LONDON, Oct. 4, 2007

Like The McCartney Nod? "Nod Your Head"!

Move Started By Ex-Beatle, Spreading On YouTube, Becoming All The Rage

  • Paul McCartney at Electric Ballroom in London in June.

    Paul McCartney at Electric Ballroom in London in June.  (Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

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"Memory Almost Full"
Paul McCartney

(CBS)  Going all the way back to the mop-top days of the '60s, members of the Beatles have been trend-setters.

And now, reports CBS News correspondent Allen Pizzey, people worldwide are giving a resounding nod of approval to the latest -- started by Paul McCartney -- a distinct and repeated nodding of the head, as if saying, "Yes!"

It's featured in a home video the 65-year-old singer posted on YouTube, making him the newest, and probably most famous, person to put something on the popular Web site.

In the video, McCartney shows himself and a few friends nodding along to "Nod Your Head," a track on McCartney's latest album, "Memory Almost Full."

The song, asserts Pizzey, "sounds like a nonsense ditty." But the YouTube video, and "the nod," have turned into phenomenons.

Not only has the song become a hit, thousands of people have reportedly added their own versions of "nodding along" to the Web site.

The video even features two dogs from Maine, seemingly nodding.

The dogs aren't in tune with the music. Their heads, Pizzey reveals, are following a piece of chicken being waved in front of them! The clip was one of scores submitted by fans hoping to be part of the video.

As a rock 'n' roller, Pizzey observes, McCartney may be an old dog, but he's still learning new tricks.

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by mccartnee October 6, 2007 3:33 AM EDT
Thank you, CBS for using my video for your segment. I am proud to have been a part of it, and I am pleased to know how thrilled my students are for getting some airtime.
Also, thank you for all the kind comments by everyone.


(Julie Chen is HOT!)
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by sawyer162 October 5, 2007 7:29 PM EDT
The video "nod your head" was filmed by my husband. I''m so proud of him! He is an awsome film maker. As you can see.This is what he loves to do! This is definately his calling in life. Please give props to him. "Proud Wife".
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by dvem October 5, 2007 1:54 AM EDT
Imagine my surprise when I turned on the t.v. this morning and saw my son''s class (and my son) nodding away. WOW. Hurray for all of them. They worked hard on that video and had a blast making it. Their teacher is awsome and deserves the recognition.
sign me "proud mom".
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by obbie13 October 4, 2007 10:27 PM EDT
Last time (http://youtube.com/watch?v=U-v2t-VafzQ)
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by obbie13 October 4, 2007 10:23 PM EDT
For some reason the second link wasn''t working so try this one:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=U-v2t-VafzQ
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by obbie13 October 4, 2007 10:03 PM EDT
The video with the kids was filmed by my friend. Here is the link to the video on youtube http://youtube.com/watch?v=NzXUoBBoHts

I''m not for sure which one they showed so here is another version of it:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=U-v2t-VafzQ

Please give props to my friend McCartnee!! He turned his past Kindergarten class into Beatles Maniacs.

I''m hoping to see the video of the early show talking about this.
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by amazedd October 4, 2007 9:31 PM EDT
Thus, this abstracted and thoughtful priest, having generated beauty from void, rose through beauty to an instinctive perception of love. And thus, by making love originate in beauty from the void, made sure love wouldn''t be lost alone in the void.
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by my2kids6 October 4, 2007 4:59 PM EDT
The video with the kids from "Nod Your Head" was great! Did Paul see this Video? Whom ever did the Video did a "WOW" job!!!! He would be Super @ Video or Film Making! What''s next for him?
Thanks Susan Rutledge
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