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Julian Lennon tweeted that "as a human, and as an artist, I felt compelled to respond in the most significant way I could" by performing the song. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption

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A cassette with the recording of teenage journalists' 1970 interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, along with polaroid photos from the conversation, seen at Bruun Rasmussen Auction House in Copenhagen on September 24, 2021. An unidentified bidder won the lot for the equivalent of $58,240. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Paul McCartney has released McCartney III, the latest in a trilogy of solo recordings that stretches back to 1970. Mary McCartney hide caption

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On 'McCartney III,' Paul McCartney Is A One-Man Show Again

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Future Islands. The band's latest release, As Long As You Are, tops our shortlist of the best new albums out on Oct. 9. Justin Flythe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: The Top 10 Albums Out On Oct. 9

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The Rollings Stones, Marianne Faithfull and other performers at the Rock and Roll Circus. Michael Randolf/Courtesy of the production company hide caption

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Resurrected Stones Film Finds Pivot Point In Rock History

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Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote songs for The Beatles under Lennon-McCartney, but a new statistical model can be used to tell who actually took the lead. AP hide caption

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A Songwriting Mystery Solved: Math Proves John Lennon Wrote 'In My Life'

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John Lennon (left) and Paul McCartney, pictured here circa 1960, met as teenagers in July 1957. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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60 Years Ago, 2 Boys Met And The Beatles Began

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John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, pictured above in January 1970, are the subjects of Jonathan Cott's new book Days That I'll Remember. Cott met Lennon in 1968 and was friends with the couple. Anthony Cox/Getty Images hide caption

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