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Paul McCartney<\/a> has an idea for a posthumous collaboration with Prince<\/a>.<\/p>\n During a recent appearance on BBC Radio 2\u2019s Tracks of My Years<\/a><\/em>, the Beatles<\/a> legend shared high praise for the Purple One, specifically naming his 1986 single \u201cKiss\u201d as a favorite.<\/p>\n \u201cHe took a lot from Hendrix, but he was a great player,\u201d McCartney noted of Prince\u2019s guitar playing on the tune. \u201cIt\u2019s just so simple, again to pull that kind of thing off, you can do a kind of simple thing, and it can just sound simple but not great, but his sounds simply great. He\u2019s a wizard.\u201d<\/p>\n McCartney then shared an unexpected anecdote.<\/p>\n \u201cI was with some guy, a couple of years ago so it was after Prince had died, and he said, \u2018Have you heard Prince do \u2018Long and Winding Road\u2019? I said, \u2018Well no, that\u2019s one of my songs, I don\u2019t think he ever did it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n According to setlist.fm<\/a>, Prince covered \u201cThe Long and Winding Road\u201d in concert 12 times, most of which took place during his 2007 residency at Club 3121 in Las Vegas. McCartney was evidently unaware of the renditions, and was surprised when he was sent a recording of Prince\u2019s version.<\/p>\n Listening to the recording, McCartney noticed Prince made the song “kind of rocky” with “some really good guitar on it.” Hearing another rock icon reinterpret the Beatles classic got the creative wheels turning in Macca’s head. \u201cIt\u2019s really great, so I\u2019m going to ask them [for permission to use it]. Because I could make it into something really good.\u201d<\/p>\n If Sir Paul gets his wish, a McCartney-Prince duet may see the light of day. If it comes anywhere close to the Purple One\u2019s famous rendition of \u201cWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps,\u201d<\/a> fans will have plenty to be excited about.<\/p>\n The Beatles always defined him, but McCartney’s story didn’t end there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPrince’s History With ‘The Long and Winding Road’<\/h3>\n
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