....Maybe Kanye can make him relevant and give him career advice and teach him songwriting With Kanye's help he migh make a hit..........ROFL!!!
He has
He was the singer of the Beatles
no way!!!
yea
never heard of him
Macca has lived his life to the fullest!
This man is a gift to humanity.
A songwriter's songwriter.
The complete package.
Han Solo doing a great Paul McCartney impression.
"Ringo....we're home."
LOL
Underrated comment
This is great. Paul is just having fun and getting to educate the world on how they made those records. He's proud of it, as he should be.
He's a great musician of course but he's almost sickening to listen to talking. He's embarrassingly arrogant and he doesn't know he can't sing outside his range.
@@johnroff9869 how many number 1 hits and albums have you had then?
As an occasional band singer I would be happy to be as good as Macca is at his worst.
@@johnroff9869 Oh dear. His range is wider and greater than you could imagine, let alone copy.
@@johnroff9869 LOL LOL ... says the billionaire (what...no?) musician who no one has ever heard of ... LOL
@@Balancedviewable that's why you're an occasional band singer and that's alright
Wow, when Paul McCartney writes a "George"-song, it definitely sounds like a George-song. I have even his voice in my ear singing it. RIP George
Very edifying. Thanks a million.
Minute?
@@joselennon92 3:15 onwards
When he wrote and arranged "Let me roll it", he showed could write a "John" song as well
It is incredible that he is still fully engaged, making music, recording, communicating with his audience. Most people at his level would just sit back and enjoy their millions but he is a true artist so he keeps on creating music. I have heard him speak so often about contemporary music. He is interested in what young people do and he is not lost in nostalgia and trying to prop up is reputation like so many of his generation. He is an inspiring lifetime musician and artist. His songs have been in my life every decade. I have endless respect for him.
What a magnificent rendition of Lady Madonna.
If anyone ever doubted McCartney!s genius, they really should see this. He is a top performer with an ability to turn it on anywhere, in front of anyone, in his own time, without the slightest hint of nerves.
If music were a sport, he'd be a multiple world champion…
Well. He is a multiple world champion of his art. Gives me great joy that people all over the world see this.
@@lmp9256 You could argue that he's THE champion of his art.
@@Jantonov1 i would have no hesitation 💖
Awesome comment. He'd have won the championship, European cup, the world cup, the Euro, and player of the century.
Something about the way you look tonight Laine Harvey
The last 10 minutes are golden...watching Paul McCartney creating a song.
This performance. Is amazona
I was clapping along to the beat! ❤❤❤
An actual Musical Genius. The word Genius is used and abused but not here.
Agreed. Genius should be reserved for people like Paul and Stevie Wonder
Wow, the small pause he does at talking about all his former bandmates' location in the studio... just precious, the idea that he can go back to it after all these years knowing what once was and having lost two of his good friends, it's just incredible that he can keep it all together.
Yes, my Paul is, indeed a wonderful, multitalented guy!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
As I have gotten older, my appreciation for Paul continues to grow, he doesn't loaf around and gets to work. He knows his market and produces an exceptional product for them
Living legend and treasure to the world, Paul is like having Mozart still with us.
Oh, I just wrote second ago exactly what you 've said 4 years before... cheers to you
Any comparison to Mozart is ludicrous and ill informed.
@@melvynobrien6193 haha I agree...... People don't realise that Mozart was in the realm of the gods as far as music is concerned
Ha! I just commented about how Beethoven might have been if he'd been born to this era; but Mozart is equally appropriate.
Mozart? Hell, no. Macca exercised no quality control over his own solo career. He had that pushback when with the Beatles. He should have released half the number of records post 1970 and put only his good stuff out to the public.
If those walls could talk.
You need a Punch in the GOB!
they just did.
Ah someone’s forgetting Pink Floyd worked in there as well as a lot of other bands
Sex.
No man... those walls will not talk... THEY WOULD SING!
I think of all Beatles, Paul was/is most productive, creative and made more music, then George then John etc...
He's a gifted/talented, wonderful n a blessed man. 1 in billions really.
