However, even though George Harrison recorded a guitar part for the song, he vetoed its completion and release. It’s only recently been revealed, that the third song on Lennon’s demo tapes was “Now and Then”.
However, what happened to that third song? The results, for the mid-90s, were remarkable and both songs scored top ten hits internationally. Producer (and founder member of ELO) Jeff Lynne created those songs by “digitally processing” the original cassette demo songs and then overdubbing the serving members of The Beatles. If you cast your mind back to 1995 then you may remember the songs “ Free as a Bird” as well as “ Real Love“. Two of those recordings were extensively reworked and released as part of The Beatles Anthology series. In 1977 John Lennon recorded three demo songs, at home, on cassette tape. However, after a hunt around the internet, a clear and plausible story seems to emerge. As you might expect, the exact details behind how Now and Then came to be seem closely guarded.
