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Paul McCartney performs onstage at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on his Got Back Tour Thursday night.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Paul McCartney did not intend for his sold-out performance at MetLife Stadium to morph into a milestone birthday bash.
But when 60,000 fans, most of whom have employed McCartney’s unparalleled songbook as the soundtrack to their lives, desired to wish Sir Paul a very happy birthday — he turns 80 on Saturday — they would not be silenced.
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