Did George Harrison Approve of Now And Then by The Beatles?

George Harrison has a surprising connection to the final Beatles single, Now And Then. Not only does his guitar playing feature on the track, a clock he once purchased features on the back cover of the single. Paul McCartney and Olivia Harrison believe this clock could be a sign that George Harrison mystically approved of Now And Then

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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Origins of Now And Then
02:04 - 90s Recording Sessions
05:30 - Finishing Now And Then
06:57 - Mystery of the Clock
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[DarkeningSkies]

The Lennon vocal on “Now and Then” is so improved from what we hear on “Free as a Bird”’& “Real Love”- I hope the apply the newer technology to them at some point.

[michaellehane]

"Now and Then" is such a haunting song that I would not be surprised if George and John were collectively giving their approval.

[Meepsmusic]

I love george and anyone who does not is a wrong-un, its a knowing thing

[terrencedow]

Thank you for the very Fab video!
   The first time I heard the song it bowled me over completely!  I approached it without the video, just the tune.  It just struck me like I'd always known it and now finally here it was!!  I've never gotten so emotional over a song that I had no connection with ever..  Within seconds I had tears streaming down the sides of my face!  My wife was like, yeah, yeah the Beatles and then she looked at me and actually got worried cause it was so far out of my character!
I had guitar in hand after the second playing and it just..  I don't know, I didn't have to try and learn it, the song moved my hands into the chords!  I'm 56 years old, been playing since 5 and NEVER had that happen!!!  Everything about the Beatles was and is meant to be.  A truly blessed band that continues to inspire, entertain and amaze!

[ericclaptonsrobotpilot]

The Beatles formation was divine intervention. The world needed them and they were manifested to bring joy to all of us.

[vitamind.d.fishinsea]

George was saying "now then" a northern saying meaning either 'hello, what's occurring?' or a warning that you'd better behave yourself! Either way fits in with George's sense of humour I think and sends a good message to Paul😂

[richjasso]

Here’s the deal naysayers.
Paul and Ringo along with the families approved for this iteration of Now and Then.

It’s Johns real voice not an AI or Auto tuned one.

Fantastic finished product worthy of any Beatles song.

[WannaBeatle-Paul_McMichael]

the Anthology (initially titled, "the Long and Winding Road" until just a bit before it was released) project started in the mid to late 70s. but, with John's untimely death, it was put on hold for quite a long time

[ghidrah]

I can’t wait to see Jeff Lynne this Friday for the ELO Over and Out Tour. I loved it when he got to work on Free as a Bird and Real Love.

[thevoid]

i think that clock was a message. plus, i think when paul did that solo... george came down and guided his hands to play those notes. it felt like george was playing in that song. that was that part that moved me. i love that song.

[jkthedjrockinrabbi]

The Anthology project actually began as early as late 1969 when Neil Aspinall started gathering and compiling footage of The Beatles from around the world for use in a documentary that was originally going to be called "The Long and Winding Road."

[naturalmystery]

Props to you for crediting the great Adam Bound. The man is a master at compiling old footage and audio! <3

[Avid_Fan]

The saying "Boiling your cabbages twice" makes perfect sense to me.

[bluesrocker]

George didn't call the original demo rubbish... He called it "fucking crap". 🤣

[mr.milehi]

That clock is fascinating. I'm so interested in this. Everyone's calling me a clock sucker.

[jeffreyhicks]

I was overwhelmed when I first heard Jonh's vocal on NOW AND THEN but I feel we should have the same with FREE AS A BIRD and REAL LOVE but don't

[george]

"NowAndThen" used to be my computer password. I changed my password after this song was released and did so for that reason.

[fbt]

Real Love was first released with the Imagine documentary movie. This was a different version, though, with acoustic guitar instead of piano.

[delphione]

How can you say McCarney's relationship with Harrison had always been difficult? Friends from early teens, McCartney bringing Harrison into the group -- we were not there, but the group could not have taken off the way it did with such friction in its foundation.

[bb]

I’ve heard the original Now and Then tape on YouTube. It had more than a hum. The sound was like a growling electrical short. The recording was not useable and that is why George didn’t like it. 

In the last ten years or so another recording of Now and Then was found which was much cleaner without the growling sound. A few people posted arrangements of that recording on YouTube. Some were pretty good. 

Peter Jackson took the higher quality recording of John’s song and separated out the vocal of that track for the single. 
If George was still alive, I don’t think he would have minded working again on the Now and Then single with the clean vocal from John.