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金錢也許不能買到愛情，但卻能邀請來搖滾巨星在生日宴中演出，上週末Paul McCartney與John Fogerty應邀在拉斯維加的一所度假飯店，為億萬富翁David Bonderman七十大壽宴演出。
紐約時報報導Paul McCartney這位前披頭合唱團傳奇歌手在台上唱了二個多小時，曲目包括the Beatles的經典歌曲如Revolution與The Long and Winding Road，而John Fogerty則唱了Credence Clearwter Revival時代的暢銷曲如Proud Mary與Bad Moon Rising等，John Fogerty這位當年也很紅的搖滾樂手，之後還把他和Paul McCartney一同表演的照片放到Facebook裡，讓歌迷們對他倆一同分享的那張酬勞支票有了很大的想像空間。
▲前the Beatles團員Paul McCartney。 (圖／達志影像／美聯社提供。)
據報導這場派對有約七百位David Bonderman的朋友和事業夥伴參加，還請來諧星Robin Willams表演，這並非這位大亨初次辦如此盛大的巨星生日派對，當年Bonderman六十歲時也請到滾石合唱團The Rolling Stones與John Mellencamp在拉斯維加有名的硬石賭場飯店演出。
Paul McCartney的這場演出酬勞估計超過一百萬美元，但別擔心，David Bonderman當然付得起，因為富比士雜誌估計Bonderman的財產值26億美元，他是the Capital私募基金公司的共同創辦人。
The Long and Winding Road是the Beatles 1970年解散前的最後一首暢銷曲，曾獲二週排行榜冠軍。
The Long And Winding Road
(Lennon/McCartney)
The long and winding road that leads to your door
Will never disappear
I've seen that road before it always leads me here
Leads me to your door
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/beatles/the+long+and+winding+road_10026544.html ]
The wild and windy night that the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears crying for the day
Why leave me standing here, let me know the way
Many times I've been alone and many times I've cried
Anyway you'll never know the many ways I've tried
And still they lead me back to the long and winding road
You left me standing here a long, long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here, lead me to you door
But still they lead me back to the long and winding road
You left me standing here a long, long time ago
Don't keep me waiting here (Don't keep me wait), lead me to you door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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