Bruce Springsteen had been waiting for this moment for a long time. "I gotta tell you," he said to the 65,000-strong crowd, "I've been trying to do this for 50 years." For the finale of his headline slot in London's Hyde Park on Saturday, he'd arranged a very special treat: An onstage collaboration with Beatles legend Paul McCartney.First of all, I'd like to thank Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen for bringing McCartney onstage as a birthday gift to me. Bruce, I appreciate it.
But the rock megastar hadn't banked on the local London council deciding to show him who was boss.
At the climax of his three-hour set, Springsteen and McCartney, backed by the E Street Band and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, played a storming rendition of "I Saw Her Standing There" to a rapturous crowd. Springsteen's delight was palpable: He grinned throughout, his face lit up like a child with a super-sized Christmas gift.
The supergroup then segued into a sizzling version of "Twist and Shout" -- but as the night peaked against a backdrop of fireworks, a drably dressed man with sensible hair could be seen waving frantically at the back of the stage, indicating the rock legends' time was drawing to a close.
Then, at 10:40 p.m. local time, as Springsteen and McCartney were winding up the extended "Twist and Shout," the sound suddenly dampened, and went quiet.
But seriously, how fuckin square do you hafta be to pull the fucking plug on this?!?! Oh, wait - about as square as the cops who pulled the plug on The Beatles' rooftop concert, for fuck's sake.
When Bruce Springsteen and Paul MCCartney show up on a stage together in front of you, the words you're looking for are "thank you Jesus," not "Yes Marley, I will make them stop playing."
Grrrrr.
"Great - more time for us to go out on the town & check our traps, Boss!"
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