Paul McCartney-Freedom Extended@Concert For New York City

[marthaua]

Tomorrow in Ukraine's Orange Revolution seven years. Today over Ukraine gathered gray clouds, but the Ukrainians believe in the idea of​freedom and will fight with koruptsionnym government of Yanukovych.

[hutter2006]

john lennon would've been there if he was still alive!!!

[lawchihei]

"One more time, Eric. Give me a solo!"

Everything is so natural!

[deutchfre7194]

Freedom it's a right given by GOD, it dosn't matter what ignorant people try to do to take it away from us, we will fight, for the right, to live in FREEDOM.

[QueenBeatlesWings]

I love it when Clapton and Paul or George work together- it makes a good song even better- his on the spot solos are awesome

[QueenBeatlesWings]

Paul is a genius! nothing is better than the Beatles. thx for posting

[jazzmann94]

AMEN! Freedom is a gift given by God for all his children!

[gottafriend]

Thank you very much.

[LAComedyAwards]

hilar

[superman11978]

Lennon had transformed into a New Yorker. It was by far his favorite place in the world. By the end of his life he considered himself more of a New Yorker than a Brit. So yeah, he'd have definitely been up there rocking with Paul.

[LoriKimM]

Rip my friends .. Gary Geidel, Paul Beyer,

and Pat Byrne and to all who lost there

lives, and loved ones that still suffer.

RIP.............. P EACE.. WE WILL NEVER

FORGET!!!!!

[jazzmann94]

GOD bless all these beautiful artists!

[mrbob424]

i was at this concert! wow im still in awe of that night.

[ventues97]

Only Paul McCartney could write such a great memorable song right on the spot!!!

[kooodeal]

""America" how sweet to hear its name shouted by the troubadour America adopted as a son.

[vinzstan]

Everybody talkin' bout freedom, so give peace a chance!

[Stoclet]

Great Paul MacCartney !

Adorable neat man.

Love u, Paul, for what u are !

[spowieuk]

Freddie would have gotta involved with Queen were he still alive now. RIP all involved in 911.

Also Diana, Princess Of Wales, I know would have flown straight over 9/11. RIP

[sweetyoli2008]

It was devastating to know that many of these commuters (Whom I did not know personally, but commuted daily on this rail.) died at the World Trade Center. (While riding on the train, many times there would be incidents of a commuter falling asleep on my shoulder or someone elses shoulder in the morning.) I was in Florida when9/11 happened. I cried and still mourning for my fellow commuters and those who died that terrible day. What happened doesnt make sense.

[kickassfan]

Really beautiful...love u Paul..

[jsauly23]

gota love clapton on this, he says come on eric give me a solo twice and you just know they both totally improv, in the words on dhani harrison

"eric your the man"

[SteveWalrus]

John would have been even more devastated

over Paul's horrible attempt at

a hit song.

[ST0MP0]

McCartney needs lockin away. Fuckin sick cunt, he's been gettin away with it for years.

[jmplackey]

If John was alive he would have been devasted with what happened on 9/11. John LOVED New York. If John would have written a song about it, it would be VERY different from McCartney's version. Much deeper. John and Paul often would 'say' the same thing.. in very different ways... I just happen to prefer John's way.

[jmplackey]

I'm sure if John had been there.. he would have been devasted about what happened on 9/11He LOVED New York. I'm also sure that any song he would have written would have been much deeper than McCartney's. John and Paul could say the 'same' thing in VERY different ways... I just happen to prefers John's way.

[sweetyoli2008]

You are right! Lennon would have been the first up there helping Americans heal from this horrible event. I'm from N.J. and commuted up north daily to Newark, N.J on the N.J. Transit Coast Line rail system.( Newark, N.J. is one stop before N.Y.C.)

[GaryAllen10]

it being new york John Lennon probably would have loved to be there

[magicjukebox]

I really like this song ,Macca got totally angry about 9/11 . You can tell. An absolute OK response..

[dankind80]

Peace and freedom are completely different things. You can live in peace but not have your freedom. To have freedom, though, sometimes you have to fight to defend it. Basing an argument on significantly different themes is the wrong approach. This song is more an anthem than Imagine was. Imagine was about universal brotherhood, right? Well this was a simple song scrapped together to inspire a hurting people. Not an earth-shattering song, but when I first heard it, it hit the right spot.

