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UK:McCartney wants Prince's secret Beatles cover released

Paul McCartney hopes Prince's estate will agree to release the late star's unheard cover of The Beatles' ballad The Long and Winding Road.

The 83-year-old was stunned to discover Prince had recorded a "rocky" version of the 1970 classic after "some guy" played it for him following the rock star's death in 2016.

Speaking to Vernon Kay on BBC Radio 2, he said: "I'm going to ask them (Prince's estate). I could make it into something really good."

Describing the cover, he added: "It's kind of rocky. He plays some really good guitar on it."

McCartney said the man - who he believed was one of Prince's photographers - asked him: "Have you heard Prince do Long and Winding Road?"

McCartney replied: "Well, no. That's one of my songs. I don't think he ever did it.

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