During a dinner in Jamaica, Dustin Hoffman challenged Paul McCartney to prove he could write a song on the spot. Hoffman handed him a Time magazine article about Picasso's death that same day, which quoted Picasso's last words to his dinner guests: "Drink to me, drink to my health. You know I can't drink anymore." McCartney immediately started singing a melody, prompting Hoffman to run to his wife shouting "He's doing it!" The song became "Picasso's Last Words" on the Band on the Run album.

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