Paul McCartney revealed that the whole operation had to be kept top secretThe orchestra playing in the new Beatles single Now and Then had no idea they were recording the Fab Four's last track, it has emerged.
Now And Then, written and sung by John in 1977, features acoustic and electric guitar played by George in 1995. Sir Paul McCartney completed the bass and Sir Ringo Starr recorded the drums in the last year.'We had to put the music out on the stands for the musicians , but we couldn't tell them it was a new Beatles song. It was all a bit of a high secret, and hush hush,' McCartney told the Telegraph.
Liam Gallagher tweeted: 'Now n Then absolutely incredible biblical celestial heartbreaking and heartwarming all at the same time long live The Beatles LG x'. Referencing George Harrison 's death, Sir Paul said of the song: 'In 2001 we lost George, which took the wind out of our sails, it took almost a quarter of a century before we tackled Now And Then again'Liam Gallagher led the reviews and loved the tune - as did millions of others