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How was Sir Paul McCartney influenced by life in postwar Liverpool? How did he and the Beatles first learn to make music? And were they influenced by literature as well as other musicians?
Join Tom Holland as he asks Paul McCartney these questions and more in a very special interview for The Rest Is History which features a WORLD EXCLUSIVE reveal of one of the songs from Paul’s new album, Salesman Saint. The full album, The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, is out May 29th.
Salesman Saint'
From the album 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane'
Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations.
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0:00 Intro: Tom previews the Paul McCartney special
0:40 Lloyds
2:02 Tom introduces Paul McCartney
2:52 Growing up in Liverpool and what shaped The Beatles
6:18 Wartime memories, bombsites and escaping National Service
8:06 “Salesman Saint”: Paul’s parents and his mother the midwife
11:46 Liverpool’s Irish roots, pride and global connections
13:17 How American records reached Liverpool
16:16 Meeting John Lennon and how The Beatles built songs
18:22 Ambition, rare records and early influences
21:48 Songwriting, guitars and Paul’s first songs
24:42 “Norwegian Wood”, literature and more complex songwriting
27:34 Writing characters: “Eleanor Rigby” and beyond
29:21 Finding joy in hardship and wartime resilience
32:37 Memory, myth and George Harrison’s milk float accident
35:02 Paul McCartney on unreliable stories and history
35:45 Tom reflects on interviewing Paul McCartney
Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton
Social Producer: Harry Balden
Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude
Senior Producer: Callum Hill
Executive Producer: Dom Johnson
Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley
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How was Sir Paul McCartney influenced by life in postwar Liverpool? How did he and the Beatles first learn to make music? And were they influenced by literature as well as other musicians?
Join Tom Holland as he asks Paul McCartney these questions and more in a very special interview for The Rest Is History which features a WORLD EXCLUSIVE reveal of one of the songs from Paul’s new album, Salesman Saint. The full album, The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, is out May 29th.
Salesman Saint'
From the album 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane'
Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations.
Twitter:
@TheRestHistory
@holland_tom
@dcsandbrook
Social channels:
instagram.com/theresthistory
tiktok.com/@theresthistory
https://x.com/TheRestHistory
https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social
threads.com/@theresthistory
0:00 Intro: Tom previews the Paul McCartney special
0:40 Lloyds
2:02 Tom introduces Paul McCartney
2:52 Growing up in Liverpool and what shaped The Beatles
6:18 Wartime memories, bombsites and escaping National Service
8:06 “Salesman Saint”: Paul’s parents and his mother the midwife
11:46 Liverpool’s Irish roots, pride and global connections
13:17 How American records reached Liverpool
16:16 Meeting John Lennon and how The Beatles built songs
18:22 Ambition, rare records and early influences
21:48 Songwriting, guitars and Paul’s first songs
24:42 “Norwegian Wood”, literature and more complex songwriting
27:34 Writing characters: “Eleanor Rigby” and beyond
29:21 Finding joy in hardship and wartime resilience
32:37 Memory, myth and George Harrison’s milk float accident
35:02 Paul McCartney on unreliable stories and history
35:45 Tom reflects on interviewing Paul McCartney
Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton
Social Producer: Harry Balden
Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude
Senior Producer: Callum Hill
Executive Producer: Dom Johnson
Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley
