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McCartney Back In The U.S.S.R.
05-26-03
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On Saturday, Paul McCartney was finally able
to live the lyrics to his hit song from the 1968 Beatles White Album,
when he played a sold out show in Moscows Red Square. Appropriately enough,
McCartney ended the set with a rendition of Back In The U.S.S.R..
This was a lifelong dream for McCartney
and the audience as well. Some 20,000 fans turned out for the concert.
Ticket prices ranged from between $30 and $300. With a median monthly income
of $140 in the former Soviet Union, getting McCartney was a big deal and
according to press reports, fans got their moneys worth.
McCartney had tried to perform in Russia
in the 80s before the fall of Communism but was told by Soviet officials
that it would not be possible. This time around McCartney not only
got the ok from the now democratic government but was given the star treatment
by the Russian government.
President Vladimir Putin gave McCartney
and his wife Heather Mills a tour of the Kremlin. McCartney in turn dedicated
Let It Be to Putin during the concert.
During a warm up before the concert, McCartney
joked from the stage, "It's a long way from Liverpool, isn't it." When
it comes to topping this experience McCartney has his sights set skyward
with the only venue that would be a bigger gig for the legendary musician,
"Next stop, the moon."
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