The Beatles just released their final song
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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53 years after their break up, The Beatles have today released what will likely be their final ever new song, the John Lennon-penned “Now and Then”
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It's absolutely amazing that I can tell my children in the future that I was alive and young when the last Beatles song was released. A day to history
I feel you. Me too.
...A day in a life.
Wait until you hear Carnival of Light
I have no children to share it with, but I can tell others though, that I was both alive and young for the first Beatles release, and alive and old for their last. I've been sitting in a pile of emotions today, listening to every one of their singles from "My Bonnie" right up to "Now and Then". I think the only ones I didn't find on Spotify were "The Beatles' Movie Medley" (1982) and "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" 1995.
Same man. It’s such an honor and a blessing that we’re alive to witness this piece of music history
I've brought up my kids on Beatles music and now my grandkids. I would have been ecstatic if Now and Then was an upbeat song (She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, etc.), but this was such a fitting tribute to all of them.
I've listened to it a few times now and it makes me wonder what could have been if John and George were still with us.
Beautifully done David. It was the early 60’s and one of my friends came over with a 45-rpm with four songs on it. Two on each side.
He said his aunt in England sent it to him saying, “This new rock group, called The Beatles is all the rage in Europe!” The record had “Please Please Me”, “Love Me Do”, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You”. We were mesmerized and played that record over and over for days! I grew my hair long and bought and sang along with every Beatles song ever since.
Their music shall survive.
Gianni❤
Great video ~
Great tribute ~
The Beatles forever ~
The Beatles will be the greatest till the end of time ~
What a beautiful tribute. Wonderful journalism . Thank you
Good video David. I've listened to the track and watched both this video and your reaction video. I'm doing everything I can to soak in this moment, to memorialize it. This is rarefied air tonight. Whether it's yesterday, here, there and everywhere, or now and then I say the Beatles will stand the test of time right up there with Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and all of them.
I’ve been a Beatles fan since I was a kid (Millennial). I never thought they would release a new song during my lifetime. What an amazing song!
It's absolutely brilliant. The song is just incredible
From mop top to Beatle boot, they were the complete package
This is a great video David. Great outro commentary 👏
Honestly, The Beatles became the parents of a very much a simple but detailed clever art that impressed how far it could be taken from it's influences and has successfully influenced much of music after their times of work. That being said, I like the naturally very darker chilled sound of The Rolling Stones and also The Doors. Still said, The Beatles are the greatest at any of the geniuses.
Fun fact: the music video has a video recording from the Hamburg years which was in the position of Pete Best and his family. So Pete did slightly contribute to this release, a very nice bowtie.
It is a day to remember.........
I'm glad we have this new song but I still like "Real Love" best of the three
I could never explain what these guys mean to me, tears come to my eyes just trying to think some words
thankkks, Davvvvvvveyy!
Nice comparison Shakespeare in time and The Beatles in the future. I hope for it, it is so good.
Very powerful ending, David.
Very well said❤
Got a bit choked up on 'the rest of time'.
It's OK, mate. I cried like a baby when I watched their video.
Nice! Just when we thought The Beatles had had their final say, they now have, in 2023. John & George would have been happy and sad. An amazing achievement in musical prowess but the world still isn’t giving peace a chance. Thank you for sharing this epic moment in time.
Excelent video!
I saw Paul McCartney play this in concert in Brisbane just 2 days ago (1st Nov '23) - Paul and his band live with John's Lyrics and George's guitar recorded.
Through some AI jiggery-pokery and for the benefit of the giant screens on stage, they managed to sync John's vocals to lots of old footage of him singing, from early B&W stuff to the Rooftop gig.
So yeah, that's something I have experienced that didn't *really* happen. And I consider myself quite privileged that I got to see it not happening, just about as live as it could possibly have been, before the rest of the world got to hear it. A pretty special moment, really!
