"Which 1967 Beatles song contains the lines ""On the corner is a banker with a motor car; the little children laugh at him behind his back""?"
"– the Beatles' youth in the north of England – matched that of ""Penny Lane"" (a street in Liverpool) and ""Strawberry Fields Forever"" (an orphanage behind Lennon's house), two songs written for the album but were released instead as a double A-side single. The Beatles began recording the song, with a working title of ""In the Life of ..."", at EMI's Studio Two on 19 January 1967. The line-up as they rehearsed the track was Lennon on piano, McCartney on Hammond organ, Harrison on acoustic guitar, and Starr on congas. The band then taped four takes of the rhythm track,"
"it starts to rain. Their music turns the rainy day back into a sunny day which makes Ringo happy. (The song ""Little Child"" is heard at the end of this episode.); The Beatles each have their own hobby. Paul paints, George builds a three-eyed robot, John writes and Ringo collects ""birds"" which is an English slang term for girls. Paul releases the only one Ringo caught and he runs after her. Sing Alongs: Strawberry Fields Forever / And Your Bird Can Sing 37. Taxman* / Eleanor Rigby: The Beatles get knocked out while carrying tons of money to the bank,"
"to the fan who asks the question, ""Why would a man whose shirt says 'Genius at Work' spend all his time watching a children's cartoon show?"" This is again a reflection on how the writers feel about the fans obsessing about internal consistency. The original opening couch gag shows a pastiche of the cover collage from The Beatles' 1967 album ""Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"", which was first used earlier in the season for ""Bart After Dark"". Otherwise, the episode refers to other TV shows, including the syndicated couch gag featuring the Flintstone family, recycled from the season four"
"Corner"" b/w ""Fortunate Son"". The single's A-side reached #3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and its B-side made it to #14. ""Down on the Corner"" chronicles the tale of the fictional band ""Willy and the Poor Boys"", and how they play on street corners to cheer people up and ask for nickels. The song makes reference to a Washboard, a Kazoo, a Kalamazoo Guitar, and a gut bass. In a 1969 appearance on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"", the boys performed the song as Willy and the Poor Boys. Stu Cook played a gut bass, Doug Clifford the Washboard, Tom Fogerty"
"they play on street corners to cheer people up and ask for nickels (). The song makes reference to a washboard, a kazoo, a Kalamazoo guitar, and a gut bass. In a 1969 appearance on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"", the band performed the song as Willy and the Poor Boys. Stu Cook played a gut bass, Doug Clifford the washboard, Tom Fogerty the Kalamazoo, which mimicked the appearance of the band as they appear on the album cover. Down on the Corner ""Down on the Corner"" is a song by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It appeared on their"
"at the end of the song. In 2001, Cocker's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. With a Little Help from My Friends ""With a Little Help from My Friends"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"". It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and intended as the album's featured vocal for drummer Ringo Starr. The group recorded the song towards the end of the sessions for ""Sgt. Pepper"", with Starr singing as the character ""Billy Shears"". A subsequent recording"
"With a Little Help from My Friends ""With a Little Help from My Friends"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"". It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and intended as the album's featured vocal for drummer Ringo Starr. The group recorded the song towards the end of the sessions for ""Sgt. Pepper"", with Starr singing as the character ""Billy Shears"". A subsequent recording of the track by Joe Cocker became a hit single in 1968 and an anthem for the Woodstock era. In 1978,"
"laughter in the opening bars that are absent from the stereo mix. The idea for a reprise was Aspinall's, who thought that, as there was a ""welcome song"", there should also be a ""goodbye song"". The song contains broadly the same melody as the opening version, but with different lyrics and omitting the """"It's wonderful to be here"""" section. At 1:18, it is one of the Beatles' shorter songs (the shortest is ""Her Majesty"" at 0:23). The reprise was recorded on 1 April 1967, two months after the version that opens the album. At the end of the track, Martin's"
