With the new Beatles song dropping today, which I had not heard of until today, I discovered that there was also a short which I watched on YouTube.

It was the story of how Paul and Ringo came back and finished a song that had been on the tapes that Yoko Ono had given to them back in the 1990s that led to “Free as a Bird.”

Listening to Paul tell this story was truly emotional and had me feeling as if I were ready to sob. This film is only 12 + minutes long, but it was amazing.

This has been my favorite short in years. It made me feel and I was utterly fascinated by the story of Now and Then, the “last” Beatles song, a song that included John Lennon’s vocals, Paul on bass, Ringo on drums and a mix that included George on a guitar solo.

You are able to get a song that includes all four former Beatles, despite the fact that two of them are gone. For Beatles fans like me, this short is magnificent. I think that even those people who are only slight fans will love seeing how they were able to create this song.

Go out of the way to see this.

5 stars

Edit: I see that this is also on Disney +, which surprises me that I was able to see this short on YouTube.