“A Day in the Life” by the Beatles

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“A Day in the Life” by the Beatles

	song info     “A Day in the Life” is a rock song recorded by the Beatles and released in 1967. The song may be loosely based on Tara Browne, the 21-year-old heir to Guinness and a close friend of Lennon and McCartney who died in his Lotus Elan on December 18, 1966, in Redcliffe Gardens, Earls Court.     Song Title: A Day in the Life     Artist: the Beatles     Genre: classic rock easy listening     Composer: Copyright © 1967 John Lennon and Paul McCartney     Lead Vocals: John Lennon (verses), Paul McCartney (middle-eight)     Acoustic Guitar: John Lennon     Piano: Paul McCartney; final chord: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Mal Evans     Keyboards: harmonium (final chord): George Martin     Harp: John Marston     Bass Guitar: Paul McCartney     Timpani: Tristan Fry     Maracas: John Lennon, George Harrison     Flute: Clifford Seville, David Sandeman     Clarinet: Basil Tschaikov, Jack Brymer     Oboe: Roger Lord     Bassoon: N. Fawcett, Alfred Waters     Trumpet: David Mason, Monty Montgomery, Harold Jackson     French horn: Alan Civil, Neil Sanders     Trombone: Raymond Brown, Raymond Premru, T. Moore     Tuba: Michael Barnes     Violin: Granville Jones, Bill Monro, Jurgen Hess, Hans Geiger, D. Bradley, Lionel Bentley, David McCallium, Donald Weekes, Henry Datyner, Sidney Sax, Ernest Scott     Viola: John Underwood, Gwynne Edwards, Bernard Davis, John Meek     Cello: Francisco Gabarro, Dennis Vigay, Alan Delzeil, Alex Nifosi     Double Bass: Cyril Mac Arther, Gordon Pearce     Other: Alarm clock: Mal Evans     Counting: Mal Evans     Producer: George Martin     Recorded: January 19 and 20 and february 3 and 10, 1967, EMI Studios, London     Released: album: June 1, 1967 (Parlophone, Capitol, EMI); single: September 30, 1978 (Parlophone)     Label: Parlophone, Capitol, EMI     Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Beatles Songs: A Day in the Life was selected number one (1) in Rolling Stone Magazine’s 100 Greatest Beatles Songs in 2010. See Rolling Stone.     Number of listens: 18744     Current rank: 495 (updated weekly)     Highest rank: 50 (play the video all the way through to register a vote for this song) Translations courtesy of Apple and Google.

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    “A Day in the Life” is a song by The Beatles, the final track on the group’s 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Credited to Lennon/McCartney, the song comprises distinct segments written independently by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, with orchestral additions. While Lennon’s lyrics were inspired by contemporary newspaper articles, McCartney’s were reminiscent of his youth. The decisions to link sections of the song with orchestral glissandos and to end the song with a sustained piano chord were made only after the rest of the song had been recorded. The supposed drug reference in the line “I’d love to turn you on” resulted in the song initially being banned from broadcast by the BBC. Since its original album release, “A Day in the Life” has been released as a B-side, and also on various compilation albums. It has been covered by other artists including Sting, Bobby Darin, The Fall, Neil Young, Jeff Beck, The Bee Gees, Robyn Hitchcock, Phish and since 2008, by McCartney in his live performances. The song is frequently listed among the greatest songs ever written.

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    Bi: This is the Beatles’s best song.

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