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Nov 3, 2023 15:42:56   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW55J2zE3N4

Now and Then's eventful journey to fruition took place over five decades and is the product of conversations and collaborations between the four Beatles that go on to this day. The long mythologised John Lennon demo was first worked on in February 1995 by Paul, George and Ringo as part of The Beatles Anthology project but it remained unfinished, partly because of the impossible technological challenges involved in working with the vocal John had recorded on tape in the 1970s. For years it looked like the song could never be completed. But in 2022 there was a stroke of serendipity. A software system developed by Peter Jackson and his team, used throughout the production of the documentary series Get Back, finally opened the way for the uncoupling of John’s vocal from his piano part. As a result, the original recording could be brought to life and worked on anew with contributions from all four Beatles. This remarkable story of musical archaeology reflects The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with technology. It marks the completion of the last recording that John, Paul and George and Ringo will get to make together and celebrates the legacy of the foremost and most influential band in popular music history.

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Nov 3, 2023 16:04:42   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Thanks for the link. It's an amazing accomplishment.

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Nov 3, 2023 16:41:37   #
hoosier500
 
Made me think of this meme.



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Nov 3, 2023 17:07:28   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
kpmac wrote:
Thanks for the link. It's an amazing accomplishment.



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Nov 3, 2023 17:07:47   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
hoosier500 wrote:
Made me think of this meme.



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Nov 4, 2023 09:29:36   #
MosheR Loc: New York City
 
bcheary wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW55J2zE3N4

Now and Then's eventful journey to fruition took place over five decades and is the product of conversations and collaborations between the four Beatles that go on to this day. The long mythologised John Lennon demo was first worked on in February 1995 by Paul, George and Ringo as part of The Beatles Anthology project but it remained unfinished, partly because of the impossible technological challenges involved in working with the vocal John had recorded on tape in the 1970s. For years it looked like the song could never be completed. But in 2022 there was a stroke of serendipity. A software system developed by Peter Jackson and his team, used throughout the production of the documentary series Get Back, finally opened the way for the uncoupling of John’s vocal from his piano part. As a result, the original recording could be brought to life and worked on anew with contributions from all four Beatles. This remarkable story of musical archaeology reflects The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with technology. It marks the completion of the last recording that John, Paul and George and Ringo will get to make together and celebrates the legacy of the foremost and most influential band in popular music history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW55J2zE3N4 br br... (show quote)

Remember "When I'm 64?". That was " then."

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Nov 4, 2023 09:44:37   #
MosheR Loc: New York City
 
bcheary wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW55J2zE3N4

Now and Then's eventful journey to fruition took place over five decades and is the product of conversations and collaborations between the four Beatles that go on to this day. The long mythologised John Lennon demo was first worked on in February 1995 by Paul, George and Ringo as part of The Beatles Anthology project but it remained unfinished, partly because of the impossible technological challenges involved in working with the vocal John had recorded on tape in the 1970s. For years it looked like the song could never be completed. But in 2022 there was a stroke of serendipity. A software system developed by Peter Jackson and his team, used throughout the production of the documentary series Get Back, finally opened the way for the uncoupling of John’s vocal from his piano part. As a result, the original recording could be brought to life and worked on anew with contributions from all four Beatles. This remarkable story of musical archaeology reflects The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with technology. It marks the completion of the last recording that John, Paul and George and Ringo will get to make together and celebrates the legacy of the foremost and most influential band in popular music history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW55J2zE3N4 br br... (show quote)

This all started with Natalie and Nat King Cole.

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Nov 4, 2023 10:43:29   #
Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA
 
bcheary wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW55J2zE3N4

Now and Then's eventful journey to fruition took place over five decades and is the product of conversations and collaborations between the four Beatles that go on to this day. The long mythologised John Lennon demo was first worked on in February 1995 by Paul, George and Ringo as part of The Beatles Anthology project but it remained unfinished, partly because of the impossible technological challenges involved in working with the vocal John had recorded on tape in the 1970s. For years it looked like the song could never be completed. But in 2022 there was a stroke of serendipity. A software system developed by Peter Jackson and his team, used throughout the production of the documentary series Get Back, finally opened the way for the uncoupling of John’s vocal from his piano part. As a result, the original recording could be brought to life and worked on anew with contributions from all four Beatles. This remarkable story of musical archaeology reflects The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with technology. It marks the completion of the last recording that John, Paul and George and Ringo will get to make together and celebrates the legacy of the foremost and most influential band in popular music history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW55J2zE3N4 br br... (show quote)


