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McCartney Reflects on White House Performance
Paul McCartney experienced another high point in an already illustrious career recently, as he was invited to the White House to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress.
Speaking to the Associated Press, the former Beatle stated that he was a "fan" of the First Family, saying "I had never actually been to the White House, so that was great. And the idea of playing in the White House was very interesting. We wondered what the acoustics would be like, but they turned out to be great. So we had a great time, just the event of it all."
McCartney added that the highlight of his set was performing "Ebony and Ivory" along with Stevie Wonder, as it was the first time he had the opportunity to sing a duet with the legendary musician. "To sing it live together for the very first time with the first black president there, it suddenly gave a great significance to the song....The lyrics to the song suddenly seemed to have more significance to me in that setting.”
Other musical guests were also present at the event to honor McCartney, including The Jonas Brothers and Elvis Costello. PBS is set to air footage from the event on Wednesday evening.
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