{"id":1173,"date":"2025-05-16T23:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T23:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/barbra-streisand-paul-mccartney-my-valentine-duet-1235974610\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T23:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T23:50:18","slug":"barbra-streisand-paul-mccartney-my-valentine-duet-1235974610","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/barbra-streisand-paul-mccartney-my-valentine-duet-1235974610\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbra Streisand Taps Paul McCartney for \u2018Truly Special\u2019 Duet of \u2018My Valentine\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/barbra-streisand\/\">Barbra Streisand<\/a> has recruited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/paul-mccartney\/\">Paul McCartney<\/a> to join forces for a new version of his 2012 single \u201cMy Valentine,\u201d which was released Friday (May 16) via Columbia Records. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWhat if it rained? We didn\u2019t care\/ He said that someday soon the sun was gonna shine\/ And he was right, this love of mine\/ My valentine,\u201d Babs coos on the opening verse before Sir Paul, takes over to sing, \u201cAs days and nights would pass me by\/ I\u2019d tell myself that I was waiting for a sign\/ Then she appeared, a love so fine\/ My valentine\u201d over a lush combination of strings and piano.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/barbra-streisand-partners-volume-two-album-1235958381\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Barbra-Streisand-cr-Kathryn-Boyd-Brolin-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Barbra-Streisand-cr-Kathryn-Boyd-Brolin-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Barbra Streisand\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tBarbra Streisand Announces \u2018The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two\u2019 \u2013 Featuring a Collab With\u2026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t04\/30\/2025<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe cozy love song originally served as the lead single from the former Beatle\u2019s 2012 solo album <em>Kisses on the Bottom<\/em>, where it was one of just two original songs on the LP and featured a starry assist from Eric Clapton on guitar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNow, the reimagined version for two is the second preview of Streisand\u2019s upcoming duets album, <em>The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two<\/em>, which is out June 27 and acts as a sequel 11 years in the making to her Grammy-nominated No. 1 LP <em>Partners<\/em> from 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAhead of releasing the duet, the legendary <em>Funny Girl<\/em> star shared a snap of the longtime friends on her Instagram, <a rel=\"nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJpYfIPTglr\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJpYfIPTglr\/\" target=\"_blank\">writing<\/a>, \u201cWhat a joy it was to record \u2018My Valentine\u2019 with @paulmccartney. To share time with him in the studio was truly special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tStreisand\u2019s 37th studio set will also feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/barbra-streisand-partners-volume-two-album-1235958381\/\">guest turns<\/a> from A-listers like Hozier (the previously released \u201cThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face\u201d), James Taylor (\u201cSecret O\u2019 Life\u201d), Bob Dylan (\u201cThe Very Thought of You\u201d), Tim McGraw (\u201cI Love Us\u201d) and Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande (\u201cOne Heart, One Voice\u201d).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tListen to Babs and Sir Paul share the mic on \u201cMy Valentine\u201d below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Barbra Streisand - My Valentine (with Paul McCartney) (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NhEWaxRHYC4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbra Streisand has recruited Paul McCartney to join forces for a new version of his 2012 single \u201cMy Valentine,\u201d which was released Friday (May 16) via Columbia Records. \u201cWhat if&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274,96,94,582],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genre-pop","category-music","category-music-news","category-pop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}