@@justiceforjamespaulmccartney If Paul McCartney did die in 1966 (hint: he didn't!), then whoever it was that I saw has been Paul McCartney for more than twice as long as Paul McCartney was Paul McCartney, and is a better and more deserving Paul McCartney than Paul McCartney ever was.
Give it a rest or show us the death certificate, ya troll!
From the LA Times review: "It’s a passage where Lennon’s yearning for McCartney intertwines with Paul’s mourning for John, a shared grieving for the partnership that defined both their lives."
This captures the emotional content from Paul’s point of view and possibly John’s. According to Linda, the last thing John ever said to Paul was “think of me now and then, my old friend”. Get new song!
I always get soft when I remember that these were his last words to Paul. Just beautiful words…
Who knows what the future holds but I would guess there will only be a handful of artists that will still be talked about in say 500 years if humans are still around...that's Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Elvis, The Beatles and maybe Michael Jackson.
I cried when I found out that they were releasing a final song because I never thought that I’d be able to witness a piece of Beatles history, but here we are. 🥲
Im really not sure if this will be the last one. I reckon there are a few more nuggets in the archives that could emerge in the lifetimes of the remaining Beatles! I hope so too.
How nice that the son of George could participate. George Martin is, no doubt, the fifth beatles, and all sound engineers in the world love him, is the godfather of production.
You've probably forgotten that "The Ballad of John and Yoko" only had John & Paul playing on it. I think the other 2 were on holidays or just unavailable. I wonder why they removed a section of the song (a bridge???).
Man...tears in my eyes...so emotional
cool, i’m crying
In a thousand years from now the Beatles will stand like four audible Pyramids in the desert of the future.
Just heard it. Very nice! Thanks for the video and for providing the link.
nice end on abbreviation for "rot" (rest of time) as opposed to "rat"- some of us d2bw denied still spell the first letters together
I love how you say "Paul" lmao. Pow.
It's like that last piano bang in the Day in the Life
I watched the video last night on the BBC One Show - it was quite moving
David ,you will never be at their level and never be a beatles. Just enjoy all of their songs.
Dave, where did you get your sweater? It’s awesome
Beatoows.
Omg. So true
As long as humanity inhabits this planet, the Beatles will continue to be discovered by each succeeding generation. And if as a civilization we move off this blue ball to a new interplanetary home, the Beatles will be the soundtrack to these brave explorers. The Beatles now, the Beatles then, the Beatles forever. Peace and love.✌️❤
This is the best comment I’ve ever read
@@bickenbachgabrielThanks Gabriel.
I think this one is better than the Disney one, Honestly.
See you at Animals as Leaders last night man! Insane gig. Didn’t want to disturb but it was cool seeing how varied your taste is!
Waiting for your breakdown of the song David, we all know that is coming pretty much soon! 2:42 mark on the song... modulation? Yes? No? How?😅
last song until carnival of light!
I'm fucking bawling 😭😭
Your words in this video were very well put. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of the Beatles' legacy and how this song fits within the greater context.
I was crying so hard listening to Now and Then, it's insane to think that there still is new Beatles music being released
Please can you do an analysis on Now and Then?
Recorded music has been around for around 140 years - not less than 100.
But as an industry, an art form, as a viable form of the masses listening to music, it is only about 100 years old
What about the fourth song of Yoko's tape?
This is great! Now Paul can go through all of John's music and use AI to say it's Beatles.
0.56 Yoko gave Paul four demos of John (Free as a Bird, Real Love, and Now and Then). What is the #4 recording?
With all due respect to the Beatles and despite being a big fan of the band. But I found the current version to be a cut of many things, an attempt for a breathless old Paul to sing with John's younger voice. The removal of the part I don't want to lose you. Where is George? Because that first guitar solo at 2:27 is definitely Paul and not George. This guitar is definitely George 3:37. Perhaps this was his contribution to the anthology version. Anyway, I think there was a mix of a lot of information and three versions: John's demo, some anthology reminiscences at the end and a mix of Paul solo with his current voice. In this part 2:27 to 3:10, anyone who listens to John's demo version realizes that the rhythm of the song is not that, here it was a very strange mix with because a cappella in the background. My impressions. How I would have liked to have seen this version at the time of the anthology. Why did they remove I don't want to lose you why why.
