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| Paul McCartney at the former Delta Center, Salt Lake City, August 7, 2014. |
How old is he?
Who knows? Who cares?
Tonight Paul McCartney could have been 25, or 35. The man has it. Damn does he have it.
What an honor to hear him in Salt Lake City. He was huge before I was born and is still going strong, so damn strong, 57 years into his career.
From Beatles classics, to his Wings songs, to songs he’s written in the last couple of years, his musical talent is epic. He’s still got his voice. He can play . . . many instruments. And he can entertain. He clearly loves it.
He’s got his head-bob, his smile, and he can rock a stadium.
McCartney is 72 years old. Sir Paul played for almost three hours. Yes, three hours! The sound was great, much better than I expected. My “cheap seats” ($70 each) had us perched right over the stage. We could clearly see him the whole night, and the jumbotron was well-placed in front of us bringing him even closer.
Here’s a partial playlist from the night:
Blackbird
8 Days a week
Long and winding road
Lovely Rita meter maid
Here Today (written for Lennon after he died)
All my lovin’
Paperback writer
Maybe I’m Amazed (written for his late wife Linda)
All the lonely people (Eleanor Rigby)
Benefit for mr kite...
Something [in the way she moves] (George Harrison song, Paul started on a ukulele)
Life goes on (Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da)
Wings--Band on the run
Back in the USSR
Let it be
Hey Jude
Live and let die
Day tripper
Get back (jojo)
Once there was a way (Golden Slumbers)
Helter skelter
Yesterday. All my troubles seemed so far away . . .
And so many more (37 songs total per SL Tribune).
Thank you Paul, for your musical genius, for sharing your longevity, your zest, your lyricism.
Thanks for coming to Salt Lake City again. This was my first time seeing you.
And thanks Pippa for joining me.
Fun, fun. A pure thrill.
Who knows? Who cares?
Tonight Paul McCartney could have been 25, or 35. The man has it. Damn does he have it.
What an honor to hear him in Salt Lake City. He was huge before I was born and is still going strong, so damn strong, 57 years into his career.
From Beatles classics, to his Wings songs, to songs he’s written in the last couple of years, his musical talent is epic. He’s still got his voice. He can play . . . many instruments. And he can entertain. He clearly loves it.
He’s got his head-bob, his smile, and he can rock a stadium.
McCartney is 72 years old. Sir Paul played for almost three hours. Yes, three hours! The sound was great, much better than I expected. My “cheap seats” ($70 each) had us perched right over the stage. We could clearly see him the whole night, and the jumbotron was well-placed in front of us bringing him even closer.
Here’s a partial playlist from the night:
Blackbird
8 Days a week
Long and winding road
Lovely Rita meter maid
Here Today (written for Lennon after he died)
All my lovin’
Paperback writer
Maybe I’m Amazed (written for his late wife Linda)
All the lonely people (Eleanor Rigby)
Benefit for mr kite...
Something [in the way she moves] (George Harrison song, Paul started on a ukulele)
Life goes on (Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da)
Wings--Band on the run
Back in the USSR
Let it be
Hey Jude
Live and let die
Day tripper
Get back (jojo)
Once there was a way (Golden Slumbers)
Helter skelter
Yesterday. All my troubles seemed so far away . . .
And so many more (37 songs total per SL Tribune).
Thank you Paul, for your musical genius, for sharing your longevity, your zest, your lyricism.
Thanks for coming to Salt Lake City again. This was my first time seeing you.
And thanks Pippa for joining me.
Fun, fun. A pure thrill.
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