Thursday, December 5, 2024

Paul McCartney Played a Couple of Rare Numbers Last Night at Irving Plaza

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Last night. Paul McCartney’s set list (thanks to Setlist.fm) included a couple of rarities. One was “Every Night” the magnificent song from his “McCartney” album that’s been covered a lot, particularly by Phoebe Snow. Paul sings it maybe once a decade. The other rarity is “Another Day,” his hit single from 1971, right before the “Ram” album came out but was not included. John Lennon once chided Paul in song that he was “just another day” but in fact the song is a gem, Lennon was just good at rhyming and pushing Paul’s buttons after the Beatles broke up. Paul also sang Buddy Holly’s “It’s So Easy” because he loves it, and because he owns the publishing. Hopefully they’ll release a video or CD or something of this show.

Here’s the list:

Eight Days a Week
(The Beatles song)
Save Us
All My Loving
(The Beatles song)
One After 909
(The Beatles song)
Matchbox
(Carl Perkins cover)
Let Me Roll It
(Wings song)
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
(Wings song)
My Valentine
Maybe I’m Amazed
I’ve Just Seen a Face
(The Beatles song)
It’s So Easy
(The Crickets cover)
Every Night
Another Day
We Can Work It Out
(The Beatles song)
And I Love Her
(The Beatles song)
New
Lady Madonna
(The Beatles song)
Matchbox
(Carl Perkins cover)
Jet
(Wings song)
Drive My Car
(The Beatles song)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
(The Beatles song)
Back in the U.S.S.R.
(The Beatles song)
Let It Be
(The Beatles song)
Hey Jude
(The Beatles song)
Encore:
Golden Slumbers
(The Beatles song)
Carry That Weight
(The Beatles song)
The End
(The Beatles song)

Roger Friedman
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