Thank you for sharing this lovely video .
BTW, the story of Paul getting killed started because he let this guy take his ( unique, sports) car to wash it. The guy unfortunately had a fatal accident. A friend of Paul (or related to the band) happened to pass by the scene of that accident and thought Paul was driving...he was shocked until he saw Paul at the studio then found out what really happened but I guess he had told some people about that wreck ( crash) ...so that's how the rumor started.
I think Paul n others thought of it as funny so they started hinting ( in songs, photos etc.) as if Paul was really dead ...( we've all done crazy things for fun in our youth)...
But some ppl still believe that (false) tale ...
This is really Paul McCartney. No double no conspiracies,..no bs,
long live Paul .
@@USAMehdi”they thought it was funny” a person they knew dying? Not likely!
There seems to be no limit to my desire to listen to Paul McCartney.
Same when my husband and I first got together he was like , you weren’t kidding about your love of Paul McCartney. 13 years later it’s a daily thing. He calms me. I love him
This man is a freak of nature I mean he's over 70 years old and he sounds incredible and plays perfectly there is no way any human being on earth can be this talented!!! just... whoah
Maren Denison Not to take anything away from him, but to be accurate, he is 63 here :)
Maren Denison yeah
Indeed !!! Just absolutely Incredible. A true Genius !!!
Maren Denison you mean a good freak of nature?
@@tardis5179 An adult Prodigy ???
Holy crap... Best hour I've ever spent!
+Abe Grimm Well said, Bro! :)
+Abe Grimm amen
+Abe Grimm Imagine what an Hour it would have been if you have been there, but even watching it is an awesome experience:)
I agree, amazing!
I had the pleasure of attending a lecture at Abbey Road last year. Just to be in that room (Studio 2 I think it is) was amazing. Nevermind Paul playing live!
The most talented musician of our era. No doubt.
The word Genius and Legend is often thrown about, but here is a real genius and a living legend
I love seeing Paul get choked up at the beginning as he recalls John, George, and Ringo in the studio with him. Abbey Road is a truly mystical studio with the legendary music that was created there.
Paul is still missing the times with the Beatles! Look at his emotion in 2:36, how sad it is!
+Yu Dai we miss it too... but yeah, probably not as much as he does.... ;n;
+Maren Denison I remember Ringo talking about how he loved spending time with them.
so sad that there only two left
one killed by a lunatic, the beatle with the most Peacefull mind
and sadly George, the quiet Beatle
I think there would be some Reunions now when John and Geaorge would have lived...
"That's life. That's what the people say." melancholy and nostalgia
Yeah good catch!
I can't believe that this was for so long here and it's the first time that I see it!!! It's so gorgeous OMG!!! Paul is the love of my life
Me too. Bizarre. I thought I'd seen them all and then this popped up! Hopefully there are a few more gems out there still to find.
It's amazing to see someone survive the level of fame that he has in his life. We've all seen what happens more often than not.
"A George song" - lovely how he managed to write that song so the words and chord sequence really SOUND like George! It's a great tribute.
I never had a great urge to see Paul live, thinking of myself as more of a “John” man. Then I saw Paul live at Desert Trip. Who was I kidding? Those years, the most important
Fvnv
This man wrote Yesterday, Michelle, Fool On The Hill, Eleanor Rigby, Golden Slumbers, Helter Skelter & The Long And Winding Road, just for a start. He has the right to do WHATEVER THE FU*K HE WANTS.
Him and Jeff Lynne can do what ever they want
You’re damn right 🥲
Let it Be, Blackbird, Mother Nature's Son.... this man is an absolute legend.
Those of us who have listened to Sir Paul since the 1960's have been given a blessing of joy beyond description.
Erm.......William Shepherd 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫
Not William Campbell then? You daft cunts can't even get your conspiracy theory together.
in 1987 I won a trip to London/Liverpool for winning a Beatles trivia contest from a LA radio station. I actually got to go inside Abbey Road (EMI) studios. Anyway, I was walking around (all by myself, no one was around) and I saw a door which said "2" (the studio Paul's in now). There was no one around to stop me, so I opened the door, and it turned out I was standing in George Martin's booth looking down at the empty studio. I was in awe. I had my camera with me and I had to take some pictures. What a day!
