17 January 1967 John Lennon begins writing A Day In The Life The Beatles began recording A Day In The Life, with the working title In The Life Of..., on 19 January 1967. Two days previously, however, two stories were published in the Daily Mail newspaper which provided John Lennon with inspiration for the lyrics. Lennon wrote the song at a piano in his home Kenwood, while reading a copy of the days newspaper. One article inspired the songs first two verses: a brief news item reporting the coroners verdict into the death of Tara Browne, the 21-year-old heir to the Guinness fortune. Browne, a close friend of Lennon and Paul McCartney, had crashed his Lotus Elan car on 18 December 1966, after failing to notice a red light. The accident happened in Londons South Kensington; the car collided with a stationary van in Redcliffe Gardens after swerving to avoid an oncoming Volkswagen car. Tara Brownes car crash, 18 December 1966 I was writing A Day In The Life with the Daily Mail propped in front of me on the piano. I had it open at their News in Brief, or Far and Near, whatever they call it. I noticed two stories. One was about the Guinness heir who killed himself in a car. That was the main headline story. He died in London in a car crash. The songs final verse was taken from the Daily Mails Far And Near column. There are 4,000 holes in the road in Blackburn, Lancashire, it read, or one twenty-sixth of a hole per person, according to a council survey. There was still one word missing in that verse when we came to record. I knew the line had to go Now they know how many holes it takes to... something, the Albert Hall. It was a nonsense verse really, but for some reason I couldnt think of the verb. What did the holes do to the Albert Hall? It was Terry [Doran, a former car dealer and friend of Brian Epsteins who later became head of Apple Music] who said fill the Albert Hall. And that was it. Perhaps I was looking for that word all the time, but couldnt put my tongue on it. Other people dont necessarily give you a word or a line, they just throw in the word youre looking for anyway. John Lennon Anthology https://youtube/watch?v=vuKeN2YySMQ
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