Paul brings the song back to the parties he attended with Lennon while he was still at art school. One unexpected revelation comes with the song “Michelle,” which Peter Brown’s book The Love You Make categorized as McCartney’s attempt to class up his act for his then-girlfriend Jane Asher. Paul also pulls out one of his pre-Beatles songs, “Thinking of Linking.” But we didn’t know they cooked pudding on the side of the road. The public knows they met on the bus to school, and connected over music when they were kids. Paul adds some depth to what we know about his pre-Beatle bond with George Harrison. Paul lost his mother at 14, and most books on the Beatles emphasize this bond between the two. He points out that John lost his mother at 17.
Paul talks about his loving home, and how different his childhood was from Lennon’s. While we don’t get deep information on Paul’s early relationship with his songwriting partner, we get something from omission. The first episode, “These Things Bring You Together,” focuses on the early days. One clip, for example, compares two-part harmonies performed by McCartney and John Lennon with a performance by Phil and Don Everly. Most of this footage is used in service to a musical point. Some are so rare, they might be exclusive.īesides footage of the Beatles and McCartney, we see clips of the artists who influenced the band, or who were with them at the start, like Little Richard or Roy Orbison. It also calls attention to the splashes of color which come in archival footage and photographs. The black and white filming makes the conversation feel intimate and timeless. He fiddles with console buttons, pops up for quick runs at a piano or guitar, and air drums throughout. Directed by Zachary Heinzerling, the interview is relaxed, although Paul is often very animated.
PAUL MCCARTNEY HULU SERIES
The six-episode series explores McCartney’s work with The Beatles, Wings, and solo releases. The casual conversation provides a wealth of tonality when McCartney talks about the sounds behind the music.įor the chat, McCartney sits down with Rick Rubin in the most familiar of settings: a recording studio, with easy access to the songs being discussed. Long-time Beatles fans will have heard most of the stories before, though there are a few new tidbits which have been buried in the mix. Hulu’s Original Docuseries McCartney 3,2,1 is a laid-back sit down with Paul McCartney, the man who believed in yesterday, reminiscing about all those years ago.
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