Paul McCartney didn't join fellow Beatle Ringo Starr in Germany Thursday when the Beatles drummer celebrated his birthday by saying "peace and love" to a crowd of German admirers. He did, however, make up a video (see left) especially for Ringo's birthday.
In 2010, Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance at Radio City Music Hall on Ringo's birthday to perform the Beatles song "Birthday" for him with the members of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band.
This year, McCartney and his band -- Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, Paul "Wix" Wickens and Abe Laboriel Jr. --- dressed casually and rehearsing in England for the upcoming On the Run tour, performed a raucous version of "Birthday" themselves as a birthday present for him.
McCartney ends the brief performance with a birthday wish for Ringo, "Happy birthday, dear Richard."
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