Sir Paul McCartney kicks off 80th birthday celebrations early with Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen
msn.comGallery: 'The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. . . ' Happy birthday Bob Dylan! (BANG Showbiz)The jaunt has no doubt been an emotional one for McCartney.
For a rendition of Beatles classic ‘I've Got A Feeling’ from 1970's 'Let it Be', Macca was able to sing with the late John Lennon - who was assassinated, aged 40, in December 1980 - through the power of technology when footage from Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' docu-series beamed on a big screen behind him.
He told the crowd at Washington's Spokane Arena: "Peter Jackson said: 'I can pull John’s voice out if you’d like me to. '" McCartney also paid a special tribute to the late George Harrison with a stirring rendition of 'Something' - one of two tracks the late guitarist penned for 'Abbey Road', along with the classic 'Here Comes The Sun' - which he played on a ukulele his bandmate gave to him.
And he performed 1967's ‘Getting Better’ and 1969's ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ for the first time solo in almost two decades, the last time being 2003. 'She Came in Through The Bathroom Window’ from 'Abbey Road' hadn't been performed by the music legend since 2008, but also got an outing during the three-hour set.
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