Paul McCartney to play smallest gig in a decade

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Paul McCartney has announced he will be performing a lunchtime concert to about 300 fans at London's famed 100 Club on Friday.

The event was announced today and tickets go on sale to the UK tomorrow at 10 a.m. Click here for the Ticketmaster page.

McCartney said he was excited about the intimate venue.

"I've played all sorts of different venues over the years and this kind of show presents a different kind of challenge to performing in a stadium," he said.

The last time McCartney played such a small venue was at the Cavern Club in Liverpool in 1999.

According to reports from CBC News, the 100 Club is facing closure at the end of the year due to a lack of funds.

Tickets for McCartney's show cost £66, and are limited to two per person. McCartney will also be playing the HMV Apollo in Hammersmith, London on Saturday and Liverpool's O2 Academy on Monday.

Paul McCartney mimics royal attack on 'Saturday Night Live'

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Host Paul Rudd dances while musical guest Paul McCartney plays a tiny harmonica solo.

Paul McCartney mocked Prince Charles and, his wife, Camilla's reaction to student protesters during last night's episode of "Saturday Night Live."

The "Weekend Update" segment, hosted by Seth Meyers, began with Meyers asking McCartney if he could imitate an English accent. Meyers, who played Charles, and McCartney, as Camilla, then spoke over the photo (see video below).

Earlier in the night, McCartney appeared on the weekly musical skit "SNL Digital Short."

The music video entitled "Stumblin,'" set to the tune of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5," featured McCartney on a tiny harmonica solo, dancing alongside host Paul Rudd and cast member Andy Samberg. McCartney also performed a song in the style of "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin (see video below).

Aside from the comedic sketches, McCartney took the stage on four separate occasions, performing "Jet," "Band on the Run," "A Day in the Life/Give Peace A Chance" and "Get Back."

"Weekend Update"


"Stumblin'"

Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon perform parody of 'Yesterday'

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Paul McCartney, left, and Jimmy Fallon perform a spoof of the 1965 Beatles single "Yesterday."

Paul McCartney performed a never-before-heard song, composed of the supposed original lyrics to The Beatles' single "Yesterday" — a song originally entitled "Scrambled Eggs" — last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

While composing the song in 1965, McCartney said he woke from a dream and wanted to remember the timing of the lyrics so he jotted down "scrambled eggs, oh my baby how I love your legs" rather than "yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away."

The duet between McCartney and Fallon replaced additional lyrics with humorous ones like "waffle fries, oh my darling how I love your thighs" before proceeding to talk about their admiration for tofu wings and onion rings.

Follow along the below video with complete lyrics:
Scrambled Eggs,
Oh my baby how I love your legs,
But not as much as I love scrambled eggs.
Oh we should eat some scrambled eggs.

Waffle fries,
Oh my darling how I love your thighs,
But not as much as I love waffle fries.
Oh have you tried the waffle fries?

They are so damn good that they should be illegal
They're like regular fries, but they're shaped like a waffle.

Chicken wings - no, no chicken wings, vegetarian - tofu wings
Oh my baby when I hear you sing,
All I think about is tofu wings.
Oh did you bring the tofu wings?

There's a place I know where I go for kick-ass wings
We could even get a side of onion rings.

Scrambled eggs,
Oh my baby how I love your legs,
But not as much as I love scrambled eggs.
Oh let's go get some scrambled eggs.

"Scrambled Eggs"

Paul McCartney receives Kennedy Center Honors

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, talks with Jerry Herman, Merle Haggard, Bill T. Jones and Paul McCartney while waiting for Oprah Whitney to arrive for a group photo at a dinner honoring the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 4.

Paul McCartney received the Kennedy Center Honors award in Washington, D.C., today, along with four other honorees.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who hosted a dinner last night, welcomed the talent, including television talk show host Oprah Winfrey, dancer and choreographer Bill Jones, country singer Merle Haggard and Broadway composer Jerry Herman.

A surprise list of guests and musicians will perform for the honorees tonight. Entertainers already on the guest list include Steven Tyler, Gwen Stefani and Julia Roberts.

McCartney made an appearance at the celebratory dinner last night, held at the State Department.

Past winners include Bruce Springsteen, Brian Wilson, and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey.

The event will be aired Dec. 28 at 9 p.m. on CBS.

Paul McCartney nominated for Grammy award

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McCartney performed "Helter Skelter," the song which he is currently nominated for, at the 2006 awards ceremony.

Paul McCartney was among the nominees for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, announced last night in Los Angeles.

McCartney's "Helter Skelter" from the 2009 live album "Good Evening New York City" is up for consideration in the Best Rock Solo Performance category. Other nominees for the category include Eric Clapton for "Run Back to Your Side," John Mayer for "Crossroads," Robert Plant for "Silver Rider" and Neil Young for "Angry World."

In addition, "The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)" grabbed a nomination for Best Historical Album, facing such opponents as Buddy Holly and Hank Williams.

The Grammy Awards ceremony will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. on CBS.

Paul McCartney radio station launches

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Paul McCartney's "Band on the Run" satellite radio station took over The Bridge on Sirius XM at 3 p.m. EST today.

The commercial-free station will remain on Sirius Channel 33, XM Channel 27 and XM Online Channel 90 until Dec. 26.

According to xmradio.com, the station will include music from McCartney's solo records, Wings albums and songs he recorded with The Beatles.

"The month-long channel will also feature a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this landmark album, hosted by McCartney himself, as well as newly discovered live performances of Wings tracks recorded at Abbey Road Studios from The Paul McCartney Archive," the website reported.

In addition, Band on the Run Radio will be one of six channels broadcasting McCartney's live performance at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y. on Dec. 13.

Paul McCartney to play exclusive Apollo Theater show for Sirius subscribers

A contest is being held for Sirius XM Satellite radio subscribers to win tickets to Paul McCartney's Harlem, N.Y. appearance at the Apollo Theater Dec. 13.

The invitation-only, private subscriber event will be broadcast on satellite radio live.

According to the website, "One Grand Prize winner will be awarded a paid trip to New York City for four people, two nights lodging, four tickets to this exclusive concert, a subscription to 'Everything Plus The Best Of' Sirius or XM in a Lifetime Plan, good for the lifetime of your radio, and an autographed copy of the just-released Band on the Run Deluxe Edition box set. One hundred twenty-five First Prize winners will be awarded two tickets to the exclusive concert."

The contest is open only to those who have been a Sirius XM subscriber before Nov. 15.

Applications for the small prizes will be accepted until midnight, Nov. 21., followed by a drawing Nov. 22. The grand prize contest closes Nov. 28. and a winner will be drawn Nov. 29.

More details, including the official rules, can be found here.