my fave thing about this song is somewhere, this is someone's gateway into the Beatles.

Thank you for exposing such an unknown indie band like The Beatles.

Honestly I think finding out that the Beatles were lobsters stacked on top of one another would add to making their legacy more immortal.

This song more than anything proves there is no bigger fan of the Beatles than Paul McCartney!

Despite the man owing the world absolutely nothing, he spent nearly 30 years trying to bring this song to life. You can nitpick the small details of the track, but what an amazing gift he has given us once again.

I couldn’t help listening to this song, and thinking about what is happening in the world at the moment. And I was reminded that despite that vision of the world that the Beatles embodied not being reached, we can still hope for it. That dream doesn’t end. And even though now and then we’re reminded how much we miss them, they are always there for us with their music.

If that's your voice at the very end, then let me say this!

You've got a very lovely voice.

If John's last words to Paul really were 'think of me now and then old friend' - Paul must've felt full circle releasing this

I think the use of AI in restoration is one of the only uses of AI that has INTRINSIC artistic value. As appealing and nostalgic as tape's imperfections can be, it's absolutely incredible we're reaching an era where we can remix mono recordings or make vhs recordings look brand new, and it'll go a long way towards more people realizing the past wasn't as different as dated media can sometimes make it look. I made a ton of audio tape "movies" with my friends when I was a kid, and if I had the ability to separate the vocal tracks from background clicks and hums, I might actually be able to do something with them instead of them just existing as childhood artifacts. Or the ability to take parts of songs from different eras and blend them seamlessly. Very exciting stuff, really anticipating it being publicly available.

My father in law passed away just over a year ago, he was a huge Beatles fan, we went to his grave last week and had a moment to play the song there. I’d like to think if there’s somewhere we all go, he heard it in some way.

‘Now and then, I miss you’

just kills me every time.

With social media where it is now, The Beatles matter more now than they ever have and it’s wonderful to see this song connect with so many People……..

Thoughts about the AI in this song, it's not AI, it's fancy vocal filtering. IMO the term AI was used here to draw up media attention and hype

Really loved hearing Mic sing the chorus at the end. Actually made me smile.

I really hope this is, in fact, the last Beatles song. Peter Jackson recently said that working on other old Beatles/solo demos and turning them into full-fledged tracks to be released could be feasible, which isn’t great imo. While I really do like Now and Then, it wasn’t entirely necessary (though I’m glad it exists). So I think having even more “new” Beatles songs would do nothing for the band’s legacy. Their ‘60s catalogue speaks for itself.

Mr. The Snare has a good singing voice!

That point of hearing this song while loved ones, who experienced the Beatles in their prime, cannot due to passing away

Hit me like a truck tbh

I had that same overwhelming emotion a few years ago when ABBA released that new record. My mom was a huge ABBA fan. They broke up the year I was born so my first music memories came from them. We always hoped we would see a reunion at some point. My mom passed away in 2006. When they released the new music a few years ago I cried cause it was incredibly exciting and then the realization that my mother wasn't here for it just broke me.

Ok your comment about loved ones not being able to hear this hit me HARD because it reminded me of all the stories my grandma would tell me of Elvis and Beatlemania. And she passed in 2019. But I think that's what's so special about music. It transcends human lives and will likely transcend humanity altogether when the AI robots take over. As someone relatively new to The Beatles (thanks to your fantastic DDD), I'm really excited to dig deeper into the band's history and piece together the context of this song amongst the others. Thank you for yet another brilliantly articulated perspective! Long live the fab 4 😊

Lovely outro

I think of this song the way I think of a post script at the end of a long letter from a loved one.

Not really necessary to the greater story, and only notable as a footnote in the grand scheme of things, but it's still an appreciated gesture, and something I'll always treasure, as it always feels like a last little gift meant solely for you to read apart from everything else.

It's like the story of the Beatles was one long illustrious love letter, and also a story of friendship and hope and experimentation and looking forward to a brighter day, and then, just as you've finished reading their goodbyes, you see a little note at the bottom.

P.S., Now and then, I miss you.

And that's all it really needs to be.

Come to think of it, this video is also a perfect postscript to the Beatles DDD, one last little observation before finally, completely, closing the book on the Beatles, for good.

Is that a genuine Mic Beatles vocal cover at the end (sounds like someone was in a choir)…TOP NOTCH STUFF!

Kind of insane to see the release of a beatles song in 2023.

the cover art actually matches the building in their first album cover