Paul McCartney, Pals Serenade Obama In The White House:LosAngeles Regardless of the views of President , Obama there is no doubt he is incredibly animated quantity and quality of musical performances at the White House.Look no further than "Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Popular songs performed at the White House," is revealed early last month and check on PBS on Wednesday, the fourth in the play "show so far during his young administration.
Yes, Sir Paul McCartney is English. But the solution is not limited to U.S. citizens. Named in honor of brothers Ira and George Gershwin, the prize is awarded to a composer or performer whose lifetime work is an example of a standard of excellence associated with the Gershwins. The first one, in 2007, was won by Paul Simon. The second was awarded last year, Stevie Wonder.
McCartney, you may need another award about the same as Jesse James needs another tattoo. Nevertheless, in clips before the show in the East Room of the White House, he seemed humbled and grateful for the recognition. After these introductory clips, mostly shows artists meet each other and rehearsing, the program goes into a real concert.
One by one, some of the best musicians of today have used a unique style of song Paul McCartney - and, in some cases, and John Lennon. Artists include Wonder, Jonas Brothers, Jack White, Faith Hill, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Lang Lang, Dave Grohl, and the duo Herbie Hancock and Corinne Bailey Rae. There's even a short but very entertaining little stand-up Jerry Seinfeld, which are related song McCartney stages of his personal life.
With each additional numbers, genius McCartney as the author becomes more apparent. In fact, part of this genius is reflected in the fact that his music could be covered in such different styles, each showing new facets of composition.
There are many innovations: ecstatic about the issue of Wonder "We can Work It Out," Hancock and delicate and haunting performance in the Rye "Blackbird", the classic elegance Lang Lang refers to the "triumph" and the sweetly sentimental version of Costello's "Penny Lane."
(Do not search dig at McCartney's former White House passengers George Bush: "After the last 8 years, it's great to have a president who knows that the library," he said. PBS representative allegedly told the comment came after the scheduled program was concluded and after Obama left the room.)
