Paul McCartney’s New Song “Home to Us” Features Historic First Duet With Ringo Starr
Paul McCartney announced his upcoming album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, with “Days We Left Behind,” a track that reminisces on his childhood. Now, he’s released a second solo that is a reflection and a new beginning.
“Home to Us” reunites Macca with Beatle bandmate Ringo Starr for their first-ever duet. In fact, it’s Starr’s first duet with another member of the Fab Four.
“Ringo’s never done a duet with one of the Beatles,” McCartney told Billboard, who describes the track as the “Beatle-esque track on the album, with tempo shifts, key changes and layered vocals.”
“Ringo went round to the studio and drummed a bit. I said to Andrew, we should make a track and send it to him. So this song is done totally with Ringo in mind,” the bassist/vocalist explains. “In writing the song I’m talking about where we came from. In common with a lot of people, you come from nothing and you build yourself up. Ringo was from the Dingle, and that was well hard. He said he used to get mugged coming home, because he worked. Even though it was crazy, it was home to us. I made the song around that idea and sent it to Ringo. He sent me back a version where he just added some lines to the chorus, so I thought, maybe he doesn’t like it. I rang him and he said he thought I only wanted him to sing one or two lines, and I said I’d love to hear him sing the whole thing. So we took my first line, Ringo’s second line, and then we had a duet. We’d never done that before. Then we wanted some backing vocals and I had the idea it would be nice to hear girls. Chrissie Hynde said she’d do it, and Sharleen Spiteri, they’re mates. So they did it.”
As with the rest of The Boys of Dungeon Lane, McCartney plays the majority of the instruments on “Home To Us.” The bass line elegantly weaves the chord progression together in his signature style. Give it a listen:
“Home To Us” is streaming now on Apple Music, Amazon Music, and other digital platforms. The Boys of Dungeon Lane is available for pre-order on CD, vinyl and as a digital download (Apple Music, and Amazon Music).
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
