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"

The Beatles

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

The Beatles - Free As A Bird and Real Love

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

The Beatles - listen to final song Now and Then

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

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

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

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

The Beatles announce their last ever song

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

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
Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles

Hear Jimi Hendrix's unearthed Hollywood cover of 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'

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

The best songs of 1970

The 30 best songs of 1970

Song Lists

John Lennon was one of the great music icons of the 20th century.

John Lennon's 20 greatest songs, ranked

John Lennon

The Beatles - Carnival of Light

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

Paul McCartney lyrics podcast

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

Paul McCartney

The best songs of 1967

The 25 best songs of 1967

Song Lists

The Beatles and Marmalade - Ob La Di Ob La Da

'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da' is better known as a Marmalade song than a Beatles one, says band's lead singer
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and George Harrison

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

In a recent podcast appearance, John Lennon's eldest son Julian admits he has a "love-hate" relationship with The Beatles' song 'Hey Jude'

Julian Lennon describes his "love-hate" relationship with 'Hey Jude', reveals it's a "dark reminder"