Well, Nice critics and rewiews yous. Congratulations from Brazil.
Full “I don’t want to lose you” Extended Version here - ruclips.net/video/V1g46aGYtjI/видео.html
very good
Where were you when you heard the last Beatles song for the first time? I was in the kitchen…
The Beatles will definitely stand the test of time. They were more than a band...they were a phenomenon.
They have already stood the test of time my friend and will continues to do so. When you look at all the Beatles channels, tributes etc on youtube, you see many of the people are only in their 20's or 30's
There is no comparison. They released too many absolute masterpieces, and they wrote them all. Then what John did after the Beatles, was write some of the most iconic songs of all time.
Nah, I think they’re a flash in the pan! We’ll have forgotten them by June ‘63.
@@GregorBarclay Agreed. Look out for the new sensation in Pop music to be released by The Newbeats in '64!
@@GregorBarclaylolol I see what u did…I appreciate good sarcasm
Yesterday on the way to visit my mother I knew she was dying, and this came on radio. They announced a "new Beatles song," so I turned up the volume and made myself listen knowing the association I'd always have...only I wish I'd remembered to tell her about it; she'd have liked for me to get to say: "Ma, I heard a new Beatles song."
There really is just something about The Beatles.
Lost my mom in June and all too well know the feeling of 'knowing she was actively dying'. It's a sick, sinking, lost, emptiness. There's plenty I wish I'd said and that I can't remember every word that was said. And yes it may forever bother me but I find comfort that it doesn't completely matter what was said but that I provided comfort and attempts at smiles..at least I think and hope it was the same for you.
The beatles career now spans basically the whole history of music recording from basic 2 track tapes to modern AI recording techniques!
Their first two albums were actually recorded in 2 tracks.
@@GianniBosioyep, the first Beatles song recorded on a 4 track machine was I Want To Hold Your Hand
@@mosquerajoseph7305 And there's a good reason for that: EMI was incredibly conservative at the time regarding studio equipment. One reason is that "old" equipment had been thoroughly tested and could grant solid results, the other reason is that they didn't want to put into production some equipment that was not thoroughly mastered by their senior engineers. Magic Alex, EMI was not your place for sure! 😃
@@evanc.5919AI was used to split John's audio from the Demo, no regenerative AI, the same one used for the creation of Get Back.
The Beatles career no basically stretches from the dawn of recorded music meaning the Beatles were a around in the 1890s? What a moron the OP is.
I just listened… sat on my couch sobbing.. This Band means so much to me. I got into them during Covid. I was working at a pizza place dead end job,fell behind in College, lost a relationship. They got me through so many long drives. So many hard days in the pandemic. I’m so thankful for this band and this final song. Cheers.
I'm not the biggest fan of The Beatles, but listening to Now And Then, I couldn't think of anything else but that their biggest fans might be feeling exactly what I felt when Linkin Park released Lost, an unfinished song from 20 years ago, featuring the voice of a man who's not with us anymore. Posthumous songs have a very magical feeling to them
R.I.P., Chester B. 😔🙏🏽
Exactly man. I felt a similar way when an unfinished album of Prince’s was released back in 2021. I was jarring to think about him being gone.
These wonderful artists, who have given us an array of unforgettable music, will always have their fans and loved ones cherishing them forever.
R.I.P. Prince, Chester, John, George, and every other artist we have lost in this day and age.
It was a great joy to listen to Now and Then. This beautiful song is a timely reminder that the Beatles legacy is a unsurpassed in this century and indeed the previous century. And indeed their legacy changed our popular culture forever. The final string quartets of Beethoven were a summary of the whole of art. The Beatles left us a summation of popular music.
