WCSX Classic Cuts : Penny Lane
WCSX Classic Cuts
The Beatles: “Penny Lane”
The Hook: John Lennon wasn’t its principle writer, but lived in the area.
Album: One side of a double A-sided single with “Strawberry Fields Forever,” it was included on the American Magical Mystery Tour album.
Year: 1967
Writers: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Stats: Topped the Billboard Hot 100.
Background: Although Paul McCartney was the chief songwriter on “Penny Lane,” the late John Lennon was familiar with the area, which he explained wasn’t just a single street.
John Lennon on how “Penny Lane” referred to more than just one street. OC:…Newcastle Road. :14
“Penny Lane is not only a street, but it’s a district. It’s like Times Square or Columbus Avenue. When you say Columbus Avenue, you mean the whole area, or Times Square is more than one street. Penny Lane is suburban district. I lived in Penny Lane on a street called Newcastle Road.”
