See the documentary about the release of the Beatles’ final song on Thursday, Nov. 2 2023.
The Beatles will be dropping their final song on Thursday: Now and Then, a completion of a previously unfinished John Lennon demo that the other three living bandmates worked on in the mid-1990s before George Harrison died.
How did it all come together (pun not intended, I swear)? The band released a 12-minute film all about the recording. It’s astounding, emotional and beautiful. Check it out before we hear the full song on Thursday:
It sure looks like a new, final Beatles single is coming with all four of them performing on it.
I know, I know: You’re looking at that headline and thinking, “Uh, the Beatles broke up years ago, there are only two of them that are alive, how could they release a new single?”
Here’s the answer: Back in June, Paul McCartney announced he would be using AI to help turn a demo with John Lennon into a new single with all four Beatles on it. There was a ton of speculation — would it be the much-discussed Now and Then? — and some uproar over the idea of using AI assistance.
McCartney then tweeted this to clear up confusion, which … didn’t clear up much beyond “It’s all real and we all play on it.”
Been great to see such an exciting response to our forthcoming Beatles project. No one is more excited than us to be sharing something with you later in the year.
We’ve seen some confusion and speculation about it. Seems to be a lot of guess work out there. Can’t say too much…
Doesn’t seem like much, right? Except when you go to the Beatles’ site, you can see there’s a copyright label on a demo tape that’s hard to read, but it appears to point to a recording owned by Yoko Ono Lennon and is licensed to Apple Corps (the Beatles’ founded the media corporation in the 1960s):
— Mariana Stanley Smith ((°⍸°)) 🍏 (@marianabrickman) October 25, 2023
So … could this be Now and Then? It was a demo from John Lennon that the other three eventually worked on to some extent during the Anthology series in the mid-1990s.
The sides of the shoes say Play to Live and Live to Play.
Royal Liverpool Golf Club takes center stage this week as host venue for the 2023 Open Championship, the final major on the 2023 men’s professional calendar.
The golf course is often referred to as Hoylake, the small town it’s located in. Liverpool is about 23 miles – or perhaps that should be 37 kilometers – to the east.
Liverpool is, of course, famous for being where the Beatles formed in 1960, thus commencing their takeover of the music world.
The Nike golf shoes displaying the words ‘Play to Live’ worn by Rory McIlroy during a practice round ahead of the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. (Photo: Warren Little/Getty Images)
On one side of the shoe it reads Live to Play, with Play to Live on the other. The shoes pay homage to the Beatles’ psychedelic era, with wavy letters and bright rainbow colors.
The Nike Air Zoom Infinity Tour NXT NRG shoes that McIlroy is wearing are one of four special release kicks being put into play this week as part of the Open Championship collection.
McIlroy, the 2014 British Open champ, is coming into the week hot off his thrilling win at the Genesis Scottish Open.
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According to the website setlist.fm, Johnny Cash was the first artist to play at Notre Dame Stadium in 1977. That would be the last musical performance at the stadium until Chicago played at halftime of the Irish’s 2017 game against USC. Since then, Chicago has come back for one other game, and Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have played there twice apiece. Weezer appeared there for the 2019 Winter Classic, and Billy Joel played a full show there in 2022.
Other than that, Notre Dame Stadium has a very paltry history when it comes to hosting big musical acts. I don’t know or care what’s behind that. I just want to see Notre Dame Stadium become a hot spot for concerts like most other stadiums around the world are when they don’t have games to host. Plus, such things only can be a boost to South Bend’s economy, and those shouldn’t have to happen only during football season.
Here are 10 artists I believe need to add Notre Dame Stadium to their next tour:
If you’re wondering how AI has found its way into bringing new Beatles music to fans for the first time in nearly three decades, it all goes back to a recent documentary project on the band spearheaded by filmmaker Peter Jackson.
Throughout his career, Sir Paul McCartney has written or co-written hundreds of songs, including 32 Billboard No. 1 hits.
When all is said and done, Sir Paul McCartney will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the best and most influential musicians of all time. With McCartney celebrating his 80th birthday Saturday, we thought it appropriate to quickly sum up the man, the myth, the heartthrob.
If you’re somehow unfamiliar with McCartney, he is, of course, best known for his work with the The Beatles. (If you haven’t already, you should check out the terrific “Get Back” documentary on Disney+, to see McCartney’s genius on-the-spot songwriting skills in action.)
Throughout his career, McCartney has written or co-written hundreds of songs, including 32 Billboard No. 1 hits. Back in 2017, our Charles Curtis embarked on quite an ambitious endeavor and ranked all 188 (!) Beatles songs and ranked all of their albums the following year. Some of the more famous (or, really, the very best, in this writer’s opinion) include:
Has anyone ever seen Tommy Rees and Paul McCartney in the same place at the same time?
Greetings and a very warm and pleasant Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you who are celebrating today.
Where I’m at it’s about 30 or so degrees above what the average temperature is for this time of year so although I’m not headed to Arizona in a few days to see Notre Dame take on Oklahoma State, it feels almost as if I’m getting a vacation of sorts with this.
I just want to extend a quick thank you to all of you for your support of Fighting Irish Wire over this past year. You can go a lot of places for news and opinions in regards to Notre Dame athletics but the fact that so many of you come back again and again is simply awesome and appreciated.
A big thanks as well goes to Geoffrey Clark, Michael Chen, and Jeff Feyerer for the time they put into making this sleigh fly each day. I couldn’t manage this site without the work that all offer and appreciate the hell out of each of them.
Finally, since its Christmas I would lake to share with you a recent revelation I’ve had. It came after I saw the music video for “Wonderful Christmas Time” by Paul McCartney for the first time recently and I can’t get the thought out of my head.
A younger Paul McCartney and Tommy Rees are identical and once you see it you’ll never be able to unsee it.
A simple review: The Beatles: Get Back is worth the eight hours of your time (not in a row! Take some breaks!).
The Peter Jackson-directed documentary takes the hours and hours of footage from what would ultimately turn into Let It Be and focuses day by day on the band coming up with songs to perform at a concert and, eventually, record on an album. It leads up to — SPOILER ALERT, I guess? — the now-famous concert of the roof of Apple Corps’ office building in the middle of London.
I’m not just saying this as a die-hard Beatles fan — even if you casually like the band, this is absolutely worth watching, mostly because you get a rare look inside their creative process, friendship and the sheer joy of playing together. Even through some of the tougher moments — some of which you can see below — you can see how the making of this documentary and playing together at the same time brings them together while also showing they were ready to part ways and do their own thing.
That said, let’s run through some of the most notable moments, some jokes and tweets about it:
