Steve Coogan has quoted Alan Partridge’s famous Beatles line from his TV series while watching Paul McCartney in Glastonbury.
The music legend topped the second night of the festival over the weekend, which saw him duet with Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen, as well as a virtual John Lennon.
The BBC was in the crowd and managed to catch up with Coogan, who referred to a line in I’m Alan Partridge where the character is asked about his favorite Beatles album.
“Alan Partridge was asked, ‘What’s your favorite Beatles album?’ And he said, ‘Errr, that’s a hard question … I think I should say‘ The best of the Beatles, ’” Coogan joked.
The scene in the series also saw Partridge say a memorable phrase stating that McCartney’s Wings group “were just the band that could have been the Beatles.”
During his BBC interview, Coogan argued: “The Rolling Stones have only written about eight brilliant songs, while the Beatles have made about 50.”
After McCartney finished his set, the actor was asked for his quick verdict, admitting, “I don’t know what to say, it’s pretty overwhelming. I don’t think there’s anyone else in the world who can give such pure joy to people. Very, very privileged to be able to see it. “
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen in Glastonbury 2022 CREDIT: Harry Durrant / Getty Images
In NME ‘s five – star review of the McCartney set, we said: “Sir Paul McCartney is not risking his second place in the Pyramid Stage headline, a week after marking his 80th trip around the sun.
“People talk about‘ Glastonbury moments ’- the joy of a Macca set is full of at least half a dozen of them, including the audience spontaneously singing‘ Happy Birthday ’to him and then taking charge of the ‘Hey Jude’ universe. abstain. “I love that sound,” Paul said. “After all these years, you’re left with little doubt that it really does.”
The 2022 festival also featured headlines Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar, with Diana Ross playing in the Sunday Legends slot. Many artists also spoke out against the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade over the weekend, including Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo and Lorde.