John Lennon's last song before his death would have reportedly been a hit.
After The Beatles broke up, its four members - Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr - launched individual careers. They released their solo albums, but Lennon decided to take a break from his solo career from 1975 to 1980 before returning in November 1980 with his what-would-have-been his last album, "Double Fantasy."
A month later, the musician passed away after he was murdered by an obsessed fan.
The last song he wrote, however, did not make it to the album. Lennon also never got the chance to release it following his death.
Why John Lennon's Last Song Was Not Released in "Double Fantasy"
Lennon's fifth album was a hit, but Ono once wanted it to include the last song the musician wrote before his death.
Titled "Grow Old With Me," the ballad track tells the story of his love for Ono. However, Lennon chose not to release it in "Double Fantasy" as he thought it would be a better fit on his next album, "Milk and Honey" - which was only released four years after his death.
"We were working against a deadline for the Christmas release of the album, [and we] kept holding Grow Old With Me to the end, and finally decided it was better to leave the song for Milk And Honey so we won't do a rush job," Ono said, per Express.
However, Lennon no longer had the chance to see the song's success and even complete the song once and for all.
The Beatles released "The Beatles Anthology" in 1994 and included two newly-recorded singles inspired by the band's two unreleased demos, "Real Love" and "Free as a Bird." Ono then suggested "Grow Old With Me" was a perfect follow-up single for the album - an idea Paul McCartney disapproved.
Paul McCartney Did Not Want "Grow Old With Me" in "The Beatles Anthology
Like what Lennon felt, McCartney thought "Grow Old With Me" would be better in another album.
Since it was his bandmate's last song, including it on the band's album would reportedly not be worth the work at all.
"John's original demo required too much work," McCartney said, calling the inclusion of the song "laborious."
Meanwhile, Starr recorded a cover of the song for his 20th studio album, "What's My Name," in 2019.
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