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Paul Delivers Thrilling Finale At The Olympics Opening Ceremony
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Paul Delivers Thrilling Finale At The Olympics Opening Ceremony
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The best father in the world
This is a classic picture of him, no doubt (:
the best vibes for all!
punks (:
Con Barbara Bach.
sábado, 28 de julio de 2012
Paul McCartney, Olympics: Legend Closes London 2012's Opening Ceremony With 'Hey Jude'
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Paul McCartney, Olympics: Legend Closes London 2012's Opening Ceremony With 'Hey Jude'
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By Crystal Bell
Posted: 07/27/2012
Sir Paul McCartney was one of the many famous faces to take the stage during the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. With him, the legendary Beatle brought a chorus of cheers and beaming smiles to Danny Boyle's "Isles of Wonder."
McCartney opened with "The End," one of the classics from the Beatles' decorated catalogue. "And in the end. The love you take is equal to the love you make," McCartney crooned, before launching into a sing-a-long version of "Hey Jude." At his piano, McCartney, now 70, managed to light up the entire Olympic stadium, as athletes from every country -- and the crowd -- sang along to every word. McCartney proved why he's a legend in the business by taking full command of the enthusiastic audience.
The Olympic Opening Ceremonies were organized by filmmaker Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), and featured a varied musical setlist of over 70 of Britain's biggest hits, from The Rolling Stones ("Satisfaction") to rapper Dizzee Rascal ("Bonkers") and yes, The Beatles ("She Loves You").
There were special guest appearances by many important Brits. Daniel Craig (as James Bond), the hilarious Mr. Bean, Sir Tim Berners-Lee (the inventer of the World Wide Web) and even Queen Elizabeth II -- and her royal corgis -- were all on-hand to kick off the 2012 Olympic Games.
Look for the complete Olympic soundtrack -- "A Symphony of British Music: Music For The Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games" -- to hit the Web on August 12.
LONDON 2012 : Sir Paul McCartney leads the crowd in singing The Beatles' Hey Jude
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By JILL REILLY, DAVID WILLIAMS and LOUISE ECCLES
PUBLISHED: 23:29 GMT, 27 July 2012
What better way to end a great night than a sing-along? Sir Paul McCartney leads the crowd in singing The Beatles' Hey Jude
- The Arctic Monkeys played one of their early hits I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor
- UK Grime MC Dizzee Rascal took to the stage singing his hit song Bonkers
- Brit musician Emeli Sande sang the 1847 hymn Abide With Me
- Other artists played during the show included Muse, The Beatles, Sugababes, The Rolling Stones, Prodigy and The Sex Pistols
- Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg tweeted: 'Impressive though (the opening ceremony) in Beijing was, they didn’t have any great pop music to play, did they?'
- Universal Music: Album of the ceremony soundtrack would be on sale 'within moments' of the ceremony ending
- 1,000 drummers beat out their rhythm across the stadium and 80 musicians, aged from seven to 17, captivated the crowd as they joined the London Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Nimrod by Edward Elgar
- Director Danny Boyle tweets 'Proud to be British'
By JILL REILLY, DAVID WILLIAMS and LOUISE ECCLES
PUBLISHED: 23:29 GMT, 27 July 2012
The musical climax of the evening was provided by Sir Paul McCartney, the most successful songwriter in British history, who had the crowd singing and swaying.
Smiling widely as he sat playing the piano, the British singer performed two songs: The End and Hey Jude.
Towards the end of the performance he stood up and clapped his hands in the air, encouraging the audience to sing-along.
He asked the men to join in - and then asked the women to get involved, before the whole stadium sang together.
Crowd pleaser: The crowd inside the Olympic stadium were swaying and singing tonight as Sir Paul McCartney closed the Opening Ceremony
Atmosphere: The British singer asked the men to join in - and then asked the women to get involved, before the whole stadium sang together
He was watched by his daughter Stella McCartney who has played a key part in designing Team GB's costumes.
Broadcast to a television audience estimated at one billion, Universal Music said an album of the ceremony soundtrack would be on sale 'within moments' of the ceremony ending.
Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg tweeted: 'Impressive though (the opening ceremony) in Beijing was, they didn’t have any great pop music to play, did they?”
The ceremony began gently, with Edward Elgar, the hymn Jerusalem and Danny Boy - but soon started to rock.
