Paul McCartney caught the attendees of a recent show at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York, by surprise and performed the Beatles hit song of 1963, โI Saw Her Standing There.โ The attendees were pleased to see the Fab Fourโs frontman as he strutted the stage in a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt.
Joining Paul for the impromptu act were the Red Hot Chili Peppersโ Chad Smith, producer Andrew Watt, and guitarist G.E. Smith. Watt posted the wholesome moment to his Instagram, featuring Paul singing the chorus as he put his hand on Watt’s shoulder.
Fans react to Paul McCartney’s surprise performance in the Hamptons
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Watt accompanied the clip with the caption, โSo last night @chadsmithofficial and I burned the @talkhousebar to the ground and then @paulmccartney desecrated the placeโฆdream like sequence,โ and it soon got reactions from his followers and Beatles fans. โSo cool!โ someone exclaimed in the comments.
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The post has over ten thousand likes so far and hundreds of comments, including one from singer-songwriter Madison Beer. โUnreal. I donโt even have words,โ she wrote. One of the concertgoers confirmed it was an epic show and asked Paul to show up again in the future.
More on Paulโs pleasant surprise
According to Three Miles Mediaโs Ryan Sherman, Paul delivered one of the coolest performances he had ever experienced and left the stage with a dramatic mic drop. Meanwhile, limited screening for Paulโs Paul McCartney and WingsโOne Hand Clapping begins this week to give viewers a look into rare footage from the bandโs hits.
The Hampton performance of โI Saw Her Standing Thereโ got more praise from the likes of Sugar Rayโs Mark McGrath and Flea from Hot Chili Peppers. The classic was written by Paul and his late bandmate John Lennon in 1963 for their debut UK album Please Please Me.