Rolling Stones reportedly working with both Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on new album
The Stones and The Beatles have been friendly rivals for decades
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Nobody ever thought it would happen… except for the few times in history when everyone involved danced around it… but The Rolling Stones and The Beatles seem to be working together on new music. Somebody call Don McLean and tell him to add a new verse to “American Pie” about the evil armies of Satan claiming his beloved troubadours! The Rolling Stones and the The Beatles are working together!
Or at least they probably are, we don’t know for sure. And making a totally new album, especially if you’re The Rolling Stones and you haven’t done it in nearly 20 years, is never going to be a totally straightforward, cut-and-dry process where you know exactly what’s going to come out on the other end when you’re done. BUT, that being said, Variety has heard from “multiple sources” that Beatles member Paul McCartney “has record bass parts” for an upcoming Stones album that is also set to feature Ringo Starr—who was also a member of The Beatles!
Variety repeatedly underlines the fact that nobody knows if the work done by McCartney and Starr will make the final cut or if they’ll be heard on the same song, but the album in question is at least “nearing the mixing phase” and, theoretically, shouldn’t be too far off. Assuming McCartney and Starr are on the final album, we’d guess that it will just be a fun behind the scenes thing and not a canonical crossover between the two groups, since Variety’s sources did just hear that McCartney was playing bass and not doing, you know, singing or songwriting or anything.
Another thing to listen for on this album, whenever it happens, is some posthumous music from drummer Charlie Watts—who died in 2021. Variety says that he at least recorded his drum parts for “a number of songs” before his death, which Keith Richards has also apparently confirmed separately.
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That’s John Lennon and Paul McCartney singing backup on the Stones’s “We Love” you back in like, 1966. So it’s not like something like this is completely unheard of.
I think it might have been more difficult in the Pop Music world back in those days however, due to stringent record company contracts and such.
Jagger and Richards are also part of the background vocals on “All You Need Is Love”.
Oh, I didn’t know that! Whoah.
The Walrus was Mick.The Walrus was always Mick.
Ringo shot first.
Is this another clue for us all?
1967.
You’re a pro.
Only of useless trivia.
Me, too! No wonder I’ve hung out at the AV Club for like, two decades.
Brian Jones played sax on You Know My Name.
Lennon and Richards formed part of Dirty Mac, a one off “supergroup” who participated in the Stones’ Rock’n’Roll Circus. And Lennon and McCartney wrote the Stones’ first UK hit I Wanna Be Your Man. We could probably go all day with this.
Yup. At least twice a year, I dive into Circus clips on youtube because they’re amazing and it’s a trip to see the legendary musicians/supposed rivals cheering for each other.
And Lennon and McCartney wrote the Stones’ first UK hit I Wanna Be Your Man. They did – and one version of how that came about is pretty funny. John and Paul were out in a club with Mick and Keith, and the subject turned to songwriting – the Stones had been a blues cover band, basically, and hadn’t done much in the way of originals. Basically they were asking how they could write songs. John and Paul said, well, we could write one for you if you want.Whereupon they pretended to noodle around with ideas for about twenty minutes and came back with “I Wanna Be Your Man”. Which they’d already written a few days before. Mick and Keith were so impressed that they vowed to write their own songs and be just as collaborative. [And… honestly Mick and Keith have always been much, much more collaborative in songwriting than John and Paul were.]I like that story (no idea how true any of it is) because it shows a playful, pranky side of John and Paul, and near-hero-worship from Mick and Keith.
This is a collaboration, not just a one-off guest vocal track. So yeah, it’s newsworthy.
Their Satanic Majesties Request Part II??
After all this time, I guess the Rolling Stones are now finally mellow enough for the Beatles.I kid!
Anton Newcombe is involved? Greatest thing ever!
Didn’t Brian Jones play the saxophone on The Beatles’ B-Side, “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)“
Yeah.
“Beatles member Paul McCartney “has record bass parts”Longest? Fastest? Did he play them on the world’s biggest bass?!
You probably weren’t aware, but he’s been involved in the competitive fishing community for a while now, so he’s got records in bass, trout, and herring.
Largemouth, mostly.
The typo was adding the “b”. He has record ass parts.
“Get Back” indeed.
John Lennon must be rolling a stoney in his grave.
Ok you get a star.
We can only imagine.
This is a case of “over the hill” joins “past their prime”.
Honestly- do you really have to point out that Ringo Starr was in the Beatles? Were you trying to save people the trouble of Googling his name?
With this crowd? maybe.
“John F. Kennedy, an American president who died in a tragic manner that we’d rather not detail…”
Isn’t he the brother of Gilfoyle?
Just glad this is happening when everyone involved is at their absolute creative peak. Important to seize the moment, you know.
I mean, have you heard any of McCartney’s last few albums? He’s been putting out surprisingly vital work for an 80 year old. The Stones “A Bigger Bang” in 2005 was their best album since Tattoo You. Granted it’s been nearly 20 years since then. And Ringo… uhm… well, he managed to keep a beat on Jenny Lewis’ last album.
I think I was mostly reacting to the realization that A Bigger Bang is almost 20 years old. And yes, Macca deserves credit. Would that I could be that vital at 80. Or that rich. The two being likely related.
It’s about time
I really liked Mick’s song for Slow Horses. He sounds great on it, certainly better than McCartney has lately. I hope with this new album (very possibly the last Rolling Stones album ever made) they just let themselves sound like the Stones and don’t worry about being “relevant” or allowing modern production techniques to sand off their rough edges. Blue and Lonesome sounded pretty good. Something like that but with original songs would be a pretty respectable swan song.
Dear bot who wrote this news item,It’s “cut and dried,” not “cut and dry.” The latter is essentially “permitted” as a common usage error.