Two great tastes that taste great together.
How sweet is this pairing? If you can get past the awful 70s hair and clothing, these performances are just wonderful. In fact, I’m not sure I've ever heard George sound better live.
In my glass half-empty way, I’m now sorry these two didn’t record an entire set this way. I'll bet they could have done a gorgeous “If I Needed Someone,” a “59th Street Bridge Song” with depth. “Savoy Truffle,” “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”—the list of What Might Have Been is almost endless.
Better to happy with what we have. I guess.
One of the great SNL moments ever.Top 5. And the best musical moment ever on SNL, hands down. Boy Howdy if that show didn't have some magic.
This was also the night Paul Simon took the stage in a turkey suit singing "Still Crazy After All These Years" before storming offstage, playing his typical lovable schlemiel. And George showed up looking to collect his share of the 3 grand Lorne promised the Beatles to reunite on the show earlier in the season. His "argument" with Lorne - "just seems a bit chincy" - is comic genius.
Thanks for finding this, oh Great and Powerful LOTD Guy.
Posted by: DT | Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 07:33 PM
I agree -- the way George's voice quavers as he sings "...reminds me that I long to be..." on Homeward Bound, and the harmony on the choruses, still gives me chills.
I went through YouTube and revisited all the George videos, interviews, etc. I miss him. What a precious soul.
AndyB
Chattanooga, TN
Posted by: Andy Belcher | Sunday, May 13, 2007 at 08:31 AM