Escrita John
Lennon, a parte da canção e Paul McCartney a parte do meio, foi
gravada em 19 e 20 de janeiro e 3, 10 e 22 de fevereiro de 1967, nos
estúdios da Abbey Road. Foi lançada no disco Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band, em 26 de maio de 1967. John Lennon também escreveu
a melodia sozinho.
A letra de
John foi inspirada em artigos do dia a dia de jornais, incluindo a
reportagem da morte do herdeiro da Guinness Tara Browne. É a canção
número 28 da lista das maiores canções de todos os tempos da
revista Rolling Stone.
Foi
regravada por Jeff Beck, Barry Gibb, entre outros.
John cantou,
tocou violão e piano. Paul cantou, tocou piano e baixo. George
Harrison tocou violão e maracas. Ringo tocou bateria, congas e
piano. Além da orquestra inteira que tocou na gravação.
A letra:
I read the news
today, oh boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well, I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph
He blew his mind out in a car;
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords
I saw a film today, oh boy;
The English army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
But I just had to look
Having read the book
I'd love to turn you on
Woke up, fell out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up, I noticed I was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
Ah I read the news today, oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to turn you on
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well, I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph
He blew his mind out in a car;
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords
I saw a film today, oh boy;
The English army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
But I just had to look
Having read the book
I'd love to turn you on
Woke up, fell out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up, I noticed I was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
Ah I read the news today, oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to turn you on
A versão
dos Beatles:
A versão de
Paul McCartney:
A versão de
Barry Gibb:
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