Last year, Paul McCartney decided to use his time in quarantine to make McCartney III, all self recorded. But it gets a little lonely, and he invited some friends to be part of a new version titled McCartney III Verbeel, on April 16th.
The version of this reinterpreted version contains many exciting names, and the former Beatle proves that he keeps up with the children these days: Phoebe Bridgers (take it, David Crosby!), St. Vincent, Damon Albarn, Blood Orange, Anderson .Paak, Josh Homme, Dominic Fike, Khruangbin, EOB, and 3D RDN. Sorry, Swifties – as much as Taylor Swift and McCartney are friends, she will not give him her song McCartney III Imagine. But as a consolation, there is an Idris Elba remix that is an exclusive track for physical release. It’s basically the same, right?
The first single from the re-imagined covers album is Dominic Fike’s recording of ‘The Kiss Of Venus’, which makes the acoustic ballad an R&B track.
Here is the complete playlist:
1. “Find My Way” (feat. Beck)
2. “The Kiss of Venus” (Dominic Fike)
3. “Pretty Boys” (feat. Khruangbin)
4. “Women And Wives” (St. Vincent Remix)
5. “Deep Down” (Blood Orange Remix)
6. “Seize The Day” (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
7. “Slidin ‘” (EOB Remix)
8. “Long Tailed Winter Bird” (Damon Albarn Remix)
9. “Lavatory Lil” (Josh Homme)
10. “When Winter Comes” (Anderson .Paak Remix)
11. “Deep Deep Feeling” (3D RDN Remix)
12. “Long Tailed Winter Bird” (Idris Elba Remix) *
* Physical release exclusive cut