Sir Paul McCartney picks up a Gershwin Prize the President Barack Obama and celebrated the Wednesday night by serenading the First Lady with Michelle, complete with French lyrics.

During the 90-minute in White House concert, he sang "I love you, I love you, I love you," to Michelle Obama. Later, he joked that he might be the first guy to be punched out by a President. While his wife mouthed the words, Obama was seemed to feel the music more than anyone.

McCartney became the third and only non-American to win the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on Wednesday. Previous recipients were Paul Simon (2007) and Wonder (2009). "After the last eight years, it's great to have a president who knows what a library is," McCartney joked.

According to Obama, the 67-year-old Beatles alum helped to lay the soundtrack for an entire generation. And McCartney said he could not think for making the concert more special than playing at the White House and offered to make it a regular gig.

Performing McCartney's greatest hits at the event were musical stars such as Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, the Jonas Brothers and Emmylou Harris. The program will be aired on PBS on July 28.