Paul McCartney has given a rundown of his favourite Beatles songs in a new interview.
The legendary musician was speaking to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about his former band following the release of his latest solo album ‘McCartney III’.
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While discussing The Beatles, Lowe asked McCartney if he’d ever given him a definitive answer when it came to revealing his favourite Beatles song – adding “and did you swerve that question?”
“I always swerve it,” McCartney joked, before revealing the song he “always” offers in response to anyone who asks him that question – watch The Beatles discussion at the 52 minute-mark in the below video.
“I always say ‘You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)’, which is a zany, zany little B-side that nobody knows – but we had such fun making it,” McCartney said about the track, which was released as the B-side to the ‘Let It Be’ single in 1970.
“It’s like a little comedy record. And I just remember the joy of making it.”
McCartney added: “But there’s a lot of songs that I love of the Beatles. I think ‘Strawberry Fields’ is a great song; I think ‘Hey Jude’ worked out great. I’ve got a lot of favourite songs: ‘Blackbird’ I love, ‘Eleanor Rigby’ I love.”
Asked which Beatles song he reckons he’s listened to the most, McCartney picked ‘Let It Be’.
“I would say probably ‘Let It Be’ … It’s the most ubiquitous. It sort of got everywhere. Ubiquitous from the Latin, ubi quo, meaning everywhere.”
Yesterday (December 21) Peter Jackson shared a sneak peek at his upcoming Beatles film Get Back, which is set for release in August 2021.
