free as a bird

“There were no streets or stop signs up there. You were free as a bird.”

At the time, these songs, “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love”, were the first new Beatles songs in 25 years.

They used the tape to construct the songs “Free As a Bird” and “Real Love,” released in the mid-1990s.

Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr began building an arrangement around Lennon’s recording in 1995, the year they released another posthumous song, “Free as a Bird,” on the compilation album “Anthology 1,” followed by “Real Love” on “Anthology 2” in 1996.

After his death, widow Yoko Ono gave the recording to the remaining Beatles on a cassette that also featured demos for Free as a Bird and Real Love.