THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GIFT OF THIS INTERVIEW!!! Paul McCartney is the greatest songwriter of all time and an amazing human being. He and the Beatles are eternal. Howard is a legend himself and has evolved into a great interviewer. What a magnificent interview!!! I could watch these two incredible men talk forever.

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Paul....is the best....howard your a lucky man...to interview one of the fab five........ever interview George?

Link 101 somebody said John hated the “f.....n” song because it was music for his grandma or granny’s music something like that

I mean John did actually he called it “Paul’s granny shit.” So yeah there’s that 😂😂

Yea I liked that answer, very sassy

So damn cute!

Geoff Emerick said that John "openly and vocally detested" it.

ArtFlunky. I agree. He is very honest and humble to say John had created the very intro of the song in the first sit down after the other 3 were struggling to get it off the ground. That is how collaboration is done.

ArtFlunky I think Paul and John were as brothers. They first time they met they were The Quarrymen (1958) and they were friends until the sad death of John in 1980. Awesome interview and you are very right in what you posted here.

No matter what happened, they are friends, best friends.

Paul never trashed anyone. John was the guy that said things like that. I don't think Paul cares about what people think. Not saying he does not have a bad heart. Having a big heart can make someone a target for nuts. George Harrison sure knew that. Beatles did all there was to do IMO. Also a Stones fan and after 1970 they never were what they were in 1965. Beatles took a bow and made many great solo records. Had that idiot not shot John in 1980 they would have made new music. Now that George has passed "The dream is over" . Long happy lives to Paul and Richard.

Paul is the forever consummate gentleman, a true Sir.

Its not hated, people think they are doing John Lennons bidding by dissing the song cause John dissed it. The people who say they don't like it couldn't write anything as fun or cool as cool as Ob La Di. They are Johns little zombiebots.

I'd rather listen to the worst Beatles song over and over (whichever it would be) than the best song produced since the year 2000.

Dyslexic Batnam me too

I don't think it is hated. Maybe John said it was shit but I think it's widely loved.

Dyslexic Batnam Hater here.

Problem is....most bands don't even write their own songs these days

You Too I love these discussions.

totally

I wish my songs were as good

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Exactly.

Well you can't always believe what you read.

Barney Os. In Johns interview with Playboy I seem to recall him saying that song and Honey Pie were “rubbish”

I think the biggest issue was whether release it as a single or not, John had "greater/deeper" songs in mind…

but John was funny , called most of the songs throw aways and i think he did that to keep his ego in check , i sure wish i was able to write such throw aways !!

geetarbube For people who are able to songwrite well it is

I mean, that's how you make a song, but a Beatles song isn't just a song now innit?

Just go to show how different John and Paul were lol

geetarbube It’s like Michael Jackson saying “You just move your feet and body and that’s how you dance, you know?”

geetarbube lol 😂

the look in his eyes in that last second. we can just imagine

Necrotic why?

Ikr? He Really Loved His Good Mate John. God Bless. ☮

U ok bro

You can see it in his eyes too. He's looking inward and seeing that memory play in his mind.

Ikr

Brah not bruh

Bra's all over the song.

itaintmebabe714 I noticed that too 😢

You got that completely wrong. He looks and talks as if he's afraid of being senile. The conversation starts with him denying that John didn't like it, despite having said that multiple times in the past...

No, James Paul McCartney and Lennon were like brothers. However William and Lennon did not have the same connection.

Yet when he was told of John's death, he coldly said, "It's a DRAG, innit?"

no they weren't.

Paul also did the intro on Lucy in the sky and Strawberry fields.

Who came up with the Strawberry Fields intro? I know Paul played it in Anthology

​@@michaelmachtmusik5847nope

He was out there looking 'round for it.

Well said. The White Album was released 50 years ago. Wow!

or 100 years!

To be honest it is an easy song not complex at all, based on fashion of 12 bar, not minimising it .. but it's just a simple little ditty, paul was good at.

I'm sure we care about how the dam thing came together, not what came later.

