Happy Birthday Sir Paul McCartney
Today is Sir Paul McCartney's 70
th birthday andto celebrate Paul Weller has released a cover of 'Birthday', originally fromthe Beatles'
White Album.
'The man's been, and still is, an immense and enduringinspiration for me. It was him and his three friends that made me want to pickup a guitar in the first place. I saw him play live recently and he inspired mejust as much as ever, he was brilliant. I just hope he likes our littleversion, a token of my and the band's love for him and his music.' - PaulWeller
Weller's 'Birthday' is available to download on Amazonfor today only. Paul McCartney has very kindly contributed to a number ofGenesis limited editions, introducing George Martin's sold-out PLAYBACK andwriting the Afterword to HAMBURG DAYS.
Photo by Michael Peto, taken from
NOW THESE DAYS AREGONE.
