In Pictures: She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

Due to popular demand from my friends at the Beatles Social Netword, our photographic rendition of 'she came in through the bathroom window' which can be found on Abbey Road.

There are many stories about the event behind this song. One of the Apple Scruffs (Beatles' groupies who waited outside Abbey Road Studios) by the name of Jessica Samuels says she is the source because she crawled through the bathroom window of Paul's St John's Wood home.

But Mike Pinder from The Moody Blues says he told Paul about a groupie who did exactly that in Ray Thomas' house...and Paul immediately grabbed a guitar and sang "she came in through the bathroom window".

The Beatles at the Casbah for the Last Time

On Sunday 24 June 1962 The Beatles perform a final time at the Casbah Coffee Club in West Derby, Liverpool. Not long after that day Mona Pest (Pete Best's mum) would close the Club down. There are several rumors about the true reason.

- Some sources say there was a death in the family
- Others claim there was going to be a new baby born in the family
- And still others think it had to do with the fact that Pete Best was sacked as Beatles drummer and the interest for the Casbah Coffee Club dwindled

In Pictures: Fixing a Hole

Fixing a hole from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


Photograph: copyright Frank Van Den Block

The Beatles at Northwich Victory Memorial Hall

On 23 June 1962 the Beatles took a short break from playing at the Cavern Club, and headed down south to Northwich, about 40 km from Liverpool.

They had an appointment to play at the Victory Memorial Hall. It had been opened 2 years earlier (in 1960) and was supposed to be an upmarket venue, but locals referred to it as "the Morgue".

Brian Epstein had contacted music promoter Lewis Buckley (who organized several "beat" dances around the country, and this venue was seen as a kind of audition for The Beatles. If they performed well, Buckley would hire them for other venues. Apparently the concert was a success, because not only were they allowed to play another 5 gigs at this location, but Lewis Buckley also promoted many other NEMS artists in the years to come.

We can't be 100% sure what the set list was, but based on other similar concerts, the set lists of the Cavern Club and memories of people who were there. If anybody has more info, please do share this with us

Tentative Set List for the 23 June 1962 Northwich Victory Memorial Hall concert by The Beatles

The Hippy Hippy Shake
Sweet Little Sixteen
Love Me Do
The Sheik of Araby
Slow Down
Ask Me Why
September in the Rain
Dizzy Miss Lizzie
Take Good Care of my Baby
'Till There Was You
Memphis Tennesee
Like Dreamers Do
Money
Young Blood
The Honeymoon Song
A Picture Of You
Hello Little Girl
So How Come (No One Loves Me)
Ooh My Soul
To Know Her Is To Love Her
Besame Mucho
Roll Over Beethoven
Love of the Loved
Searchin'

Beatles still making loads of money

When The Beatles played 'Money (that's what I want) on their second British Album (With The Beatles), little did they know that 40 years later they would still be making millions.

In 2002 Rolling Stone magazine published a list with top earners from US sales in 2001.

Top Earners US Sales 2001


1. U2 ($75 million)
2. Dr. Dre ($63 million)
3. The Beatles ($58 million)
4. Dave Mathews Band ($52 million)
5. Madonna ($50 million)

not bad for a group that hasn't toured for over 35 years, hey :)

The Story of Strawberry Fields Forever

Strawberry Fields Forever is by many considered one of the greatest rock/pop songs ever, and proof that The Beatles had reached an enormously high creative level in 1967.

The story behind the song is just as rich and amazing as the tune itself.

The song was written by John Lennon (although credited as usual to Lennon-McCartney) and was inspired by John's memories of playing in the garden of a Salvation Army house near his childhood home of his aunt Mimi's (better known as Mendips on Menlove Avenue).

> A <  marks the spot where John Lennon grew up, and the red rectangle is Strawberry Fields.

"Strawberry Fields Forever" was intended for inclusion on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (and the first song recorded for it) but in the end it was released as a double A-side together with Paul McCartney's other Liverpool song "Penny Lane").

John first started working on the song when he was shooting a movie called "How I Won the War" in Almeria, Spain and the working title was "It's Not Too Bad"

The Beatles recorded 3 distinct versions of the song, and George Martin managed to combine two of the best versions by using the beginning of one part and editing the second part of the other into it.

Barefoot Paul McCartney is Top of the Pops!

A list published today in the USA shows the 5 most memorable "shoeless" moments in entertainment.

Here, in descending order, are the winners:

5. Josephine Baker and her Banana Dance.

American entertainer Josephine Baker performed her sexy dances barefoot

4. Beach Boy magician Brian Wilson writing "Smile"

Brian Wilson wrote his masterpiece "Smile" with his feet in the sand...and his piano in the middle of the sandbox

3. Fred Flinstone

We all love this all-American guy from Bedrock, running around barefoot

2. Uma Thurman in "Pulp Fiction"

Remember Uma kicking off her shoes in the famous dance-scene with John Travolta? And then you are surprised they call Quentin Tarantino a footie?

1. Paul McCartney crossing Abbey Road

One of the most memorable LP covers of all time, and Paul's bare feet are definitely contributing.