'Final' Beatles song

Sir Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has enabled a 'final' Beatles song

ir Paul McCartney says he has employed artificial intelligence to help create what he calls "the final Beatles record".

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the technology had been used to "extricate" John Lennon's voice from an old demo so he could complete the song.

"We just finished it up and it'll be released this year," he explained.

Sir Paul did not name the song, but it is likely to be a 1978 Lennon composition called Now And Then.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65881813

I await with anticipation

Me too, Lolly!

Sir Paul had received the demo in 1994 from Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. It was one of several songs on a cassette labelled "For Paul" that Lennon had made shortly before his death in 1980.

Cleaned up by producer Jeff Lynne, two of those songs - Free As A Bird and Real Love - were completed and released in 1995 and 96, marking the Beatles' first "new" material in 25 years.

The Beatles to release emotional 'final song', Now and Then, next week

More than 50 years after The Beatles broke up, the band have announced the release of their "last song". Called Now And Then, it is based on a 1970s demo recording by John Lennon, and was completed last year by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr.

The track will premiere at 2pm on Thu, 2nd Nov. (BBC Radio 6 Music)

Quick, on BBC 1 now!

A special Beatles-inspired One Show telling the story of how the last ever Beatles song was recorded.

Link: BBC iPlayer

Link: BBC iPlayer

thanks for that j ann

Thank you for that Jo Anne
Being a Beatles fan I look forward to hearing it.
It seems modern AI technology has rescued an old home made poor quality recording from obscurity.
Will I buy it?, I should, but since I’m trying to downsize and get rid of literally hundreds of CDs and vinyl albums, I probably shouldn’t.

BBC Radio 6 Music will play Now and Then at 2pm today! (If it’s still Thu 2nd Nov 2023 as you read this )

Link: 6 Music

The BBC Celebrates The Beatles (Link)

Highlights include:

• Wed 1 Nov
The One Show on BBC One – an extended edition (Link)

• Thu 2 Nov
BBC Radio 6 Music will be the first BBC pop radio station to play the track - 2pm (Link)

BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 2 presents Eras: The Beatles (6 x 30), hosted Martin Freeman. Episodes 1-5 are available now on BBC Sounds, with Episode 6 to follow on Thu 2 Nov from 2pm. (Link)

• Sat 4 Nov
BBC Two and BBC iPlayer will broadcast a night of programming celebrating The Beatles

Jo annes link^^^

Thu 2 Nov
BBC Radio 6 Music will be the first BBC pop radio station to play the track - 2pm (Link)

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I probably should not say this, but its not their best.IMO It might grow on me

Oops, you just woke me up after I started to listen to it

If it wasn't by the Beatles it wouldn't even get airtime.

Switched it off after 2min. Sounds like a robot on vocals.

Listened a few times and  nope it isn't growing on me,

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The Beatles' poignant 'last ever song' Now And Then is on track to top UK singles chart - making it the Fab Four's 18th number one single and the band's first chart-topper in 54 years

Number one spot in the charts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67381253

Personally, I think that is great that this Beatles song has hit number one. It completes the circle in a sense.

There is one thought that crossed my mind, and I wonder if others will agree or disagree.

Back in 1962, when they had their first No. 1, it was the start of a new era. A happy time. Britain, indeed the rest of the world was recovering from WW2, and the mood for the future was optimistic. This song in some ways ends that era. With all of the wars that are going on at present, there does not seem to be much optimism for the future. Or am I wrong. On this day, the phrase "Lest we forget" comes to mind. Maybe we have already forgotten. I hope I'm wrong!

They'll be releasing another put together from press interviews and instrument tuning recordings