Paul McCartney on Ringo Starr Beatles Reunion, “Home to Us” Song Duet

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr took a trip down the long and winding road back to their roots for their first duet. 

Paul shared how he recently reunited with his former Beatles bandmate to create a duet for his new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, explaining how they teamed up with producer Andrew Watt to make the track “Home to Us,” which is about their shared experience growing up in Liverpool.

“I saw Ringo and said I worked with this guy Andrew,” the 83-year-old explained at his album listening party in Los Angeles on April 16, per Billboard. “Ringo came over to Andrew’s studio and played a little bit of drums.”

It was at that point, Paul said, that there was a miscommunication that almost derailed the experience. Andrew didn’t think Ringo had provided enough drumming material to make the full song, leaving Ringo “a little pissed,” according to Paul. Then, the situation appeared to get even more confusing after Paul sent the demo to the drummer to record vocals, but Ringo only sang on the chorus, which made Paul assume that Ringo didn’t like the song.