{"id":1571,"date":"2025-02-28T08:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2025-02-28T08:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:13:17","slug":"at-83-years-old-paul-mccartneys-performance-on-snl50-was-a-powerful-reminder-of-his-incredible-legacy-while-some-might-say-his-voice-is-showing-signs-of-age-we-should-remember-how-rare-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=1571","title":{"rendered":"At 83 years old, Paul McCartney\u2019s performance on SNL50 was a powerful reminder of his incredible legacy. While some might say his voice is showing signs of age, we should remember how rare and special it is that he is still able to perform for us in 2025. Watching him live on stage is truly an honor, as he remains one of the greatest and most influential musicians of all time. His impact on music is immeasurable, and we are fortunate to witness his artistry in person. Let\u2019s continue to cherish every moment we get to see this living legend perform."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul McCartney closed out\u00a0<em>SNL50: The Anniversary Special<\/em>\u00a0on Sunday night (February 16) with a medley of\u00a0<em>Abbey Road<\/em>\u2018s \u2018Golden Slumbers\u2019, \u2018Carry That Weight\u2019, and \u2018The End\u2019. Miley Cyrus &amp; Brittany Howard (covering \u2018Nothing Compares 2 U\u2019), Lil Wayne &amp; the Roots, and more performed throughout the anniversary episode, which kicked off with Paul Simon and\u00a0Sabrina Carpenter\u00a0singing a duet of Simon &amp; Garfunkel\u2019s \u2018Homeward Bound\u2019. Check out the performances below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul McCartney: Golden Slumbers\/Carry That Weight\/The End (Live) \u2013 SNL50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iu4aedISw6g\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p><em>SNL<\/em>\u2018s 50th anniversary celebrations began on Friday, February 14 with\u00a0<em>SNL50: The Homecoming Concert<\/em>, a live show broadcast from New York City\u2019s Radio City Music Hall on NBC that featured performances from David Byrne and Robyn (singing \u2018Dancing on my Own\u2019), Lady Gaga and Andy Samberg (performing The Lonely Island\u2019s \u2018Dick in a Box\u2019). It also saw the remaining members of Nirvana reunite with Post Malone on vocals.<\/p>\n<p>McCartney\u2019s last appearance as musical guest on\u00a0<em>SNL<\/em>\u00a0was in 2012, when he also linked up with the Nirvana members. He also performed on the show in 1980, 1993, and 2010, and made cameos in episodes in 2006, 2013, and 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul McCartney closed out\u00a0SNL50: The Anniversary Special\u00a0on Sunday night (February 16) with a medley of\u00a0Abbey Road\u2018s \u2018Golden Slumbers\u2019, \u2018Carry That Weight\u2019, and \u2018The End\u2019. Miley Cyrus &amp;&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1573,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions\/1573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}