It was just a matter of time. It would have happened. If John hadn't been killed. If George hadn't died. Maybe at Live Aid. Maybe at Live 8. Maybe for something like the Anthology series. But it would have happened. The Beatles would have gotten back together.
I have spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about what it would have been like. I have reached some conclusions. They would have gotten haircuts. They would have played mostly songs from their later albums. They would have been brilliant.
Here's the setlist they would have performed if it was up to me:
- Got to Get You Into My Life
- Revolution
- Get Back
- Come Together
- Something
- Here, There, and Everywhere
- Rain
- Here Comes the Sun
- Blackbird
- Norwegian Wood
- Yesterday
- Help!
- Eleanor Rigby
- With a Little Help From My Friends
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Penny Lane
- Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
- Lady Madonna
- Taxman
- All You Need is Love
- Let it Be
- A Day in the Life
Encores
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- In My Life
- Hey Jude
Imagine hearing "Rain" performed live, today, by all four of the living Beatles? I never let myself speculate that idea until now. If I dare say that John would wanna do "Yer Blues" and "Don't Let Me Down". Ringo would get more than one song as they would all do "It Don't Come Easy" and his new cut "Peace Dream". Fun idea. Sad reality.
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