Back in the U.S.S.R.

...the U.S. During his pre-recorded set for the CBS talk show, the 67-year-old performed a mix of his solo material and Beatles tracks, including Get Back, Back in the USSR and Helter Skelter, and Wings classic Band On The Run. Rocking...

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...Back In The USSR. Across a double album, it contains the broadest stylistic range of any Beatles recording including the proto-heavy metal of Helter Skelter and pastiches such as Piggies and sound collage of Revolution 9. While My Guitar...

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...(which didn't make the Beatles concerts any less exciting). Video screens rendered Mr. McCartney visible to the upper decks, and they illustrated songs like "Back in the U.S.S.R. " (with old images of Russia) and "Got to Get You Into My Life"...

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...in unison, "No!" Over a cacophony of screams, honking cars and occasional sirens, McCartney wowed the crowd with a generous half-hour, seven-song set that included Beatles' classics "Get Back" and "Back in the U.S.S.R." Wearing a pink...

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...for a special performance in Liverpool. Grohl played guitar and sang backing vocals on "Band on the Run" and then played drums on Beatles songs "Back in the U.S.S.R." and "I Saw Her Standing There". The song was referenced by Will Ferrell...

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...to do a song dedicated to Linda," McCartney said. "She was a New York girl." He also played the Beatles classics "Hey Jude," Let It Be" and "Back in the USSR." When he performed "A Day in the Life," McCartney swapped out John Lennon's part...

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...pursuing new, eclectic sounds. What's even more impressive is that he performs classics like Back in the U.S.S.R. or Eleanor Rigby with as much enthusiasm as his brand-new, vaguely avant-garde material. McCartney projects an air of...

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..."Take Me to the Pilot" into the middle of "River of Dreams." Joel and John pulled out a joint surprise when they covered the Beatles' "Birthday" and "Back in the U.S.S.R." "It's so great to be out on the road with Billy again," John...

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...been pulled on the Rock & Roll Nurse. In the first shocker of the American Idol season, Janis Joplin sound-alike Amanda Overmyer got sent home after singing ''Back in the U.S.S.R.'' during Beatles week II. She may not be smiling, but she sure...

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