The world is watching the London Olympics now, thanks to the Opening Ceremony which closed with a rousing rendition of The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” performed by Sir Paul McCartney. As inspirational anthems go, “Hey Jude” is pretty much at the top of the list — not to mention Sir McCartney is about as London as it gets, so it seems a fitting choice.
The legendary rocker, who began his performance with a few bars from Beatles classic “The End”, clearly became choked up as he looked out over the mass of people from all over the globe in the Olympic stadium. You’ll hear it in his voice during the opening lines of “Hey Jude”. But ever the pro, he quickly pulled it together, and had the entire world singing along.
he was miming at the start.
so disappointing
He wasn’t miming. Basically, there was a delay (to the TV) and I think it went through his ears or something but they covered it and Paul and the band got going and sounded great! My brother is one of the techies at the Olympics (not for sir Macca) so this comes from a reliable source. SO just to confirm, there was absolutely no miming :)
Have a nice day and enjoy the rest of the Olympics :)
You’re wrong buddy that was a guide vocal on track, not a TV delay. You can see him singing in time with the quieter (real) vocal while the track plays a bar behind for the first section. Paul came in one bar ahead of the click track. Watch the drummer’s reaction he know’s whats happened straight away and then proceeds to skip the backing track on a bar and it jumps in at the right place.
Great Performance Paul! I have been a fan of yours since I was 12 years old. You really united all races, countriesand genders together with the crowds participation. And thats was the Olypmics are all about, the whole world coming together as one for this very special event. Thank you again Paul for all that you do and Thank you Great Britian for a fabulous Opening Ceremony.
not to mention Sir McCartney is about as London as it gets, so it seems a fitting choice.
I dont think so, considering he is from Liverpool.
Agree It wasnt mimed just a tch glitch
The TV commentator was mistaken about McCartney being choked up with emotion. He was just chuckling at himself over losing control of his voice during the first line of Hey Jude. Sounded like the voice of a 70 year old for a second or two! What a pro; didn’t panic, and recovered quite nicely. Well done, Sir Paul!
Everyone apparently wasn’t the same performance as I was–I’ve seen McCartney in person numerous times. This was a total
embarassment. His voice is for the most part gone, and contrary to
the press reports, virtually no one in the stadium was singing or
even paying attention. Talk about a snow job!