I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird’. I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place. I think Beyoncé has done a fab version and would urge anyone who has not heard it yet to check it out. You are going to love it!
I spoke to her on FaceTime and she thanked me for writing it and letting her do it. I told her the pleasure was all mine and I thought she had done a killer version of the song. When I saw the footage on the television in the early 60s of the black girls being turned away from school, I found it shocking and I can’t believe that still in these days there are places where this kind of thing is happening right now. Anything my song and Beyoncé’s fabulous version can do to ease racial tension would be a great thing and makes me very proud.
I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird’. I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place. I think Beyoncé has done a fab version and would urge anyone who has not heard it yet to check it out. You are going to love it!
I spoke to her on FaceTime and she thanked me for writing it and letting her do it. I told her the pleasure was all mine and I thought she had done a killer version of the song. When I saw the footage on the television in the early 60s of the black girls being turned away from school, I found it shocking and I can’t believe that still in these days there are places where this kind of thing is happening right now. Anything my song and Beyoncé’s fabulous version can do to ease racial tension would be a great thing and makes me very proud.
Happy Birthday George. Love ya! – Paul
📷 @lindamccartney
“I was very sad to hear that my friend Annie Nightingale passed away last week. She was such a special woman, full of knowledge about the music scene, with a great spirit and a fabulous sense of humour. Having known her for many years, we both watched the music scene change and develop. I was always pleased to meet up with her for an interview or a cup of tea. She will be missed by many people, and the music world will be poorer without her. Love to her family from me and my family.” – Paul
📷 @marymccartney
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“I was very sad to hear that my friend Annie Nightingale passed away last week. She was such a special woman, full of knowledge about the music scene, with a great spirit and a fabulous sense of humour. Having known her for many years, we both watched the music scene change and develop. I was always pleased to meet up with her for an interview or a cup of tea. She will be missed by many people, and the music world will be poorer without her. Love to her family from me and my family.” – Paul
📷 @marymccartney
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The Beatles rocked ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago today! Their performance was broadcast to a record 73 million viewers, and kicked off ‘Beatlemania’ in the US.
Paul’s behind-the-scenes photos from the show’s rehearsals are on display at @chryslermuseum in Norfolk, Virginia until April 7th.
The #EyesOfTheStorm exhibition will then open at @brooklynmuseum on May 3rd.
The accompanying book ‘1964: Eyes of the Storm’ is also out now. Visit PaulMcCartney.com for more info.
The Beatles rocked ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 60 years ago today! Their performance was broadcast to a record 73 million viewers, and kicked off ‘Beatlemania’ in the US.
Paul’s behind-the-scenes photos from the show’s rehearsals are on display at @chryslermuseum in Norfolk, Virginia until April 7th.
The #EyesOfTheStorm exhibition will then open at @brooklynmuseum on May 3rd.
The accompanying book ‘1964: Eyes of the Storm’ is also out now. Visit PaulMcCartney.com for more info.
All you fools have a great one! – Paul
📷 @lindamccartney
The 50th Anniversary Edition of ‘Band on the Run’ is out now! 🎵
Featuring previously unreleased “Underdubbed” mixes, this new edition is available on 2LP, 1LP, 2CD and digital formats. ‘Band on the Run’ has also been mixed in Dolby ATMOS for the first time! Listn via the link in bio.
📷 Paul, Linda McCartney and Denny Laine, as featured on the ‘Band on the Run’ cover
The 50th Anniversary Edition of ‘Band on the Run’ is out now! 🎵
Featuring previously unreleased “Underdubbed” mixes, this new edition is available on 2LP, 1LP, 2CD and digital formats. ‘Band on the Run’ has also been mixed in Dolby ATMOS for the first time! Listn via the link in bio.
📷 Paul, Linda McCartney and Denny Laine, as featured on the ‘Band on the Run’ cover
The 50th Anniversary Edition of ‘Band on the Run’ is out now! 🎵
Featuring previously unreleased “Underdubbed” mixes, this new edition is available on 2LP, 1LP, 2CD and digital formats. ‘Band on the Run’ has also been mixed in Dolby ATMOS for the first time! Listn via the link in bio.
📷 Paul, Linda McCartney and Denny Laine, as featured on the ‘Band on the Run’ cover
Thanks to all you mothers. Have a brilliant day 💐- Paul
Happy Valentine’s Day to all the lovers in the world! 🌹- Paul
Happy times for all you Bunnies! 🐰 – Paul
A beautiful St Patrick’s Day to us all ☘️ – Paul
‘Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm’ is coming to Portland, Oregon! 📷
The exhibiton opens in its first West Coast venue at Portland Art Museum on September 14th, 2024 and will be on view until January 19, 2025.
Find out more via @portlandartmuseum or by heading to paulmccartney.com
#EyesOfTheStorm
This beautiful planet of ours is helped by days like these – have a fun one! – Paul 🌍
#EarthDay
So the next time you see rain, remember it ain’t bad, and watch the music video for ‘Mamunia’ 🌧️ Now remastered in HD up to 4K!
#PaulMcCartney #Wings #PaulMcCartneyAndWings #BandOnTheRun #Mamunia #MusicVideo
“Our welcoming American fans at Central Park. They were as loud and crazy as our British fans, but with different accents” – Paul
60 years after The Beatles’ first landed in America, ‘Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm’ is coming to Brooklyn, New York! 📷
The exhibition will be open at @brooklynmuseum from May 5 – August 18 2024. Find out more and plan your visit via @brooklynmuseum or via the link in bio. #EyesOfTheStorm
Experience the thrill as ‘nobody else is gonna know the way she feels’ with the music video of ‘Helen Wheels’ 🛻🔥 Now remastered in HD up to 4K! #PaulMcCartney #Wings #PaulMcCartneyAndWings #BandOnTheRun #HelenWheels #MusicVideo
What came first, the album track or album title? 💿
Paul recalls the recording process of ‘Band on the Run’ for this month’s website Q&A – read it via the link in bio.
“I think a lot of people were kind of ‘on the run’ – a lot of people had opted out of society in those early ‘70s” – Paul
The 50th Anniversary Edition of ‘Band on the Run’ is out now!
You’ve heard of songs being overdubbed, but what is an ‘underdub’? 🤔
Paul invents a new word to describe the unreleased ‘Underdubbed’ mixes of ‘Band on the Run’ – find out more in this month’s website Q&A, via the link in bio.
Named one of the best podcasts of 2023, Season 2 of #ALifeInLyrics starts streaming February 7th! Tune in to discover the stories behind “Yesterday,” “Band on the Run,” “Hey Jude,” “Here, There and Everywhere,” and even more of your favorite Paul McCartney songs.✨ Be sure to follow the show on Apple, Spotify or wherever you like to listen so you don’t miss an episode!
