"Now And Then": The 1978 Song by John Lennon, versus The Rewrite, 2023
*** "Now and Then": The Original John Lennon 1978 Paean (A Mournful Dirge) for Paul, Versus The Completely Rewritten, New Song with The Same Title, Released on November 2, 2023 Paul Is Dead, or PID, is the idea that Paul McCartney died in late 1966. The 1978 song, "Now And Then", by John Lennon, is a lovely, emotional song, fairly simple in lyrics, except for one section, which talks openly of conspiracy. The song session was labeled "For Paul". Our main focus will be on the lyrics. The original lyrics in the second section of the real song are about a real conspiracy of some kind: "Now and then, I miss you. / Oh, now and then, / I want it out eternally; / I know they [the public] turn to me [to reveal it]." Since the song was "For Paul", which Paul was it for? Was it John's last, simple, poignant cry about the real Paul's death? A completely different song, a rewrite by the same title, was released on November 2nd, 2023. No...