Olympic ceremonies often play it safe. But Boyle, who brought in the electronic duo Underworld as musical directors, gave his show a cheeky edge.
The Sex Pistols, once the outrageous face of punk, were included with their song Pretty Vacant.
Dancing shoes: The Arctic Monkeys played one of their early hits I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor
The group performed The Beatles song Come Together as bikers with wings cycled around the stadium
As the band performed fireworks shot up around the stadium
Spectacular: The English indie rock band who became a group in 2002 performed towards the end of the evening
Boyle even slipped in a few bars of the Pistols’ snarling God Save the Queen (“the fascist regime”) early on - although he respectfully did it before Queen Elizabeth II had entered the stadium.
In parts, it was like a Union Jack jukebox - a medley of tracks from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Queen, the Specials and the Jam, the Stone Roses and Eurythmics, and what seemed like dozens more.
The list spanned generations, from The Who’s My Generation right up to live performances from two of the hottest homegrown acts of the moment.
A dramatic section featuring 75 bikes representing the traditional doves which were released at Games from ancient times to signal peace, was accompanied by the music of the Arctic Monkeys, including their No. 1 hit I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Stand out: Bright neon colours on the dancers' costumes made an effective scene
Dancing feet: A montage of songs were played as brightly-coloured dancers took to the stage
As they played to thousands of people in the stadium and millions around the world, fireworks surrounding the East London arena lit up the sky.
In a reflection of British humour and the East End there was a version of I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles.
UK Grime MC Dizzee Rascal took to the stage singing his hit song Bonkers - he is a local boy brought up in the East End.
He said: 'It is exciting to be part of the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony. It is a good time for the UK and I am glad they asked me to perform one of my greatest tracks to represent the country.
'Huge respect to all the athletes who are taking part and let's get the party started.'
Emeli Sande who sang the hymn Abide With Me said: 'I am extremely proud and humbled to be part of the amazing ceremony which will allow the world to see some of the best up-and-coming and established talent the UK has produced.'
It was written by Henry Fancis Lyte in 1847 and he died three weeks after completing it.
The hymn has been sung at every FA Cup final since 1927.
It is also a regular tune heard at Rugby League internationals.
Singing to millions: Emeli Sande sang the hymn Abide With Me - it was written by Henry Fancis Lyte in 1847
National treasure: UK Grime MC Dizzee Rascal took to the stage singing 'Bonkers'
The musical melange continued during the athletes parade, with members of the 204 national teams circling the track to everything from West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys and Rolling in the Deep by Adele.
The British squad entered to a roar of applause - and Bowie’s anthem-like Heroes, while Pink Floyd played during the fireworks display.
A thousand drummers beat out their rhythm across the stadium and 80 musicians, aged from seven to 17, captivated the crowd as they joined the London Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Nimrod by Edward Elgar.
A young male chorister moved the audience to tears last night with a stunning solo during his choir’s rendition of Jerusalem.
Despite a global audience of four billion, he kept his composure as he led the Dockhead Choir, from Southwark, South East London.
Dressed in yellow striped tops, the choir sang a note-perfect version of the song, often associated with patriotism and based on the short poem by William Blake.
Looking bored: The London Symphony Orchestra played Chariots of Fire as Mr Bean - actor Rowan Atkinson - took to a keyboard
The Bean way: Half-way through the performance Mr Bean took out his phone and then proceeded to sneeze, while playing one key repetitively
Musician Frank Turner took to the stage with a band before the opening ceremony.
The English singer folk singer played 'I Still Believe' as actors dressed in period clothing walked out on to the green scene.
He had previously practiced twice at the venue this week before he made his Olympic debut to the crowd.
Another act during the night was funnyman Mr Bean.
The London Symphony Orchestra took centre stage playing Chariots of Fire as Mr Bean - British actor Rowan Atkinson - took to a keyboard.
The performance cut to a video of Mr Bean running down the beach made famous in the opening scene of the 1981 film.
British ceremony: God Saave The Queen was sang by the Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children
Singing out: The pyjama-clad choir ranged from young children to teenagers
Past bedtime: Artists perform on beds during the Opening Ceremony
Oscar winner Boyle, the man responsible for the the remarkable transformation of the stadium where the athletics will take place, said: 'Tonight's a warm-up act for the Games.
'That's one of the things you have to keep remembering.
'You big it up for different reasons, and you hear it bigged up or slammed or whatever it is and you've got to keep remembering we're the warm-up act.'
