Beatles A Day in the Life Blog posts of '1968' 'April'

A couple more days in India

Mia Farrow told the Beatles that the Maharishi had made a pass at her.

Working on the White Album

Working on the White Album

Top 20 Song Chart for April 6, 1968

1 Young Girl - The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett
 
2 Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone

3 Honey - Bobby Goldsboro

4 Lady Madonna - The Beatles

5 La-La Means I Love You - The Delfonics

6 Cry Like A Baby - The Box Tops

7 Valleri - The Monkees

8 (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

9 Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) - Manfred Mann

10 (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin

11 The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde - Georgie Fame

12 Playboy 7 - Gene And Debbe
 
13 If You Can Want - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

14 Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - The First Edition

15 Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer

16 Scarborough Fair (/Canticle) - Simon & Garfunkel

17 I Got The Feelin' - James Brown And The Famous Flames

18 Rice Is Nice - The Lemon Pipers

19 Love Is Blue (L'amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra

20 Cab Driver -The Mills Brothers
 

While in India, Lennon also wrote songs including Mean Mr Mustard, Cry Baby Cry, Polythene Pam and Yer Blues. I'm So Tired, meanwhile, was written during the beginning of The Beatles' stay, when Lennon - free of drugs for the first time since 1964 - found himself unable to sleep.

George and John and their wives have about another week in India.

Half of the Beatles are in India, the other half in Britain.

George & John are still in India with the Maharishi.

John & George are still in India.