A countrified version of a Beatles classic has been hailed as a “genius” rendition from Paul McCartney.
The Beatles member and Wings frontman took to the stage with a fresh style and tone for Can’t Buy Me Love. The A-side single, which appeared on A Hard Day’s Night, is an acclaimed song and certainly one of the best from the band’s early years. But a revised version of the song, which came decades on from its initial release, has been praised as a brilliant rendition. An upload of the song to YouTube saw listeners praise McCartney for being a “versatile” performer. The “absolutely different” version of the song has been seen just 34,000 times and listeners are saying it’s good, but could go a step further.
The song would serve as the opening song of McCartney’s Got Back tour in 2022, though was replaced by A Hard Day’s Night for the UK tour to follow. A post of the different version was praised, with one user writing: “Love this, Macca is so versatile.” Another added: “Wow – never heard this! Very cool. He doesn’t change things up to this degree very often.”
A third fan of this version has suggested people listen to the MTV Unplugged show that McCartney featured performed. They wrote: “You need to listen to his very different version of She’s a Woman from this same MTV Unplugged show, it’s GREAT!” Other listeners were hoping for it to be taken even further with a “banjo and mandolin” addition.
One wrote: “Good start, but would love to hear a delta version or just a more bluesy version. Was thinking of trying it, so came to see if it’s been done – guess not. Bluegrass is nice. It would be even better if they had a banjo and a mandolin.”
Another added: “Bluegrass can be fast like this. You sort of lose some of the musical content of the original song (You’re going so fast you have to skip chords). Paul, a genius bloke willing to play whatever he fancies.” A third shared: “It sounds crazy for me! Absolutely different.”
McCartney sometimes appears at shows across the globe to perform some of his biggest hits. A Bruce Springsteen show had The Beatles legend appear, with the surprise visit leading to a “bizarre” end.
Both rockers were plunged into darkness towards the end of the song, though, with those who attended the gig calling it a “bizarre” way to end the concert. Strict curfews for outdoor venues are often in place. Most recently, Neil Young was cut off during Rockin’ in the Free World at his BST Hyde Park show in London, England.
Springsteen had reportedly exceeded the time limit of his festival slot and was subsequently brought to a stop. Festival organisers seem to have turned off the microphones as the song was wrapping up, with neither legend given the chance to thank the fans in attendance.
BBC reporter Stephen Robb said at the time: “It made for a slightly bizarre, anti-climactic end to what had been a fantastic show. The band obviously couldn’t tell from on stage that the sound had been shut off. It just looked a bit like everyone was milling about on stage having forgotten how the show should end.”
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