It’s been 40+ years since the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, but my old couch-mate Paul McCartney only now gave “A Day In The Life” its live debut. It took place Sunday, 6/1, during his set at the Anfield Stadium in Liverpool during the Liverpool Sound Festival. As Rolling Stone reports:
Following a run through “Yesterday,” the opening chords of “A Day of the Life” were strummed, and McCartney launched into the verses previously sung by John Lennon while Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono watched from the crowd. The song’s long delay to the live stage was apparent as McCartney accidentally sang his own “Made the bus in seconds flat” line twice before segueing into Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance.”
See for yourself.
Ono really livens up during “Give Peace A Chance.” I’m surprised she didn’t come packing an Onochord.
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what an awesome guy
is david gilmour still playing with paul’s band? i couldn’t tell from the video.
Excellent cover – good sound quality, too.
I Wouldn’t call it a ‘cover’
Fair enough, but how you categorize it. Lennon was the main songwriter of the piece.
Doesn’t matter. The song belonged to Paul’s old band. (It feels weird phrasing it that way.) It’s only a cover if it wasn’t your song, and “A Day In The Life” was The Beatles’ song, and Paul was a Beatle, thus…
I understand what you’re saying, but… no.
um, what? i am sick of everyone and their grandparents giving john lennon credit for material he wasn’t fully responsible for. they co-wrote this song.
jesus tittyfucking christ… that’s my favourite Beatles song! Played for the first time! !!!!!! w00t
No Gilmour played only on his Run Devil Run album and a fee small gigs around that time in late 1999. Not since then, UI don’t believe. This band is the same he’s had since his Driving Rain tour.
i always thought this was one of the few of the beatles? late songs that actually were pretty collaborative – paul with his poppy melody and crisp bass line and john taking his drenched-in-reverb, more experimental approach. it truly highlights why both of them were so good in different ways. i didn?t think this one was really more john than paul?
there’s also some clips on you tube of dave grohl playing with him on band on the run, back in the ussr, and i saw her standing there
is he touring? and if so will he play that song again?
Is that Olivia Harrison sitting with Yoko?
A Day in the Life is a sad song, not recommended for rainy days.
Yeah, he fucked up the lyrics, but he was able to laugh it off. As everyone else should. It’s one of the mightiest jams every penned and he was a big part of it. Of every living being on the planet, he’s the most entitled to playing it live. Enough said.
give Paul a chance
Many put wiritng credits for the song at 60% John and 40% Paul. Easily put, John write the serves and Paul wrote the middle section (woke up, fell out of bed). So, no, it’s def not a cover.
Also, 6/1 happens to be the release date of Sgt. Peppers.
Glad he didn’t bust out with “Everybody’s talkin bout bagism bagism!”
Wow, this was McCartney at his most recent best. Very inspired sounding and hopefully he’ll write a good album finally.
Unforgivably bad. A half step flat throughout the entire song. Hoarse. No energy. Pitch flat. Badly done. Vocals a mess. Did I mention he was flat. Guess Simon won’t be askin Paul to show up at American Idol.
Dont get me wrong. Great song. Just a really meddled performance.
That’s a nice tribute to John at the Liverpool show. It’s funny that the part he screwed up was his own. Even the greatest have mind farts.
Awesome!!!! a classic just to see it live. To bobke just enjoy it thers only two left wish ringo had played on it.beatles forever.
Awesome!!!! a classic just to see it live. To bobke just enjoy it thers only two left wish ringo had played on it.beatles forever.
that is Olivia Harrison sitting next to Yoko….where was Ringo??? and what are they all doing in Liverpool??/ we miss everything……here in Memphis..”the home of rock n rolll” ………………………….
It’s not true that Paul contributed only the middle eight of this song. He added the famous “I’d love to turn you on” (though Lennon sings it) and also he was the one who recommended adding the huge climax to link his part with John’s as well as playing the three pianos at the end so I wouldn’t dare to say it’s a 60/40 song… I think it’s a 50/50 contribution; thus, he’s fully entitled to singing it!!!