The Song That Made Paul McCartney Cry
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- After the beatles break up, the occasional meetings between Lennon and McCartney were overshadowed by constant arguments and attacks that marked an enmity that forever separated the most successful songwriting partnership of the 20th century, the problems had existed since 1965 but the height of the rivalry marked a rift in the friendship that could never fully heal. McCartney over the years in a diplomatic way said that they ended well, but what is a fact is that this brotherly relationship was never the same again, after the beatles break up they met again a couple of times, in 1974 they recorded a jam session with friends, and in 1976 they almost made a surprise appearance on Saturday night live, but in the end nothing happened. After that, there were only phone calls every few months and a meeting that was cancelled by Yoko. Lennon said goodbye to Paul saying: "think about me every now and then, my old friend..."
Narrated by: Sean Horn
Could you "imagine" the crowd reaction if they did show up at SNL? Even if they didn't play anything, it would have been incredible to see them together one more time.
They did boss ..
@@fovea3263 No ! But sometime ?
@@fovea3263 George Harrison did but Lennon/McCartney never did.
It sucks that that didn't happen. It's unbelievably sad, and it sucks!
Everyone watched SNL back then. I can remember watching and everyone was hoping that it would happen but unfortunately, it didn't.
You know you’re an icon when ‘some guy’ in your life is Paul McCartney.
i would hazard that he was being a bit sarcastic. the liverpudlian way
Paul was not cold, he was in disbelief. He was in denial while being interviewed.
TRUE! Very True!
He was still in a state of shock. I honestly don’t know how anyone would not understand that. Paul was never one to cry in public or be overtly emotional before the cameras.
He was in shock and regret about not having their closeness again. It was too brutal and he had to walk away when the guy said ... something about a bummer.
He was actually empathizing with the reporters who were also distraught about Lennon’s murder when he said it’s a drag, isn’t it! Imo.
He also may have thought that any of the people in the crowd might shoot him at any moment.. I think it's pretty brave of him to hang around and say anything to anyone. Jeez.. Give the guy a break..
I believe that song was absolutely channeled from John to Paul. What a lovely story. So many people wanted to see them together just one more time. Wouldn’t that have been amazing? 💕😪
A long time ago I was an announcer for a Radio Station KVLY in South Texas. I worked the overnight shift. When I reached the lobby it was dark with just a candle. Went to the recording studio and another candle. The evening announcer Don Crow burst out “John Lennon got shot and he is dead.” I didn’t react and went about my business. Sometimes amidst tragedy the brain filters things out. Don knew I loved John and Paul’s work. My memory if correct would show me that night as, so what. I deeply loved the lads and perhaps some day I’ll see them again yonder where things are better.
The news of John's death came as breaking news during the Tonight Show. The next evening a friend and i went to the Dakota. Outside of the entrance gate people started leaving flowers and things. We didn't have anything to leave. The only store open nearby was a fruit stand so I bought a green apple and put it on top of the pile. I still see it when they show old news clips of the people gathered outside the Dakota on that sad, sad day.
The green apple was a nice touch!
@@melissacooper8724 Thanks!
Aw. love that thanks for sharing as tears slid out to fill my eyes.
The media seldom got anything right when talking about the Beatles. I loved them at first sight and song. John and George were my crushes. John's biting wit captured my 13 year old heart❤ George was so shy.... I always thought Paul was so full of himself and Ringo... I never really paid attention to him until late in life. He's a gem❤
Well that's two of us who shed a tear.
Paul sang this song when he was live in Pittsburgh. It brought tears to my eyes. RIP John and may your memory be blessing.
What a touching story. Love to them both.
This video made me cry. So many memories. So many different ways their friendship and John’s life could have ended.
Paul wasn't working on Tug Of War yet, it was his Cold Cuts album project he was working on at the time on December 8,1980, it was permanently shelved. After John's murder, Paul began work on theTug Of War album.
