Music historian and history editor of The Australian, Alan Howe, has reacted to the new The Beatles song.

He says it’s “invested with emotion” but it’s not a “lost masterpiece.”

“It’s a very good song … by and large, masterpieces don’t get lost, but it’s a very good song,” he told Neil Mitchell.

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He also says it’s interesting the final song has resulted in the Beatles career being bookended by John Lennon.

“John Lennon was the driving force, it was his band,” he says.

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