[chancebf324]

john lennon would have hated this song??? wot the fuck are you on about,he spent most of his life trying to promote peace and freedom,john would have loved it !!

[sandykopi]

"A right given by God"..."I will fight

for the right to live in freedom"... "Anyone tries to take it away...They'll have to answer" It's not a song about peace. I recommend "imagine" instead.

[antonfjordson]

the worst moment in fucking history.

[bushmenofkumquat]

Other then that 9/11 thing (I guess)

[sandykopi]

John Lennon would have hated this song.

[BillyIsATwat23]

I'm sure Paul McCartney hated "Double Fantasy" LOL

[sandykopi]

Actually, McCartney liked "Double Fantasy". Lennon would have hated this song, just listen carefully to the lyrics of "Imagine": the exact opposite of Paul's "Freedom".

[BillyIsATwat23]

:-) sandykopi I was being sarcastic. Though I'll probably get 500 thumbs-downs for saying it I think "Double Fantasy" is one of Lennon's best "solo" efforts (made better by some above average Yoko material). Though remember it was hearing McCartney's great "Coming Up" single that prompted Lennon to actualy make an effort with "Double Fantasy".

Yeah, this song is awful reactionary claptrap that he should be ashamed of. Frankly I'm not a fan of "Imagine" but it's 100x better than this rubbish.

[sandykopi]

Ah! Good. Thanks BillyIsATwat, and don't worry about the thumbs down, I'm going to get more than you will with my "peace" comments anyway.

[manuG2006]

call me crazy but in the record version of this song i can't help to relate the drums in the intro to those old war's drum beats..remember the time this song came out..

[sandykopi]

yeah well... you're not crazy, but "Give Peace a Chance" had a similar drum beat too, and yet it's the most famous anti-war song ever. Did Paul "borrowed"? Probably: Paul shares credit (Lennon/McCartney) eventhough he had nothing to do with it. Freedom was Paul's attempt to demonstrate he can write an peace anthem too. Did he succeed? No.

[manuG2006]

i don't think give peace a chance was a lennon/mccartney song man ,it was outside the beatles ,lennon solo stuff...the drum beat is quite different also,in freedom the sound of the drums are extremely military..in the lennon song don't.

[manuG2006]

and this wasn't an peace anthenm ,it's more like a pro-war anthem to me...

[sandykopi]

True, it was made outside the Beatles, and the song was written by John alone (Yoko might have helped), but the credit is Lennon/McCartney because Lennon was still under contract with the Beatles. You can check it out. And I'm not saying both songs had the exact same beat, but the intention is similar.

[onthemoveagain]

That's where you're wrong lady,Paul's "Freedom" is a moving track,he did succeed it's just that so much of his solo work never gets the radio airplay that it should therefore it can't reach the masses.

[divlino]

lets be honest, Macca spent less than a quarter of an hour on this number.

[uri5595]

Im British, and I say we did stand still and supported you in 9/11 and also you supported us in the london Bombing so thanks to all americans also were sorry to all people who died in the 9/11, the british singers ect,in this carry british respect to you,Thanks U.S.A

[uri5595]

Hey this shouldnt be about wich president could prevent this thing, guys, it should be about people lost there lives in "911" and the ones who saved people in the "911" and that these guys are performing for them so shouldnt really be a strong politicle video

[liddon41]

It was really great to see all the stars come out for the 911 tragedy!Theres only one thing i have to say to the terrorists,"you can go kiss my American ass!thanks

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[222ferrett222]

u need a simple song to convey a massage. and works. bush ..well the sooner he's gone the better!

[YorkshireSnave]

im british and i have to say i respect america so much when 9/11 happend i can say aswell that was the day britain stood still we watched it live as you guys did any body who trys to take our freedom away they will after answer to both our nations

[Jordanballa17]

mccartney could have done better than this song, i guess i understand that he wrote it right after 9/11, but be a little more creative...and performing at the super bowl with it was horrible too.

[jjserenade]

i believe freedom i believe paul

[doczortman]

Can't believe we don't have anything to comment on with this - when we get up every morning in this country and go to sleep at night, this is the first and last thing we expect - thank you, President Bush for all the work you've done!!!

[livardo]

"President Bush for all the work you've done"

Is that sarcasm?

[doczortman]

Hardly!