Friday, January 25, 1991

MTV Unplugged

TV Show • By Paul McCartney

Last updated on May 20, 2021

Details

Country: UK
City: Wembley
Location: Limehouse Television Studios

Location

Location: Limehouse Television Studios • Wembley • UK

Timeline

Previous TV show Dec 14, 1990 • Wogan

Session January 1991 • "Unplugged" rehearsals

Interview Jan 02, 1991 • Paul McCartney interview for Le Nouvel Observateur

TV show Jan 25, 1991 • MTV Unplugged

Interview Spring 1991 • Paul McCartney interview for Club Sandwich

Article Apr 30, 1991 • Linda McCartney's food launched

Next TV show Dec 10, 1992 • "Up Close" taping

More from year 1991

Master release

Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
By Paul McCartney

Some songs from this concert appear on:

Related interviews

Interview for Club Sandwich
Summer 1991 • From Club Sandwich

Highlights

Here, There And Everywhere

First live rendition
That Would Be Something

First live rendition
Junk

First live rendition

From Facebook – Paul during his live performance for ‘MTV Unplugged’ in London. Featuring stripped back renditions of his songs and covers, ‘Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)’ was released #OnThisDay in 1991! What’s your favourite track from the album? #TBT #ThrowbackThursday

Limehouse Television Studios

This was the 1st and only concert played at Limehouse Television Studios.

Setlist for the concert

Mean Woman Blues
Written by Claude Demetrius
Album Available on Biker Like An Icon (Promo)
Album Available on Plugged and Unplugged
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Matchbox
Written by Carl Perkins
Album Available on Plugged and Unplugged
Midnight Special (Prisoner's Song)
Written by Traditional
Album Available on Plugged and Unplugged
Album Available on Biker Like An Icon (Promo)
Album Available on Off the Ground - The Complete Works
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Album Available on Biker Like An Icon
I Lost My Little Girl
Written by Paul McCartney
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Here, There And Everywhere
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
San Francisco Bay Blues
Written by Jesse Fuller
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
We Can Work It Out
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Album Available on Plugged and Unplugged
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Written by Bill Monroe
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
I've Just Seen A Face
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Every Night
Written by Paul McCartney
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Be Bop A Lula
Written by Gene Vincent, Donald Graves, Bill Davis
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
She's A Woman
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
And I Love Her
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
The Fool
Written by Lee Hazlewood, Naomi Ford
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Album Available on Plugged and Unplugged
Things We Said Today
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Album Available on Biker Like An Icon (Promo)
Album Available on Off the Ground - The Complete Works
Album Available on Biker Like An Icon
Album Available on Biker Like An Icon
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Album Available on Plugged and Unplugged
That Would Be Something
Written by Paul McCartney
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Blackbird
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Hi-Heel Sneakers
Written by Tommy Tucker
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Good Rockin' Tonight
Written by Roy Brown
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Junk
Written by Paul McCartney
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Ain't No Sunshine
Written by Bill Withers
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Album Available on Plugged and Unplugged
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
We Can Work It Out
Written by Lennon - McCartney
Album Available on Plugged and Unplugged
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection
Singing The Blues
Written by Melvin Endsley
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Album Available on Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) - Ultimate Archive Collection

Paul McCartney writing

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Ben Smeenk • Jan 13, 2021 • 4 years ago

We can work it out is mentioned twice (number 7 and 22). Is the right? Unplugged Setlist.

Ben Smeenk • Jan 13, 2021 • 4 years ago

Seems to be right. Is played four times takes 1-3 at number 7 and take 4 at the end.

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