John Lennon, antiwar crusader: With final song, why he (and the Beatles) still matter

Artificial intelligence has brought the vocals of legendary performer and antiwar activist John Lennon back with the Beatles for 'Now and Then.'

There was one member of the Beatles who never shied away from political protest: John Lennon. He was passionately against the Vietnam War, but also wary of protestors using violence, as he declared in the song 'Revolution': 'You say you want a revolution, well you know, we all want to change the world… But when you talk about destruction, don’t you know that you can count me out, in?'He held weeklong bed-ins for peace with Yoko, in Amsterdam and Montreal.

The opening lyrics: 'I know it’s true 'It’s all because of you 'And if I make it through 'It’s all because of you.' 'Now and Then' is a ballad, not one of John’s all-out rockers, and it does sound like the Beatles. It won’t rank up there with the group’s greatest hits, but it’s a gift. With McCartney at 81, and Starr at 83, touring right now, we should be grateful.

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