Just Paul and the guitar sounds better than an over-produced album
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I agree. His voice is eminently listenable here. In fact, it takes you right back to the old days when he was singing solo on certain bits of songs.
Pure genius, nothing less, band on the run with 2 glasses of water, a tape machine,& a harmonium, nothing to say after that
Absolute legend... playing a right handed guitar (aka upside down)... Piano... Guitars (many)... Bass
Not upside down. Check the strings
@@Hikaridojodoshinokai You are incorrect. He definitely gave a short demo of playing a standard strung right-handed guitar in his left handed orientation i.e. upside down. Some left handed players do this all the time but most restring the guitar (like McCartney) so that the low E is at the top in a mirror image to normal right-handed guitar playing.
[In fact quite a few left-handed guitar players (including me) play entirely in the right-handed style... we just like the challenge ... well, not really, we just weren't clever enough to adapt a guitar for proper left handed playing when we first picked up the instrument!]
Pick guard is for left handed guitar.
Sorry hadn't got to the demonstration yet.
Paul McCartney is the most talented musician ever! Love this!!!
Ok this guy is insanely amazing.
I am less than two months younger than Paul. At the time, in the Sixties, I didn't appreciate him. I'd been brought up on Swing and Buddy Holly. Now, much later, I recognize that he with John, were the greatest song writers of the Twentieth Century. He and The Beatles did indeed change the world.
I agree: Lennon and Mccartney are the greatest songwriting duo of the 20th century. Two other phenomenal songwriting duos come to mind: George and Ira Gershwin and Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Just wow!!!
well said mike:)
@@lisa-mariegray5510 I’d add the Gibb brothers to that short list :)
@@polytheneprentiss1534 Absolutely!
Healing people's hearts with music for over half a century! God love you, Sir Paul McCartney.
Erm, William Shepherd 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫
Nobody else would share this kind of free introduction to such precious historic examples of recording milestones
The last 9 minutes of this sounded like The Beatles had gotten back together and spent the afternoon messing around in the studio.
Paul is my favorite musician of all time, with or without the Beatles. He does it all, plays guitar, piano, bass, sings better than the best of them, has always composed wonderful compositions, whistles, is funny and a great guy.
people can learn to play all those instruments and even more and technically better than Paul, what nobody will ever learn is composing like he does, that is pure talent that only happens every couple of centuries.
I know, sickening isnt it ? Paul wrote I'll Follow the Sun" when he was 14 years old ! the prick. :)
My favorite is another Brit Jacob Collier who plays 30 instruments and has 4 Grammys at 25.
@@headrat1 dude he's ridiculously talented!!! Like perfect pitch and stunning creativity.....
Marvin Flyer
Nice.
I can never pick a favourite. The Beatles was a rare combination of three true artists coming together, backed by a fun-loving regular (and very lucky) guy.
John was a genius in his own right.
George was a genius in his own right.
Paul still is a genius in his own right.
… And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
For me the world is a better place with Paul around 🌞👌 Big big thanks for the music 🤗
My God, all this and he barely breaks a sweat, I've loved him and the Beatles all my adult life and even as a kid in the 60's, so glad I stumbled across this 16 year old video, can't believe I haven't come across this before now. It will be watched regularly from now on.
I’ve just caught up with this, and I loved every minute of it. I could watch Paul making music all day, and to think of all that great Beatles music being made in that very room is just mind blowing!
I remember seeing this broadcast on a PBS station when the Chaos and Creation album came out.
It amazes me that nobody said a single word when he brought out the Hofner Bass and Epiphone Casino.. Those instruments have a legendary status of their own!!!
buddyhoot I know I think even he was like WTF? when noone whistled or cheered for the Hof !
Exactly! I mean Bill Blacks standup double bass got oohs and ahhs and I can see that.. Being part of the Elvis trio and all. But this is The Beatles pulse here! The Beatles Gear put it best that this guitar (Paul's bass) and John's original Rickenbacker were the most significant guitars!!! :-D
buddyhoot
That very same Casino was used on the Taxman solo. Paperback writer too...
