Overview
- Saturday Night Live uploaded two previously unaired post-credits performances of Beatles songs, “Help!” and “Drive My Car,” that were played for the studio audience after the season finale.
- “Help!” features host Will Ferrell in a cowbell cameo and both clips show Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith on the kit.
- Some outlets credit singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson with backing vocals on the bonus tracks, though that specific attribution appears in fewer reports.
- During the televised portion of the finale McCartney performed three songs from his set, including “Days We Left Behind,” “Band on the Run,” and “Coming Up,” with the uploaded clips extending what viewers at home can see.
- The releases act as fan-focused bonus content while also supporting promotion for McCartney’s new solo album The Boys of Dungeon Lane, due May 29, and give home audiences the encore that the in-studio crowd experienced.