Penny Lane



Penny Lane is a song by The Beatles largely written by Paul McCartney, with minor textual contributions by John Lennon . Penny Lane appeared, along with Strawberry Fields Forever, in 1967 as a single with a double A-side. Penny Lane describes a street in the English city of Liverpool where the Beatles grew up and the song any references to people and places that really exist (or have existed). therefore contains The single with Penny Lane reached in several countries the number 1 position in the charts, including Netherlands , and the United States .



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[ hide ]  *1 Background  ==Background [ edit] == Penny Lane street sign in LiverpoolAlready in 1965 seems Paul McCartney had to have a song called the idea of Penny Lane writing. It took another year before he had actually written the song. [1]  Like Strawberry Fields Forever refers Penny Lane to places from the childhood of The Beatles in Liverpool. At Penny Lanehoused the bus stop where McCartney was when he steps of his own house on Forthlin Road to house on another bus on John Lennon went on Menlove Avenue. [2]
 * 2 Recordings
 * 3rd Edition on single
 * 4 Chart position
 * 4.1 Top 40
 * 4.2 Single Top 100
 * 5 Radio 2 Top 2000

The barber referred to in the song, called Bioletti according McCartney took inspiration for the song. This barber showed pictures of differenthairstyles in his shop window[2]  ; McCartney processed until "In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs / or every head he's had the pleasure to have known". [3]  And the roundabout which referenced, the "roundabout" really exist. [4]

Is also referred to in the song banker[3] , because of Penny Lane was also a couch available. [5]  And though the fire station was a few miles away, processed McCartney still a fireman in the text. [3 ] [ 5]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Although much of the text was written by McCartney McCartney recalls that Lennon also helped with the writing of the third verse. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-miles309_6-0" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6] ==Recordings <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ Edit] == <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">The recordings of Penny Lane began on December 29th1966 at the Abbey Road Studios in London . That evening took Paul McCartney on a four-track recorder in six takes the piano partof the number. On the sixth take McCartney added to the other tracks, two piano parts and tambourine far. Then there were also percussion - and pelvis effects added. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-lewisohn_1-1" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]  In the days that followed, various instruments and were vocals added to the song. ==Issue on single <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] == <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">On February 17, 1967 Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever released as a single in Britain. While the Beatles were busy with the shooting of [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band] manager Brian Epstein wanted to release a new single to guarantee. popularity of the Beatles Producer George Martin let him know that the Beatles meanwhile three numbers ( Penny Lane , Strawberry Fields Forever and When I'm Sixty-Four ) had recorded two of which were good enough to appear. single It was decided that both Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever to bring out the same single to give. so the fans their money's worth Because these numbers on single appeared, this meant that they do not on the album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' would appear. In hindsight this was George Martin as a "the biggest mistake of his life". <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-Anthology_2-2" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  The single was, like the previous Beatles singles, a hit, but took for the first time sinceLove Me Do not the number 1 position in England. Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever succeeded in Britain to Release Me by Engelbert Humperdinck in the first place to drive.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In Penny Lane the following persons to be heard: <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-lewisohn9193_7-0" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]

<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">The piccolo trumpet solo by David Mason were last recorded on January 17th1967, a few days after the other instruments. This was because McCartney him in the meantime, Bach'sBrandenburg Concerto No. 2 heard playing in the FBBCtelevision . Once in the studio McCartney sang what he wanted to hear the recording, and Mason played this post on piccolo trumpet. <span class="reference" id="cite_ref-lewisohn93_8-0" style="vertical-align:text-top;position:relative;font-size:0.8em;top:-5px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] ==Chart position <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] == ===Top 40 <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] === ===Single Top 100<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] === ==Radio 2 Top 2000 <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[ edit] == <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">From 1999 is Penny Lane listed in the Radio 2Top 2000 . In that year, the song also earned its highest position so far, 266.
 * John Lennon : piano, rhythm guitar , conga 's and backing vocals
 * Paul McCartney: piano, percussion , harmonium , bass , main vocals, background vocals
 * George Harrison : lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Ringo Starr : drums
 * Sir George Martin : piano, clapping
 * Ray Swinfield, P. Goody, Manny Winters, Dennis Walton: flute
 * Leon Calvert, Freddy Clayton, Bert Courtley, Duncan Campbell: trumpet
 * Dick Morgan, Mike Winfield: oboe and cor anglais
 * Frank Clarke: bass
 * David Mason: piccolo trumpet