Actually , he was working on Tug Of War while also working on Cold Cuts, TOW was supposed to be the next Wings album, but became the next solo album after disbanding Wings in the wake of John’s passing. He also didn’t stop working on Cold Cuts, the final session for it was in 1987 and was supposed to come out but instead we got All The Best, which was supposed to include Waterspout
1600. He also said he cried for a year after Linda's passing
@@markfencke4348of course!
During the Get Back Sessions.
Paul mentions, with tears in his eyes
And, tomorrow, the bulletins
will read....
The Beatles are no more!
aww...Paul McCartney crying is just too sad.
Thank you for sharing. I never knew this.
I remember watching that episode of SNL the night Lorne Michaels offered that money to the Beatles to perform on the show. What a piece of history that would have been for them to show up on set.
Fabulous!!!
I still think Yoko was what influenced John to break up The Beatles. So sad.
😂 she had nothing to do with it. Do a bit of research on it and you’ll find that the problem was Paul.
Drugs and Yoko Ono!
I remember when the Beatles were younger, just starting out. They were amazing and every girl wanted to be theirs. Even though we all knew that was ridiculous and nothing more than childish imaginings. Still…we wondered. Mostly about Paul. Who wouldn’t be crazy about that dreamy smile and dark hair that we loved watching him shake when the lyrics of a song called for it? ***SIGH*** a girl can dream!!
What a beautiful tribute ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Some people grew on Wheaties. Me and Charles grew up on THE BEATLES!
haha, that's sweet! My mom and Gram lived in Liverpool but left in 1924 for Canada. They actually lived in the Beatle's neighborhood. It was West Derby. I was told that by a Beatle friend named John Quinn who still lives there. He is my Facebook friend. My Gram has a Paul Mc Cartney accent. But she passed in 1976 from the flu vaccination shot, jab. It gave her a massive heart attack. I didn't realize till covid came to us.
Very Touching
I love you Paul
People grieve in different ways, always in shock at the first.
They were all under tremendous pressure most of their lives on top of dealing with the normal troubles of family and daily life there will never be again music like there music was and is
This is so untrue! There were meetings between them and many great moments were kept private.
From seeing the Beatles at our lunch time sessions at the Cavern as a kid in Liverpool, doing cover versions of American Artist thy loved, which they learnt from records brought back from New York, by the Liverpool Cunard Yanks, Liverpool lads who worked on the Cunard Liners sailing between Liverpool & New York.
To become the biggest covered group in the World.
What were the chances that two once in a lifetime talents like Lennon and McCartney would meet and be in the same band? To lose such a close friend in that way hurts.
Friends all start at the beginning and how many are left at the END???? Maybe one and he might just mess it up! Only memories remain!
😢😢😢 This is so sad.
I will always think of John Lennon from time to time and Think of George Harrison also from time to time because All thing's must Pass
Sadly 😥 you can never go back ❤
Saddest Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton😢
In some of the infinite parallel universes these historical moments happened and John and George are still alive.
According to Chapman in a later parole hearing, he had a hit list of other potential targets in mind, including Lennon's bandmate Paul McCartney, talk show host Johnny Carson, actress Elizabeth Taylor, actor George C. Scott, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, recently elected US president Ronald Reagan, and Hawaii governor George Ariyoshi. In 2010, he said that the only criterion for the list was being "famous," and that he chose Lennon out of convenience. He had also cited his envy.
Tug of War but with one thing and another. I so still love the Beatles. 🇺🇸
Both had families. They had established their stunning careers away from the control factor of fans/industry charts pressure etc. It would have been fun though to show up at SNL...😮both are our mates and we love to ...lots.
BREATHLESS ¡¡ GODD VIDEO GUYS THANKS JOHN AND PAUL
Difficult to hear all this & other sad stories about the Lads. They certainly deserved to enjoy each other for so much longer. Given what they gave us, this is really painful shit.
This part actually almost had me crying tho. 0:55
Yoko ruined the friendship of the Beatles. Lennon usually gave in to Yoko's demands to restrict the Beatle members to spend time or talk to each other.
