The Beatles Bible - Topic: "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

mr. Sun king coming together on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:31:08 +0000

Just Watched It, and My Thoughts:

Jonas Brothers were better than I expected

Elvis Costello was freaking fantastic

Faith Hill has the best version of The Long and Winding Road

I officially Hate Mother Nature's Son

and Paul was quite funny in his stage Banter

Thanks Zig!

Sunii on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:23:11 +0100

Why thank you.

Zig on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:32:21 +0100

Sunii said:

I was joking, everyone.

That's what I thought. I've said before that sarcasm is hard to see in print.

BTW, that is a cool pic of Ringo being used for your avatar. Nice choice.

Sunii on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:51:13 +0100

I was joking, everyone.

MrBig on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:44:46 +0100

Being honored by Obamanation isn't really something to feel prestigious about.

MeanMrsMustard on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:36:23 +0100

Zig said:

Sunii – I have to assume you are kidding. Any time any politician is in the same room with Macca and Elvis Costello he is hardly the best part of anything.

I thought Got To Get You Into My Life was an intersting song for Macca to open with at the White House - especailly if the song is supposed to be about pot! That made me chuckle.

(1) You and my mom would get along very well.

(2) You tricked me again....

GniknuS on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:33:40 +0100

Zig said:

Joe said:

Jack White is the mainman in The White Stripes. I recommend De Stijl, White Blood Cells and Elephant if you like a bit of garage blues rock. Normally he's a fantastic performer but I think he chose the wrong song this time.

Thanks Joe - I really like blues rock, so I will check it out. My apologies to Mr. White.

Also check out the Raconteurs, they are another band of his and I like them a little bit better than the White Stripes, who are also fantastic.

Alissa on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:53:07 +0100

My, no love for Corinne Bailey Rae? I thought she was quite good- at least, her voice. Admittedly, the performance itself was dull, but what about that piano solo? Now, that was pretty fantastic.

Zig on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:38:23 +0100

Joe said:

Jack White is the mainman in The White Stripes. I recommend De Stijl, White Blood Cells and Elephant if you like a bit of garage blues rock. Normally he's a fantastic performer but I think he chose the wrong song this time.

Thanks Joe - I really like blues rock, so I will check it out. My apologies to Mr. White.

Joe on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:12:48 +0100

The trumpet player was very good. I'm told it's pretty hard to reach those notes (it was once said that they slowed the Penny Lane tape down so David Mason could hit the notes in the studio, though that isn't true).

Jack White is the mainman in The White Stripes. I recommend De Stijl, White Blood Cells and Elephant if you like a bit of garage blues rock. Normally he's a fantastic performer but I think he chose the wrong song this time.

Corinne B R's voice is very good, but her music is dull dull dull. Put Your Records ...

GniknuS on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:43:54 +0100

I wasn't too impressed with Jack White, although I do like his music and he's an incredible guitar player. But once he got to the do do do do's, he struggled a bit. I enjoyed Dave Grohl's performance, and Costello is still great and that trumpet solo was literally perfect. That was also my first time hearing the Jonas Brothers, and I didn't mind them. I wouldn't listen to them in any other situation, but they weren't bad.

Obviously Stevie was great, and Herbie Hancock is one of my favorites, but I also wasn't too impressed with Corrine Bailey Rae.

Zig on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:09:46 +0100

Gnik – I'm with Joe on this one - first time I ever saw/heard the JB's. They performed Drive my Car. The singing was nondescript, but Paul's back-up band was fantastic. The only parts I fast forwarded through were The Long and Boring Song by Faith Hill, Celebrations by Lang Lang and Ebony and Ivory. I'm all for racial harmony, but I just don't care for the song.

Sunii – I have to assume you are kidding. Any time any politician is in the same room with Macca and Elvis Costello he is hardly the best part of anything.

Joe – That is the ...

Joe on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:30:54 +0100

Thanks so much for sharing this. There are some lovely moments.

I adored the acapella Hey Jude harmonies with the band before they all went onstage.

The good: Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris (who knew? Not me), all of Paul's performance. Barack Obama! What a guy. And Paul's band - what a bunch of great musicians. I swear they've got the best jobs in the world.

The bad: I can't stand Corinne Bailey Rae. Her music's so dull. Jack White was a disappointment. Ebony And Ivory: I can live without ever hearing that song ever again.

I didn't find The Jonas Brothers offensive. It's the ...

Sunii on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:36:56 +0100

And you didn't mentioned he was honored by Obama?! Shame on you. That's like the best part.

GniknuS on "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:31:49 +0100

Thanks for the video, I'll watch it a little later. But it says that the Jonas Brothers perform, so did you skip through that one or did you give it a shot? If so, what song did they play? I would love to see the reaction of some of the people on this site if they decided to play Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey.