Elvis Costello, Sean Lennon Share Covers For Paul McCartney’s Birthday

In honour of his 80th birthday, the likes of Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, and Elvis Costello have all shared congratulatory messages to Paul McCartney, with the latter two featuring up respective handles of ‘Here, There And Everywhere’.

As Stereogum factors out, this weekend saw Paul McCartney’s birthday celebrated by a selection of his close buddies and collaborators, Sean Lennon kicking off celebrations with a rendition of the 1966 Revolver monitor ‘Here, There And Everywhere’.

“A little birdy told me this was a single of your your fav Beatles tunes. So Pleased Birthday!” Lennon wrote to his late father’s bandmate. “Thank you for all the gorgeous tunes. You have mine and the whole world’s undying love and respect. (This version is a little bit rough since it’s this kind of a fairly tune I stored acquiring choked up and staring yet again!)”

Only a make a difference of hours afterwards, Elvis Costello also shared a deal with version in honour of The Beatle’s birthday, featuring up his possess rendition of the very same keep track of. Even though his performance did not appear paired with a personalised concept, a different write-up observed him echoing the opening lyrics to The Beatles’ “Birthday” although sharing a picture of the pair in the studio.

In other places, Yoko Ono also shared a brief information for Paul McCartney, sharing out a picture of the pair although also expressing hopes for lots of extra however to occur.

The celebration of McCartney’s birthday also coincided with the announcement of a forthcoming box set from the veteran artist. Just titled McCartney, the box set collects all of his self-titled releases (such as 1970’s McCartney, 1980’s McCartney II, and 2020’s McCartney III) in a single deal for the initial time, with pre-orders now readily available in advance of its 20th August release date.