{"id":44211,"date":"1988-09-18T11:30:00","date_gmt":"1988-09-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=44211"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:59:46","slug":"matr-paul-mccartney-and-bruce-springsteen-i-wanna-be-your-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/09\/18\/matr-paul-mccartney-and-bruce-springsteen-i-wanna-be-your-man\/","title":{"rendered":"I Wanna Be Your Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Word started to spread that Bruce Springsteen was in the house with Paul McCartney long before the first ticketholder was admitted.<\/p>\n

Out in the MetLife Stadium parking lot, we speculated about what song(s) the pair might perform if Paul invited Bruce on stage during the show.<\/p>\n

I was certain they wouldn’t choose one of Bruce’s. (I was wrong.) And among all of Paul’s songs I could have guessed, I doubt I’d have landed on the one they surprised us with.<\/p>\n

The Beatles thought so little of “I Wanna Be Your Man” that they gave it away to some friends. McCartney did most of the heavy lifting, but John Lennon helped him polish it in the corner of a room while said friends–Mick and Keith–chatted.<\/p>\n

Grateful for the gift, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards recorded “I Wanna Be Your Man” with their up-and-coming band. The resulting single became the first Top Twenty hit for The Rolling Stones, peaking at #12 in the U.K.<\/p>\n