He reached back to the Beatles' brief flirtation with not being famous for a sweet “In Spite of All the Danger” and made his way through any number of their most iconic songs, as well as Wings and solo staples. But Young stayed on, McCartney telling him, “You’re gonna play a solo in the middle of this one.” And solo he did on the truly unexpected treat that was “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road?” Young was clearly having a blast and tearing it up, as he is prone to do, on the guitar lead.Īnd then McCartney returned to the matter at hand - a 31-song survey of the man’s career. The magic moment could have ended there and been the highlight of the day. That first song segued seamlessly into a soulful rendition of John Lennon’s anthemic “Give Peace a Chance” as the screen behind them filled with giant peace signs, the cross-generational audience singing along, 75,000 strong, in a year that sure could use a little peace and love, those Beatlesque ideals that can be hard to come by in the age of the internet troll. And it was great, with McCartney handing off the second verse to Young, who stepped to the mike just in time for a vulnerable, quintessentially Neil Young delivery of the line, “He blew his mind out in a car / He didn’t notice that the lights had changed.” A ridiculous amount of fun Pepper” classic, “A Day in the Life,” the sort of thing you have no reason, as a rock fan, to expect you’ll ever see. So we thought we’d do it together for you tonight.”Īnd with that, they launched into another “Sgt. “This is a song that Neil often does,” McCartney noted. Kite,” McCartney said he’d like to bring out a “really good friend of ours” by way of introducing Neil Young, whose performance earlier that day was nothing short of awe-inspiring. These little moments are exactly what I’d think most people would be hoping for as they head into a three-day festival bringing together no fewer than six of rock and roll’s most legendary artists.īut Saturday’s concert held an even bigger thrill when 23 songs into his performance, coming out of “Being for the Benefit of Mr. On Saturday, McCartney’s encore started with a tribute to the Stones in the form of spirited performance of “I Wanna Be Your Man,” an early hit written by McCartney and the late John Lennon. The Rolling Stones saluted Paul McCartney on Friday night at Desert Trip, with Mick Jagger introducing “Come Together” as a cover of “some sort of unknown beat group that you might remember.” View Gallery: Paul McCartney at Desert Trip Music Festival
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