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Paul McCartney’s bonus post-credits performance on the Saturday Night Live finale was uploaded from the show, which is now on summer break.
On the show itself, McCartney and his band – including Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer and Will Ferrell lookalike Chad Smith – played “Days We Left Behind” from “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” as well as Wings’ “Band on the Run” and “Coming Up” from “McCartney II” during the end credits.
After the final curtain call, McCartney remained on stage and treated the audience to two Beatles classics as an encore. It started with “Help!” – not only with Smith at his side, but also with his celebrity lookalike (and “SNL” host) Ferrell, who followed up his legendary “More Cowbell” sketch with a cowbell performance. The actor and host made McCartney laugh mid-song.
“Cowbell” and “Drive My Car”
McCartney and his band then followed up with “Drive My Car” – this time without a cowbell.
The rock legend played a major role in the season finale of “SNL”: In addition to his appearance as a musical guest and the bonus performance, McCartney also appeared in the opening monologue – where he mistook Ferrell for Smith – and mimed a strange British mechanic in a sketch.
McCartney’s “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” is released on May 29th.
The “wormhole” at Colbert
After a failed Chicago hot dog led to Colbert’s original guest – “the Pope” – dumping the late-night host, McCartney stepped in, who happened to be running “a few errands” in midtown Manhattan. After recalling his first visit to the Ed Sullivan Theater – the Beatles’ historic US debut – McCartney spoke about the band’s first impression of America. “America is where all the music we loved came from: rock & roll, blues, the whole package. Even if you go back to Fred Astaire – they all come from America,” McCartney said. “That’s how we saw it. America was simply the land of the free, the greatest democracy.”
After giving Colbert a meaningful look, the musician shared some amusing memories from his childhood in Liverpool, talked about his aversion to change and revealed that his favorite post-show snack was a “cheese and pickle sandwich.”
