Paul McCartney(C), Natalie Imbruglia(L), Youssou N‘Dour(R) and memebers of the group A-ha perform at the celebration of 100-th anniversary of the first Nobel Peace Prize. PHOTO – REUTERS
OSLO – Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney played for peace in Oslo last Tuesday in his first concert appearance after the death of George Harrison and dedicated his songs to the fellow Beatle who
died last month. McCartney performed two songs, „Your Loving Flame“ and „Freedom“, from his new album „Driving Rain“ at a Nobel Peace Prize concert to mark the 100th anniversary of the first award. „The first one I wrote for my fiancee, Heather, and the second one I wrote for the American people after September 11, but tonight I‘d like to dedicate them both to my friend George,“ McCartney said.
He topped off the event with the Beatles anthem „Let it Be“, joined by other stars including Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean, R&B singer Anastacia and Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia. McCartney has been mourning the death of the youngest Beatles member since he died on November 30 at the age of 58 after battling cancer. The ex-Beatle told Norwegian NRK television on Monday that he had held hands with Harrison for two hours on their last meeting just a couple of weeks before he died.
Harrison, called the „Quiet Beatle“, was the youngest member of the Liverpool group, only 27 when the group split in 1970. Reuters
