Gershwin Prize Winner Paul McCartney Serenades First Lady Michelle Obama

He loves you! McCartney serenades the First Lady. After snagging the Library of Congress’ coveted Gershwin Prize in a ceremony at The White House on Wednesday, Sir Paul McCartney performed The Beatles love tune “Michelle” for Mrs. Obama. The music icon later joked that he was in danger of becoming the first guy to ever be “punched out by the president!”

The 90-minute concert was built around Obama’s presentation to McCartney of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The president praised the singing star, who “helped to lay the soundtrack for an entire generation.”

Watch Paul McCartney’s entire speech and listen to his performance of his hit song “Yesterday.”