First act: Folk musician Frank Turner performs under a hill with a tree during the pre-show of the opening ceremony
PART ONE
Captain Algernon Drummond, William Johnson Cory - Eton Boating Song
Elgar, AC Benson - Land of Hope and Glory
The Jam - Going Underground
Muse - Map of the Problematique
Big Ben Chimes
Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen
The Clash - London Calling
Simon May - EastEnders Theme
The Shipping Forecast
Sir Hubert Parry, William Blake - Jerusalem
Elgar - Nimrod
Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Eric Coates - Dambusters March
Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks
Monty Norman - James Bond Theme
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
Vangelis - Chariots of Fire
BBC News 1954
Arthur Wood - The Archers Theme
Winifred Atwell - Black and White Rag
PART TWO
Sugababes - Push the Button
OMD - Enola Gay
David Rose - The Stripper
Lionel Bart - Food Glorious Food
Irwin Kostal, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Rizzle Kicks - When I Was a Youngster
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Colin Tully - Gregorys Girl Theme
William Pitt - City Lights
The Who - My Generation
The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop
The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night
The Beatles - She Loves You
Mud - Tiger Feet
Led Zeppelin - Trampled Under Foot
The Specials - A Message to You Rudy
David Bowie - Starman
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
Duran Duran - The Reflex
New Order - Blue Monday
PART 3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
Soul II Soul - Back To Life
Happy Mondays - Step On
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Prodigy - Firestarter
Underworld - Born Slippy
Jaan Kenbrovin, John William Kellette - Im Forever Blowing Bubbles
Blur - Song 2
Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers
Tigerstyle - Nacnha Onda Nei (contains Michael Jackson - Billie Jean, Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure and Ilaiyaraaja - Naanthaan Ungappanda)
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Prodigy - Firestarter
Radiohead - Creep
Muse - Uprising
Kano & Mikey J - Random Antic
Tinie Tempah - Pass Out
MIA - Paper Planes
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
The Chemical Brothers - Galvan
PART 4
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot
Roll Deep - Shake a Leg
Adele - Rolling in the Deep
Oasis - The Hindu Times
Oasis - Wonderwall
Emeli Sande - Heaven
William Monk/Henry Francis - Abide With Me
Pink Floyd - Eclipse
The Beatles - The End
The Beatles - Hey Jude
David Bowie - Heroes
Eric Spear - Coronation Street Theme
Ron Grainer - Doctor Who Theme
John Philip Sousa - Monty Python Theme/The Liberty Bell
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
Ceremonia de inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012
La inauguración comenzó a las 21:00 horas, hora local de Londres (UTC +1), en el Estadio Olímpico de Londres, y finalizó hacia la 01:00 (cerca de 4 horas). El primer evento estuvo relacionado con la historia británica, escenificando la evolución de la sociedad inglesa desde la vida rural a la Revolución Industrial y las reivindicaciones sociales, contando con la presencia del actor Kenneth Branagh, que leyó un fragmento de La Tempestad de Shakespeare. Esta primera fase terminó con la forja de los aros olímpicos por un grupo de obreros metalúrgicos.
A continuación se presentó un corto previamente grabado donde el actor Daniel Craig, en el papel de James Bond, acude al Palacio de Buckingham para escoltar a la reina Isabel II al estadio, donde aparece (simuladamente) lanzándose en paracaídas desde un helicóptero.
El siguiente número fue una dedicatoria a la cultura británica, ejemplificada en dos vertientes de gran tradición en el Reino Unido: la literatura infantil y el Servicio Nacional de Salud, con la presencia de J. K. Rowling leyendo un fragmento de Peter Pan, y la música de Tubular Bells de Mike Oldfield. Posteriormente se homenajeó a la música y las nuevas tecnologías, destacando un número de Rowan Atkinson (interpretando a Mr. Bean) inspirado en Carros de fuego, y la aparición de Tim Berners-Lee, el creador de internet.
