Why Paul McCartney Blocked John Lennon's Final Song From Being Released
John Lennon was in the midst of an incredibly successful solo career when he was assassinated on Dec. 8, 1980. While his music career was cut short, he had some unreleased tapes made into a posthumous album. Later, a few of John Lennon’s unfinished songs were utilized for The Beatles Anthology, but Paul McCartney stopped one song from being released.
After The Beatles ended, each member began their solo career. John Lennon had a long stretch of success for five years before taking a break, beginning in 1975. However, he returned in November 1970 with Double Fantasy, an album that hit No. 1 worldwide. One song he and Yoko wanted to put on the album was “Grow Old With Me,” but due to a tight deadline, they decided to save it for the following album, Milk and Honey.
“We were working against a deadline for the Christmas release of the album, [and we] kept holding “Grow Old With Me” to the end, and finally decided it was better to leave the song for Milk And Honey so we won’t do a rush job,” Ono said
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