His comedy character Alan Partridge once mused 'my favourite Beatles album, I would have to say The Best of The Beatles.' And Steve Coogan was on fine form as he jokingly repeated the line ahead of Sir Paul McCartney's emotional headline set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
The BBC caught up with the Middleton-born comedian at Worthy Farm as the 80-year-old former Beatle made history on Saturday night as the festival's oldest-ever solo headliner, following 20-year-old pop megastar Billie Eilish becoming the youngest on Friday night. And fans were delighted to see Steve getting stuck into the set via a 'fan cam.'
The Middleton-born comedian admitted he was rendered 'speechless' over last night’s set, lasting more than two hours, as Sir Paul performed beloved tracks by The Beatles and his later group Wings including Golden Slumbers, Can't Buy Me Love and Live and Let Die. And he was captured joining in the "Na, na, na, na-na-na, na" chorus on Hey Jude.
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Steve, 56, told entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson: "Incredible, incredible. You've caught me there that's quite emotional."
And he said: "I don't know what to say it's quite overwhelming. I don't think there's anyone else in the world who could just give such unadulterated joy to people. Very very privileged to be able to see that."
@BeardedGenius shared the footage for BBC Breakfast on Twitter with the words: "I love that the BBC basically had Steve Coogan on fan cam throughout the McCartney set." @Trrymc_ said: "Bloody hell that's superb." And @Lauz_79 agreed: "This is brilliant."
And Colin wrote: "It has been fun this morning watching my 'Steve Coogan reviews Paul McCartney at Glastonbury' TV piece giving people joy." Sir Paul brought tears to eyes as he brought out fellow music legends Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen who had flown in to perform with him.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl performed I Saw Her Standing There and Band On The Run and Bruce ran through his rousing hit Glory Days and The Beatles number I Wanna Be Your Man with Sir Paul.
Later there was another surprise as Sir Paul and late bandmate John Lennon were reunited thanks to the magic of technology for The Beatles hit I've Got A Feeling. Sir Paul thanked The Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson who made the goosebump-inducing duet possible by isolating John's vocals from the track.
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