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McCartney, Starr Release Full Duet “Home to Us” ??

5/8/2026

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McCartney, Starr Duet

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr released their full vocal duet “Home to Us” on May 8, 2026.
Andrew Watt built the song around Starr’s drum track and put it on McCartney’s album Boys of Dungeon Lane, May 29, 2026.
Starr planned a brief vocal, but McCartney asked him to sing the whole song.
McCartney unveiled the duet at an Abbey Road Studios playback, noting the lyrics recall their modest Liverpool Dingle upbringing.

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McCartney Album Sessions

Recording for ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ moved between Los Angeles and Paul McCartney’s Hogg Hill Mill studio in East Sussex during his tour.
Andrew Watt co-produced the album, joining sessions that began in 2021.
Paul McCartney performed most of the instruments himself, extending his solo self-contained approach since 1970.
A private Abbey Road playback earlier this week let 50 fans hear album selections, including a McCartney-Starr duet.

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McCartney Photo Exhibit

The Brooklyn Museum opened “Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm” on April 29, 2024.
McCartney said the album’s opening track recalls a teenage crush on neighbor Jasmine who knocked.
He explained that his parents’ World War II service—father a firefighter, mother a nurse—shaped several wartime-themed songs.
The iconic Höfner bass, missing for more than 50 years, reappeared on stage during the Got Back tour.

History

Historical Context

After abandoning live shows in 1966 and ending their 1,400-plus concert run, the Beatles gave a final public performance on the Apple Corps roof in London on 30 January 1969. Apple, launched in 1968, posted £1.2 million revenue that year. Today, McCartney and Starr’s Abbey Road duet revives that 1969 rooftop spirit, underscoring the band's lasting cultural imprint.

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McCartney, Starr Duet

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr released their full vocal duet “Home to Us” on May 8, 2026.
Andrew Watt built the song around Starr’s drum track and put it on McCartney’s album Boys of Dungeon Lane, May 29, 2026.
Starr planned a brief vocal, but McCartney asked him to sing the whole song.
McCartney unveiled the duet at an Abbey Road Studios playback, noting the lyrics recall their modest Liverpool Dingle upbringing.

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