Una vez concluidas estas actuaciones se dio paso al desfile olímpico, culminado por los discursos de Sebastian Coe —presidente del comité organizador— y Jacques Rogge —presidente del COI—, para a continuación proceder la reina a inaugurar los juegos. Entonces se colocó la bandera olímpica (portada, entre otros, por Ban Ki-Moon, Daniel Barenboim y Haile Gebreselassie), con la entrega simbólica del boxeador Muhammad Ali, y se procedió al encendido del pebetero olímpico, realizado por siete jóvenes deportistas que simbolizaban al resto de deportistas olímpicos ingleses (tras los últimos relevos realizados por David Beckham y Steve Redgrave), los cuales prendieron el fuego de 204 pequeños pebeteros (el mismo número de países participantes), que posteriormente se unieron formando un árbol de múltiples ramas. La última actuación fue la del ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, que interpretó su famoso tema «Hey Jude»
viernes, 27 de julio de 2012
Paul McCartney cierra la inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos
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Paul McCartney cierra la inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos
¡HEY! • 27 JULIO 2012
Interpretando “Hey Jude”, Sir Paul McCartney dio la bienvenida a los atletas en el cierre de la ceremonia de inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012
Paul McCartney cierra la inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos
¡HEY! • 27 JULIO 2012
Interpretando “Hey Jude”, Sir Paul McCartney dio la bienvenida a los atletas en el cierre de la ceremonia de inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos Londres 2012
Ciudad de México • “¡Bienvenidos a Londres!”, fueron las palabras de Paul McCartney a los atletas reunidos en el Estadio Olímpico de Londres y al mundo entero, gracias a la transmisión de la inauguración de los Juegos Olímpicos. El músico interpretó al piano el tema “Hey Jude”, con lo cual concluyó una larga ceremonia dirigida por Danny Boyle, responsable de cintas como Quisiera ser millonario y 127 horas.
Vistiendo un saco negro con botones que simulaban a los aros olímpicos, McCartney conmovió a los presentes con el tema de The Beatles. Como en su más reciente gira, pidió el coro de los hombres, luego el de las mujeres, para después juntar a toda la audiencia, en un canto que fue enmarcado por fuegos artificiales y una iluminación gigantesca.
Antes de McCartney, los Artic Monkeys interpretaron “Come together” como preámbulo al encendido del fuego olímpico y posteriormente la aparición de McCartney en el escenario.
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PAUL MCCARTNEY DURANTE LA APERTURA DE LOS JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS.
PAUL MCCARTNEY : Master of Ceremonies
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PAUL MCCARTNEY
Master of Ceremonies
He’s Britain’s greatest musical export, a living legend and, when the Olympics finally arrive, the man who will say, “Hello, World.” In the meantime, ShortList’s Andrew Dickens says, “Hello, Sir Paul”
The subject of this interview needs no introduction, but he’s going to get one anyway. He is Sir Paul McCartney. Knight, Beatle, Wing. The most successful songwriter of all time. A living demigod who’s caused women to faint with his mere presence and rock legends to pick up their first guitar.
He’s conquered America – all the Americas, in fact – and every other continent on the planet. He’s also the man who, when it came to Danny Boyle choosing a fitting finale to the Olympic opening ceremony, was the only conceivable choice. And here he’s sat, still channelling the cheeky Liverpool lad that charmed the world with his friends, still working the most knowing eyebrow-raise in showbusiness, still in possession of that famous mop haircut. But, unbelievably, despite his peerless past 50 years, this concert is a rare career first…
You’re closing the Olympic opening ceremony…
Closing the opening…
Closing the opening – where does that rank among the gigs you have played?
Oh, extremely high. When you do these things, like a command performance or Jubilee or Olympics, it’s a completely different beast. It’s not your crowd and, normally, by the time I do the big crowd numbers, it’s at the end of my set. With something like the Olympics, there’s no warm-up, you just come in cold and you’ve got to get up to speed. It’s like asking an athlete to do his thing without a warm-up: run in, do 100m and you’re off.
What’s your sporting pedigree like – were you an athletic young man?
In a word, no. I was the kid who would be in the outfield at cricket and the ball would hardly ever come to me, so I just sort of daydreamed. My interests lay in other directions. It was the same for all The Beatles, actually. If there was a big match, we’d kind of watch it – the FA Cup or a big international – but we never kicked a football around or played a game of cricket on the beach.
You ran around a lot in films such as A Hard Day’s Night. Who was the fastest Beatle?
Well, I’ve got to say me, but it’s not necessarily true. We never raced each other. The only time we raced, we were filming a scene out of Help! at Cliveden House [Berkshire], which has the big gardens. The crew said, “We should have a relay race. Beatles against the crew.” So we said, “Yeah, OK.” I think I was second in the relay and it was Ringo who passed the baton to me. I legged it like a bat out of hell and we won. We were kind of proud of that. So we were fit, but it was never organised into any sport.
