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Sings ‘Michelle’ as
Ode to First Lady
(A P )- 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 June 2 concert at the
W hite H ouse by b e ltin g out
"Michelle," aiming its romantic lyr
ics straight at a first lady named
Michelle.
After serenading the first lady
with the words, "I love you, I love
you, I love you," McCartney joked
that he just might be the "first guy
ever to be punched out by a presi
dent."
The president didn't seem to mind
though: He was swaying along to
the beat while his wife mouthed the
words along with McCartney.
The 90-minute concert was built
around Obama's presentation to
McCartney o f the Gershwin Prize
for Popular Song, awarded by the
Library o f Congress. The president
said McCartney had "helped to lay
the soundtrack for an entire genera
tion."
McCartney, 67, said it was a mo
ment like no other.
"I don't think there could be any
thing 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."
FEATURING
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Venders, Spensers, end Speakers
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President Barack Obama presents Paul McCartney with the
Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in the East room of the White
House.
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS CONCERT
The concert featured an all-star ents are Wonder and Paul Simon.
lineup o f top performers doing their
Those not lucky enough to snag
own interpretations o f some o f tickets to the East Room gig can
M c C a rtn e y 's
g re a te s t
h its. catch the concert July 28, when it's
McCartney said it was inspiring to televised on PBS' "In Performance
see what other people did with his at the White House."
music.
Am ong those perform ing were
Stevie W onder, the Jonas Broth
ers, Faith Hill, Elvis C ostello,
Emmylou Harris, Herbie Hancock,
W hite Stripes singer and guitarist
Jack White, pianist Lang Lang and
Foo F ig h te rs fro n tm a n D ave
Grohl.
The Gershwin prize is named for
the songwriting brothers George
and Ira Gershwin. Previous recipi
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