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Ive seen some become the loudest because they fight for their place, and others retreat to the fringes. Paul McCartney has revealed the story behind The Beatles song "Rocky Racoon". And as Rick pointed out, the Everly Brothers were an influence. Im just happy they exist in the world. He just watched what everyone did and helped everyone to bring all the parts together. So finding out I had to have open-heart surgery is when I felt closest to death. And Lisa is very funny. The chat between McCartney and comedian Mortimer arrived as a teaser for the former's upcoming biography The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, which is set for release on November 2 Its a very unusual kind of songwriting. Married to Ruth McCartney. It is a relief to watch a programme which usually manages to present a balanced political view, compared to the default left of centre bias of all other BBC current affairs and news reporting. He said, Wow, man. Rubin: Do you remember coming up with the phrase Here, there and everywhere? That would be an achievement. McCartney: I hadnt thought of it like that, but thats true, yeah. And then youve got Screamin Jay Hawkins I Put a Spell on You. So Babys in Black has a cold, dark 3/4 feel. Bob . No, I just like that. ALISON BOSHOFF: Bob Mortimer has reduced number of times he topples A verse in the 1968 track goes: Now the doctor came in stinking of gin/ And proceeded to lie on the table/ He said, Rocky, you met your match/ And Rocky said, Doc, its only a scratch/ And Ill be better, Ill be better, Doc, as soon as I am able. And if you just heard the acoustic guitars on their own, you can hear little harmonics. Its the same story. You plunk a chord and thats how you write a song. And I think thats one of the things about 3, 2, 1. Like the doc, the conversation is a mystery tour spanning their entire music lives, as they reflect on people and things that went before. and our Well, me, I like it all because its Picasso. Rubin:Its so amazing how much footage there is. Fast forward and Mortimer was featured in Vogue, WWD, Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire, before making a cameo appearance on the hit show Gossip Girl! In a teaser trailer for his new bookThe Lyrics, Paul McCartney talks to Bob Mortimer about the inspiration for his song'Rocky Racoon'. I made mashed potato from crisps in this series of Gone Fishing. UPDATE:Following overwhelming demand the Special Edition of The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present has now sold out in the UK, but you still have the chance to win a copy of the special edition when you pre-order The Lyrics from Waterstones or Blackwells. And I said, Oh God, I forgot my plec. He said, Whered you leave it? I said, Back in the hotel. But its a very fascinating affair, the whole thing. You plunk a chord and thats how you write a song. I was telling Neil Young this story once. Meanwhile, Paul McCartney is set to speak about the book duringa special event at Londons Southbank Centre on November 5. Oh God, in London you can really get lost. It blew my mind when Rick asked about Babys in Black, which is one of my favorites. I hate it and I want to change it, the minute he said, You wont, you know, I knew he was right and I knew it stays. You see the little quiet moments. The minute you stop thinking, and do, seems to work better. Maybe he thinks it? You can kill your brain a bit with overthinking it. How can that exist? I loved listening to my dad play. McCartney, 79, recently slammed the Stones as a "blues cover band" in an interview with The New Yorker. This Sondheim thing, when I said, Well, I love the chords, he seemed surprised. Theyre miraculous creations. I know exactly what you mean! But he could put it together. Interview of Paul McCartney Interview by: Bob Mortimer Timeline More from year 2021 The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Timeline Interview This interview remains the property of the respective copyright owner, and no implication of ownership by us is intended or should be inferred. Theyre standing right behind me as Im playing, Hey Jude, da-da-da-da, da-da-da, and I get to, The movement you need is on your shoulder, and I just looked by and I said, Ill fix that one. Then it was just great you know, this was what was great about me and John. So we just went into the woods. In a teaser trailer for his new book The Lyrics, Paul McCartney talks to Bob Mortimer about the inspiration for his song 'Rocky Racoon'. The worlds defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking whats new and whats next since 1952. I was wrong; its a safe operation. In the early days of the Beatles we nearly always had two acoustic guitars, John and George, and me on bass and Ringo on drums. As you know, its a real place and its a bus terminus. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. McCartney: Well, I definitely am an observer. His anecdotes are big productions. A clip from the interview. Paul McCartney tells Bob Mortimer the story behind "Rocky Raccoon" - UNCUT McCartney: But as you say, Rick, its a body of work, a limited supply. I remember heart surgery when it was just coming in. And hes trying to thread the needle but he cant see it, McCartney remembered. He said, You. It came very easily, because it was commenting on what we were doing, but going a bit more lyrical with it, more poetic. Paul McCartney tells Bob Mortimer the bloody story behind 'Rocky Come Together. 