Now and than ... I have already listened to it ten times and I dare say that this was, above all, a more spiritual experience for me. A beautiful composition that miraculously reunited The Beatles - John, Paul, George and Ringo and of course all of us on this beautiful planet. Thank you The Beatles for being and always being in my heart ♥️
So profoundly put at the end, absolutely beautiful. It is so surreal to be alive to witness the very last contribution to a body of work that will last just as long as Bach, Beethoven, Shakespeare etc. We are so lucky to see this history taking place.
Bach N Roll forever 😄
True.
Made me tear up a bit aint gonna lie
@@AladinSarsippiusSulemanagic yeah baby
@@thomaskitchin1429 Same brother
I’ve been listening to The Beatles for half my life. When you listen to the new song, you can tell that it is 100% a Beatles song. Yet at the same time, it has a modern sound that you’re not used to hearing when you listen to Beatles records, and that leaves me with a very odd but welcome feeling.
Imagine having the opportunity to sing "now and then, I miss you" along with one of the most important person in your life more than 40 years after they passed... And Paul's voice sounds so old next to John's... Honestly, I can't remember the last time a song made me cry this hard.
I bawled my eyes out. It was like hearing Free As a Bird for the first time in the 90's. A perfect epilogue. 😭❤
@@luke5100this + the fact the song is literally named as "now and then" is strong as f
Two of the most important artists in modern history reunited through time and space, as the soul mates they were, on this wonderful melancholic song by the help of modern technology. Very affecting.
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It really did give me chills/tears. Honestly - especially after watching the little documentary - I can't help but think a lot of this is part of Paul's own grieving process, and that finishing the song was a big catharsis for him, one more chance to write a song with his partner, just across time and death.
I was born in early 2000, so I was far off from all other Beatles songs when they were freshly released. Hearing that the Beatles have a new song out, nearly a quarter of a century after my birth, is surreal.
Yoko gave Paul a demo with four of John's songs; three have been finished: Free as a Bird, Real Love, and Now and Then. What is the fourth, unreleased track?
Maybe it's one that Paul thinks is best for Sean Lennon to take on?
Grow Old with Me, released under John's name on MIlk and Honey.
I love the song. It's....just amazing...
I didnt know that about the backing vocals from other songs...❤ I thought you were gonna cry at the end.....
What a speech David. Beautifully spoken, poignant words that hopefully last as long as their music. Your channel delivers great content once again. Thanks
I listened to it like 5 minutes ago. Amazing song! RIP John
And George [*]
Brilliant song
@@nikodembiniek7103 And George. Your right amazing song
You must be deaf,it’s morbid
haunting song but very Beatles. I love Jeff Lynne but can Paul do a similar job on Free As A Bird and Real Love? Love the songs but I was disappointed at the time they sounded more ELO than Beatles. A remix would be great!
I was born 2 years after John Lennon's death and had only just graduated from high school when my favorite Beatle passed away, and yet I am now witnessing a true Beatles reunion! I teared up so much during the documentary the Beatles channel released. It was so touching seeing John and George reunited after death with Paul and Ringo. And the song actually turned out really nice after all this time!
The Beatles and their music are wonderful proof of how countless people from different cultures and languages, of different ages and genders, can be on the same wavelength and love the same thing. I think it's so great when I read all the positive comments under Beatles videos, like here!
Yes a worldwide Unification of Joy... I can't remember the last time that's... Oh yes, it NEVER happened .... before or since!
Incredible video ! I love the new song , but I do miss the original middle 8 / bridge section which I thought was a great key change that was a great lift , but now the chorus modulates down which is quite interesting. I’d still love to hear a version which includes that section instead of it just being the solo.
I’m just glad this song was finally released. I loved when i 1st heard free as a bird and real love. Nice to know new tech can create new beatles songs from old recordings.
