Paul McCartney returns to stage for John Lennon ‘duet’ after 2-year hiatus
nypost.comtook the stage at the Spokane Arena for the first show of his “Get Back” tour on Thursday evening.And a very special guest joined him for a duet on the song “I’ve Got A Feeling.” Footage of Lennon, who died in 1980 at the age of 40, from Jackson’s Disney+ documentary “The Beatles: Get Back” was presented on a big screen while the British rocker sang.The two crooned alongside each other to kick off the new tour.“So, Peter Jackson, the director of the ‘Get Back’ film, he texts me one day.
And he says, ‘We can extract John’s voice. He can sing with you live,’” McCartney told the roaring crowd after the song finished.Other iconic hits he sang included: “Getting Better,” “You Never Give Me Your Money” and “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window.”The concert was The Beatles frontman’s first one since the coronavirus pandemic began two years ago. “They said, ‘Get back,’ and we got back.
And it feels cool,” he also said. “You’ll have to give me a moment to myself, just to let me take this in.”The tour is set to run until June and he will next be seen in cities such as Seattle and Oakland, California, in the next few days.
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