I remember seeing the interview at age 10. Paul looked like he'd been punched him in the stomach. Yes, he said, "It's a drag," but he wasn't being flip. After he said, "OK, cheers," Paul couldn't have run any faster, maybe faster from the hoards of screaming girls during his Beatles days. I remember the press saying things and I thought, "Paul's longtime friend was murdered! Why are they being mean to him?" That was my 10 year old brain then. Of course, we know how the press make piranhas look sympathetic.
Hence why Paul is doing NOW AND THEN johns demo AI recording for the beatles
He was in shock 😧 of course they should be understanding about it media
Im just glad when the anthology series dropped Paul George ringo and Jeff lyne made free as a bird
Friendships matter
Paul just wanted his best mate. Sucks to get turned down even if it wasn’t meant in a bad way. That hurts and for that to be the last year you ever saw him. Fuck, that would kill me. Wish life went differently and we still had John with us and Paul still had his best friend
And unlike at least one responder here I heard this whole thing as it hit the papers. So this is old news.I am giving my perspective to a younger generation that is hearing tgis 23 yrs. ?after the fact. None us were Beatles or personal friends of theirs so we don't know anything first hand. It was their life not ours.
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It is truly sad that these guys had such a great friendship and business relationship making millions of dollars and they had to let an idiot crazy woman come between them. She must have been nuts to give up that kind of money to control her man. That was a sad day for everyone involved. Sad but true.
Wow. Perhaps John was speaking to Paul through Carl. And Paul wasn't being cold to the press, the press was being cold to Paul.
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That (John Lennon's assasination) was the first major news headline i remember. BBC news 6pm.
Paul was trying and John didn't care enough.
spooky. These things happen a lot. You can tell Pauls grief. Everyone reacts differently, especially to press interviewers who just want a scoop.
Billy!
It wasn't cold. It was more along the lines of WTF do you want me to say? My friend, my family has been taken from me. I cannot find the words.
Basically he and George shut down emotionally. Only one of the 3 of them who didn't was Ringo. He was able to let the pain out.
"Boppin' the Blues"...
He was cold? What did you expect him to be? He just lost his friend and band mate, and now you're being hounded by the media about how you feel? How do you think he felt?
Paul loved John & John loved Yoko 😕 packed his bags said goodbye to the Beatles moved to New York the end.
He wasn't cold! he was just conducting himself in a more professional manner and was just gathering himself. I mean his best and oldest friend maybe even brother was shot to death and I'm sure he didn't want to show his emotional side to the media because that sort of stuff is personal. Would you want to burst out crying in hysteria in public and on TV. No one is entitled to see anyone's true emotions and thoughts.
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The Beatles are a classic example of how JUST ONE NEGATIVE FORCE is enough to wreck something beautiful and sublime and how one must always guard against negative influences in life. The worst thing this NEGATIVE FORCE did wasn’t to the Beatles or even to John or Paul or George, but to Cynthia and Julian. Demoniacal Force.
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Isn't it strange that McCartney was the power house behind the band, yet McCartney needed Lennon more than vice versa.
I thought it be might have been ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ because that crock of shit is enough to make anyone cry.
What’s the song name in the intro
That's sad
Let me guess "Amazing Grace"?
"Paul was criticized for giving the press a cold statement..." His friend and colleague for so many years had just been gunned down and mics were being thrust in his face as he was asked stupid questions. What did the vultures expect?
Paul was still going through the seven stages of grieving and his statement may have had some denial in it. If ever there is a time when Paul can not come up with the perfect lyric it could be the day his lifelong friend is murdered.
Paul and John were so close for so many years. When Lennon was shot, it's quite possible that Paul knew he couldn't talk to the press without breaking up, so he avoided them. The press is often too aggressive with people as well known as the Beatles.
Yes I feel your right.
Death is a heartache no one can heal, but love is a memory no one can steal.
Solid
Aww yes indeed.
excellent
Beautiful statement!
