2003 SPECIAL REPORT: "PAUL McCARTNEY GOES TO RUSSIA"

Russians were not allowed to listen to The Beatles in the Red Square during the 1980s. Vladimir Putin stated that The Beatles were widely listened to in the Soviet Union back in the day, despite the disapproval of officials. In fact, Putin himself is a massive Beatles fan. That is the power of music and its ability to put anyone on the same level playing field. When we think of Putin as a guy who just likes The Beatles, we instantly demystify him; he is no longer the anti-humanist authoritarian leader and ex-KGB agent. This is a testament to the universal language of music.
In 2003, Russian leader Putin was partially responsible for getting Paul McCartney to the country in order to perform in the Red Square - marking the milestone as the first Beatle to do so. Along the lines of the power and universality of music - Russian musician, Sasha Lipnitsky, said that The Beatles were the “first hole in the iron curtain.”
In the Soviet Union, when Western music was banned and music, in general, was heavily regulated, Russians would go to extreme lengths to obtain records that were cleverly copied onto x-ray film.
When Macca played the momentous concert in the Red Square in Moscow, one can imagine what it might have been like to witness the ex-Beatle rocker crash into ‘Back in The U.S.S.R’ to 20 thousand people. Macca wrote the song in 1968, and it was based on Chuck Berry’s ‘Back in the U.S.A’.
As serious as McCartney took his first-ever performance in Moscow in a show of love of all, regardless of race, ethnicity or nationality; ‘Back in the U.S.S.R’ was a bit of a parody of the Chuck Berry song. “I just liked the idea of Georgia girls and talking about places like Ukraine as if they were California, you know? It was also hands across the water, which I’m still conscious of. ‘Cause they like us out there [in Soviet Russia], even though the bosses in the Kremlin may not,” Macca said about the song.

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[@johncameron2545]

Russia and China can keep their communism dictatorship in private. Then the good free world will not interfere in their affairs.

[@ernestrobles2995]

Russia and American should become friends.

[@NO-GAMES]

You've nailed it perfectly.

[@user-pm9cm6ye4n]

we already are

[@InspiredJJ]

That baby is 22 now.

[@larisakirichenko8723]

God bless a Man of Peace.

[@patriciaferrini8652]

🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪🤝🤝🤝🤗🤗😘😘😍😍👍👍👍🐬🐬🐬🦋🦋🦋🦢🦢🦢🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@lucianserb135]

Foarte frumos, o frumoasă vizită, o mare popularitate, depășește limitele timpului, ale circumstanțelor actuale, fie pe timp de pace sau de război. Paul, este iubit de toți!

[@GORTIKOV]

Oh, 2003, I don't believe it, Vladimir Putin and Andrei Makarevich are standing together and listening to Paul McCartney's song)

[@Alex_DS]

Так-то да, Макаревич в Израиль сбежал, как и многие, рядом спутиным их уже никогда не увидим)

[@pismorichy]

Seeing Heather Mills made me a bit nauseaus .

[@donaldcarpenter5328]

HM told the TRUTH about Paul and what a MEAN BASTARD he really is. "he BEATS her a lot and KEEPS her from the things she loves" "man he is MEAN yet he NEVER "changed" his scene"

[@judefernandez827]

@@donaldcarpenter5328are these the lyrics to a song you are writing 😂

[@fuzzlewit9]

@@donaldcarpenter5328 Firstly, those lyrics were written by John who always admitted he treated women badly, and not Paul (though it was Paul's song, but John provided that line), and secondly, HM was a gold digger, everyone could see it but Paul, it seems. And perhaps you. She claimed for £125m during the divorce. In his final judgement, Mr Justice Bennett said he found that her evidence was, "not just inconsistent and inaccurate but also less than candid." He added: "Overall she was a less than impressive witness." The court ruled in Paul's favour, awarding Heather £24.3m. Paul insisted on the full judgement being released to the press, despite Heather's attempts to stop it.

[@lucianserb135]

Paul este prieten cu toți.. Începând de la copii, și până la președinți de state, e un super " președinte" ce reprezintă muzica!

[@adamfindlay7091]

This is wild. Total respect for Macca ❤️!!

[@BarryLyndon63]

The Russian people were very warm and welcoming and I think it was a unique experience for Paul. Good music unites people and promotes peace .

[@saughall1]

Funny the way Putin speaks fluent English, but gets someone to translate....absolute don.

