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Will Groves

Tony Visconti likes The Beatles' final 'likable' single, but says "I think the string writing is boring... I should have written the arrangement for this. Paul used me for Band on the Run because he liked the string arrangements I wrote for T.Rex"

Tony Visconti pointing into camera.

As you know by now, it's mandatory to have an opinion on The Beatles' final single, Now and Then, whether you're in the Travesty camp, a member of the Fitting Coda brigade, or somewhere in between. 

Fabulously opinionated super-producer Tony Visconti speaks with more authority than most, though, and rarely hesitates to share his views these days. The man who just last month walked out of The Rolling Stones' 'secret' Hackney Diamonds run-through has weighed in on the Fab Four's latest and - probably - last effort. Broadly speaking, he's in favour, though does feel the strings lack one thing - his input.

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