One of four songs from a John Lennon demo cassette, Now and Then was deemed too tricky to complete, until a new AI tool came along decades later, say Sydney Conservatorium of Music lecturers.
has been touring Australia to play through three hours of his musical legacy - from Beatles and Wings favourites to solo material, and some unexpected deep cuts.
These moments of connection over the decades between McCartney and Lennon are made stronger by the release ofMusician Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, US, May 13, 2022. Now and Then is one of four songs from a Lennon demo cassette provided by Yoko Ono and given to McCartney in 1994, with a handwritten title: For Paul. The remaining Beatles finished Lennon’s demos for Free as a Bird and Real Love for the Anthology release in 1995.
Giles Martin, son of George, and keeper of the production flame, contributes a suitably Beatles-esque string arrangement that taps into many of his father’s well-loved stylistic traits. Jackson’s new version Get Back reframed fans’ perceptions of The Beatles’ breakup, the relationship of the surviving members, and their ongoing legacy. In the 1990s the Anthology film and albums captured a new generation of Britpop-loving Beatles fans, and the release of Get Back and Now and Then may do the same for another generation.
Will it be remembered as fondly as their other songs in the canon? Perhaps - or perhaps not. But that is not the heart of this release.
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