"a sequence in their 1968 animated film ""Yellow Submarine"". Although the song was not included on the soundtrack album for the latter film, a new mix of the track appeared on the expanded 1999 release, ""Yellow Submarine Songtrack"". Among reviewers' varied comments on the song, ""Billboard"" admired it as ""an Eastern-flavored rocker with an infectious beat and an intricate lyric"", while Pitchfork Media has dismissed it as ""a second-rate take on John Lennon's money-isn't-everything theme"". In 2010, ""Rolling Stone"" ranked ""Baby, You're a Rich Man"" at number 68 on its list of the ""100 Greatest Beatles Songs"". ""Baby, You're a"
"and ""When the Wind Is Blowing"". The song ""Ram On"", from the album's first side, was reprised on the second side, before the album's final track, ""The Back Seat of My Car"". ""Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"" is in a similar vein to the ""Abbey Road"" medley, as the song consisted of several unfinished songs combined into one. Music videos were made for ""3 Legs"" and ""Heart of the Country"", from footage that was filmed on 2 January 1971, and edited together five months later, by Ray Benson. According to Peter Brown, the Beatles' former business associate, John Lennon believed that several"
"Drive My Car ""Drive My Car"" is a song by the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney, with lyrical contributions from John Lennon. It was first released on the British version of the band's 1965 album ""Rubber Soul""; it also appeared in North America on the ""Yesterday and Today"" collection. The upbeat, lighthearted ""Drive My Car"" was used as the opening track for both albums. Over the years the song has been covered by many artists such as former Spice Girls member Melanie C and Lulu, and the US band Breakfast Club. which was featured in the 1988 film ""License"
"Beat Bugs. Drive My Car ""Drive My Car"" is a song by the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney, with lyrical contributions from John Lennon. It was first released on the British version of the band's 1965 album ""Rubber Soul""; it also appeared in North America on the ""Yesterday and Today"" collection. The upbeat, lighthearted ""Drive My Car"" was used as the opening track for both albums. Over the years the song has been covered by many artists such as former Spice Girls member Melanie C and Lulu, and the US band Breakfast Club. which was featured in the 1988"
"included on Mendes' album ""Fool on the Hill"". Music service AllMusic lists more than 100 cover versions of the song. The Fool on the Hill ""The Fool on the Hill"" is a song by the Beatles. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded in 1967. It was included on the ""Magical Mystery Tour"" EP and album, and presented in the ""Magical Mystery Tour"" film, with a promotional sequence filmed near Nice, in France on 30 and 31 October 1967. The song achieved perhaps its most widespread popular audience as a top ten hit single"
"Fixing a Hole ""Fixing a Hole"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released on their 1967 album ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"". It was written by Paul McCartney, although credited to Lennon–McCartney. In a 1968 interview, McCartney said that the song was ""about the hole in the road where the rain gets in, a good old analogy—the hole in your make-up which lets the rain in and stops your mind from going where it will."" He went on to say that the following lines were about fans who hung around outside his home"
"behind the line ""Meeting a man from the motor trade"" in the Beatles' 1967 song ""She's Leaving Home"", although Paul McCartney himself denied the story. Doran met Brian Epstein, who was then managing the Epstein family's NEMS record stores, in a Liverpool pub in 1959 and the pair became immediate friends. Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn describes Doran as ""a car salesman with a sharp mind and a ready Liverpool wit"". Doran met the Beatles in the early 1960s, shortly after Epstein had become the band's manager. He worked for Hawthorne Motors, a car dealership in Warrington, and sold the first"
"fills as if playing them himself. The four of them each change instruments. For instance, Harrison is seen playing McCartney's bass and looks confused. Starr is shown playing acoustic guitar and Lennon mimes playing drums. Another scene was filmed at the Cloisters, a famous Bahamian landmark. The George Martin Orchestra covers the track on ""Help!"", their instrumental reworking of the Beatles' album. Another Girl ""Another Girl"" is a song by the Beatles released in 1965 on the album ""Help!"" and included in the film of the same name. The song was written by Paul McCartney but credited to Lennon–McCartney. The"
"the film's soundtrack album. It also appeared in the comedy film ""Borat"", on ""The Hangover Part III"" soundtrack, in the English television show ""Black Books"", the action comedy film ""Crank"", and in the ""Only Fools and Horses"" episode ""The Jolly Boys Outing"". The song was first released on Neil's second album, the self-titled ""Fred Neil"", released in early 1967. It was composed towards the end of the session, after Neil had become anxious to wrap the album so he could return to his home in Miami, Florida. Manager Herb Cohen promised that if Neil wrote and recorded a final track,"