[@Cookefan59]

I’ve been a Beatles fan for many decades and Paul was always my favorite. I’ve also admired the Russian and Ukrainian people for many years. I’ve visited both countries and also specifically St. Petersburg, Russia 🇷🇺 They are both beautiful countries with beautiful people and cultures. It’s a shame what is going on there presently. I think Paul McCartney always means well. He is incredibly approachable and level headed. It’s a shame that he cannot go anywhere on this planet and not be criticized one way or another just because he showed up. Seeing him here, with his former wife, it’s apparent that he loved her very much but she was just a bit too aggressive a person who refused to be in his shadow. I’m wondering what happened to the rest of this video. Thanks for sharing

[@houdini1972]

Mccartney meets the Devil. And i'm not talking about Putin, I'm talking about Heather Mills.

[@carlosfranco4738]

GOD BLESS PUTIN!

[@ebelionavarro-vi9fm]

Peace to all man kind... OKC Paul ROCKS Russia. GO USA

[@margaritarojas4748]

I'm back in the USSR

[@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324]

Salaam my brotha ✊🏾

[@robiandolo]

Wouldn’t it be funny if Putin lit up a joint? He looked like a young guy enjoying a rock show!

[@user-yf9pc5oq4w]

Пол мы тебя любим

[@user-me3xu8bc3z]

А тумаков хотите от Пола?😁

[@user-pm9cm6ye4n]

He came there for the orphans. Nobel

[@sergiooscar4239]

Wonderful 🎉

[@erepsekahs]

How lovely..... What else can you or I say.

[@wandaborowy9400]

He also brought the gold digger with him . I forgot her name.

[@sherirobinson6867]

Ima G Reedy?

[@wandaborowy9400]

@@sherirobinson6867 I just can't remember it.

[@HezakyaNewz]

@@wandaborowy9400 Heather Mills

[@wandaborowy9400]

@@HezakyaNewz Thank you . She took the money and ran.

[@JuanMartinez-vm5nb]

❤

[@margaretneanover3385]

Speaking words of wisdom..

[@user-bs2pz8nk2v]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@Moncayowind]

I'm sure Paul had a great time, and met a lot of good people who were delighted with and appreciated his presence and music in Russia. However, it is possible to pull the wool over even Paul McCartney's eyes - a certain lady accompanying him to Russia at the time made that quite clear. And while I don't doubt that Paul and Vladimir shared working-class origins, the direction Putin took in his rise to power has been immensely different from Paul's. A career in the KGB prior to becoming Russia's CEO is quite different from rocking in the Cavern, recording in London and being a part of arguably the biggest band of the 20th century, along with being one of its most prolific songwriters. Putin can most certainly be a charming host when he wants to be, though, and he didn't do a bad job singing "Blueberry Hill", either. You would almost think he actually isn't a cruel, ruthless dictator. who is responsible for many atrocities.

[@dimon10033]

Putin comes across as artificial during his meeting with Paul McCartney - it was just a gesture of goodwill at the time. The Beatles music cannot even remotely be something that he likes.

[@margaritarojas4748]

​@@dimon10033 Maybe

[@Lilmonkmonk]

@@margaritarojas4748 nah, clearly evident.

[@user-bq3bf5ev6v]

Strangely you have the sides swapped in who is rotten and evil in your comment. The British going back hundreds of years up until today are the biggest warmongers and war criminals on earth. Now May 2023 provided long range cruise missiles that are being used solely on civilians in the Donbass and not for fighting soldiers. Pual might not be as bad as the rest from his home country but his being British makes Putin look like an angel in comparison. The west has shown the whole world now their imperialistic colonial sides that they don’t even try to hide any more. Russia fights for survival while the West fights for money and politics. Too bad most westerns are ignorant and live in echo chambers because they destroy the world for the rest of us that actually have something positive to offer.

[@lavilavi1057]

Yes, it's True. He comitted many atrocities in Syria, Lyban, Afghanistan, Serbia...(every single country with resources)......or was it n@t0 ? Yep. It was n@t0!

[@patriciaferrini8652]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@SuperLkelley]

Mastery.

[@alexporotikov9776]

His dream finally came through.

[@PauloSilva-gr5tz]

Die Bindung mit der Musik hat schliesslich nichts gebracht!!! Schade für die niedrige und Autokratische Mentalität der Russen! Eine SCHANDE!!!

[@otonielenrriquecano]

Cómo la música vence cualquier frontera entonces podemos decir que la música es universal .❤❤

[@bjornsundberg1947]

And nobody back then could see what was coming. How many pop singers are today riding about on bikes at the Red Square today? Who today wants to go back to the USSR and sing about it???

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Putin is securing his Western border like any good leader.

[@cumulusterraticus3446]

🥀☮⚘

[@susiefairfield7218]

Is the last time i thought Putin was cool

[@NO-GAMES]

Most of the Beach Boys California Girls have become homeless and are living in the streets, sad to say.

