A new 'masterpiece' and final song sung by John Lennon, was debuted this afternoon at the famous Cavern Club after 45 years in the making. The back to the future Beatles track came together with the help of AI.
The stunning video for new Beatles track Now and Then has been released online to the delight of millions of fans.
Another fan said under the video on Youtube: 'Wow, wasn't expecting this to hit me this hard. I feel the video completes the song.Another said: 'This went from touching to cheeky and ended emotional. Wow. That was perfect. That final shot of the empty stage really got me.' The video includes the earliest ever footage of the band, filmed in a Merseyside church hall in 1962, before they became the world's most famous rock stars and manager Brian Epstein convinced them to all wear smart suits.
Mr Jackson and his team were instrumental in the production of Now And Then. They used new technology and AI software – the same that was used on Jackson’s innovative 2021 Beatles documentary Get Back – to isolate John Lennon's vocals from his piano so it could be used without distortion. 'The lads are rocking backwards and forwards with guitars, mouths to the microphones, singing,' Roag Best said.
Fans on X were gushing about the video.
Beatles fans at HMV Liverpool for a special midnight launch event for the release of the last Beatles song Sir Paul McCartney playing bass on the new and final song Now And Then. He said it was just like playing with John Lennon again. It features all four Beatles READ MORE: ADRIAN THRILLS' FIRST REVIEW: The Beatles' 'last song' Now And Then is an emotional, human record - a belated swansong that's well worth the wait Advertisement Jackson - who directed the 2021 docuseries The Beatles: Get Back - has used about six seconds of the film in the Now And Then video.
Jackson admitted that the responsibility of creating a music video for the last ever Beatles song produced a collection of anxieties almost too overwhelming to deal with. 'It was really lovely, you know, because we hadn't experienced that for a long time obviously and then suddenly here we were, working with ol' Johnny.'
The Beatles, clockwise from top left, John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, pose in a carriage window of train before they left Paddington Station in London, March 2, 1964 'I ended up talking to Ringo and we asked him if he fancied putting the drums on again and then I thought 'Well, I could up the bass a bit', so I put the bass on again. We already had George playing guitar and we had John on vocal - it was kind of magical doing it.Sir Paul said he hopes the track gives fans 'a loving feeling', adding: 'That's often what we were trying to do with our records - we were trying to spread love. And in this one it is very poignant.
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