Unlike Pink Floyd or some other bands that had all their surviving members until recently, the remaining Beatles weren't too precious about it to give a chance and finish a recording that was made in the 70's, that wasn't supposed to be a Beatles track, with guitar tracks leftover from the 90's. All of these without appearing desperates or out of touch. They just did it.
Meanwhile Roger Waters and David Gilmour are being petty. Bill Ward refused to appear on the great last Black Sabbath album. The last Led Zepellin members could do so much yet. The list goes on.
I have just listened to "Now and Then" and I am marveled by its emotionally laden atmosphere and overwhelming beauty.
I'd love to see you recreate this song and analyze it in a new video. 😊
I've said for a long time that The Beatles will be one of the few cultural artifacts that people thousands of years from now will still listen to or be made aware of. We like to think that what we do will be remembered, but the truth is we won't be. Shakespeare, Beethoven, and Michelangelo are good examples of what we can expect for The Beatles in terms of cultural memory centuries from now. The rest of us should learn to let go, forget about posterity, and just enjoy the ride.
We still read poetry from thousands of years ago. I have no doubt that their music will survive on.
Thinking about people in the future, a 1000 years from now or further, they could still be listening to The Beatles. On one hand you could say, people will get smarter and music may be a lot different, but they could also have lost touch with what it is to be human and feel emotions, and The Beatles music could be the kind of thing that people of the future will come back to because of that. It is also the beginning really of recorded music so for historians and people that are interested in music in the future will likely still be interested to see how things were now and then
The excitment generated by Now and Then reminds me of similar feelings which accompanied the release of each ground-breaking Beatles album during the 1960's. Pushing the barriers then and now.
If there’s one thing in music that AI has a place in, it is sound isolation and de-noising. What a fantastic tool we have in that regard. It was able to recover a shoddily recorded demo and aid in bringing it to fruition. Though, we must be careful never to use AI in the place of the SOUL. The art suffers.
Is this really the very last Beatles song? Given their incredible musical output, I would not be surprised if there were still a few musical gems left in the vault at EMI.
Considering that they’ve labeled it as such on all sorts of different press pieces and platforms, I’m willing to believe they’re telling the truth on it.
Paul and Ringo are in their 80s. Even if more songs are made from their old demos, they likely won't have direct contribution from them.
There are no hidden gems left in the Abbey Road archives apart from outtakes of songs we already know.
Excellent video! I learned so much about this last Beatles song that I didn’t previously know. Thank you, David!
At timestamp 6:40, when you posited whether people will listen to recorded music many years from now, the answer is a resounding yes! Humans appreciate any art that generates strong emotions, and will continue to do so generations from now because emotions arose from hundreds and hundreds of thousands of years of evolution and natural selection, because emotions allowed us to thrive in our environments by connecting and cooperation that required emotions. The nature of our brains respond to stimuli and create emotions hasn't changed for thousands of years, and won't change for another several thousand years because evolution requires generations in the order of thousands of magnitudes. With that being said, The Beatles mastered the art of eliciting emotions through brilliant songwriting and will continue to inspire people regardless of age and generation because of their use of timeless techniques. Those techniques will be discussed in a future research project release called SongMatrix by Wayne Chase!
Yeah. Like, I doubt most people will know many Beatles songs, but I wouldn't be surprised if in a few hundred years a few songs like Yesterday and Let It Be are relatively popular. Most people don't listen to Beethoven often, but most have heard several of his compositions. I expect it to be somewhat similar to that, but a bit less so.
Impossible to predict the future. New forms of entertainment will arise that would seem alien to us, but to future humans our music will seem like cave drawings. We like to imagine that the things we like will stand the test of time, but how many people still get touched by the ancient Roman art of scansion?
It’s both sad, and exciting. Makes our little bubble of time unique.
