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UK: Paul McCartney turns 80
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Paul McCartney, here at the Royal Festival Hall on November 5, 2021. © Raphael Pour-Hashemi/wikimedia.org
By: Marie Boeda
2 mins
Paul McCartney turns 80 today.
A birthday he spends away from the UK.
This does not prevent his hometown, Liverpool, from paying tribute to him.
The streets where the Beatles were born are teeming with fans… Report.
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Gaina wore her white sneakers all day on the city streets.
“
Today if you look at my photos, we went to Strawberry Fields.
Penny Lane, we went to see Paul McCartney's house, what I love about his house is that everything looks like it's original, like the old windows, nothing has been touched.
They started from the working class to get there, it means a lot to me because I come from there too…
”
This whole story, Holly Tessler knows it by heart.
She directs a Masters on the Beatles at the University of Liverpool.
“
Paul McCartney is the living legacy of The Beatles.
I think he is very connected to his roots here at Liverpool.
And I think the city is very dependent on it and loves having that affiliation and that connection
.”
Impossible for her to quote only one title so she chooses a symbol instead.
"
He did a song with Kany West and Rhianna 'fourfiveseconds'.
Above all, it shows that he always knows what works and how to communicate with the public, even those who are not interested in him
”.
Holly Tessler's pilgrimage inevitably passes by the statue of the group, placed on the docks.
Precisely, two young Colombian tourists are waiting for their turn to take a photo… They came on purpose to discover the city of their favorite singer.
“We love Paul.
He looks nice and he's the cutest.
The lyrics of his songs are wonderful.
He makes the best melodies.
I love the one called “For No One”.
He wrote it, it's so pretty.
And it was also John Lennon's favorite.
Listen to this Paul, we came here to see you but you're not here.
So I leave you this message, I love you.
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