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Like the doc, the conversation is a mystery tour spanning their entire music lives, as they reflect on people and things that went before. the other night. Rick and I talked about it the other night, and he felt its because it doesnt come across as product. Paul McCartney tells Bob Mortimer the story behind 'Rocky Raccoon Even the little peripheral things become interesting. So you just quietly pull that out and lay it on the top. But there was no way of knowing what life sounded like backwards back then. The secret to a happy relationship is shared interests. Theres also the new 50th anniversary edition of George Harrisons 1971 epic solo statement. Youre very generous in the documentary about the other Beatles, like when youre talking about Ringo and you say, He just lifted us. He knows what hes talking about. I always liken it to Picassos work. It made me very protective of my mum. If you love something, you want to know as much as you can. And you never knew how it happened. WATCH A BRAND NEW TRAILER FOR T__HE LYRICSFEATURING PAUL AND BOB MORTIMER175 SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION SIGNED COPIES OF THE BOOK WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT SELECT RETAILERS. But if you want to track McCartneys career from modern cuts like Only Mama Knows all the way back to his first-ever song, I Lost My Little Girl, that will be the crux of the collection. Have you spotted an error on the page? I shouldve been in the army. They made us, they gave birth to us that right there, thats something I couldnt do. When we first met 10 years ago actually just coming up to 10 years, can you believe it? My three elder brothers are funny and boisterous and I was in awe of them. Again, Im on the same piano [in his music room], without John and Yoko this time, but Im plonking away in the corner. Thats a great thing when youve got that much confidence in each other. Paul McCartney: "Anything Wings did had to be viewed in the light of He. We watch a lot of TV. 1/1 Paul McCartney Britain's most successful singer-songwriter gets the 'at the BBC' treatment with this compilation of TV appearances from Paul McCartney's. But I think thats one of the reasons the Beatles keep going because you keep discovering another little thing. I think it was around Christmas time well he [the doctor] was pissed, McCartney added. I saw a million sessions thats happened and the producers gone, Eh, here, Charlie, put it on the right way. Oh, sorry Guv, and puts it on the right way and you get on with it. We could go on for hours. Paul checked in from a cozy sofa, snacking and drinking. Sir Paul on Fans, the Beatles and Himself - The New York Times The conversation takes place at the British Library. In a teaser trailer for his new bookThe Lyrics, Paul McCartney talks to Bob Mortimer about the inspiration for his song'Rocky Racoon'. about making the documentary together, in a one-of-a-kind three-way interview, via Zoom. To me I just hear it as a finished thing. For me, its talking to someone like Rick, whos got more knowledge than the average bear. Any copyright owner who wants something removed should contact us and we will do so immediately. I hate conflict. So you can look at it all and you may prefer the blue period to the Cubist period. Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik Or do you simply want to leave a comment ? As Rubin says, its part of the spiritual path of music. As we go on and the young people come onboard, theres a lot of stuff they havent heard. We filmed the interview, not knowing what it was going to be, what to make out of it. You sit down with someone whos got that passion and you try to make something. That also speaks to the very first question you asked, about how our project got made like it is. So he was the doctor stinking of gin. The conversation takes place at the British Library. McCartney: I know exactly where I was. Paul McCartney, Rick Rubin Interview: 3,2,1, Beatles Songs, 'Get Back For a lot of us, your music taught us how to live in the moment and observe whats around us. It was a moonlit night I said, Wow, look at that moon! When I look back, the bicycle is now [on its side] and theres no way to get it back up. The conversation was the conversation. I was with Richard Prince yesterday, the artist, and hes a music guy. It did mean that he ended up with an 80-hour edit, because hes just very respectfully kept all these little moments. Bob Mortimer says he has drastically reduced the number of times he falls over while filming the latest series of Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, after finally buying his own waders. If you want to read the story we all already know about how Let It Be was written, its there for posteritys sake. RS: Congratulations on 3, 2, 1. The trailer arrived as McCartney also announced a special edition of The Lyrics, which contain all the lyrics hes written throughout his career. how it got made. Rubin: Yeah, I love that song. If you put a fried egg on top, it could be the new pulled pork. Paul McCartney has recalled the story behind The Beatles Rocky Raccoon during a conversation with Bob Mortimer you can watch the video below. We didnt go into it thinking it was going to be anything like how it was. And thats another interesting thingthe Beatles music is so ubiquitous in our lives, its what we compare everything else to. McCartney is on one of his all-time creative hot streaks hes just made two of his best solo albums, Egypt Station in 2018 and McCartney III in 2020, both Number One hits. It. No, no, no. So I know what a waltz sounds like, but it never occurred to me that it could be a waltz, because Ive been hearing it my whole life as Babys in Black. The idea that it fit into some format was lost on me until Paul mentioned it.