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Surviving Beatles used AI and an old recording of John Lennon to make a new Beatles song

submitted by Crackinjokes to music 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 05:08:24 ago (+6/-0)     (www.guitarworld.com)

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-beatles-now-and-then-release

I like the Beatles and think they did some amazing stuff but honestly I think it's time for them to end.

All these bands came about right at the same time the technical revolution of good musical recording equipment and distribution systems as well as high Fidelity radio came about and it's one of the reasons they're all thought of as the greatest of all time which is not to take away from their talent. But it's the same reason they first movie stars when color movies came out or thought of as the greatest actors in an actuality there are no better or worse than many actors today just like the first vj's that came out when music MTV first came out.


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[ - ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey 4 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 08:00:47 ago (+4/-0)

Fuck John Lennon and fuck the Beatles.

[ - ] mahavishnunj 3 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 07:33:10 ago (+3/-0)

I'm a Beatles obsessive and long time composer/player.
A) Every word of your 2nd paragraph is stupid and incorrect on multiple levels.

B) "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" from the 90s were amazing. Everyone agrees "Now and Then" was pointless garbage and it was forgotten immediately.

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 17:53:18 ago (+0/-0)

FAAB is faggy drivel, Now and Then is pretty good

[ - ] CoronaHoax 2 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 07:09:00 ago (+2/-0)

These people are sick to use their dead man’s voice for a song

[ - ] bobdole9 1 point 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 09:16:33 ago (+1/-0)

AI voices should only exist if authorized by the living person.

Case in point: Randy Travis.

He suffered a massive stroke in 2013, and with the help of a longtime producer of his, a "surrogate voice", and over 60 songs, an AI model was able to "replicate" his voice.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iQsvAB2RsvM

All of this was done with Randy Travis's consent. If you're dead, there's no consent.

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 17:52:37 ago (+0/-0)

I first herd it a few weeks ago, wondered why it had eluded me til now. I like it, but it's a tad overproduced. That bein said, I would gladly revive Lennon, just so I can personally shoot him in the face.

[ - ] Looneyskiprooney 0 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 09:09:22 ago (+0/-0)

The jewtles. Hahaha

[ - ] kammmmak 0 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 08:48:25 ago (+0/-0)

The Beatles were the greatest band that ever lived.

[ - ] titstitstits 0 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 05:23:51 ago (+0/-0)

i heard somewhere the beatles innovated music. how true is that?

if you look at, for example this she loves you looks one step out of the golden age to me, but im not that knowledgeable about early 20th century american history or music. and then by this don't let me down video it seems pretty much modern. like they bridged the gap from one era to another. but were they the bridge (did they do the musical innovation) or were they just on it?

this song just uses AI for Lennon's voice, right? if there were no copyright restrictions you could probably turn AI loose and have it write a thousand new beatles songs...

[ - ] CoronaHoax 1 point 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 07:31:27 ago (+1/-0)

I’ve ended up finding like 50% of the hits or more that I’ve known were actually stolen. It’s pretty disgusting

[ - ] mahavishnunj 0 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 07:34:30 ago (+0/-0)*

Beatles hits?

[ - ] CoronaHoax 1 point 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 10:49:41 ago (+1/-0)

No just hits back then from anybody

[ - ] Anus_Expander 0 points 3 monthsMar 6, 2025 17:55:31 ago (+0/-0)

No. Now And Then is a DEMO Lennon recorded at home, on the piano, with vocals. It was just a rough tape. McCartney and some engineers turned it into a real song.