[@alexbowman7582]

He’s with his ex wife Heather, a former one legged (through a motorcycle accident) nude model who appeared in the 80’s in British porn mags. The British porn magazines wouldn’t denounce her publicly as a model but if the Red Tops had heard it would have been all over them.

[@Thepalpatineboys77]

Back in the USSR!

[@user-ni9nl9gw7f]

ПУТИНУ РЕСПЕКТ ПОЛУ БРАВО МОЛОДЕЦ ❤❤❤

[@echt114]

And if you go makin' pictures with Vladimir, You know you're gonna regret it in 20 years.

[@user-me3xu8bc3z]

Руский, говрит, держи тумака😁👍

[@voxamp9557]

For me, Putin's face in this video looks different from how he looks today. I don't know why.

[@Alex_DS]

That was 20 years ago. Now you know why

[@Alexandredartigudes34]

Back in the USSSR

[@PaulGreen11]

"Ukraine girls"😢

[@praisethelord8592]

Great!

[@os5484]

Why go russia this way with Putin in to the darkness?

[@antoniosanchezbaquedano3259]

Cuál oscuridad viejo eme cuál

[@rivierarocket]

How times have changed! For the worse in Russia!

[@ajaxfan1957]

I love Paul. This seems so wrong. Slava Ukraini.

[@Alex_DS]

причем тут украини, друг, тут всё о музыке

[@fuzzlewit9]

This was back in 2003, long before Putin started started his wars and annexations.

[@Sqsq909]

People that kiss random babies are so suss. He wanted private time with select members of the boys choir?

[@dimon10033]

ha ha ha I don't think Paul works in that department. He probably wanted to show the boys some music techniques privately, not to embarrass them.

[@tommyk6719]

So awesome that the pilots announced to the air traffic controllers while on their landing approach that they were the "Paul McCartney flight". IDK, just sounds kinda cool to me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BobsArtGallery]

Shame on McCartney seeing him carry the Ukrainian flag in one of his concerts. This is a big insult, and disrespect for all the Russians watching him here. He shouldn´t take parts, or interfere in politics. I have no respect for him anymore 😡

[@charliebures4032]

Yes..there are arseholes everywhere heh?

[@fuzzlewit9]

Ukraine is not part of Russia as much as Putin wants it to be. They have their own government. Russia started this war to conquer, annex and occupy another country. We know Paul ultimately supports peace, and Ukraine wasn't the aggressor here.

[@leonardothefabulous3490]

So Putin does have a soul???

[@guidom.335]

He never had. At this time he already ordered the Grozny massacre and already had on his conscience (but he has not any) thousands of lives

[@leonardodalongisland]

@@guidom.335 I know. He's actually the devil.

[@joepalooka2145]

Actually this video should be retitled "Paul McCartney Goes To Russia and Vladimir Putin Uses Him To Make Himself Look Like A Nice Guy".

[@BobsArtGallery]

Putin doesn´t need McCartney to show that he is a nice guy. Putin is the greatest president ever anyway.

[@carlosferreyra2212]

Noté que en ningún momento Putin se colocó en una posición soberbia, más bien parecía un amable y humilde anfitrión. Los grandes hombres son lo que son sin necesidad de andar demostrando grandeza.

[@Beatleteam]

Putin is a dickhead and killer of civilian men, women and children in Ukraine.@@BobsArtGallery

[@BobsArtGallery]

Russians love the Beatles, and Paul received a great welcome, and big respect in Russia, but I was very angry when I saw Paul waving the Ukrainian flag in one of the concerts. I call this betrayal, and disrespect for the Russian people. Paul shouldn´t interfere in politics. I also disliked Paul after this incident, though I´m a big Beatles fan.

[@zy9662]

Why he was waving the Ukrainian flag?

[@BobsArtGallery]

Because he is not trustworthy, and clever..@@zy9662

[@johnnysack3673]

You are terrorists

[@MrBenhotahot]

Totaly agree

[@charliebures4032]

Paul respects human life , like many many people in the world.

[@user-bm7nw8pz4w]

God bless Russia!❤

[@craftbeeercrazy]

Putin the goat back then and still today! 👍

[@guidom.335]

I hope Sir Paul didn't realize that he was singing for the new Stalin and Hitler. But I suspect that he always would have be done everything for some good money.

[@antoniosanchezbaquedano3259]

Ay viejo no hables de eso por qué el capitalismo tiene pobre a toda América latina y solo unos pocos ricos ay para darnos órdenes mejor no hanles

[@Relicit]

I think Putin knew it wasn't McCartney. He looks at him with such a nice little smile as if saying "Who are you, my dear?"

[@willcifur]

God just make out already..

[@user-qs7yo9wb9e]

Легенда и мелочь пузатая...

[@user-ir2ce5zl1o]

I fell in love with Paul more.🫶

[@user-qw444]

❤