The Night John Lennon and Paul McCartney Almost Walked Into Saturday Night Live And Why They Didn't

In 1976, Paul McCartney knocked on John Lennon's door at the Dakota in New York. No managers. No occasion. Just an evening. They sat in the kitchen and talked for hours. Then Saturday Night Live came on. The producer appeared on screen and offered the Beatles $3,000 to reunite — live, that night. John and Paul looked at each other. The studio was twenty minutes away. For a moment, they actually considered it. They didn't go. Lennon said they weren't that desperate. The evening continued quietly. Paul and Linda left a few hours later. It was one of the last times they were truly at ease with each other. Four years later, Lennon was gone. ▶ Watch the full story above. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold stories from music history — new video every week.