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Video: Of Course Paul Sang "Birthday" To Ringo

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Jen Chung

Published Jul 8, 2010

Modified Jul 8, 2010

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Ringo, the new 70-year-old

 

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Jen Chung

Published Jul 8, 2010

Modified Jul 8, 2010

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Last night, at Ringo Starr's 70th birthday party/concert at Radio City Music Hall, the house nearly came down when Paul McCartney appeared to sing some Beatles tunes. And not just that—Yoko was singing along to "I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends." Here are two videos from attendees—we can't imagine what the shrieking must have been like during the height of Beatlemania:

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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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