The Beatles “Now And Then”, an unfinished song

The Beatles “Now And Then”, an unfinished song… This wont be part of the Beatles rOckband game, but i just want to share the information to those who will stumble to this Beatles Blog.

“Now and Then” (also known as “I Don’t Want to Lose You” or “Miss You”) is the name given to an unreleased composition by John Lennon. It was first recorded in demo form in 1978 and was resurrected in 1995 as a third possible reunion single by Lennon’s former band, The Beatles, for their 1995 autobiographical project The Beatles Anthology.

It was written by John Lennon in the late 1970s, around the same time as “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love“. The unfinished piece of music was originally recorded by Lennon in a demo form at his home at the Dakota Building, New York City, circa 1979.

In January 1994, Paul McCartney was given two tape cassettes by John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono that included home recordings of songs Lennon never completed or released commercially. The songs on the tape included the eventually completed and released “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love”, in addition to two other songs “Grow Old With Me” and “Now and Then”. In March 1995, the three surviving Beatles began work on “Now and Then” by recording a rough backing track that was to be used as an overdub. However, after only two days of recording, all work on the song ceased and plans for a third reunion single were scrapped permanently.