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The Beatles track will be released worldwide at 2pm GMT on November 2nd.
The details of what’s being dubbed ‘the last song’ from The Beatles have been revealed.
Paul McCartney made headlines recently when he revealed AI technology was being used to complete work on the final 1970’s demo which Yoko Ono gave to McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr back in 1994 during the Anthology period, demos recorded by John Lennon at New York’s Dakota Building which resulted then in Free As A Bird and Real Love.
It took until 2021 and the audio restoration used by Peter Jackson on Get Back for that third demo to be brought back to life. “There it was, John’s voice, crystal clear,” McCartney recalled.
“It’s quite emotional. And we all play on it, it’s a genuine Beatles recording. In 2023 to still be working on Beatles music, and about to release a new song the public haven’t heard, I think it’s an exciting thing.”
McCartney completed work on Now And Then last year at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles with Giles Martin, adding backing vocals from original recordings of Here, There And Everywhere, Eleanor Rigby and Because as a finishing touch, echoing the glorious collage of 2006’s Love Cirque du Soleil soundtrack.
“It was the closest we’ll ever come to having him back in the room, so it was very emotional for all of us,” Starr said. “It was like John was there, you know. It’s far out.”
Olivia Harrison recalled:
Back in 1995, after several days in the studio working on the track, George felt the technical issues with the demo were insurmountable and concluded that it was not possible to finish the track to a high enough standard. If he were here today, Dhani and I know he would have whole-heartedly joined Paul and Ringo in completing the recording of Now And Then.
“It was incredibly touching to hear them working together after all the years that Dad had been gone,” Sean Ono Lennon concluded. “It’s the last song my dad, Paul, George and Ringo got to make together. It’s like a time capsule and all feels very meant to be.”