Paul McCartney: Easy, guys.. I put my pants on just like the rest of you -- one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records.

Absolutely agree with you.

That struck me, too. Just think of the intensity of his life, the staggering highs and lows and experiences.

Ditto. I was wondering how long it's been that he thought about that scene, and what other little memories there are hidden away.

What are you a wussy. Get emotional over your own life experiences not someone elses.

mokthemagicman right at the end of this clip, I could see Pauls eyes well up at the memory of John. His best friend, gone for decades but still so close. Hang in there Paul

We need more of this revelations and paul debunking rumors!

I think he was imagining coming in at that part playing his bass. He sung the notes to it, he just couldn’t mimic it very well.

This is so true. Decades of other interviewers asking Paul the same questions and Paul rehashing the same guarded scripted lines, but Howard gets most of the hidden treasures from him. Such as asking him about John and rumors of homosexuality. Truly fantastic interviewer

Ferdinand Cesarano People can say what they want about howard but we can't deny his canny ability to bring out the best stories out of people. He's a great interviewer

Absolutely. Many many years ago when Howard was still on TV and radio both, I started basing my opinion of a celebrity on how they were in his interview. Two examples: Chevy Chase turned out to be a total dick and Heather Locklear (please keep her in your prayers and good thoughts) was totally charming and funny on top of being a babe.

It helps that Paul is already so forthcoming and ready to share.

And his interruptions are shitting on a lot of those great stories. Howard is so afraid of forgetting to ask the question, that he can't spite it out quick enough. Give us a break Howard.

Speaking of intros kicking ass - Drive my Car, Paperback Writer, I Am the Walrus, Day Tripper... I could go on and on and on and ........

My favourite has always been lovely Rita...aaaaaahhhhh aaaaaahhhhh aaaaahhhh aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

@@cliffhughes6010 You Can't Do That has a cool intro

Wayne Doyle Revolution also has bangin intro

What about Mr Moonlights intro, Johns perfect voice

John, and the rest of the Beatles for that matter, hated the fact that they were spending so much time and energy doing take after take after take of the song. They didn't dislike the song itself...

WHO SAYS?

Pretty sure "ring" is Paul.

The children lend a hand (john adds "arm!", george yells "leg!")

love that film he was in give my regards to broad st 😎

3. *be Paul McCartney to start with

Paul is dead thats bill he has been telling al ĺ of us for 50 years

Well usually everyone is a genuine fan of Paul's work and Howard is no different.

Paul told the cleaned up story. The more honest one was that John stormed out of the studio in a huff sick of playing the song and then returned stoned out of his mind yelling "...AND THIS IS HOW THE FUCKING SONG SHOULD GO!!!" banging the intro on the piano while Paul (according to Geoff) looked like he was about to take a swing at him

Ya i get the impression john just wanted to get it in the can so they could move on to the next track......they logged alot of hours on this

James Noble he was like “I hate that I love you”

Howard is the best at what he does ! We are fortunate we still have McCartney and with so much of his mind functionally working as well as it do !

ricky4001cs Howard told Paul out of all the interviews he has done, He was the only one that made him nervous.!!

And John being late

Cute pooch !

They ALL saved each other's days. Just to name a few. Paul saved John by creating the bass line for "Come Together" John said it completely changed the song for the better. George saved Paul with the acoustic guitar intro and solo in "And I Love Her" Paul said it changed the song for the better. Ringo creates classic drum lines for songs like "Come Together" "Ticket to Ride" immediately marks those songs distinct from any before or since. They were a complete band, complimenting each other. No single person had it all or did it all.

bletheringfool It’s funny you say that, in another comment, I had mentioned that small kids love that song too.

And beyond !

@@tlatosmd umm ya but... i dont think thats what he means

@@tlatosmd wth??

@@tlatosmd Oh, yeah, that was wild! But it's true, there's surely a lot of momentos either hilarious or emotional that they will keep inside to the grave... They were normal friends living their youth, after all.

To be honest, that's a dangerous statement to make lol