Are you disappointed David Beckham isn’t in the Games?
Yeah, I am actually. I understand there were three places [in the football squad] for over-23s, and I would’ve thought first choice would be Beckham because of his huge contribution to getting the Olympics. But, you know, some idiot decided otherwise. I feel a bit sorry for the three over-23-year-olds, because we’re going to be looking at them and going, “That should’ve been Beckham.” Let’s face it: it’s not the World Cup. It’s not like anyone’s really going to be bothered.
And he’s a crowd-puller…
He’s a national hero. And it would’ve been great for him to lead out our British team, but someone somewhere said… What did they say? So-and-so’s playing better. Like it matters. Anyway, yeah, I would have liked David to be in.
As you said, he’s a national hero, a national treasure. Do you feel like a national treasure?
Well, people say it, I see it written, so it has to cross your brain. But no. Me, really me, feels like when I was a kid in Liverpool, still. A kid who’s done loads of things and is now a different person, but internally I still feel the same. So national treasure? I mean, I get a great reaction from people. People are very nice to me. I get asked to do national treasure work [laughs], for no pay, by the way. That’s the trick with national treasures, you don’t have to pay them. Personally I don’t feel like that at all. I’m happy to be a family treasure.
Do you have any concept of your status and influence? Because the rest of the world looks at you as Paul McCartney, as a Beatle, but can you see yourself through other people’s eyes?
When you were growing up in Liverpool, you wanted to be famous, to do well. With The Beatles, we did that; we did extremely well. We became phenomenally well-known. And as time passes, when I do shows you see the unbelievable effect this has had on people. I get stopped in the street quite often with somebody saying, “I just want to thank you for everything you’ve done for me, for the music and for the effect you’ve had on my life.” I can’t ignore that. And it’s great. But it is with some sort of disbelief and some wonder that I look at that. I often talk about that with mates: “Can you believe I was one of The Beatles, man?” I was talking to Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen… am I name-dropping or what?
You’re doing quite well…
I am doing well. And then, as I said to the Queen… [laughs]. But as I said to them, it’s amazing to me to be singing the songs that a 24-year-old guy wrote. And as I’m singing them, I’m thinking, “He was a pretty good writer. He wasn’t bad. This band was not bad.” So I think I appreciate it almost as if it’s not me. But of course I realise it is me. And I’m very happy with that.
You say you sing the songs you’ve been singing for 50 years: do you ever forget the words to something such as Hey Jude or Jet?
It’s funny. “Na na na, na na na na na [he talks through Hey Jude].” I sometimes forget those. It’s a devilish lyric. I occasionally do forget them. But the great thing is, I used to panic about that, but I realise now that the audiences don’t mind. In fact, they quite like it. They’re at the show where I forgot the words, and it makes that show special.
Do you still get nervous before gigs?
Generally I don’t. I rationalise it. I’ll say to Barry Marshall, my promoter, just put one show on and he’ll say, “I want to do two.” And I’ll say, “Put one on and let’s see how it goes.” And I’ll get an email from him saying, “Chicago sold out in two minutes!” So the thing I rationalise is, I know they want to see me and that helps me not be nervous. But having said that, you never quite know. You can do something such as the Jubilee or the Olympics and get the old collywobbles.
And like you said, it doesn’t matter if you make a mistake…
Oh God, that’d be good, wouldn’t it? Make a mistake at the Olympics. “Hi there. Listen, welcome to Britain. I just wanted to stop the song, just for a minute. We’ll start again…”
When you write, what percentage is inspiration and what percentage is perspiration?
It depends how lucky you get. If you’re lucky, it’s pure inspiration. Those are great, because they just sort of fall out and you can’t believe you’re writing it so easily. Then some of them, it’s 50-50, where you get a sense that you’re having to work at it. But I’m lucky, because the way I used to write with John, it was normally a three-hour affair. It was never much longer than that. I’m kind of trained in that. There were oddities such as Yesterday, which I dreamt. People say, “Do you believe in magic?” and I say, “I have to.” Because I woke up one morning with this [hums the tune to Yesterday], and I went, “I love that. What was that?” I thought I was dreaming someone else’s song. So for about two weeks I asked John, George Martin, George and Ringo, “What is this? Do you know this song?” There were no lyrics. I bluffed it out with “Scrambled eggs/Oh my baby how I love your legs.” That was just to remember it.