"""like a car / Taking me both near and far"". Author Ian Inglis regards this as an apt metaphor, since human bodies ""are merely the vehicles that carry us on our journeys"". Harrison refers to his years as a member of the Beatles. He names his former bandmates John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in a verse that introduces a humorous aspect into the narrative: Inglis comments on Harrison's pun on the word ""Richie"", which can refer to the Beatles' financial success from 1963 onwards, in the sense of ""riches"", and to the improvements in musicianship brought about by"
"portion used on the back of the LP, Taylor is seen flying an ""angry kite"", which represents the aggravation that was pervasive at Apple in 1969, hence the ""Grapple with it"" message. The faces on Taylor's large wicker chair are Mal Evans and Neil Aspinall, the Beatles' longtime assistants and former road managers. Both men were frequently torn in their loyalties towards the individual Beatles, due to the dysfunction within the band during the Apple era; the cover shows Evans smiling and Aspinall wearing a frown with, in Miles' words, ""all the cares of Apple on his shoulders"". Harrison's friend"
"a Swedish adaption, ""Kaffe och bullar gör mig glad"", which he performed in the cabaret """" (1966-1967), which also was filmed (1968). Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee ""Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee"" is a song by Irving Berlin appearing in the musical comedy ""Face the Music"", which opened in 1932. The song, set in a self-service restaurant modeled on the Horn & Hardart Automat, is sung in the play by a group of once-wealthy citizens who were awaiting better times, as mirrored in the song's opening lyrics: ""Just around the corner,""<br> ""there's a rainbow in the sky,""<br> ""So"
"of three Beatles songs to make reference to (but not specifically name) Queen Elizabeth II – the others being ""Penny Lane"" (""In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hour glass, and in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen"") and ""Mean Mr. Mustard"" (""Takes him out to look at the Queen""). In October 2009, MTV Networks released a downloadable version of the song (as well as the entire album) for the video game """" that gave players the ability to play the missing last chord. Apple Corps granted rights to this and to other changes to Harmonix"
"The record reached number 7 in the UK charts in 1967 and appeared on Top of the Pops, thanks to its diffusion on Radio Caroline, though it was banned from the national broadcasting station. The song also charted at No.1 in Ireland. A music video for the song was shot in late 1967 in the Anglers Rest Pub in the Strawberry Beds. Euro Charts #11 Different versions of the lyrics exist right from the start of the song though variation increases for the last two nights. On the first night (generally Monday), the narrator sees a strange horse outside the"
"which features a girl running away from home after she witnesses her parents in an argument; she then finds herself in a big city. The girl is actress Gabrielle Anwar. Her father is played by Roger Lloyd-Pack, by then a familiar face in Britain for his role as Trigger in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses. McCartney appears only in a short cameo role, which he filmed in London on 18 October 1986. The beginning of the video contains an excerpt from ""She's Leaving Home,"" a Beatles song written and performed in 1967, for the ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club"
"triple-tracked harmonies. Following it are Lennon's ""Mean Mr. Mustard"" (written during the Beatles' 1968 trip to India) and ""Polythene Pam"". These in turn are followed by four McCartney songs, ""She Came in Through the Bathroom Window"" (written after a fan entered McCartney's residence via his bathroom window), ""Golden Slumbers"" (based on Thomas Dekker's 17th-century poem set to new music), ""Carry That Weight"" (reprising elements from ""You Never Give Me Your Money"", and featuring chorus vocals from all four Beatles), and closing with ""The End"". ""The End"" features Starr's only drum solo in the Beatles' catalogue (the drums are mixed across"
"do a medley of my hit."" The Beach Boys recorded the song in September 1965 as an out outtake in for their album ""Beach Boys' Party!"". ""Laugh at Me"" was covered by Mott The Hoople in 1969 for their first LP, ""Mott The Hoople"", and later by Ian Hunter on ""Welcome to the Club"". In October 2011, Sonny's child, Chaz Bono, danced to ""Laugh at Me"" on ""Dancing with the Stars"". Chaz said the song relates to his parents life, as well as his: ""If you've got a problem with me it's your problem."" Laugh at Me ""Laugh at Me"""