Wow!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Paul wasn’t cold to the media. He didn’t want to talk to them about John Lennon dying!!!
I didn’t want to talk about it either. Only the vultures from the media looking for sound bites who showed no respect for someone’s grief.
The song that really made McCartney cry was John Lennon's "Beautifiul Boy". In a televised interview for BBC Radio's "Desert Island Disks", he selected the song and visibly broke down as it played, folding his arms, biting his lip, looking away from the camera, and swaying from side to side in his chair until the the camera panned away to spare his embarrassment. The song includes the words "every day, in every way, it's getting better and better", which were Lennon's last words to McCartney not long before he was murdered.
That song makes me cry because Sean was 5 when his father was murdered. The realization that Sean had to grow up without a father was painful.
@@melissacooper8724What about Julian? He basically grew up without him too, and John was still alive.
@@chrispavlich9656 I almost forgot about Julian. And I agree that he had it worse than Sean.
His Last Words to Paul Were something like "Think of me every now and then my old friend". Words of a True Friend...and I would like to believe they will remain Friends through all of Eternity.
We are all Blessed to have recieved a "Huge Slice of That Partnership" through all the Lovely Words that they formed into Beautiful Songs...that surely "Will Last Through Eternity" !
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Thanks for the info and not have to listen to an overly drawn out narrative.
That happened to me with a friend of mine. He connected after he passed . He was 44. A hell of a lead . He taught me guitar. Knew all on The Beatles! Charles Maldera. I was 46! He was my little brother! Rest well Charles! Miss ya! All those happy years that use to be! My friend & brother! See ya in my dreams!
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Feel really sorry about what happened to John Lenton, but the wacky baccy will help Paul
These musical geniuses gave the world volumes of unmatched work that will never be forgotten and will never get old.
I feel so bad for Paul. One of your closest friends just died and the whole media was all over you.
He and John both had that same look when the reporters were shoving microphones at them when they had just found out Brian had died.
Paul is british, He doesn’t show his emotions in public during those times. For all we know he must have been on denial that it was true. He had to process it first or ask the other Beatles first. Imagine yourself being asked, shoved microphones on your face asking you what can you say about your dad or your husband’s sudden death. It was sudden. It’s hard to process and accept that it’s true. It’s real. They had bitter split but they love each other. They were happy as kids and young man until their manager passed suddenly too.
Terrible.
The narrator said with the world was in shock, but Paul, his longtime friend, massive music collaborator and band mate isn't supposed to be in shock???? Everyone doesn't react the same after hearing traumatic and shocking news and to criticize Paul in that moment, was very ignorant & cruel!
Perkins woke up in the middle of the night with those lyrics to My old Friend! There is no doubt that John channeled Carl for Paul. What an amazing connection!
That is exactly right, "Cold attitude TOWARD THE MEDIA,". The media asks ridiculous, callus questions of people in shock. They deserve cold answers.
The media are nothing but vultures!
Yes!
@hitPaulmccartney5ontele_gram My view is this: For many years now, whenever some tragedy falls upon people, there is always some media individual there, putting a microphone in people's faces, asking them how they feel. Good grief! These people are in shock, with loved ones seriously harmed or killed. They do not need microphones in their faces, nor do they need strangers asking ridiculous questions. Whether the person is famous or not, they need to be given proper regard. This kind of exploitation is reprehensible.
Right. Paul wasn't cold to them, they were cold to Paul.
Just the story of the first time Paul heard the last verse and burst into tears was enough to make ME cry.
Paul McCartney was a great friend to John Lennon.Paul McCartney a awesome singer and song writer.May John Lennon RIP 💐
What a beautiful song!! I also believe it was channeled through John. They had a special bond which was unique in the music industry in the late 50’s. They changed the world of music that can never be compared or forgotten. Each one of them brought their own unique talents. Thank God we still have their music.
Yes indeed.
Of course Paul was upset. I really really think the influence by Yoko wasn’t a good one. She didn’t want to share John.
