It only took Decca 50 years to team up with someone from the Beatles, as it’s had to live down not signing the band in what’s been called “one of the music industry’s biggest blunders.”
Paul McCartney is teaming with the company to release his ballet this October!
The ballet, “Ocean’s Kingdom,” is the former Beatle’s first foray into the world of dance, and has its world premiere at the New York City Ballet on September 22. There will be four additional performances in September and five more in January.
The Decca recording hits shelves in Britain on October 3.
Decca famously snubbed the Fab Four early in 1962, reportedly saying at the time that “guitar groups are on the way out” and “the Beatles have no future in showbusiness.”
Yeah, they totally blew it on that one, ha!
And regardless of how awesome this ballet is (and it does sound awesome), we don’t think Decca can find the kind of success with it they wish they had gotten almost half a decade ago.
Here’s what it’s about:
McCartney’s ballet tells of a love story set in an underwater world where people are threatened by humans. The score lasts an hour and is divided into four movements — Ocean’s Kingdom, Hall of Dance, Imprisonment and Moonrise.
In a statement, the 69-year-old singer/songwriter said he was “trying to write something that expressed an emotion — so you have fear, love, anger, sadness to play with, and I found that exciting and challenging.”
Sounds great, Paul! We can’t wait to hear it!
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