A Day in the Life Blog

The Beatles took a break today.

Brian debuts on ABC-TV's live programme `The Eamonn Andrews Show', from Teddington Studios. During the programme he reveals that his greatest ambition is to act in a play.

Beatles' "Ticket to Ride," single goes #1

The #1 song in the US on May 21, 1965

Ticket to Ride - The Beatles

Lennon’s at the Cannes Film Festival

May 20, 1965 - John and Cynthia walked hand-in-hand across the tarmac at London’s Heathrow airport accompanied by director Richard Lester to board their flight to the south of France to attend the annual Cannes Film Festival. Richard Lester’s new film, The Knack and How To Get It, was in competition at Cannes (and won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film award). John & Cynthia socialized with actor Michael Caine, whose new film The Ipcress File, was also in competition at Cannes. John and Cynthia rarely danced in public - but Cannes was one of those rare happy occasions!

The number one song in the US on May 16, 1965 was Ticket to Ride by The Beatles.

Twickenham Film Studios, St. Margaret's, Twickenham

A great deal of post-sync work was required of the Beatles during post-production of Help!, overdubbing speech (clear as well as plenty of incoherent muttering and "ho-hos"). For the sequence (shot May 9th) in which John and Ringo were filmed on their way to a post-box they even overdubbed an extract from "I Sat Belonely", one of the pieces in John's first book In His Own Write.

Source: The Complete Beatles Chronicle - Mark Lewisohn

The Beatles are taking a break.

The number one song in the US on May 16, 1965 was Ticket to Ride by The Beatles.

The Beatles are taking a break