@svenmify scansion is a tool for writing metrical verse and poetry, not really a form of art or entertainment as it's own. It's a "building block" of how lyrics become attached to music, which has been around in very ancient civilizations (also in Gaelic, but not limited to them. Every culture that ever existed has development with rhythm, spoken word, and singing), and music will continue to exist as long as we continue to be wired to recognize pitch, rhythm, and language... which like I said will be for thousands of years to come.
This track is a beautiful thing.. feel blessed to have been here to witness it
How good a songwriter was John Lennon? The fact that "Free As a Bird," "Real Love," and "Now and Then" were all on the same demo tape is ridiculous. Most songwriters would be thrilled to write one song as good as any of those in their career. "Now and Then" is probably my least favorite of the three, but that's only because I adore the other two. It's still pretty great. That move to the major VI chord after toggling between the i and v is so satisfying. At least, I think that's the chord progression. I haven't sat down with a guitar, so I'm just going by ear. It may actually be i, VII6, i, VII6, i, IV. It amounts to the same thing though.
I am not impressed with the song. It's just not very good. It doesn't even sound like The Beatles. It doesn't even sound like Jeff Lynne!
They did a much better job isolating John's vocals this time around.
Free As A Bird was distracting having his voice come in only to be muted as soon as the line was sung.
Your obvious love for the Beatles really comes through in this, and it's moving to witness. Thank you for your heartfelt work!
They took out a bridge section that was present in the original demo and fan mix. The “I don’t want to lose you” part. I loved that section and it gave the song much needed dimension and an emotional depth. Bummer that they nixed it. I may prefer the fan mix a tiny bit more because of this. I am still stoked about the finished version, I just wish they’d have kept that wonderful piece of the song and I can’t unhear it.
You're right about the meaning of "I don't want to lose you", which is a shame, but I think the key change would have been too abrupt in this new version
I disagree, the Beatles can make key changes work. I miss this part as well, and I also miss key changes in pop music generally
I'm a huge Beatles fan but never heard the demo, which I'm glad as I came listening to this with fresh ears and loved it
Respectfully disagree. When I heard that bridge in the demo, I thought it sounded gaudy and was worried it would ruin the song. Some things just wouldn’t translate well in the context of an ensemble, and I was relieved when they nixed it. They made the most tasteful possible choices in the final mix given the limited source materials, and I suspect John would have been okay with the omission.
Agree. They should have left that "I dont want to lose you"-part in. The keychange is weird, but provides a different angle. Paul is a creative guy, he could have found a way to seamlessly integrate this in the rest of the song. Btw weird keychanges are totally John's thing. Leaving that out is kinda softening the edges.
I know it's true
It's all because of you
and if I make it through
It's all because of you
And now and then
if we must start again
well we will know for sure
that I
will love you
now and then
I miss you
oh now and then
I want you to be there for me
always you return to me
I know it's true
It's all because of you
and if you go away
I know you will stay
now and then
I miss you
oh now and then
I want to you to be there for me
I know it's true
it's all because of you
and if I make it through
it's all because of you
(Good one)
the first set of lyrics i wrote from ear
I like it a lot
I remember as a kid in about grade 4 when John Lennon died, I was just old enough to realise what a historical moment and a tradgedy it was.
Then for the next year or so he had a bunch of hits on the pop charts because he'd just been back recording again and Milk and Honey came out posthumously.
There were some great songs like Nobody told me, that weren't hits out of nostalgia, they were just great songs that received constant radio play.
It was like, cool John's back!
Except he wasn't.
Knowing he had so much more great music still to give us just made his death so much more tragic.
It's as much a technological achievement as it is a new Beatles song, and a very good one in my opinion. As a young fan, I'm happy to have experienced the release of a new Beatles track in my lifetime.
I like that they put the 1962 single version of "Love Me Do" as the B-side. The last Beatles single juxtaposed with their first.
Even with two of them gone, their legacy still endures.
Welcome to the club!
Hear hear David. There’s Mozart Bach and the Beatles. They are the most significant and will always be the most significant recording artists of all time
The story of the song is way more more interesting than the song.