Paul McCartney plays Beatles classic for first time in a year
Surprisingly, one of the Beatles' most iconic songs is not often played by Paul McCartney on his Got Back Tour.
During McCartney's November 5, 2024, show in Costa Rica, he played “I Saw Her Standing There” in the second slot of the encore. Typically, this slot in the setlist has been held down by other Beatles songs like “Day Tripper” and “Birthday.” The Wings song “Hi, Hi, Hi” has also been played in that slot during the 2024 run of shows.
While “I Saw Her Standing There” is one of the Beatles' most popular songs, McCartney rarely plays it these days. The last time he played it was December 13, 2023, in Brazil. The song made four total appearances throughout the 2023 tour.
Previously, its only appearance during the Got Back Tour came in 2022 at the Glastonbury Festival. McCartney performed it with the Foo Fighters' lead singer, Dave Grohl.
It is unclear why the song is no longer a staple of his shows. Regardless, he gave the Costa Rica crowd a nice treat in the encore of his latest show.
“I Saw Her Standing There” is the opening track of the Beatles' debut album, Please Please Please, and is credited to Paul McCartney and John Lennon. The song was released as a B-side to the single “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by Capitol Records.
The Beatles' version is the definitive take on the song. However, Tiffany previously recorded a cover of the song and released it in 1988.
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