The Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company paid $100,000 for the rights to the song, but not for the use of the original Beatles' recording.

This complicated job was a large part of the reason why George Martin, the traditional Beatles producer, did not produce any of the new, original Beatles songs.

Also included was the image of the original Beatles' bassist, the late Stuart Sutcliffe.

"Come Together" has a kind of hard-edged, very contemporary brilliance that makes the Beatles' original seem soft and fuzzy by comparison.

The accompanying album is composed of new takes on original Beatles recordings, spliced together and creating new feels for several of their songs.

The original soundtrack album comprised the four original Beatles songs, two other Beatles songs, and orchestral pieces by George Martin.

Just before that, Sam Kephart played his own solo viola arrangement of "Yesterday," suggesting all the harmonies and counterpoint of the Beatles' original.

Harrison's voice is also much more prominent than on The Beatles' original.

Picture-quality differences are apparent, however, as the original Beatles' footage originated on film, while the added footage originated on digital video with inferior image quality.

Unlike the Beatles' original, Murray's version of "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" is an adult-contemporary ballad.