She never cared about the Beatles
Out of respect for John Lennon keep in mind that he saw something in Yoko that was important and valuable and he cherished her. If you ever investigated Ono's art you would see clearly why he loved her. She is simply an amazing conceptual artist. I will not touch her singing, however.
She's a nasty piece of work . Julian Lennon got next to nothing from his father's death while she lived it up
Yoko was terrible. John's older son Jude, was on a talk show. He told how after John's death she made him buy some of the things that were his father's. (Things that he wanted)
There is something to be said about not leaving things too late, to make it up with an old friend. As long as it doesn't tale you to the reason why you broke up your friendship -
The thing is, over a lifetime time, that type of separation can happen in friendships. I believe it is not uncommon for friends to drift apart over a long period of time. It is just a part of life.
True … it happened in my life … perhaps because old friends can get so close that we eventually become … with all the protocol barriers let down … annoyed and annoying.
Yes, it does happen, it happened to me. It is heartbreaking, but life interferes and people drift apart. I tried to reconnect with my old friend, but my attempt was not reciprocated.
@@ladymarjorie3777 thank you for your comment. I can feel the sadness in your comment. Grief from the losses in our lives, is probably the toughest thing about being alive.
Best friends often separate after one or both get married.The best man at my wedding got married himself. I was never invited to the wedding, and only found out years later from someone. I have only seen him once or twice in 25 years or more, and then for only perhaps 5 minutes. You never know someone until you know they were a complete pos all along. I deeply regret ever becoming friends with someone who turned out to be a cold hearted asshole, possibly due to a controlling wife.
I lost track of several friends and when I tried to re-connect found out they had died.....haunts me
John and Paul, two amazingly talented men, but ultimately just 2 guys who were friends and liked to bake bread.
A beautiful and sad story, so well told, so well told.
Yoko canceled their meeting? That's just wrong.
I'm a huge 'Beatles" fan ever since "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and I never heard this story. I was aware of the close friendship between Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Their friendship seems a bitter sweet ending after the death of John Lennon. Very sad.
yoko took john away from Paul. they drifted apart. their relationship was never the same again.
@@jrd690 Yoko is the reason why the Beatles broke up. 💔
@@lindahunter4545 True!
@@optimusprime732able Yoko Ono was not very well liked by most people, especially by Beatles fans.She tried to control every aspect of his life. Example: None of the Beatles's wives were not ever allowed in their recording studio while they were recording their songs. Ringo Starr's wife and Paul McCartney's wife understood the importance of that rule but not Yoko. She demanded to sit in on their recording sessions right next to John Lennon and would openly critique what she thought was wrong with a particular song and often disrupted the Beatles sessions. There was an incident when John Lennon tried to make her stay home while the band was recording Abby Road. But she got so angry that she actually tied herself to a fence that was near the studio and screamed, causing so much disruption to the whole area until John had to let her inside the studio. Eventually her shameful and shameless behavior caused serious descention among the other members of the band, especially Paul McCartney and Richard Starkey that they parted ways and broke up forever. She also isolated him from his son, Julian and family. She was a very controlling and disgraceful woman who not many people like to this day. I never liked her. And I felt very sad for his son, Julian who she refused John to even acknowledge as his son.
@@lindahunter4545 Instant karma is gonna get her..
They were fine...this intense rivalry everyone talks about only lasted a couple of years. They only met up a few times after not because of any animosity, but because they both had other priorities. Their families, their own careers. It's like moving out of your parents house. Its not like you feel any less about your brothers and sisters, but youre obviously not going to see them as often anymore. Paul and John were just as close as ever when they almost appeared on SNL, they just had other things going on. Me and my husband had to tell one of his friends that hes had since high school to stop just turning up at our door and to call first because well, WE WERE MARRIED and sometimes dont want him randomly there or god forbid while were in the middle of some...marital times. John had a baby that he was taking care of full time, something that he wasnt used too doing and that he was trying to make up for failing at in his past. Its perfectly understandable to want him to call first. there wasnt any really big rift here, just two friends growing up.
