McCartney Times

The song by The Beatles opens with a simple acoustic guitar. Little do the people who hear that simple strumming for the first time know that they’re about to witness one of the most imaginative, heartbreaking and wonderful pieces of music ever. ‘A Day In The Life’ is operatic in its execution, with multiple phrases, subject matters and time signatures at play.The opening verse, which sees John Lennon sing about a story he read in the newspaper, is based on the Guinness heir Tara Browne, who died when he smashed his car into a parked van. Lennon changed the lyrics slightly but admits that he was thinking of Browne when he initially penned the first verse.

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