"based on the songs of the Beatles, and is the closing track of the 2006 soundtrack album. Remixed by Giles and George Martin, this version includes elements from ""Baby, You're a Rich Man"", ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"", ""Good Night"" and """". In a 1981 article on the musical and societal developments of 1967, sociomusicologist Simon Frith described ""All You Need Is Love"" as a ""genuinely moving song"" and said that, further to the impact of ""Sgt. Pepper"", the international broadcast confirmed ""the Beatles' evangelical role"" in a year when ""it seemed the whole world was waiting for something"
"The Fool on the Hill ""The Fool on the Hill"" is a song by the Beatles. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded in 1967. It was included on the ""Magical Mystery Tour"" EP and album, and presented in the ""Magical Mystery Tour"" film, with a promotional sequence filmed near Nice, in France on 30 and 31 October 1967. The song achieved perhaps its most widespread popular audience as a top ten hit single by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 in 1968. The song's lyrics describe the titular ""fool"", a solitary figure who is"
"the 1 February 1986 issue of ""NME"" magazine. Johnny Black paired this version with the Carpenters' hit recording as examples of how the Lennon–McCartney song continues to endure. Echo & the Bunnymen recorded ""Ticket to Ride"" in 2001, creating a version that Vulture.com later included among its ten best Beatles covers. That same year, Beatallica parodied the song on their ""A Garage Dayz Nite"" track ""Everybody's Got a Ticket to Ride Except for Me and My Lightning"". Kids Incorporated covered ""Ticket to Ride"" in 1993 in the Season 9 episode ""Face Your Fears"". According to Ian MacDonald, the line-up on"
"1966, almost 9 months before the Rolling Stones version. Ride On, Baby ""Ride On, Baby"" is a song by the British rock band The Rolling Stones. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1965. It was first released as a single by Chris Farlowe in October 1966 and reached #31 on the British charts. The Rollings Stones' own version appeared a few months later on ""Flowers,"" an album released only in the US in June 1967. It was recorded during the ""Aftermath"" sessions in December 1965. British singer Chris Farlowe recorded a version of ""Ride On, Baby"","
"the Beatles covered ""Lonesome Tears In My Eyes"" and ""Honey Hush"" at live gigs and on BBC Radio. The Yardbirds, when Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were part of the line-up, covered ""The Train Kept A Rollin"" and their own rewrite of that song, ""Stroll On"". ""Stroll On"" was featured in the 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni film ""Blow Up"". British pirate radio DJ Mike Raven plugged the Trio's original 1957 LP, and this prompted Decca to reissue it as a 12"" LP in Britain on their budget Ace of Hearts label in 1966. Around 1970, a second LP entitled ""Tear It"
"it in 1965 just prior to Dylan's own single release, as the flip side of his ""Tonight's the Night"" (Atlantic 2288). Burke's version peaked at #2 on the R&B charts, and #28 on the Pop Charts. In 1968, Richie Havens covered the song on his album ""Something Else Again"". In 1971, The Residents recorded a version for their ""Warner Bros. Album"", however, it was not released at the time. In 1980, The Blues Band recorded a version as a commentary on Margaret Thatcher's government . The line, ""The National Guard stands around the door"" being replaced with a line about"
"Penny Lane ""Penny Lane"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in February 1967 as a double A-side single with ""Strawberry Fields Forever"". It was written primarily by Paul McCartney, but credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. The lyrics refer to Penny Lane, a street in Liverpool, and makes mention of the sights and characters that McCartney recalled from his upbringing in the city. The Beatles began recording ""Penny Lane"" in December 1966, intending it as a song for their album ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"". Instead, after it was issued as a"
"accompanying soundtrack album, however, underneath ""I Am the Walrus"" are printed the words "" 'No you're not!' said Little Nicola"" (in the film, Nicola Hale is a little girl who keeps contradicting everything the other characters say). Lennon returned to the subject in the lyrics of three of his subsequent songs: in the 1968 Beatles song ""Glass Onion"" he sings, ""I told you 'bout the walrus and me, man / You know that we're as close as can be, man / Well here's another clue for you all / The walrus was Paul""; in the third verse of ""Come Together"""