GROSS: So how did that become the B-side of "I Want To Hold Your Hand"? Like, why wasn't it the A-side? But I think that was a particularly exuberant one that our producer thought it'd be a good idea to leave in, so I listened to smart people. Yeah, we used it for practical purposes, you know, just to count ourselves in. And we use it just for practical purposes. Yeah, you know, that's one of the things about that song, really. It gets you, like, really excited for what you're going to hear (laughter).
It's kind of the equivalent of, like, an overture in a musical. So did you know the count-off would be left in that song when you recorded it? I love hearing the count-off. It is such an honor to have you back on our show. GROSS: Paul McCartney, welcome back to FRESH AIR. So how could I dance with another when I saw her standing there? Well, she looked at me. (Singing) Well, she was just 17, you know what I mean? And the way she looked was way beyond compare. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I SAW HER STANDING THERE") Let's start with a song that kicked off the Beatles' first album.
"Get Back" will premiere in three two-hour installments over Thanksgiving weekend on Disney+. This documentary draws on footage that was not used in the 1969 film "Let It Be" that documented the same sessions. The band broke up before the album "Let It Be" was released in 1970. There's also the new documentary "Get Back," which is about the three weeks the Beatles spent in 1969 writing, rehearsing and recording the songs on their album "Let It Be" and giving their final performance together on a rooftop in London's Savile Row. He has a new two-volume set of books called "The Lyrics," collecting his lyrics and the stories behind them, starting with songs he wrote before the Beatles and ending with songs from his latest album, "McCartney III," which was released late last year. It is my great pleasure to say that my guest is Paul McCartney, and we're going to talk about his life and music through two new projects.
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