Ringo Starr participates in Ringo’s Annual Peace & Love Birthday Celebration on July 07, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images
The Beatles had one last hurrah previously this month with the launch of its last solitary, “Now and Then,” on Nov. 2. As with the majority of launches from the Fab Four, the track showed to be a success for the team, and according to Ringo Starr, works as a “nice way to finally close that door.”
Speaking with the AARP, the rocker provided a little bit of information on exactly how the track happened, keeping in mind that Paul McCartney had the concept to finish the track in 2022.
“Last year, Paul called and said, ‘You remember that unfinished song of John’s, ‘Now and Then’? Why don’t we work on that?’” he remembered. “He sent it to me, and I played the drums and sang. We had a great track of John [Lennon] singing and playing piano and George [Harrison] playing rhythm guitar.”
The popular drummer likewise took a minute to resolve some reports regarding the track’s development. “There were terrible rumors that it’s not John, it’s A.I., whatever bulls- - t people said,” she claimed. “Paul and I would not have done that. It’s a beautiful song and a nice way to finally close that door.”
Following the launch of “Now and Then” — very first videotaped in 1977 as a trial by Lennon — the track debuted at No. 7 on the Nov. 18-dated Billboard Hot 100 graph. “Now and Then” noted the team’s 35th leading 10 hit, which consequently, expanded its document for the most amongst teams. “Now and Then” likewise ended up being the team’s very first leading 10 considering that 1996.
