Curated category
1967 songs
- I Am the Walrus"I Am the Walrus" arrived in 1967 with a specific and mischievous mission: to break the minds of people who were trying too hard to understand the Beatles.
- She's Leaving Home"She's Leaving Home" begins with a door closing quietly in the early morning. A teenager slips out of the house, leaving a note behind.
- A Day in the Life"A Day in the Life" opens with a line John Lennon pulled from a newspaper: "I read the news today, oh boy." That blunt, ordinary beginning leads to one of…
- All You Need Is Love"All You Need Is Love" reached over 400 million people in 25 countries on the 25th of June 1967, making it one of the most witnessed moments in television…
- Strawberry Fields Forever"Strawberry Fields Forever" arrived on the 13th of February 1967, and almost nobody knew what to make of it. Derek Johnson of the NME confessed in print that…
- Flying (Beatles instrumental)"Flying" holds a quiet distinction in the Beatles catalogue: recorded on the 8th of September 1967, it is the only track officially credited to all four…
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" begins with the sound of an audience chattering and an orchestra tuning up, and within seconds the listener is…
- Within You Without You"Within You Without You" was written by George Harrison in early 1967 on a harmonium at the north London home of musician Klaus Voormann.
- Baby, You're a Rich Man"Baby, You're a Rich Man" was born at midnight in May 1967, when the Beatles spent six hours at an independent studio in Barnes, south-west London, stitching…
- Penny LanePenny Lane is a road in a south Liverpool suburb, and it is also one of the most celebrated songs the Beatles ever made.
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" began not with a guitar or a studio, but with a drawing made by a three-year-old boy. Julian Lennon came home from nursery…