So how long did it take to write the lyrics?
I wrote the words on a car journey while on holiday in Portugal, during a three-hour drive from Lisbon to the south coast, where I was staying in [The Shadows’] Bruce Welch’s flat. Bruce, not so long ago, said to me, “The first thing you said was, ‘Have you got a guitar?’” So there I was singing it, and he couldn’t believe it. So he was the first person in the world to hear Yesterday.
The Rolling Stones have just celebrated 50 years as a band. Do you think that, if John and George were still alive, The Beatles might have reformed for your 50th anniversary?
Yeah, I think all things are possible. Anything could’ve happened. We could’ve decided we’d reform by now or we could’ve got together for big anniversaries or a big charity gig or something. It would’ve been a great thing to do. But obviously we can’t do that, so that’s that. But the thing with The Beatles was that we realised that we’d come full circle. We had offers to reform and we said, “You know what? It won’t be as good.” Because that period when we were The Beatles, it was damn good and we never really ruined it. So, actually, to do it as older guys, being a bit rusty, in a way I’m glad we didn’t.
Do you notice your own ‘cool factor’?
Not really. But occasionally it’ll get shown to me. If someone such as Dave Grohl wants me to play with him then I think that’s pretty cool, because he’s a cool guy and he likes me and he likes my playing and he wants me to sing with him. So that kind of keeps it topped up. A few years ago we did Coachella and that was very cool. I did it for the same reason that we did Glastonbury. Someone said, “I was at Glastonbury last year. It was great. Late at night, walking around all the campfires, everyone singing Beatles songs…” I thought, “Oh, right. I could do that.” They may be young, they may be old, but they still know Beatles stuff, they still like the songs.
Is that what keeps you going?
Well, I love it, I love it. Trying to get away from name-dropping, but I was talking to Paul Simon – and I know Ringo’s said it – and we all agree that it’s what we do, and we love it. So we’re never really any more at home than when we’re doing our thing. And when you get that feedback from an audience, it’s very special. You know, you go home to you partner and you say, “Hello darling!” and it feels great. Well, 300,000 people doing that feels even better.
Live Kisses will be released on DVD in September
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Paul Backs Campaign To Release Abused Baby Elephant
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Paul Backs Campaign To Release Abused Baby Elephant
Details begin to leak about Friday's opening ceremony
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Details begin to leak about Friday's opening ceremony
By Matt Norlander | Senior College Basketball and Olympics Blogger
July 24, 2012
So many hate to be surprised these days, you know? We are a world that wants to be spoiled. So naturally, less than a week before the Olympics begin, details have begun to trickle out re: what on earth we'll see during Friday's opening ceremony.
The AP reported on Monday a story buttressed from The Times of London that the "Isles of Wonder" theme for the festivities will invoke a Shakespeare monologue and so much more. The pressure on event Poobah/film director Danny Boyle is immense, to put it lightly. Past opening ceremonies have been so gargantuan and have continually better and better, that at some point, one of these things has to be a let-down, yes?
Since we already know this opening ceremony will be centered around England's greenery and farm-like culture of old, there is already a lowered sense of expectation for Friday that has nothing to do with the fact that Sunshine andThe Beach were absolutely terrible movies. There will be many animals involved, though, so my presumptions remain as optimistic as ever.
If you'd like to be spoiled by some of the details, here's what's rumored to go down, from James Bond to The Beatles.
Can I be snooty for just a second? First of all, being a Beatle is like being an Olympian; there's no such thing as being a "former" one of either. Secondly, Hey Jude? Just a brutal pick. Probably the 113th best Beatles tune. But when you've got a billion people watching, yeah, yeah -- play the hits.
The Voldemort vs. Mary Poppins duel -- a punchout we've all been waiting for -- is impossibly playing out in my mind right now, and it's so ridiculous that nothing Boyle puts out there can usurp it.
The ceremony is also expected to draw upon what England does best: gloom, woe and quiet desperation. This country has a history of its dark years, and Boyle's apparently dead set on depressing the hell out of everyone before McCartney gets himself behind the piano.
The opening ceremony will air in the United States Friday on NBC at 9 p.m. ET. Yes, that means we'll be watching it on tape delay.
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