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New AI Beatles single 'Now and Then' set for release
FRANCE 24 English
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11/2/2023
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53 years after splitting up, they're back.
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It's a reunion few could have imagined since only two are still alive.
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But the Beatles are releasing a new single featuring all four band members thanks to
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artificial intelligence.
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It's the last song that my dad and Paul and George and Ringo will get to make together.
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Now and Then was written and sung by John Lennon in the late 1970s.
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24 years later, his widow, Yoko Ono, gave the demo to Paul McCartney.
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But back then it was impossible to separate Lennon's vocals and piano to work alongside
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new recorded parts.
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Last year, AI made that possible.
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Paul called me up and said he'd like to work on Now and Then.
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He put the bass on, I put the drums on.
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In the city of Liverpool where it all began, fans are eager to hear the result.
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I can't wait to hear the song.
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I hope it's done tastefully.
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I hope it is bringing about something that they have created together, collaboratively
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and the technology just makes it happen.
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But the use of AI has left some people a little sceptical.
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I like the item to be the original item and I know it's all about picking John's voice
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out and putting it into this, what's going to be the last Beatles song.
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And I suppose it's wonderful for the fans.
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But I don't know, I've got a conflict, I still haven't made my mind up about it.
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I'm very conflicted with regards to that.
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But I'm sure it's going to sound wonderful.
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It was in this room that the Beatles performed for the very first time.
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The venue and the city itself attracts fans from around the world.
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The physical release of Now and Then also comes ahead of new editions of the Beatles
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Red album and Blue album, expanded to cover their entire singles discography.
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