The most famous songwriting credit in history, Lennon-McCartney, has been resurrected – though for a song written by the Beatles’ sons.
Primrose Hill, a single by Paul McCartney’s son James, has been co-written with Sean Ono Lennon: an acoustic ballad with a shuffling backbeat and ruminative guitar soloing.
McCartney explained the song in an Instagram post: “I had a vision as a child in Scotland, on what was a lovely summers day.
Primrose Hill is about getting the ball rolling with me & finding this person.” His father Paul promoted it on social media, sending “lots of love” to Ono Lennon.
Primrose Hill follows the release of a solo single earlier this year, Beautiful.
He has previously co-written songs with his father and played with him on albums such as 1997’s acclaimed Flaming Pie.
“It’s hard to live up to the Beatles,” he said in a 2013 interview with the Daily Mail.
I want to earn my own living.” Ono Lennon has also carved out his own musical career since early appearances on albums by his mother Yoko Ono.
Resurrected is the most well-known songwriting credit in history, Lennon-McCartney, but for a song penned by the Beatles’ sons.
Co-written by James, the son of Paul McCartney, and Sean Ono Lennon, Primrose Hill is an acoustic ballad featuring a shuffling backbeat and reflective guitar soloing.
McCartney provided an explanation for the song on Instagram, saying, “I had a vision when I was a child in Scotland, on what was a lovely summer’s day.”. My genuine love and savior appeared in my mind’s eye when I let go. Finding this person and starting the process together is what Primrose Hill is all about. “.
Paul, his father, posted about it on social media and gave Ono Lennon “lots of love.”.
McCartney, who was born in 1977 to Paul and Linda McCartney, has two solo albums out in 2013 and 2016. He declared that he was looking forward to continuing to share music with you, saying that he was “really getting the ball rolling.”. Primrose Hill comes after Beautiful, a solo single that was released earlier this year. He has previously collaborated on songs with his father and performed alongside him on albums like the critically acclaimed Flaming Pie from 1997.
In a 2013 interview, he told the Daily Mail, “It’s hard to live up to the Beatles.”. Wings received hate mail during their tour. It was difficult for Dad too to live up to the Beatles. I wanted to start off quietly, so I played under a pseudonym. I had to wait until I had a solid repertory of songs and until my music and I were ready as a musician in order to fulfill my obligations. I have no desire to idle away my time. I’m looking to support myself. “.
Since his early appearances on his mother Yoko Ono’s albums, Ono Lennon has also carved out a successful solo career. He became a member of the alt-rock group Cibo Matto, who supported him on his 1998 debut album Into the Sun, along with Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey. In addition to releasing more solo work and film scores, Lennon has collaborated with a wide range of musicians, including Albert Hammond Jr., Soulfly, Mark Ronson, and Jurassic 5.
The Beatles are still the center of attention in the interim. A rerelease of the 1970 film Let It Be has been announced to air on Disney+ in May, following the release of what was billed as the final new Beatles song, Now & Then, which topped the UK charts in November, and the three-part documentary Get Back, directed by Peter Jackson. Michael Lindsay Hogg directed it, and it followed the process of recording the eponymous album. Jackson’s documentary series was created using unused film from the session.
Jackson released a statement saying, “I’m absolutely thrilled that… Let It Be has been restored and is finally being rereleased after being unavailable for decades.”. I’ve always believed that the Get Back story cannot be finished without Let It Be. “.
Another rare piece of McCartney memorabilia available to fans is the open-top bus that he and Wings rode in during their 1972 European tour.
McCartney reasoned at the time, “It’s just silly to be in some little box all day gasping for air if we’re gonna be in Europe in the summer going to places like the south of France.”. We therefore had the notion to create an upper deck, or open deck, kind of thing. We can simply lounge around and enjoy the sun thanks to the mattresses we have up there. It’s awesome. “.
The double-decker in Yellow Submarine livery, fully restored and operational, is anticipated to fetch up to £200,000 at auction on April 22.
