Last night I went to see Sir Paul at the AAC. I went with a chip on my shoulder. I was always a “John Girl.” Anyway, Sir Paul was–how do you say it now?–awesome. I would even use the word “edgy” in the same sentence as Paul McCartney. He threw in a couple of bitchin’ Jimi Hendrix riffs! The only time I had to cover my ears was when he played “Jet” and “Band on the Run.” However, tears rolled down my cheeks when he sang “Til There Was You,” one of what he called his “smoochy songs.” The die-hard crowd of fifty- and sixty-somethings swayed as McCartney served up some lesser-known Beatles favorites such as “I’ll Follow the Sun” and “Good Day Sunshine.” Had to laugh when the band left the stage and half the audience pulled out their cell phones and flicked them on like Bics. Here’s the set list:
Magical Mystery Tour
Flaming Pie
Jet
I’ll Get You (never played live)
Drive My Car
Let Me Roll It
Got to Get You In My Life
Fine Line (new song)
Maybe I’m Amazed
Long and Winding Road
Acoustic guitar (solo):
In Spite of All The Danger (Pre 1963-Beatles-never played live)
I Will (never played live)
Jenny Wren (new song)
Piano (solo):
For No One
Fixing A Hole
English Tea (band comes back)(new song)
Yellow Submarine (short version)
I’ll Follow The Sun (never played solo)
Follow Me (new song)
Blackbird
Eleanor Rigby
Too Many People (never played live)
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (never played live)
Good Day Sunshine
Band on the Run
Penny Lane
I’ve Got A Feeling (never played live)
Back in the USSR
Hey Jude
Live and Let Die
Encore 1
Yesterday
Get Back
Helter Skelter (Never played live)
Encore 2
Please Please Me (never played live solo)
Let it Be
Sgt. Pepper/Sgt Pepper reprise
