Paul McCartney Busking - "Yesterday"

A clip from the film Give My Regards To Broadstreet (1984) in which Paul imagines himself busking for money on the street.

Here are some quotes from Paul about the scene:

"Y'know, they just made me up and dropped me off. I told 'em we'd never get away with it, but they kept putting dirt on and rufflin' up me hair -- I was looking better and better -- and I figured, why not.

So I was standin' there plunkin' chords, doing this silly version of the song, and no one noticed it was me. No one wants to look a busker in the eye of course, 'cus then they'd get his life story. So they'd toss coins and I'd be going, 'Yesterday, all my troubles -- thank you, sir -- seemed so far away.'

This fabulous drunk Scotsman, who didn't know me from Jesus, came up, threw his arm around me and gave me all his coins. I started doing these little dances and some punks came by, studs and leather, and they were dancing, too. Not because this guy's a Beatle, but because this was something happening.

It was a great feeling. Just me and the music."

Source: Beaver Country Times Nov. 4, 1984
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Music

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• Paul McCartney
• busking
• Give My Regards To Broadstreet
• movie
• Macca
• Yesterday
• acoustic guitar
• 1984
• eighties
• film
• London
• Leicester Square Station
• disguise

[splatuality]

I wonder how much he made in the short time they were filming LOL

[kikelambs]

I think Paul put himself into a pretty dangerous place,  John was murdered 4 years earlier.

But pretty good it captured the real thing.

Thanks fir the Vid!!!!!

[Promoagent]

@splatuality He didnt make much I heard but some people did recognise him despite being disguised to a degree, I guess it must have been his voice that gave it away ha ha good ol Paul

[samedeepwater2]

if you go to russell harty interviews paul mccartney part 5 of 6 and the end of part 5 he talks about this he collected 4 pounds in one hour

[eblanaken]

Looked like he was cleaning up there. Idiot, he should have done that for a living instead of all that fame and money and such like.

[RobBanx100]

brilliant that did make me laugh, the thought of it hhahahahhaa