"Done it like a couple": Ringo Starr calls singing with Paul McCartney a special milestone after more than 50 years

David Lynch Foundation "Change Begins Within" - Rehearsal - Source: Getty
David Lynch Foundation "Change Begins Within" - Rehearsal - Source: Getty

More than five decades after The Beatles went their separate ways, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney finally recorded a song where they have officially sung together as lead vocalists.

The former bandmates have reunited to record the song Home to Us which is part of the new album by Paul McCartney, entitled The Boys of Dungeon Lane.

While they may have previously worked together on songs before, this time around, Ringo Starr revealed that this was the first time he and Paul McCartney officially sang as a vocal duet. He told People:

"Well, it's the first time we've ever done it like a couple — we're both singing it. I've sung a few choruses on his tracks. He's played on my tracks. He's come over with the bass. It's not like we don't know each other."

The drummer icon said revisiting the studio with McCartney was a meaningful experience and praised his former bandmate's musical talents.

"I loved it because we were in this band together, and it's just the best band ever. And Paul, his bass playing is incredible, and he's a songwriter. I mean, I can go on forever. He's just a wonderful lad."

The Beatles formed in Liverpool and became one of the most influential bands in music history.

Ringo Starr joined the group in 1962, replacing Pete Best shortly before the band recorded its debut album, Please Please Me. The group released 12 studio albums before disbanding in 1970, with each member going on to launch a solo career.

Home to Us appears on The Boys of Dungeon Lane, McCartney's 20th solo studio album which was released on May 29. The lyrics of this nostalgic song talk about the place where they used to call home and their subsequent travels.

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The album's lead single, Days We Left Behind, debuted earlier this year and was performed by McCartney during the Season 51 finale of Saturday Night Live.


Paul McCartney performs I Want To Hold Your Hand on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding

Meanwhile, Paul McCartney's name recently appeared in the headlines following his role in Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.

Multiple outlets reported that the Wings frontman performed I Want To Hold Your Hand at the much-anticipated nuptials. Released in 1963, the song was last performed as a full group in 1964 on The Sullivan Show.

Paul McCartney In Concert - Source: Getty
Paul McCartney In Concert - Source: Getty

Paul McCartney is known to be good friends with Taylor Swift, as well as with his daughter and designer Stella McCartney, who designed her clothes in the past.

Swift and McCartney have also performed together onstage, alongside Jimmy Fallon, at the SNL 40th-anniversary after-party, where they jammed to her hit Shake It Off.

The duo also made waves with their 2020 interview for Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians series, where they discussed their quarantine songwriting processes, coping with extreme fame, and comparing notes on their albums.

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Edited by Gladys Altamarino