Posted June 18, 200619 yr McCartney learns what it's like to be 64 By Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) - As a young Beatle, Paul McCartney wondered what it would be like to be 64. On Sunday he will know. But far from the enduring love he described when, as a teenager, he wrote the Beatles' classic "When I'm Sixty-Four", McCartney finds his life in turmoil after he and second wife Heather Mills decided to separate after a four-year marriage. The separation is being played out in the full glare of publicity as intense as anything McCartney experienced during his days as a member of the world's most famous rock group. Mills, 38, has been the subject of a torrent of tabloid allegations about her past life and has pledged to sue one British newspaper. "One of the worst aspects of going through what Heather and I are currently going through is the malicious spreading of rumours and made-up facts that is happening in some areas of the media," McCartney said in a recent message on his Web site. McCartney's spirits may be at a low ebb but he remains a national institution and adored by millions of fans around the world. The Daily Mirror newspaper said McCartney's daughters Stella and Mary planned to celebrate his 64th birthday by throwing a barbecue for close friends and family on Sunday at his estate at Peasmarsh, East Sussex. FORTUNE In contrast to the frugal old age he foresaw in "When I'm Sixty-Four", taking holidays "if it's not too dear", McCartney is one of Britain's wealthiest people. Legal experts say he could lose up to a quarter of his 825 million pound fortune in a divorce settlement. Liverpool-born McCartney recorded "When I'm Sixty-Four" as a tribute to his father Jim -- who turned 64 in 1966. He wrote the song as a teenager but it was not released until the Beatles' legendary album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". McCartney's beloved first wife Linda died of breast cancer in 1998. He married Mills, a former model turned charity campaigner against land mines and seal hunting, in 2002. McCartney, who has three adult children from his first marriage, became a father again at 61 when Mills gave birth to Beatrice in 2003. He also adopted Linda's daughter from her first marriage. He has three grandchildren, although none bear the names of those in the song -- Vera, Chuck or Dave.
June 18, 200619 yr Author PAUL McCartney : His 64 most well known songs. As Paul turns 64 today, here is a list of his 64 most famous songs in chronological order. This list excludes early Beatles singles co-written with John Lennon (From Me To You, She Loves You, I Wanna Hold Your Hand), or other Beatles tracks where the majority of the track was written by John (e.g. A Day In The Life). As an artist (with & post the Beatles) Paul McCartney has had 29 US#1 hit singles (20 Beatles, 9 afterwards) & 25 US #1 hit albums. In the UK the combined number of weeks the Beatles & his post Beatles career have spent on the charts is 2739 weeks (161 weeks more than Elvis Presley). As a songwriter his compositions have spent 1,633 weeks on the chart, 245 weeks more than his former songwriting partner John Lennon & 735 weeks ahead of Pete Waterman in 3rd place. 1. Love Me Do 62 2. I Saw Her Standing There 63 3. All My Loving 63 4. Can't Buy Me Love 64 5. And I Love Her 64 6. Things We Said Today 64 7. She's A Woman 64 8. Yesterday 65 9. I'm Down 65 10. Drive My Car 65 11. You Won't See Me 65 12. Michelle 65 13. We Can Work It Out 65 14. Paperback Writer 66 15. Eleanor Rigby 66 16. Yellow Submarine 66 17. Here There And Everywhere 66 18. Good Day Sunshine 66 19. For No One 66 20. Got To Get You Into My Life 66 21. Penny Lane 67 22. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 67 23. With A Little Help From My Friends 67 24. Getting Better 67 25. She's Leaving Home 67 26. Lovely Rita 67 27. Magical Mystery Tour 67 28. The Fool On The Hill 67 29. Hello Goodbye 67 30. Lady Madonna 68 31. Hey Jude 68 32. Back In The USSR 68 33. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 68 34. Blackbird 68 35. Mother Nature's Son 68 36. Helter Skelter 68 37. Get Back 69 38. Golden Slumbers/Carry The Weight/The End (Abbey Road medley) 69 39. Let It Be 70 40. The Long & Winding Road 70 41. Two Of Us 70 42. Maybe I'm Amazed 70 43. Every Night 70 44. Another Day 71 45. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 71 46. Hi Hi Hi 72 47. My Love 73 48. Live & Let Die 73 49. Jet 74 50. Band On The Run 74 51. Let Me Roll It 74 52. Junior's Farm 74 53. Listen To What The Man Said 75 54. Silly Love Songs 76 55. Let 'Em In 76 56. Mull Of Kintyre 77 57. With A Little Luck 78 58. Goodnight Tonight 79 59. Coming Up 80 60. Ebony & Ivory 82 61. Say Say Say 83 62. Pipes Of Peace 84 63. No More Lonely Nights 84 64. My Brave Face 89 65. Birthday 68
June 18, 200718 yr Author Happy Birthday Paul: Hence a great excuse to post a live version of the song he wrote which originally appeared on The Beatles' White Album.... -ZqS7jACRsA Paul McCartney - Birthday (Knebworth 1990)
June 18, 200718 yr Author PS. Here are a list of the Fab Four's birthdates George- February 25th 1943 Paul- June 18th 1942 Ringo- July 7th 1940 John- October 9th 1940
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