The Beatles - In My Life

The Beatles - In My Life 1965

"In My Life" is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The song originated with Lennon, and while McCartney contributed to the final version, the extent of his contribution is in dispute. Released on the 1965 album Rubber Soul, it is ranked 23rd on the Rolling Stone article "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and placed second on CBC's 50 Tracks. Mojo magazine named it the best song of all time in 2000.

According to Lennon, the song's origins can be found when English journalist Kenneth Allsop made a remark that Lennon should write songs about his childhood. Afterwards, Lennon wrote a song in the form of a long poem reminiscing on his childhood years. The original version of the lyrics was based on a bus route he used to take in Liverpool, naming various sites seen along the way, including Penny Lane and Strawberry Field.

The song was recorded on 18 October 1965, and was complete except for the instrumental bridge. At that time, Lennon had not decided what instrument to use, but he subsequently asked George Martin to play a piano solo, suggesting "something Baroque-sounding". Martin wrote a Bach-influenced piece that he found he could not play at the song's tempo. On 22 October, the solo was recorded at half-tempo (one octave lower) and tape speed was doubled for the final recording, solving the performance challenge and giving the piano solo a unique, harpsichord-like timbre. * John Lennon -- double-tracked vocal, rhythm guitar * Paul McCartney -- harmony vocal, bass, electric piano[A] * George Harrison -- harmony vocal, lead guitar * Ringo Starr -- drums, tambourine, bells[B] * George Martin -- piano

In other news, I have added the lyrics to this song so you can sing along, or perhaps learn the song! This is how I learned my first Beatles song! Enjoy :)

Album: Rubber Soul

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[dario bevanda]

Carra <3 YNWA

[fawaz84]

Carraghre bought me here

YNWA

[tesseract666]

You cant change these sorts of people because they are trolling. They feed on those comments.

[M Assar]

I wish i was born 20 years earlier to meet u BEATLES

[Sam Crunch]

Well I hope it was worth it.

[SGTPROVO]

John was shot dead by a fan who wanted his own 15 min's of fame.

John lived a full and rich life as a Beatle, and only wanted to fit in with his

neighbors in NYC, he always gave autographs, picture requests and laughed

with his fans. It was unfortunate that one so-called fan wanted more than any

celebrity could give, his life. Now we all suffer as a result now that John is

no longer with us. Beatles Forever.

[saaski10]

why did lennon die

[Kayla O'Donnell]

it makes me cry

[tesseract666]

Your parenting him yourself now. just pointing out the obvious.

[Andries Sibarani]

one of my favorite songs of all time ...

[JimKF]

I think this is really a beautiful love song about the one true love in a person's life. Listen to the lyrics, ""But of all these friends and lovers, there is no one compares with you." "In my life, I love you more."

[Sam Crunch]

Telling someone to watch their language on the internet is pointless, you don't like it? Ignore it, because you only made it so more people saw what he said, shame on you. Don't try to parent kids on the internet, get a job or something.