Sounded like classical Beatles! Thanks for posting that. While I don't know if any of the Beatles were a true genius (well, maybe John), as a collective they most definitely were! I doubt if we will ever see another group or individual with the same amount of creativity and talent. As a side -- many people think the breakup of the band was due to Paul and John disagreeing on the content and direction of their music. I've been listening to a book by Bill O'Reilly (his killing series) -- this one "Killing the Legends". In this book, it indicates one of the main reasons for the split was due to John's addiction to heroin. At the time of his death he was pretty cooked -- at 5'10" he weighed only 139 lbs. What a shame so many wonderfully talented singers have succumbed to drugs. Many of them had so much more to give and we will never have what they could have produced in the future.

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Nov 4, 2023 11:08:48   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
MosheR wrote:
Remember "When I'm 64?". That was " then."



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Nov 4, 2023 11:09:58   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
MosheR wrote:
This all started with Natalie and Nat King Cole.



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Nov 4, 2023 11:10:47   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
Bridges wrote:
Sounded like classical Beatles! Thanks for posting that. While I don't know if any of the Beatles were a true genius (well, maybe John), as a collective they most definitely were! I doubt if we will ever see another group or individual with the same amount of creativity and talent. As a side -- many people think the breakup of the band was due to Paul and John disagreeing on the content and direction of their music. I've been listening to a book by Bill O'Reilly (his killing series) -- this one "Killing the Legends". In this book, it indicates one of the main reasons for the split was due to John's addiction to heroin. At the time of his death he was pretty cooked -- at 5'10" he weighed only 139 lbs. What a shame so many wonderfully talented singers have succumbed to drugs. Many of them had so much more to give and we will never have what they could have produced in the future.
Sounded like classical Beatles! Thanks for postin... (show quote)


So true Mike.

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Nov 4, 2023 17:38:36   #
DebAnn Loc: Toronto
 
bcheary wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW55J2zE3N4

Now and Then's eventful journey to fruition took place over five decades and is the product of conversations and collaborations between the four Beatles that go on to this day. The long mythologised John Lennon demo was first worked on in February 1995 by Paul, George and Ringo as part of The Beatles Anthology project but it remained unfinished, partly because of the impossible technological challenges involved in working with the vocal John had recorded on tape in the 1970s. For years it looked like the song could never be completed. But in 2022 there was a stroke of serendipity. A software system developed by Peter Jackson and his team, used throughout the production of the documentary series Get Back, finally opened the way for the uncoupling of John’s vocal from his piano part. As a result, the original recording could be brought to life and worked on anew with contributions from all four Beatles. This remarkable story of musical archaeology reflects The Beatles’ endless creative curiosity and shared fascination with technology. It marks the completion of the last recording that John, Paul and George and Ringo will get to make together and celebrates the legacy of the foremost and most influential band in popular music history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW55J2zE3N4 br br... (show quote)


The accomplishment is amazing and I was eagerly awaiting the release. But I was a bit disappointed when I heard it. I kept thinking they should have speeded it up a bit.

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Nov 4, 2023 18:02:57   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
DebAnn wrote:
The accomplishment is amazing and I was eagerly awaiting the release. But I was a bit disappointed when I heard it. I kept thinking they should have speeded it up a bit.



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Nov 4, 2023 21:09:15   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
I gave it a listen. Everyone to their opinions.
I thought it a good song, although not exciting for me. It was too much John doing a slow song, with Paul and George doing barely audible back-up vocals. I think Paul (who really decided how all this went) really wanted to honor John by keeping it it close to his version from the tape, and maybe if he did change it up more people would attack him for that because that is what people do. But it would have been a better song if Paul did what he did best, which would be to rearrange it considerably. Paul and George could have had have time where their singing came forward. That, and having Ringo do a powerful pivot on drums. Then, just for a magical moment, the 4 would be clearly together again.

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Nov 5, 2023 08:15:26   #
Canisdirus
 
Thank goodness for Bert Kaempfert ...

Paul in an interview talked about how poor John's eyesight was.

One night John was over at Paul's parents house doing song work near Xmas, and it got late.

If John thought he might meet any girls, he'd take off the glasses...so he walked home about a mile.

Then he tells Paul the next day about the crazy family up the block that was still out in the front yard playing cards.

So the next day Paul walked over to John's house...he had a look...it was a nativity scene.

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