Paul McCartney says he gets “very emotional” performing The Beatles’ ‘Now And Then’ live, appears visibly moved at Manchester show

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Paul McCartney has opened up about performing The Beatles‘ track ‘Now And Then’ live, revealing that it makes him “very emotional”.The legendary member of the Fab Four is currently on the final stretch of his ‘Got Back’ tour and played at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on December 15.

During the show, Macca performed ‘Now And Then’, the final track by The Beatles to feature all four original members.In fan-captured footage of the moment, the rock legend is seen teary-eyed on stage, taking a moment to take in the crowd before going on to clap and cheer.A post shared by Far Out Magazine (@faroutmagazine)Speaking to the Mirror about performing the track – which was created by the late John Lennon back in the ’70s and completed in 2022 by McCartney and Ringo Starr with the help of AI – the musician shared: “It’s really great.

When you introduce a new song, even though it’s an old song, like ‘Now and Then’, the first reaction is, people aren’t quite sure what it is or what you’re doing.“But during the run of the concerts, they get the idea.

The word gets out on the internet, you know. So now the reaction is really strong, and for us it’s great to play because it’s a nice song to play, and for me, it’s particularly great because it’s a John song.