You betcha! I can see why too. I have a Casino and they are a true joy to play! Paul himself said "If I could choose one electric guitar, it would be this!"
I just got a Casino a few months ago and I can't keep my hands off it. Pure joy.
In 'Heartbreak Hotel', Paul actually approximates the slap-back echo that Elvis used, with just his voice. Now THAT'S amazing. The guy is just a juggernaut of talent.
If you are being serious, it is touching that you have such admiration for him that you believe such an "approximation" is possible :-)
Yeah no.
Very emblematic Paul McCartney, a perfect musician.
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It’s always fascinating to see a superstar get excited over their idols and inspiration. They were excited over them as a kid and at 60 or more they’re still excited by them even if they surpass them. Such was the case with Keith Richard doing a special with Chuck Berry years ago, He was so far ahead of Chuck Berry that they could hardly do anything.
Chuck Berry played all over the world like a traveling gambler while Keith Richard was involved in huge, huge concert extravaganzas.
He’s still writing great songs. One of the most Amazing Figures of our times. I went through a long period of not really liking him all that much but I’ve come to appreciate him again here later in life. I mean; he’s written several Masterful CLASSICAL PIECES recently too. And the one I heard was GOOD.! Name me ONE rock musician from the past 50 years who has done THAT.
I love how Paul is showing us how everything was made. As a teenager in the late 60s and 70s I imagined it so differently. Somehow watching these things brings my experiences at that time full circle. It means a lot that he is doing this for us- and having fun doing it : )
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Paul McCartney has touched more hearts, more souls for more years than possibly any artist from any era and will likely endure forever.
I'll bet the people sitting in that studio during this show are still talking about it. What an experience.
This was great. Even the equipment; his Hoffner bass, Elvis's bands double bass (and the image of it strapped to their car), the mixing deck, the harmonium and just the Abbey Road studio...... I have to admit I view them with almost religious awe, such relics of music history! That moment when Paul played the beginning of Strawberry Fields on that incredible 'synthesiser' was incredible.
It takes tons of playing out to be comfortable and easy with it. Once you are, it’s a blast to connect! Paul is like a “Mentor Musician.” He’s the one to follow....what an inspiring man! So creative, amazing!!
He looks a lot like my older brother, Vernon.I swear I have ancestry in a tree that branches out close to my love of music and the Beatles.I cant imagine my life or any life without there music it's a gift from from Jesus I cry now hearing there music . If I new then what I know now. Am happy to see all the Right On Comments from all you-- Paul opens up a bit in this program 80 or 100 Dammit Paul PLAY THAT Electric guitar Please it's time to rip it up bro stop holding yourself down. Imagine Paul lead guitar FUCKEN Bad ass I can't believe it Paul is bad ass on electric 6 string program.
Fenomenal Paul como los mejores vinos , excelente , por siempre Beatle
I’m blessed to have been born in The Beatles /Paul McCartney era.
I love the face he pulls when he keeps playing that one diminished chord on the mellotron :-D
Nobody....and I mean NOBODY can do what this guy does. You cut this guy and he bleeds songwriting that stands for decades and decades to come. Try to write just ONE song that will last as long as the hundreds of songs this guy has written. When he passes the world will plunge into sadness and despair so we’ll just enjoy him and his talent while we can. AMAZING!
there are a few people that are just like this, but doesnt show it, get it ? thats how music genius have been separated from the industry, a true pasion of life.
I found it impossible to watch this video without a smile on my face. McCartney, the ultimate performer, is acutely aware of his and the band's legacy. He is ideally suited for this small venue, solo performance that weaves musical history into the present in such an engaging way. Regardless of your view of the Beatles, or whether the sum was greater than the parts, you come away from this video just liking the guy and respecting him for what he is: The genuine article.
He’a probably the biggest musical mind in contemporary music (20th an 21th Centuries) in terms of his melodic approach to composition and musical virtuosity. Thanks a lot Paul.
