11-03-2023, 08:54 PM
Pretty interesting. No denying they did their level best.
They took John's solo demo and changed it by following a lot of the methods they probably always used, along with some modern consultation of course.
Not sure how much George was ever involved with this song or if he was involved at all, so obviously that does leave a gap in the Beatles recipe.
Maybe this video will shed some light...
0:41 so if they got the demo in 1994, George probably was directly involved.
1:12 I will say this though...
If they're acting like there aren't like 100 other random songs that John and George have stored away between them, just waiting to be discovered, they're blowing smoke up some mad ass. That's okay though, I like a good story. I can respect it.
1:35 they're calling this "The Last Beatles Song" and as far as anything created while any of them are still alive, then yes, it most likely is. But in 10 or 20 years when AI is far more advanced, anyone will be able to feed a previously unheard demo into it and create a "new" Beatles song. It'll have far less soul and meaning simply because they'll all be dead... but it will most certainly be done.
In general, AI will be used to massively fixate on the past... I think there's some danger in that. But I also think it's human nature to do so.
2:20 I'm glad George was directly involved in this. I figured he was since they used the footage of him in the studio for this music video. So collaborative work on the song dates back to 1995.
2:48 he's right... John absolutely would have wanted this.
4:50 props to John for wearing yellow tinted glasses though, bro was ahead of his time. They really make everything look better.
5:04 heck, even this video is excellently done. Lots of care and effort put into it. I am really impressed with how much everyone gave to this project.
6:57 isolated vocals. See, this is a legitimately respectable use of AI. If they'd just use it for GOOD instead of trawling around on the internet stealing pond scum to feed it and craft its mock consciousness from, it wouldn't be such a divisive topic. This mini documentary also highlights how quickly the technology is evolving and how easy it makes things which were once painstaking or just plain impossible.
7:33 "It's far out." Lmao, I love Ringo. That's my favorite Beatle right there.
10:40 amen dude, so true.
