The new versions of “Dear Friend,” written by McCartney, will be included in the deluxe editions of the 1971 album Wild Life
John Lennon Paul McCartney 's songwriting skills once, according to the musician. Even so, he still harbors great affection for his longtime friend. Therefore, their relationship inspired McCartney to write "Dear Friend," from the Wings album Wild Life . This was the band Paul formed after the Beatles broke up.
Now, with the re-release of Wild Life , two new versions of the song have been released. The deluxe edition was remastered at Abbey Road. It will feature 25 bonus tracks, including raw mixes, single edits, B-sides, home recordings, and unreleased material.
McCartney detailed the somber process of revisiting "Dear Friend" in a statement:
“With ‘Dear Friend,’ it’s a kind of conversation between us after we’d had all sorts of disagreements over the end of the Beatles . I find it very moving when I listen to it now. I have to swallow it. I remember listening to it recently in the car. I thought, ‘Oh God.’ Those lyrics: ‘really, really, young and newlyweds.’ I’m tempted to say to John, ‘Look, it’s okay. Have a glass of wine. Let’s relax.’ And thankfully we managed to make peace, which was a great source of joy. It would have been terrible if he had been murdered at that moment when we were fighting. That song is me trying to get to him for a conversation. So, I think it’s very powerful in a very simple way.”
Listen to the versions of “Dear Friend” below:
READ ALSO: The Beatles: “Back in the USSR” gets a new music video
