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The Beatles – A Day in the Life (5:34)

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“A Day in the Life” is a song by the British rock band The Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, credited to Lennon/McCartney. The song appears as the final track on their album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The song includes portions originally authored independently by Lennon and McCartney, and two cacophonous, part-improvised, orchestral crescendos. Lennon was inspired by newspaper articles on the death of Tara Browne, and a civic plan to fill four thousand potholes in Blackburn. While recording the song, the Beatles were not certain how to fill the gap between Lennon’s and McCartney’s portions of the song. It was later decided that a partly-improvised crescendo by an orchestra would serve as the bridge. The final chord was produced by all 4 Beatles and George Martin banging on 3 pianos simultaneously. As the sound diminished, the engineer boosted to faders. The resulting note lasts 42 seconds, and the studio air conditioners can be heard toward the end as the faders were pushed to the limit to record it.
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  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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  • Love
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  • 1967-1970 (disc 1)
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  • Anthology 2 (disc 2)
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  • leahsmommy420

    Oh I love this so much, one of my favorite beatles tunes. Simply brilliant. I never heard this version, but I like it.

    yesterday afternoon

  • BlueOclock

    Incredibly beautiful, and wonderful song!!!!

    Friday evening

  • Tori-Dixon

    I love when Paul says "oh shit" in this verison! Too funny. This is such a brillant song.

    27 days ago

  • HeroinVelvet

    That lazy bassline, that drumming, that "I'd love to turn you on...", that creepy mental landscape at the middle, that Lennon's voice, that long ending chord... Such a masterpiece.

    29 days ago

  • pablo323

    excelente tema, uno de mis favoritos

    29 days ago

  • Ariues

    i dig this version. has counting in it....

    last month

  • Widowsboy

    Woke up, got out of bed...dragged a rag across my head...the bald persons version...lol

    last month

  • Zodiark111

    The drumming was just recently brought to my attention. It would appear as if Ringo had really been improving during the last few years of their playing together. Real nice drumming here.

    last month

  • SpiritOfYetaxa

    If they had never combined these two songs with an orchestral interlude would their reputation be anywhere near as high?

    last month

  • alexia_N

    Really excellent song

    last month

  • Misfortunetress

    I read the news today, oh boy...

    last month

  • KasparovDeepBlu

    one....two....three... four..................twenty three...twenty four.....RIIIIIIIING! Woke up, fell out of bed..

    last month

  • S4EEDR3ZA

    Flawless Bassline

    last month

  • SmokedGhouda

    Anthology verison but still epic

    last month

  • zoso8899

    sugar plum fairy sugar plum fairy

    last month

  • pjbird

    Just brilliant

    last month

  • thekills1985

    Fave Beatles song :)

    last month

  • yan_g

    somebody spoke and i went into a dream

    last month

  • Sgt_Baker

    holy shit that outro

    last month

  • thisclarity

    so unique, an all time favorite

    March 2012
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