John Lennon & Paul McCartney reunite with "Be Bop A Lula"

On April 24, 1976, "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels made what would become a running gag on SNL with his offer of $3,000 to the Beatles to appear on the late-night comedy show. The camera then zoomed in for a close-up of a $3,000 check from NBC made payable to The Beatles. Having had no response from the Fab Four, a month later, on May 22, 1976, Michaels upped the ante to $3,200 - an extra $50 each, Michaels declared!

Paul McCartney has commented in interviews that he and John Lennon were watching the SNL broadcast from Lennon's apartment in the Dakota on the night when Michaels made his offer for the Beatles to reunite. McCartney reported that he and Lennon briefly toyed with the idea of going down to the NBC studios and taking Michaels up on the offer.

This is how I think it would have sounded if they went forward that fateful moment.

I took John Lennon's original track from 1975's "Rock and Roll" album and Paul McCartney's live performance from the 1991 "Unplugged" bootleg. I had to speed up Paul's track to match John's as he had performed it significantly slower.

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[carrier3232]

"Everybody had a wet dream", this ones every Beatles' fans'.

[Beatlemaniac1960]

Excellent work! :)

[JoergSternhagel]

Great work, williamnilly ! Sounds awesome. Was definitely worth a try.

Thank you.

[JoergSternhagel]

@eduard0902

What an unqualified and racist comment.

What are you doing here in this Forum ??

[57darkhorse]

Yes it was a running joke, he had george on with paul simon, and they did a mock interview with george about the $3000 reunion and george replied "$750 each, thats kind of chintzy"

[eduard0902]

FUCK YOKO ONO FUCKING ASIAN

[FlyMongooseFly]

@hongomartin you are using a computer, or some other form, of technology to post about how 'using technology makes you a nerd' don't you see any irony in that? Also may I ask what is 'a stupid' and where might one find a 'girld'?

[oneoneone5]

Well done!

[texshootsman]

amazing how the two versions worked so well together

well done

[MrRcurrent]

Who played those good guitar solos? Jonh? Does anybody know?

[hongomartin]

your a stupid whitout a job, find a girld, don't waste your time in lies, tencnology makes you a nerd

[44t56]

@hongomartin of course it is... didn't you read the description you dumbass?? If you're too stupid to find it, here it is This is how I think it would have sounded if they went forward that fateful moment.

I took John Lennon's original track from 1975's "Rock and Roll" album and Paul McCartney's live performance from the 1991 "Unplugged" bootleg. I had to speed up Paul's track to match John's as he had performed it significantly slower.

Next time think, you prick