Looking back at the early years of The Beatles, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney revealed they didn't expect the band to last.

Ringo Starr says he and Paul McCartney first thought The Beatles wouldn't "last a week"

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Watch The Beatles' emotional 'Now and Then' music video by Peter Jackson

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The Beatles - Free As A Bird and Real Love

'Free as a Bird' and 'Real Love': The story of the previous "new" Beatles songs

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The Beatles - listen to final song Now and Then

The Beatles release 'Now and Then': Listen to the final song from the Fab Four

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The Beatles - Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song short film

Beatles: Watch the beautiful short film about the last song 'Now and Then'

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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr may be back with a new Beatles song

New Beatles song 'Now and Then': The 'final' Beatles track with John Lennon explained

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The Beatles announce their last ever song

The Beatles announce release of 'last song' Now and Then and reissued Red and Blue albums

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The best songs of 1977, ranked

The 30 best songs of 1977

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Despite their post-Beatles animosity, Paul McCartney and John Lennon eventually reconciled before John's shocking murder.

Paul McCartney admits he's "very glad" he reconciled with John Lennon before his tragic death

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney and The Beatles

Paul McCartney admits that The Beatles didn't particularly like Yoko being in the studio

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The best songs of 1970

The 30 best songs of 1970

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The Beatles - Carnival of Light

'Carnival of Light': The mysterious Beatles recording that still hasn't been released

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Paul McCartney lyrics podcast

Paul McCartney launches podcast exploring the lyrics of his most beloved Beatles and solo songs

John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and George Harrison

Ringo Starr says the last Beatles track "should've been out already"

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The Rolling Stones, and George Harrison and John Lennon

Keith Richards thinks George Harrison and John Lennon could have fit in the Rolling Stones

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Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Elton John

Rolling Stones reveal Hackney Diamonds tracklisting: Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Elton John appear

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1965's best songs, ranked

The 20 best songs of 1965

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Despite their legendary rivalry, The Beatles helped The Rolling Stones break into the mainstream by writing them a hit single in 1963.

When The Beatles wrote a hit song for The Rolling Stones

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