One of the most incredible moments in The Beatles: Get Back comes about an hour into the first episode when Paul McCartney sits down early one morning and basically writes “Get Back” in front of George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
“Everything you need to know about creativity is in that moment,” Judd Apatow wrote in a tweet. “He is loose. He is open. In flow. Trusting himself. Willing to take chances. Willing to explore in a way that is not self conscious. He opens himself up to creative inspiration — then slowly it comes.”
The Beatles played “Get Back” four times during their legendary rooftop performance at the end of the movie, though the last one was cut short by the police. That means it was the final song the group ever played together in public. And even though Paul McCartney broke out several Beatles songs during his tours with Wings in the Seventies, including “Yesterday,” “Lady Madonna,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “Blackbird,” and “The Fool on the Hill,” he never resurrected “Get Back.”
It wasn’t until the 1986 Prince’s Trust Rock Gala at London’s Wembley Arena that he got back to “Get Back.” It was the grand finale of the charity show, and he was joined on the song by Tina Turner, Elton John, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Bryan Adams, Paul Young, Midge Ure, and many other performers from the evening. And if you pause this video at the 2:55 mark, you can even see Princess Diana enthusiastically clapping along while Prince Charles gently sways his arms and snaps his fingers.
The British authorities stopped the Beatles from playing “Get Back” in 1969, and 17 years later McCartney played it for the future king. This time around, nobody pulled the plug.
It wasn’t until 2012 that McCartney was able to re-live the original “Get Back” experience when his guest appearance with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in London’s Hyde Park went past curfew, and organizers killed the sound before they could finish “I Saw Her Standing There.” A lot of outrage followed, but for McCartney it must have just been a weird case of déjà vu.
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Kanye West has been lauded as a creative genius for often going against the grain and finding ways to make fans relate to his music and visuals, even if it is done through unconventional methods. His new music video for “530” accurately displays that ability, depicting common human experiences via puppets and people wearing masks.
The 47-year-old artist shared the lengthy visual via Instagram, supporting the record which appeared on his August 2024 collaborative LP with Ty Dolla $ign titled Vultures 2. Initially, “530” made headlines for the Chicago producer taking shots at his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and name-dropping Drake. However, the video took things in a different direction.
Puppets are used in the visual to represent women getting lip injections, looking at themselves in the mirror, styling their hair, or running errands. Male puppets also appeared in the video, seemingly carrying on with their everyday activities without paying too much attention to the women around them unless they have been enhanced by surgery. There is also a noticeable difference between some visually frightening puppets wearing masks and others who are much better put together. Watch the “530” video below.
“You a fake bi**h, you don’t really love Ye bi**h, go listen to Drake bi**h,” Kanye West rapped on the record. As for Kim Kardashian, he seemingly reflected on how difficult it was to lose her with the lines “Pray your soulmate got a soul when you meet her/ The crystal ball couldn’t tell me if they’d leave again / Problems too extra large to share it with a medium.” He also addressed how tough it was to co-parent, rapping, “The past year been a strange time/ Visitations on Facetime/ And who gon’ break who’s heart first? Always just breaks mine.”
Ye and Kim K officially got divorced in November 2022 and it was a difficult road afterward, as she soon began dating Pete Davidson. West quickly moved on as well, marrying Bianca Censori in January 2023. As for his on-and-off rivalry with the Toronto superstar, it is safe to believe he may never move on.
When Kendrick Lamar fired the first shot on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” the 24-time Grammy winner jumped in and revealed that he was on the “Like That” remix. He also spoke with Justin LaBoy and revealed that he enthusiastically linked up with Lamar, Future, Boomin, Rick Ross, The Weeknd, and A$AP Rocky to aid in the “elimination of Drake.” Listen to the “Like That” remix below.
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