They May Be Parted

While they ultimately became a legend of the silver screen, the Beatles didn’t make as many films as they actually did.

“It is no criticism of a thoroughly professional work that the Beatles will doubtless make sure it is out of date in a very short time.”

Gazing at 20 Manchester Square in London, I squinted trying to visualize the Beatles hanging over the stairwell, flashing their grins.

This article originally appeared in Issue 4 of the new TEATLES magazine, published October 2024, and was written by Dan Rivkin (me, They May Be Parted) and Dianne Ketler (@wouldride on IG).

It’s spring 2024 A.D., and when we last saw the Beatles, they were vanishing before our eyes in the “Now and Then” video, ascending to Pepperland, probably.

This time, Paul McCartney’s line was delivered with a smile: “And then there was one.”

Dave Grohl told a funny story about Paul McCartney on “The Graham Norton Show” during the promotional tour for his 2021 memoir, The Storyteller, expanding on a brief passage from the book itself.

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The Beatles, as depicted by John Lennon in November 1968, as published in the December 7, 1968, issue of New Music Express.

“The world is still spinning and so are we and so are you.