“No Rehearsal, No Warning — Just Instinct”: How Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan Drifted Toward One Microphone at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Honor The Beatles — Creating a Once-in-a-Lifetime Collision of Legends So Unplanned, So Unrepeatable, It Still Feels Almost Unreal

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Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Bob Dylan’s impromptu Beatles cover praised as ‘marvellous’ by surprised fans

A star-studded cover of I Saw Her Standing There had Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen, and George Harrison cover The Beatles‘ classic.

The occasion at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame proved to be one of the biggest events of the night, with the legendary songwriters gathering on the stage for a rendition of the band’s debut album, Please Please Me. Ringo Starr, Billy Joel, Neil Young, Ronnie Wood, Les Paul, and Jeff Beck were also part of the staggering performance, which has been praised by fans as one of the biggest and best moments in music history. It’s a jam quite unlike any other, and it’s rarer still to see members of everyone from The Rolling Stones to the Harvest hitmaker attend. Paul McCartney passed on the ceremony due to ongoing business disputes, but the rest of the surviving Beatles members were present.
I Saw Her Standing There by Jagger, etc. Rolling Stones on video.

A recording of the performance has thankfully survived and was even uploaded to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame YouTube channel. Members of the public who have since watched the performance were full of praise for the occasion, with some suggesting one person stands out best of all.

A fan of the performance wrote: “Jeff Beck with the solo makes it all the more better, people don’t even realise it’s him.” Another added: “This is from a time when musicians were simply talented musicians and just brought out the best in each other. Amazing times. Amazing song.”
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A third wrote: “Billy Joel doing the phrasing and intonation just like McCartney. Stunning.” Others believed it was one of, if not the greatest, assembly of musical talent on the stage that they had ever seen. The person shared: “This has to be, without a doubt, the greatest collection of musical talent assembled on one stage at one time, performing this song. Crossing genres, cultures…you name it.”

Another person agreed, calling it a “once in a lifetime” moment. A third added: “George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen, and Mick Jagger, all standing around one mic while Bob Dylan plays guitar behind them. Pure awesomeness.”

It’s not the first time these legendary musicians have crossed over on stage, though. Dylan would perform with both The Rolling Stones and Springsteen years later. While Springsteen would perform with Dylan on a handful of occasions, the appearance Dylan made for the Mick Jagger-fronted group was not entirely harmonious.

The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson explained the situation Dylan and The Rolling Stones found themselves in. He said: “So they [The Rolling Stones] go all the way around again [performing Like a Rolling Stone] and he [Dylan] just leans into the mic, and turns away. It goes on for another half a verse and then Mick’s going to come over and save the day, and then Bob finally goes to the mic and starts singing something.

“They don’t finish, and they’re [Dylan] walking off-stage before the end of the song. They’re [The ‘Stones] are like ‘Bob Dylan,’ and he turns around and he goes ‘fuck you’ and gives them the finger.

Despite the tension on stage, it seems not to have left a lasting impression on The Rolling Stones, but it did on The Black Crowes and those in attendance. Robinson added: “I’m like, ‘this is the best fucking concert I’ve ever seen in my life.’ I can see Keith going like ‘don’t be like that Bob,’ it’s the best thing we’ve ever seen.” A video of the performance from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame can be found below.

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