Paul McCartney Gets ‘Very Emotional’ Playing Beatles’ Final Song

Paul
McCartney
has
opened
up
regarding
the

Beatles’

“Now
and
Then,”
admitting
he
gets
“very
emotional”
when
he
performs
the
song.

“It’s
really
great.
When
you
introduce
a
new
song,
even
though
it’s
an
old
song,
like
‘Now
and
Then,'”
McCartney
explained
during
a
recent
conversation
with
the


Mirror. “The
first
reaction
is,
people
aren’t
quite
sure
what
it
is
or
what
you’re
doing.”

“But
during
the
run
of
the
concerts,
they
get
the
idea.
The
word
gets
out
on
the
internet,”
the
legendary
rocker
continued,
noting
how
fans
have
since
gravitated
towards
the
song. “So
now
the
reaction
is
really
strong,
and
for
us
it’s
great
to
play
because
it’s
a
nice
song
to
play,
and
for
me,
it’s
particularly
great
because
it’s
a
John song.
And
so
it’s
very
emotional
for
me.
I
love
it.
I
love
doing
it,
and
the
audience
seem
to
love
it
too.”

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Regarded
as
the
Beatles’
final
song, “Now
and
Then”
was
created
from
demo
tapes
recorded
by

John
Lennon
prior
to
his
death.
The
band’s
surviving
members
originally
tried
to
salvage
the
track
around
the
time
of
the

Anthology
project,
but
Lennon’s
vocals
were
deemed
unusable.
Modern
AI
technology
allowed
the
track
to
finally
be
completed. “Now
and
Then”
was
released
last
November
and
has
since
been

nominated
for
both
Record
of
the
Year
and
Best
Rock
Performance
at
the
67th
Grammy
Awards.

Emotions
seemed
to
get
the
best
of
McCartney
during
a
recent
performance
in
Manchester,
England.
After
playing “Now
and
Then”
at
the
Dec.
15
show,
the
82-year-old
rocker
could
be
seen
tearing
up
and
gesturing
in
appreciation
to
the
crowd
(video
below).

Is
Paul
McCartney
on
Tour?

McCartney
is
set
to
wrap
his
2024
touring
with
a
pair
of
performances
at
the
O2
in
London
on
Dec.
18
and
19.

“We
finish
it
up
around
Christmas
time,”
the
Beatles
confirmed
to
the

Mirror. “So
that’s
exciting.
We’re
looking
forward
to
London,
and
then
that
will
finish
this
tour,
and
we’ll
all
be
very
glad
to
have
a
nice
Christmas
holiday.”