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Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Paul McCartney 2005-09-17 BBC Radio 2, Studio 2 at Abbey Road, England
Set 1" In this very special programme, Paul returns to Studio 2 at Abbey Road, the room where all the Beatles records were made, for an intimate journey through his songwriting history, from his very first Beatles song to the work on his new album "Chaos & Creation In The Backyard".

Paul talks in depth to Mark Radcliffe, revealing his techniques and secrets and sharing stories of his writing partnership with John Lennon, his work with the Beatles and his solo career before moving on to a ground breaking solo live performance.

Aided and abetted by producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Travis) & using a selection of vintage instruments from his own collection (including the bass played by Bill Black on Elvis Presley's orginal recording of Heartbreak Hotel and the Mellotron & mixing desk used by the Beatles) Paul re-visits his back catalogue in new & revealing ways in front of an audience of just 64 people, including wife Heather, Fran Healy from Travis and Guy Chambers among others.

He'll be re-interpreting old songs, revealing new ones, playing some great cover versions & enlisting the audience's help in a demonstration of "in the moment" songwriting & arranging. "

Music included in the programme:

-Paul on Acoustic Guitar singing a couple of verses of "Twenty Flight Rock."
"Things we said today" also on Acoustic to illustrate the chord sequence.
-This is followed by a song made up as he went along with the audience playing percussion.
-Paul on Piano playing a Gospel type rendition of Lady Madonna
-A song about English Tea played on the piano
-a couple of bars of "Heartbreak hotel" played on an upright bass
-Acoustic Guitar again and part of a new song called "Jenny Wren"
-"Blackbird" played on Acoustic to demonstrate the chord structure.
-The opening bars of "strawberry fields" played on the original moog synthesiser.
-"Waiting Too Long" a new song played on piano.
-A communal Jam with the Audience playing instruments and percussion. No title.
Set 2
Set 3
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