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Paul McCartney closes Olympic opening ceremony
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McCartney concluded the Olympics Opening Ceremony with two songs from The Beatles, 'The End' and 'Hey
Jude'.
Sir Paul managed to get through the entire performance without
anyone pulling the plug.
'And in the end the love you take is equal to
the love you make' became a message to the world by the 70-year old superstar.
The world then got to sing-a-long to his Beatles hit 'Hey Jude' with Paul
dividing the chant between the males and females in the audience.
The
four hour opening ceremony included appearances from the Arctic Monkeys and
Dizzee Rascal and a music
setlist of British music highlights put together by filmmaker Danny
Boyle.
A soundtrack from the ceremony is planned for release on August
12.
McCartney concluded the Olympics Opening Ceremony with two songs from The Beatles, 'The End' and 'Hey
Jude'.
Sir Paul managed to get through the entire performance without
anyone pulling the plug.
'And in the end the love you take is equal to
the love you make' became a message to the world by the 70-year old superstar.
The world then got to sing-a-long to his Beatles hit 'Hey Jude' with Paul
dividing the chant between the males and females in the audience.
The
four hour opening ceremony included appearances from the Arctic Monkeys and
Dizzee Rascal and a music
setlist of British music highlights put together by filmmaker Danny
Boyle.
A soundtrack from the ceremony is planned for release on August
12.
The Danny Boyle 86 song Olympic playlist
Danny Boyle was the man behind the music at the Olympics Opening Ceremony.
The
British filmmaker was the man behind 'Slumdog Millionaire', '28 Days Later', 'Sunshine' and
'Trainspotting'.
'Slumdog Millionaire' earned him the Academy Award for
Best Director.
Boyle was hired as the Artistic Director for the
London
Olympic Games Opening Ceremony and put together the 86
songs you heard at the opening ceremony with help from Underworld.
Underworld's 'Born Slippy' featured in Boyle 1996 movie 'Trainspotting' and was
also placed in the Opening Ceremony
today.
Watch James Bond escort The
Queen to the
Olympics.
Sir Paul McCartney concluded the opening
ceremony
with 'The End' and 'Hey
Jude'.
Here are the songs from the 2012
London
Olympics Opening Ceremony:
Captain
Algernon Drummond, William Johnson Cory ' Eton Boating Song
Elgar, AC Benson
' Land of Hope and Glory
The Jam ' Going Underground
Muse ' Map of the
Problematique
Big Ben Chimes
Sex Pistols ' God Save the Queen
The Clash
' London Calling
Simon May ' EastEnders Theme
The Shipping Forecast
Sir
Hubert Parry, William Blake ' Jerusalem
Elgar ' Nimrod
Handel ' Arrival of
the Queen of Sheba
Eric Coates ' Dambusters March
Handel ' Music for the
Royal Fireworks
Monty Norman ' James Bond Theme
Mike Oldfield ' Tubular
Bells
Mike Oldfield ' In Dulci Jubilo
Vangelis ' Chariots of Fire
BBC
News 1954
Arthur Wood ' The Archers Theme
Winifred Atwell ' Black and
White Rag
Sugababes ' Push the Button
OMD ' Enola Gay
David Rose '
The Stripper
Lionel
Bart ' Food Glorious Food
Irwin Kostal, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman '
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Rizzle Kicks ' When I Was a Youngster
Eric
Clapton ' Wonderful Tonight
Colin Tully ' Gregorys Girl Theme
William Pitt
' City Lights
The Who ' My Generation
The Rolling Stones '
Satisfaction
Millie Small ' My Boy Lollipop
The Kinks ' All Day and All of
the Night
The Beatles ' She Loves You
Mud ' Tiger
Feet
Led Zeppelin ' Trampled Under Foot
The Specials ' A Message to You Rudy
David
Bowie ' Starman
Queen ' Bohemian Rhapsody
Sex Pistols ' Pretty
Vacant
Duran Duran ' The Reflex
New Order ' Blue Monday
Frankie
Goes to Hollywood ' Relax
Soul II Soul ' Back To Life
Happy Mondays ' Step
On
Eurythmics ' Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
The Verve ' Bittersweet
Symphony
Prodigy ' Firestarter
Underworld ' Born Slippy
Jaan Kenbrovin,
John William Kellette ' Im Forever Blowing Bubbles
Blur ' Song 2
Dizzee
Rascal ' Bonkers
Tigerstyle ' Nacnha Onda Nei (contains Michael Jackson '
Billie Jean, Queen & David Bowie ' Under Pressure and Ilaiyaraaja '
Naanthaan Ungappanda)
Arctic Monkeys ' I Bet You Look Good on the
Dancefloor
Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse ' Valerie
Radiohead '
Creep
Muse ' Uprising
Kano & Mikey J ' Random Antics
Tinie Tempah '
Pass Out
MIA ' Paper Planes
Coldplay ' Viva La Vida
The
Chemical Brothers ' Galvanize
Franz Ferdinand ' Take Me Out
Kaiser
Chiefs ' I Predict a Riot
Roll Deep ' Shake a Leg
Adele ' Rolling in the
Deep
Oasis ' The Hindu Times
Oasis ' Wonderwall
Emeli Sande '
Heaven
William Monk/Henry Francis ' Abide With Me
Pink Floyd '
Eclipse
The Beatles ' The End
The Beatles ' Hey Jude
David Bowie '
Heroes
Eric Spear ' Coronation Street Theme
Ron Grainer ' Doctor Who
Theme
John Philip Sousa ' Monty Python Theme/The Liberty Bell
David Bowie
' Absolute Beginners
The
British filmmaker was the man behind 'Slumdog Millionaire', '28 Days Later', 'Sunshine' and
'Trainspotting'.