All this I already knew but on top of that he's a killer drummer too? It's too much haha
I'd probably put a few before him, eg. Stravinsky, Bartók, Britten...
@This Time your mileage may vary
@@topologyrob Bartók and Britten together didn't get half the hits as McCartney
@@Jantonov1 what’s that got to do with anything?
"I had it for a week, John had it for a week, George had it for a week, a Duff had it for 23 years."
Classic British wit cx
The first-ever artist to perform on MTV Unplugged was Sir Paul. I remember seeing it when it first aired. He's just so comfortable in front of a live audience, especially in an intimate setting. In concert, he's amazing. as well. He can do it all. We're lucky to be able to say, we saw him.
What I would have given to be in that audience.
Id give a kidney
close your eyes, and go
Me too 😵🤯🙏🌞🥳
Since I was 11 years of age Paul McCartney has rocked my world.He is absolutely brilliant and has enhanced my life for half a century in this world.His humility is astonishing given the wealth of talent and genious he has.I'm delighted that he was able to share it with us and enhance his legacy before his mortal life is over. I only wish we could have had the same bounty with John. Maybe in the next world,John is waiting for his brother Paul and those of us that appreciate their incredible gifts, blessing us beyond our imaginations and we will all shine on ! Thank you Sir Paul. What wonderful memories! I saw the Beatles twice.The 1st time in Atlanta the last time in NY at Shea.I've been around the world and been blessed with many things but nothing can compare with entering the teenage years with the Beatles ! That is what I call blessed indulgence from heaven!
You are an American and you love Beatles so much, that's an incredible thing that can prove their greatness.
I love them, of course because of their genius in music, but more because I can always recall something every time i listen to them.Just think of the old days...some kind of, you know, longing for my young age, those girls, and my attitude towards life...
everything seems to have changed, but this one can always drag me back to the glorious past...
and seeing he is so old now... sadness fills my heart.
I can just like tou comment !
согласен: в Вечности - Многое Поймем и Узнаем ам.
You have summed it up very nicely. There's so much more we can say about the Greatest Man in music & the Greatest Band the world will ever see !!
Paul is the greatest person alive. After brilliant song after brilliant song, at 44 minutes in with “Got a Feeling" this performance transcends. Thank you Paul for providing us 50 years of joy.
I am just now seeing this. What a rare treat to watch Sir Paul performing as if we were in his studio with him as if he were addressing a few friends. I sort of feel like I was there. A magical performer.
He looks so young and alive, that gives me inspiration to keep working, creating, and enjoying life.so cool..
Such a cheerful person he is.. god bless him with good health and more years to live. He and the Beatles brought so much joy in my life..
P.S - this video turned my bad day into a good one..
Long live rock n roll long live Sir James Paul McCartney
Paul has talent that is bestowed on very few. Appreciate it in its purest form. This is gold for any musician to watch.
in 1961.. 62 maybe.. my family was living in Germany.. on an American army base.. my mom started telling me how cute those British boys were with their shaggy hair. .. I was 8.. started looking around and couldn't find any boys with shaggy hair.. we were listening to radio Luxembourg and they were playing some of the first Beatles songs... my guess it was this kid she was talking about..
thanks for sharing this with me.. truly an excellent recording of one of my favorite people in the whole World
muchas gracias
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My whole life I thought of what I would say to him if I met him. How did you play this bass line, how did you come up with so many great songs, melodies, lyrics etc... Now I just want to say thank you Sir Paul. I love you yeah, yeah, yeah.
This is beautiful. It's not about McCartney, it's about Abbey Road and McCartney is showing a tiny bit how it works. Such a joy.
So blessed to be on this planet at the same time as this genius.
Definitely!
Yes
What a musical lesson ! He can plays any instruments. One of the last musical genius living on earth.
During one interview in 1964, John was asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world and he replied that he wasn't even the best drummer in The Beatles. He was referring to Paul.
Such a sweetie x
@@104thDIVTimberwolf He never said that. They LOVED Ringo in that band.
@@Jantonov1, I never said they didn't. He simply acknowledged the fact that McCartney is/was the most versatile instrumentalist in the band. He said it in August of 1966.
