The Washington Post ran a story yesterday about the Beatles possibly releasing one more song. It’s a John Lennon composition called “I Don’t Want to Lose You.” The song was one of three the remaining Beatles worked on in the mid-90s while they were completing the Anthology series. The other two songs, “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love” were released.
“I Don’t Want to Lose You” collects dust on some studio rack. They say it’s basically a great chorus without verses, so Paul McCartney and Ringo would have to complete the song. The Post story raised this question: should the remaining Beatles complete and release the song or should they let it be.
I say go for it! And I say take it a step further.
Here’s my suggestion. McCartney and Starr should reserve an out-of-the-way studio somewhere in Jamaica for a couple of months. Then they should invite ALL of the Beatle offspring to participate in a new recording project.
Toss that gene pool out there and see what comes together. It could be interesting. McCartney could surely pull things together from a production standpoint. At the minimum you start off with a great songwriter and bass player plus a very good drummer. The kids could fill in around them.
The wit and emotional honesty of John Lennon would be missing, but we could look forward to the vocal harmony of Paul and Julian Lennon whose voice is eerily close to that of his father’s. Harrison’s mystical bent wouldn’t be there but his son, Dhani, could provide some spiritual guitar and a bent of his own.
On a different level, it would be a great learning experience for the children (not without talent, I’ve read), and the children could actually inspire the geezers. The oldsters could provide structure and experience; the youngsters could supply the energy. And possibly out of that group could come the core of another group to continue on.
Yoko could come too, but she would have to promise not to sing.
If the group were to come up an album that met Beatle standards, then it would be released and the proceeds donated to charity. Everyone wins!
I’m providing the additional song titles for the new album:
I Don’t Want to Lose You
Blue 2 Blue
Lovin’ You is Livin’ Hell
Smokin’ Toes
Wednesday Afternoon Between 2 & 3
Let’s Go Down
The Good Old Days
I Could Get Lost in You
Judiciary Square
Hold On Baby
In the Soup
Nasty (Let’s Kick Ass)
IM4U
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