Oh God, now i am sitting here blubbing... so touching, so sad, but so glad that Paul got that message from John and i don't doubt for one minute that it came from him...
Paul and John were as close as two people can be. They started from nothing and changed the world together. In a normal lifespan, there was plenty of time to let things settle. That’s all they needed. MDC and a handgun took it all away.
So sad. That idiot was brainwashed I think to kill John Lennon. He is rotting in jail I hope.
I was a US Navy Corpsman stationed at Camp Lejeune in 1980. I was 28 years old. When I heard of John's passing 😢. My first response was to call my best friend. I'm 70 years old now. Still haunts me every day 😢. Peace ✌️ to all!
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I am retired Air Force.
Peace to you Patrick. Be blessed.
My 1st major news cast I remember as a child was John's murder
Exactly, we don't know how their "rift" would have healed over the years. I mean, Lennon died only 10 years after the "divorce". They simply didn't have time to heal, but I think they would have.
Yes, anyone who understands shock will see all the traits in Paul's mannerisms after John death.
Exactly, ya.
You mean Billy's
Definitely and it was completely normal. I didn't believe it myself. Senseless act of horror by a sick individual who should never be paroled. Paul remains by favorite Beatle.
"Some guy turns up at the door". Some guy, huh? Lennon was a sob, but I have to think that Yoko was worried Paul was stealing John away and planted that bad seed. Paul was on top of the music scene while John was absent. So Paul was probably stopping by for charitable reasons as I'm sure he was concerned about John's mental state. And he had good reason to be concerned wondering how John was dealing with Yoko's mind games.
How do you know? There has not been a hint of this from Paul.
@@chrishyde1216 - Was there any part of my comment that stated fact versus speculation?
The original Paul died. The new Paul was not as close with John. How come Sir Paul seems to have blue eyes? And his ears don't stick out as much as they used to.
@@SusanGoldberg-l9p - I didn't think there were any brain rots left posting these Paul comments that have not aged well. Tell Elvis hello as I'm sure he must be staying at your house too.
I think you are right and I thought that same thing. JL was basically a househusband and sort of getting stale with the whole music scene. I think McCartney just wanted to get him a little more enthusiastic about music. Plus, he genuinely cared about him. I was sort of like that with a guy that I played in a band with for over twenty years, who died of pancreatitis last year. You can be close than brothers at times, when you are involved in music.
My heart breaks for Paul. The most generous and warm of them all. He has always been selfless. McCartney 3 is a great record if you want to really hear the pain that he still lives with.
What!? I never thought I’d ever hear the words Paul McCartney and selfless in the same sentence 😂
@@markstrugnell well, technically you didn’t. But you did read them in the same comment😘
Paul is famously stingy. Ask his employees.
Beautiful video and makes us realise what gifts we were given by Paul and John, if indeed it was ever doubted and such a wonderful touch the words from the universe via Carl!
Carl Perkins is one of the inventors of rock n roll . He was excited that Paul called him! That’s how big the Beatles are ❤incredible story ❣️❤️🩷🧡🖤💜💙🤎
You can tell how much he liked George Harrison too, when they did the Carl Perkins & Friends concert in the mid 80's with other guest artists. George was a big fan of Carl's growing up, as was Ringo. I think Carl was thrilled that the Beatles, in their prime, played some of his rockabilly music.
@@jimcoleman598 Carl was a brilliant writer. That was the connection he had with the lads. Elvis couldn’t write .
They knew Carl Perkins. They had visited him at his home & studio in Tennessee. Still there, east of Memphis..
He was freaked out because he wrote that song for Paul and Paul called while he was playing it!
Its not only our stomach its our soul too that needs to be fed!!
Unrequited love on John’s part …. It can turn a person to bitterness and turmoil. Also Paul was the tallest .
Yoko was the worst…why he got involved with her is beyond belief