It was 50 years ago today...
50 years ago, on this very day, John Lennon stumbled upon a quaint antiques shop in the town of Sevenoaks, Kent, while filming a music video for the song Strawberry Fields Forever. It was there that he laid eyes on an ancient circus poster, detailing events long since passed, and the rest, as they say, is history. Inspired by the vintage poster, Lennon wrote Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! It is said that during this period, Lennon possessed an uncanny ability to craft hit songs from even the most mundane of sources - a feature evident in other tracks from the album Sgt. Pepper, such as A Day in the Life.Also in News
It was 58 years ago today…
Here at Kite, Beatles history is one of our interests. We’ve covered everything from the band’s inception to its breakup, but there’s one Beatles moment we’ll never forget.
A Beatles-themed festive playlist
Picture the scene: the fire is crackling, your living room is warm and cosy (maybe there’s even a Mr. Kite print on the wall?) and Christmas is almost here. It’s time to put on some festive tunes, and where better to start than with a Beatles-themes festive playlist?
On this day in 1969, John Lennon returned his MBE
Receiving an MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) is an award many people would see as a great achievement and honour. John Lennon, however, was not one of these people, and returned his MBE four years after he received it in 1965.
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