A Day in the Life



A Day in the Life is a song written for the most part by John Lennon, though it is credited to Lennon/McCartney

Creation
Though many believe the first verse was reffering to the death of Tara Browne, George Martin has said that this was a drug refference. The line "I'd love to turn you on" is often believed to be a drug refference with no relation to the rest of the song. In interviews John Lennon has said that the car crash was the primary inspiration for this song. The last verse about potholes was origanally about a newspaper article talking about how the road to the Albert Hall was full of potholes. However, seeing as the words "Now they know how many holes to" and "the Albert Hall" don't really work well together, Lennon's friend Terry Doran sudgested the word "fill". The middle section about and uneventfull morning was contributed by McCartney. The bit saying "I'd love to turn you on" was also contributed by McCartney. In an interview, Lennon said that that one line that was the supposed drug refference, was just a random line that McCartney contributed that had nothing to do with the rest of the song.