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Paul McCartney's Virtual Dinner Party Comes With A New Song

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We heard from McCartney earlier this week when he performed "A Day In The Life live for the first time. Now he's offering up a song for (a minimum donation of $25) to help raise money for Adopt-A-Minefield. The organization "encourages people to host dinners and collect donations to help landmine survivors and their families and allow communities to return land to productive use." The song's called "Lifelong Passion (Sail Away)," and was recorded as The Fireman, the name for McCartney's collaboration with Youth. The two released a pair of ambient, electro-based records in the '90s (Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest and Rushes). It turns out they're working on a new one and, as Paul's official site notes, this new track "gives you a taste of what is to come." We haven't heard it yet, so we have no idea what's to come, but Iamaphoney blog has/does:

It is more accessible than previous Fireman material. It has a full set of lyrics, although the vocal has more echo and is lower in the mix than most McCartney songs. It has an Indian flavor, but cleverly features a prominent harmonica.

The chorus goes:
Give me love love love love love love love
Be my lifelong passion
Sail Away Sail Away Sail Away

If you want to listen yourself, you can sign up until 6/12 to grab the track by clicking here and making the aforementioned donation.

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Kudos to McCartney for continuing his cause against landmines

Posted by: dudeasincool at 06/06/08 3:03 PM | Reply
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