Right here come the sons.
Sixty-two years after The Beatles launched their debut single within the UK, 1962’s “Love Me Do,” as the primary of many basic songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, their offspring have come collectively to carry again their tune-making magic.
“Primrose Hill,” the brand new single by James McCartney — Sir Paul’s solely son, together with his late spouse Linda — was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon, John’s youngest son from his marriage to Yoko Ono.
And the subsequent technology does their papas proud on this wistful great thing about a ballad that remembers among the nostalgic reverie of “Now and Then” — which was launched to a lot fanfare in November because the final Beatles track (and their first new tune since 1996).
Launched on Friday, “Primrose Hill” — which is a public park north of Regent’s Park in London — is the first-ever collaboration between McCartney, 46, and Lennon, 48.
And if any track might sound identical to taking a bittersweet stroll within the park with nothing however your longing reminiscences, then this one just about captures it.
There’s immediately one thing acquainted about it — each the dreamy moodiness and McCartney’s lilting supply — however it by no means appears to fall into Beatles mimicry.
Nor does it ever attain the attain the heights of Beatles transcendence — I imply, how might it?
The lyrics nearly border on lovesick cliche at one level: “Without end’s not lengthy sufficient to be loving you/Without end and a day/I look into your eyes, it’s such an excellent shock/You’re taking my breath away.”
However in the event you simply lose your self within the heat, woozy feeling, you’ll recover from that.
And the bluesy guitar that is available in on the finish provides a pleasant chunk to the bliss.
“ ‘Primrose Hill’ is right here!” McCartney wrote in a submit on Instagram, alongside a photograph of him and Lennon. “At present I’m so very excited to share my newest track co-written by my good buddy @sean_ono_lennon.”
McCartney — who, after releasing his final album, “The Blackberry Prepare,” in 2016, dropped one other single, “Lovely,” earlier this 12 months — additionally teased that extra new music is on the best way: “With the discharge of this track it seems like we’re actually getting the ball rolling and I’m so excited to proceed to share music with you.”
