Paul turns Michelle into ode to First Lady

Jun 04, 2010 - NANCY BENAC |

Washington

Paul McCartney had been itching to perform a certain song at the White House, and he seized the moment when it arrived.
The former Beatle brought down the house at a concert on Wednesday night by belting out Michelle, aiming its romantic lyrics straight at a First Lady named Michelle.
After serenading the First Lady with the words, “I love you, I love you, I love you,” Mr McCartney joked that he just might be the “first guy ever to be punched out by a President.” The President didn’t seem to mind though: He was swaying along to the beat while his wife mouthed the words along with Mr McCartney.
The 90-minute concert was built around Mr Obama’s presentation to Mr McCartney of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, awarded by the Library of Congress. The President said Mr McCartney had “helped to lay the soundtrack for an entire generation.”
Mr McCartney, 67, said it was a moment like no other. “I don’t think there could be anything more special than to play here,” the Englishman said. And then he volunteered to make it a regular gig. “Lunchtimes, we could come around,” he offered. “We’re cheap.” The concert featured an all-star lineup of top performers doing their own interpretations of some of Mr McCartney’s hits. He said it was inspiring to see what other people did with his music. Others performing were Stevie Wonder, the Jonas Brothers, Faith Hill, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Herbie Hancock, Jack White, Lang Lang and Dave Grohl.

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