McCartney Is No. 1

Paul McCartney has done it again - he's topped the classical charts in both the U.S. and the U.K. with his new symphony "Standing Stone."

McCartney took a break from making rock music recently to pen his second symphonic work, which hit No. 1 on the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. "Standing Stone" was introduced by the London Symphony Orchestra last week.

"I'm very pleased that so many people seem to like 'Standing Stone.' It's exciting for me to work in a different musical field," McCartney told Reuters on Monday. "I really see no barriers in music, although I think too many people do."

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Song Stories

“Satisfied”

Tom Waits | 2011

Only the genius of Tom Waits could combine the subject of mortality, a reoccurring theme in his work, with wordplay that name checks both Mick and Keith, whom he calls "Mr. Jagger" and "Mr. Richards," and the title of their magnum opus, "Satisfaction." And to show just how cool Waits really is, he even got Mr. Richards to play along, one of nine guest appearances the guitarist has made on three Waits albums. "This growling roadhouse stomp is a late-breaking response to the Stones' greatest hit," Rolling Stone said of the track.

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