John Lennon’s voice in the song was recovered with the help of artificial intelligence; a behind-the-scenes recording documentary was also released
The long-awaited “last song” of Beatles was launched this Thursday, 2. The announcement of Occasionally it was done last week, by Paul McCartney AND Ringo Starr.
The song has been building anticipation since Paul gave more details and stated it John Lennon was recovered using artificial intelligence. However it has not been recreated as was done recently with the rumors of several already dead idols. “Nothing was created artificially or synthetically. It’s all real and we all play with it,” the musician declared at the time.
In fact, the song features collaboration from all four members. Occasionally was initially written and sung by John Lennon and produced by Paul, Ringo and George Harrison. Four decades later, the remaining band members decided to finish the song.
The track was released digitally, but also has physical releases on vinyl and cassette. In the disc version, the song will be a “double single” on the A-side with a remix of Love me, do it, from 1962, the group’s first song. The choice was described as “a very fitting circle”.
Occasionally will have a clip that will be made available this Friday 3. A 12-minute behind-the-scenes documentary of the recording was released this Wednesday 1. Appearance:
The band’s news for November doesn’t end with Occasionally, as the British group will also release expanded and updated editions of two of the band’s albums. Known respectively as the “red” and “blue” albums, The Beatles 1962-1966 AND The Beatles 1967-1970 they will get around 10 new remixed tracks each.
The new remix of Love me, do it will be included in the red album, while Occasionally it will be in blue. In total, 21 tracks have been included in the re-release, scheduled for release on the 10th.
The story of Occasionally
In the 1970s, John Lennon recorded a demo version of Occasionally in the Dakota Building, where he lived New York. In 1994, Yoko Onothe artist’s wife, gave Paul, Ringo and George the recording and other demos of Free as a bird AND True love.
The group attempted to finish the song upon the project’s release. The Beatles anthology, but the technological limitations of the time prevented John’s voice from being separated from a piano sound present in the song. For this reason the band abandoned the song.
Recent releases of content about the band: the documentary The Beatles: Going Back and a remix of Wheel – demonstrated that it was now possible to separate musicians’ voices from instruments or ambient sound when filming. In 2022, Paul and Ringo gave it another chance Occasionally.
In addition to John’s vocals, the track features George playing guitar in 1995. The remaining members made new recordings, including a new Harrison-inspired solo and backing vocals. The two commented on the emotion they felt working on the track.
“John’s voice was there, crystal clear. It’s quite moving. And we all played it, it’s a real Beatles song,” Paul said in a statement. “It was the closest thing to having him back in the room, so it was very emotional for all of us. It was like John was there,” Ringo added.
Source: Terra
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