If Paul McCartney were on the last Colbert...

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. It might be joy...

But it’s delusional joy.

At 83, no singer sounds like they did when they were young.

That’s a faulty premise, as the issue isn’t whether he sounds like he used to when he was younger.

The issue is whether he can sing at all.

His voice isn’t just old, it is damaged.

I’ve seen McCartney in concert close to a dozen times, but I stopped going to his shows about 15 years ago because it was becoming obvious that his voice was damaged, and he was losing the ability to sing, and had his band members cover the notes he couldn’t hit (which was also the case on SNL - Paul’s voice is buried in the mix, and everyone else’s is boosted to cover his inability to sing).

People in their 80’s who can still sing:

Mick Jagger
Colin Blunstone of the Zombies
Ringo Starr
Tony Bennett could sing well into his 90’s.

It is sad, tragic and painful to watch.