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Friday, September 26, 2008

Always Looking for Ways to Love You

As previously reported, Paul McCartney performed in Israel last night more than 40 years after The Beatles were supposedly banned in what was deemed "probably the greatest cultural event in Israel's history." Despite the enthusiasm, I guess the crowd was expecting McCartney to perform songs that were around at the time of the ban:

As for the music, McCartney and his supremely professional band played a considerable number of post-Beatles songs, which the audience received with a certain amount of polite confusion.
Ok, sure, fans want to see and hear the big hits. But checking out the setlist, it's not like he played anything too wacky. Sure, a couple tunes from recent releases, but "polite confusion?" Really?
Hello Goodbye
Jet
Drive My Car
Only Mama Knows
All My Loving
Flaming Pie
Let Me Roll It
My Love
Let 'Em In
The Long and Winding Road
Dance Tonight
Blackbird
Calico Skies
I'll Follow the Sun
Mrs Vanderbilt
Here, There and Everywhere
Eleanor Rigby
Something
A Day In The Life
Give Peace A Chance
Band On The Run
Back In The USSR
I've Got A Feeling
Live and Let Die
Let it Be
Hey Jude
Lady Madonna
Get Back
I Saw Her Standing There
Yesterday
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Posted by 2poppy at 3:09 PM

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