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About This Track
“Penny Lane” is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. Pepper sessions, and released in February 1967 as one side of a double A-sided single, along with John Lennon’s “Strawberry Fields Forever”. Beatles producer George Martin has stated he believes the pairing of these songs resulted in probably the greatest single ever released by the group. Both songs were later released on the US Magical Mystery Tour album in November 1967. In the UK, the pairing famously failed to reach #1 in the singles charts, stalling one place below Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Please Release Me”.
In the US The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week before being knocked off by The Turtles song “Happy Together”. The song features contrasting verse-chorus form and was credited “Lennon-McCartney”, although McCartney was the main contributor to the song. The song’s title is derived from the name of a street in the band’s hometown, Liverpool. The area that surrounds its junction with Smithdown Road is also commonly called Penny Lane. Locally the term “Penny Lane” was the name given to Allerton Road and Smithdown Road and its busy shopping area. Penny Lane is named after James Penny, an 18th century slave trader.
McCartney and Lennon grew up in the area and they would meet at Penny Lane junction to catch a bus into the centre of the city. The street is an important landmark, sought out by most Beatles fans touring Liverpool. In the past, street signs saying “Penny Lane” were constant targets of tourist theft and had to be continually replaced. Eventually, city officials gave up and simply began painting the street name on the sides of buildings.
McCartney and Lennon grew up in the area and they would meet at Penny Lane junction to catch a bus into the centre of the city. The street is an important landmark, sought out by most Beatles fans touring Liverpool. In the past, street signs saying “Penny Lane” were constant targets of tourist theft and had to be continually replaced. Eventually, city officials gave up and simply began painting the street name on the sides of buildings.
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lovesickvicki wrote:
my dad's from liverpool (his mother was actually friends with paul mccartney's aunt or something) and the majority of my childhood trips consisted of driving down penny lane. oh, nostalgia.
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listentothewarm wrote:
I ♥ this~
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silversurfer250 wrote:
YES YES YES...MORE PLEASE!
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Thomse_BER wrote:
Never been to Liverpool, but I do almost feel as if I was
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blazikens wrote:
there needs to be more songs like this
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aminalcollectiv wrote:
Pet Sounds. [7]
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ViniciusStilt wrote:
So lovely *----*
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obscurecendo wrote:
puts a big smile on my face, lovely
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thefadedlinex wrote:
Dat Brass! [2]
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DavidSmith98 wrote:
homerun of a song
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crawlpalmetto wrote:
Greatest single ever released. There was a worldwide drug shortage in '66/'67 because The Beatles had taken them all. This and Strawberry Fields Forever wouldn't exist otherwise.
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Argamocrypt wrote:
Dat Brass!
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Invincible638 wrote:
always makes me happy :)
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blankshores wrote:
wow wow wow!
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Great song.
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prominence_la wrote:
This sounds "updated", and cleaner...not so sure I dig it as much as the original...
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Karmageddonx wrote:
The trumpet is by far the best part of this song.
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MikeSnakepit wrote:
I LOVE the harmonies during the "theeeereeee beneath the bluuuue suburban skiiies" part, so good
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Andrey_Romanov wrote:
Groovy!
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caiogroupie wrote:
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