Paul McCartney delighted fans when he performed three songs, one more than tradition calls for, during his musical 'SNL' appearance.

Paul McCartney returned to the "Saturday Night Live" stage on Saturday (May 16), where he performed a three-song set of both new and classic songs.

Paul McCartney returned to Saturday Night Live for the ninth time, performing songs from forthcoming album The Boys Of Dungeon Lane alongside Wings and solo classics.

The performances couldn’t realistically be described as McCartney at his peak, at least vocally speaking. His voice was softer, perhaps a bit unsteady, though the backing vocals buoyed him nicely. But his playing was still top-notch, and his stage ...

Ferrell joked that the rock star "took the wind" out of his sail after he crashed the "SNL" great's hosting gig.

Will Ferrell is serving as host and Paul McCartney will perform as musical guest

The funnyman soon found his groove thanks to an audience question from the show's actual musical guest, Paul McCartney. Smith joined the duo again at the tail end of the monologue to help kick the show to commercial.