It's surprising how many classic Beatles songs feature Paul McCartney behind the drum kit. He's been a guest on Foo Fighters new album, playing sticks on one of the tracks.
McCartney is been one-man-band performance on White Album gem "Martha My Dear, McCartney played all the instruments in the song "You Won't See Me" including the drums. He also played drums on other tracks like Back in the USSR, band on The run and many others.
Speaking with Record Collector Magazine back in 1997, Paul McCartney recalled when Moon complimented his drumming skills on Band On The Run. The album is just one of the McCartney records that sees the musician in full multi-instrumentalist mode. On McCartney, Ram and Flaming Pie, McCartney decided to record all the instrumental arrangements himself, from guitar and bass lines to synth and drum tracks.
One of my great compliments was from Keith Moon, when he and John and others were going through that manic lost weekend episode. I went out to see them, and Keith Moon asked me who drummed on Band on the Run. I said it was me. Keith said ‘f***ing great!’. Coming from Keith, that was high praise for me.”
When The Who were going through a rough patch in the 1960s, Moon approached McCartney to ask him if The Beatles were looking for a drummer.
Moon approached McCartney at the Scotch of St. James, a popular central London haunt for the rock elite. After sidling over to McCartney’s booth, he suggested that he should “join” The Beatles. McCartney looked uneasy and reassured Moon that the Beatles already had a drummer. Nevertheless, he suggested he should take it up with Ringo.
Paul was back on drums for a May ’69 single. On the A-side, listeners heard “The Ballad of John and Yoko,” John Lennon’s No. 1 hit. For its B-side, fans got the George Harrison track, “Old Brown Shoe.” In this case, Paul played drums on both because Ringo was on a film shoot.
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