'Slumdog Millionaire' earned him the Academy Award for
Best Director.
Boyle was hired as the Artistic Director for the
London
Olympic Games Opening Ceremony and put together the 86
songs you heard at the opening ceremony with help from Underworld.
Underworld's 'Born Slippy' featured in Boyle 1996 movie 'Trainspotting' and was
also placed in the Opening Ceremony
today.
Watch James Bond escort The
Queen to the
Olympics.
Sir Paul McCartney concluded the opening
ceremony
with 'The End' and 'Hey
Jude'.
Here are the songs from the 2012
London
Olympics Opening Ceremony:
Captain
Algernon Drummond, William Johnson Cory ' Eton Boating Song
Elgar, AC Benson
' Land of Hope and Glory
The Jam ' Going Underground
Muse ' Map of the
Problematique
Big Ben Chimes
Sex Pistols ' God Save the Queen
The Clash
' London Calling
Simon May ' EastEnders Theme
The Shipping Forecast
Sir
Hubert Parry, William Blake ' Jerusalem
Elgar ' Nimrod
Handel ' Arrival of
the Queen of Sheba
Eric Coates ' Dambusters March
Handel ' Music for the
Royal Fireworks
Monty Norman ' James Bond Theme
Mike Oldfield ' Tubular
Bells
Mike Oldfield ' In Dulci Jubilo
Vangelis ' Chariots of Fire
BBC
News 1954
Arthur Wood ' The Archers Theme
Winifred Atwell ' Black and
White Rag
Sugababes ' Push the Button
OMD ' Enola Gay
David Rose '
The Stripper
Lionel
Bart ' Food Glorious Food
Irwin Kostal, Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman '
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Rizzle Kicks ' When I Was a Youngster
Eric
Clapton ' Wonderful Tonight
Colin Tully ' Gregorys Girl Theme
William Pitt
' City Lights
The Who ' My Generation
The Rolling Stones '
Satisfaction
Millie Small ' My Boy Lollipop
The Kinks ' All Day and All of
the Night
The Beatles ' She Loves You
Mud ' Tiger
Feet
Led Zeppelin ' Trampled Under Foot
The Specials ' A Message to You Rudy
David
Bowie ' Starman
Queen ' Bohemian Rhapsody
Sex Pistols ' Pretty
Vacant
Duran Duran ' The Reflex
New Order ' Blue Monday
Frankie
Goes to Hollywood ' Relax
Soul II Soul ' Back To Life
Happy Mondays ' Step
On
Eurythmics ' Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
The Verve ' Bittersweet
Symphony
Prodigy ' Firestarter
Underworld ' Born Slippy
Jaan Kenbrovin,
John William Kellette ' Im Forever Blowing Bubbles
Blur ' Song 2
Dizzee
Rascal ' Bonkers
Tigerstyle ' Nacnha Onda Nei (contains Michael Jackson '
Billie Jean, Queen & David Bowie ' Under Pressure and Ilaiyaraaja '
Naanthaan Ungappanda)
Arctic Monkeys ' I Bet You Look Good on the
Dancefloor
Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse ' Valerie
Radiohead '
Creep
Muse ' Uprising
Kano & Mikey J ' Random Antics
Tinie Tempah '
Pass Out
MIA ' Paper Planes
Coldplay ' Viva La Vida
The
Chemical Brothers ' Galvanize
Franz Ferdinand ' Take Me Out
Kaiser
Chiefs ' I Predict a Riot
Roll Deep ' Shake a Leg
Adele ' Rolling in the
Deep
Oasis ' The Hindu Times
Oasis ' Wonderwall
Emeli Sande '
Heaven
William Monk/Henry Francis ' Abide With Me
Pink Floyd '
Eclipse
The Beatles ' The End
The Beatles ' Hey Jude
David Bowie '
Heroes
Eric Spear ' Coronation Street Theme
Ron Grainer ' Doctor Who
Theme
John Philip Sousa ' Monty Python Theme/The Liberty Bell
David Bowie
' Absolute Beginners