“Now and Then” will satisfy old fans and introduce the band to new ones
The long and winding road of the Beatles officially ended in 1970. Rumours swirled of a possible reunion—until December 8th 1980, when John Lennon was assassinated in New York. Since then, the Beatles’ archive has yielded a few posthumous gifts. In 1995 “Free as a Bird”, based on one of Lennon’s last demos, was released; another, “Real Love”, came the next year. On November 2nd “Now and Then”, touted as the last new Beatles song, hits the airwaves and the internet.
“Now and Then” is like a technicolour version of what Lennon left in spare black and white; Sir Paul and Sir Ringo have turned Lennon’s private, prayer-like track into a big-production song fit for a film soundtrack. But even if it would be just a middling Beatles song—if indeed it should be called that, and not the last work of Lennon’s fruitful solo career—its vitality is evidence of the Beatles’ enduring appeal. Younger listeners will be drawn in with this release.
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