George Harrison released his tribute to
John Lennon, called “All Those Years Ago.” The song is notable for being the first record since the
Beatles' 1970 breakup to feature all three surviving group members, George Harrison,
Paul McCartney, and
Ringo Starr.
According to several sources, the song was originally taped the year before for inclusion on Ringo's 1981
Stop And Smell The Roses album. Harrison had written the song with different lyrics for him to sing, with the song's basic track featuring himself on guitar and Ringo on drums. The song was left off the album, and after Lennon's murder in 1980, Harrison revamped the song into a tribute to his late bandmate.