Paul McCartney is a talent you will rarely if ever see. He is perfection unsurpassed in his melodic and lyrical compositions and especially in his younger years as a vocalist. The volume of masterpiece compositions is incredible.
He's not only an incredible singer and songwriter he's so amazing entertaining the crowd with his music, stories, and giving background history of him and John and the Beatles. His fond memories with meeting John and playing music with him brings tears to his eyes and to me it seems he's having a difficult time holding back the tears. He's a beautiful singer and his songwriting is still wonderful to listen to. Glad he's still with us and can entertain us. Thanks for sharing this video.
Man it would have been amazing to have been in that audience! What a treat!!! :)
I thought the same thing.
me 2!
+Maren Denison indeed !
Absolutely - a brilliant concept!
Maybe if we all shout loud enough - Paul will hear and do it again - I want tickets, what a treat indeed !
Paul McCartney being somehow in awe of Elvis standing "right there" is like a Hall of Mirrors, because everyone else is in awe of Paul McCartney standing "right there".
I have always lived in a world with Sir Paul and I dread the world without him. Hopefully his cool cat image gives him 9 lives.
The Straberry Fields part at 36:30 makes me want to cry in happiness, I don't know why
It’s crazy watching him hit keys and hearing pure nostalgia come out. Cheers from the future by the way
I absolutely adore Sir Paul McCartney - he's a genius. My son's estimated delivery date was the 24th June 2020. He first saw light on 18th June 2020 - same day 78 years after Paul McCartney - so we spontaneousely decided to give him a third name, which is PAUL :-)
You named him after a coincidence?
@@robovac3557 as for his third name, yes 😉
@@bigben3942 If we were both in the same room do you know what people would say?
They'd say "Look, it's Tom and Gerry".
Paul simply creatively complicated for all the best music reasons. As a Song writer currently I can say. When I listen to this presentation or play a song on piano off a music book, of a song I never hear on the radio. And when I hear the music. My reaction is, this is so good! If time allows it I pray my music can find its connection to Paul's music.. yet really it already has! Richard Marshall Goff Sr
My triplets share Sir Paul's birthday of June 18th. We all have people who influence us in a positively indescribable way. Peace to your son and you Ben.
Chaos and Creation is my all time favorite Mc Cartney album!
Mine too.
Same
Nothing short of breathless!! A great honor to be alive on the earth to appreciate such warm and wonderful gifts!! Thank you so very very much, Sir Paul!!
Just bought the Chaos and Creation album and it is brilliant. Probably in my top 5 Macca albums, definitely top 10.
Agreed. It is gorgeous.
Top 3 for me, his most intimate for sure. Great singing and playing. Named McCartney III by fans at the time it was released
Top 3 for me for sure. I’ve become re-addicted to it.
Most talented rock star ever, IMHO.
Paul hasn't let sarrow turn him bitter...he keeps positive...and his life keeps getting better. 5 childern that bring him so much joy and Julian remembers how sweet he is with childern...Paul has so much muscial talent...that you can never see the end of his talent...always blessing us with something wonderful again.
sorrow*
Actually 6 childern he will meet the child he lost with an early girlfriend...that is something to look forward to...He is so good with childern you have to be one at heart...big kid.
Thank you God for giving us Paul McCartney for such a wonderful time.
The Beatles bandmates, Wings, everything. ♡
What a joy for an audience. Pop culture and pop music history in front of you live.
Definitely seems like one of those musicians you'd like to hang out with casually at a cafe or restaurant & just chill & talk.... he seems like such a nice humble guy.
Probably one of his top three albums! Thanks Sir Paul-- helps us get through life
Paul in a band , with his drive will make the rest of you sound better. What an icon of music, and elaborates ....bless him
I recall watching this live in the UK and it was a very special evening where so many of us were at home together, everyone talked about it, it seems like 80% of the UK was watching it.
What I loved and still love on a repeat is seeing how much Paul loves this, how he never lost his interest, curiosity, he genuinely loved this, producing, playing with sounds. It's a good thing!