Hard to think of a better way for the Beatles' Paul McCartney to celebrate his 80th birthday than by singing 바카라Glory Days바카라 onstage with Bruce Springsteen or being serenaded by some 60,000 well-wishers. That's right, the 바카라cute Beatle바카라 turns 80 on Saturday, June 18. It's one of those cultural milestones that brings a sharp intake of breath 바카라 has it been THAT long? 바카라 along with an appreciation of what he still has to offer.
For 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, 바카라Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?"
Like several other members of the 바카라hope I die before I get old바카라 generation, including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, and former Beatles mate Ringo Starr, McCartney keeps working and keeps sharing his music from the stage. 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.
바카라He has a youthful exuberance that is ageless,바카라 said Bob Spitz, a Beatles biographer. 바카라There's still some of that 21-year-old boy that shines through in all of his performances.바카라
It would be a cliche 바카라 and wrong 바카라 to suggest the time hasn't taken a toll. The fragility in his voice was evident while singing 바카라Blackbird바카라 on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, the final night of a brief US tour. He struggled for the high notes in 바카라Here Today바카라, his love letter to John Lennon, who was robbed of a long life by an assassin's bullet.
The skill of a sympathetic band, along with the imagination and voices in the audience, patches over the rough spots.
바카라Yeah, yeah, right, I've got a birthday coming up,바카라 McCartney said, scanning signs in the audience that reminded him. 바카라I'm not trying to ignore it, but...바카라
The crowd offered a spontaneous 바카라Happy Birthday바카라 serenade, even before Jersey guy Jon Bon Jovi brought out a fistful of balloons during the encore to lead them in another verse.
That other Jersey guy, Springsteen, joined McCartney for the duet on 바카라Glory Days바카라 and a version of 바카라I Wanna Be Your Man.바카라 He later popped up to join the guitar duel from 바카라Abbey Road.바카라
For most artists, the appearance of such local royalty would be a hard-to-top moment. Most artists can't immediately whip out 바카라Let it Be바카라 and 바카라Hey Jude바카라 to follow it.
To mark the birthday, Stereogum magazine asked 80 artists to pick their favorite McCartney song, and the choices were remarkable in their breadth 바카라 from the pre-Beatles 1958 cut 바카라In Spite of All the Danger바카라 (which McCartney performed at MetLife) to his 2016 collaboration with Rihanna and Kanye West 바카라FourFiveSeconds바카라 (which he didn't).
David Crosby and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys both chose 바카라Eleanor Rigby.바카라 Master showman Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips picked 바카라Magical Mystery Tour.바카라 Steve Earle selected 바카라Every Night,바카라 while Def Leppard's Joe Elliott went against type with the gentle 바카라Little Lamb Dragonfly.바카라 Mac DeMarco picked the 바카라Ram바카라 epic, 바카라The Back Seat of My Car.바카라
Many remarked upon the unfairness of having to pick just one.
Stereogum's feature illustrated the varied entry points musicians of different generations have into a living, breathing catalog. For example, it revealed that a largely overlooked album like 1980's 바카라McCartney II바카라 had a far greater impact on developing artists than its reception at the time would have foreshadowed.
On Friday, McCartney's team announced that it was packaging 바카라McCartney II바카라 with his other DIY albums, 바카라McCartney바카라 of 1970 and 2020's 바카라McCartney III," into a boxed set that will go on sale in August.
How vast is the songbook? McCartney performed 38 songs at MetLife, 20 of the Beatles songs, and even managed to miss an entire decade. Remember the 1990s?
With the help of Peter Jackson, who reimagined the 바카라Get Back바카라 sessions for last year's television project, McCartney was able to perform a virtual 바카라duet바카라 with Lennon singing his part of 바카라I've Got a Feeling" from the Apple rooftop concert. McCartney also paid tribute to George Harrison, who died in 2001, with a version of 바카라Something바카라 that began with Paul on a ukulele George gave him and built to a full band version.
Spitz recalled a Beatles-era film clip of Lennon telling an interviewer that he'd be flabbergasted if it lasted more than 10 years. McCartney stood next to him laughing.
Lennon was right about the Beatles as a unit, but not about the music. He couldn't have imagined that in 2020, one adult standing in line to get into MetLife being overheard asking a companion: 바카라Where are Mom and Dad?바카라
Advanced birthday is damned, the irrepressibly cheerful McCartney left with a promise when the last firework burst and he walked offstage.
바카라See you next time.바카라
[With Inputs from PTI - AP]
