Beatles fans were in ecstatic style as sons of Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon release song Primrose Hill, insisting they look and sound just like the stars

Fans of James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon have praised the duo after they teamed up to release a new song together, following in the footsteps of their world famous fathers.

Sir Paul McCartney and the late John Lennon’s sons have collaborated on a song titled Primrose Hill, which was released on Friday, April 12.

Their fathers are remembered as one of music’s most powerful musical partnerships, and it seems fans are just as impressed with James and Sean’s new duo.

After hearing the track, May fans of James and Sean took to social media to share how much the pair sounded and resembled their Beatles star fathers and how happy they were to release new music.

One person wrote on Instagram: ‘Beautiful. You can definitely hear the influence of Paul and John, but it’s also your own sound. Love it.’

While another wrote: ‘I hear John Lennon singing.’

Noting their fathers’ songwriting partnership, another wrote: ‘It’s a Lennon McCartney song.’

While another remarked: ‘This duo reminds me of another…’

Another person wrote: ‘Beautiful! Lennon-McCartney continues! Your fathers are proud!’

‘Is @sean_ono_lennon also singing background @jamesmccartneyofficial? Your voices sound a bit similar in this song. I like it,’ commented another.

While another listener shared: ‘Lennon/McCartney lives again!’

The two men, who bear an uncanny resemblance to their fathers, co-wrote the song, which is a follow-up to James’ song Beautiful, which he co-wrote with Paul.

Sean, 48, is the late icon John’s second child, while James is Paul’s only son and youngest child, whom he welcomed with his late ex-wife Linda Eastman.

James, 46, shared the news of the release on his Instagram on Friday alongside a selfie of himself and Sean looking uncannily like their parents.

He wrote: ‘Primrose Hill is here! Today I’m so excited to share my latest song written by my good friend @sean_ono_lennon.’

“With the release of this song, it feels like we’re really getting the ball rolling and I’m so excited to continue sharing music with you.”

James received support from his father, Beatles legend Paul, 81, who also shared the news of the song on his own social media page.

In a post on Facebook, Paul wrote: ‘My son James has a new song out called Primrose Hill – check it out!’

He also showed appreciation for Sean, writing: ‘And lots of love to Sean Ono Lennon who co-wrote the song.’

Fans also shared some love for the song, taking to X to share their views, writing: ‘I know I’m a bit biased but I’ve just heard the new Ringo Starr single February Sky as well as the new song Primrose Hill by James and Sean and love BOTH tunes!

‘Good morning. James McCartney and Sean Lennon sound great together. Have a great Monday; ‘I listen to it with a smile, John and Paul’s musical spirit flying over the harmonies. They are there’; ‘Lovely song released by James and Sean’

‘So nobody wanted to tell me that Sean Lennon and James McCartney did a song together???; James McCartney and Sean Lennon are out with a song together today, Primrose Hill. It is actually very, sad and beautiful. Why does this feel like a damn good joke?’.

Noting the familial resemblance, one said: “Sean Lennon and James McCartney together are so weird because they just look like slightly different versions of their fathers and it scares me.”

James and Sean have both worked as solo artists and this is the first time they have worked together on a collaboration.

Sean has been involved in several bands including Cibo Matto, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger and The Claypool Lennon Delirium.

James has released solo albums and also worked with his parents on projects.

He appeared on Paul’s 1997 album Flaming Pie as well as his 2001 record Driving Rain. He published Wild Prairie in honor of his mother after her death in 1998.

James marked his return to music this year by releasing the song Beautiful.

Last October, Paul told how he would have been wracked with guilt if he hadn’t repaired his friendship with John before he was murdered.

Beatles legend John was shot dead at the age of 40 by Mark Chapman outside his home in New York City in 1980.

John left The Beatles in 1969 and had become embroiled in legal battles over the band’s back catalogue, which created tension between him and his former songwriting partner Paul.

They got their friendship back on track in the mid-1970s, and Paul spent time at the home John shared in New York with his second wife Yoko Ono.

He admitted that he would have been devastated if he hadn’t had the chance to mend the cracks in his relationship with John before he was killed.

Paul agreed McCartney: A Life in Lyrics podcast: ‘At the end of the day, one thing I was very happy about when he was murdered was that I had had some really good times with him before it happened.

‘It would have been the worst thing in the world if he had just been killed and we still had a bad relationship. That would have been a huge guilt trip for me.

‘Luckily we were friendly, we talked about how to bake bread.

“You have to remember that I sued him in court, I sued his friends from Liverpool, friends for life, in court. There’s a lot to get over, to deal with”.