Music
McCartney wants to rename the London Eye
Published Wednesday, Aug 15 2007, 10:58 BST | By Alex Fletcher
Sir Paul McCartney wants to rename the London Eye to help promote a new DVD anthology of his musical career.
The former Beatles and Wings legend wants to use the London landmark to advertise his latest release and could possibly even perform a gig there.
It is believed that McCartney would not only like to rename the Eye but that he would also like them to consider having his album artwork displayed on the giant wheel.
A source told the Daily Mirror: "The whole idea came together after a series of meetings in Macca HQ. The artwork for the DVD cover is a stylised close-up of Sir Paul's eye - and that got the team thinking.
"It occurred to them that the other most famous eye in the world was, of course, the London Eye and they immediately tried to work together."
Talking about the possibility of a gig at the landmark, they commented: "It's ambitious but his people are determined to make it happen and Sir Paul may even perform a one-off show in one of the pods to make it even more special."
They added: "Macca loves London and to be the face and name of the Eye - albeit just for a short time - would be a massive honour that he would cherish."
The musical collection titled, The McCartney Years, is due for release in November.
The former Beatles and Wings legend wants to use the London landmark to advertise his latest release and could possibly even perform a gig there.
It is believed that McCartney would not only like to rename the Eye but that he would also like them to consider having his album artwork displayed on the giant wheel.
A source told the Daily Mirror: "The whole idea came together after a series of meetings in Macca HQ. The artwork for the DVD cover is a stylised close-up of Sir Paul's eye - and that got the team thinking.
"It occurred to them that the other most famous eye in the world was, of course, the London Eye and they immediately tried to work together."
Talking about the possibility of a gig at the landmark, they commented: "It's ambitious but his people are determined to make it happen and Sir Paul may even perform a one-off show in one of the pods to make it even more special."
They added: "Macca loves London and to be the face and name of the Eye - albeit just for a short time - would be a massive honour that he would cherish."
The musical collection titled, The McCartney Years, is due for release in November.
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