Every Place in Beatles Lyrics, Mapped | Vanity Fair

Take yourself on a tour of lyric locations in The Beatles songs. From Eleanor Rigby's gravestone in Liverpool to Abbey Road in North London, see the locations behind The Beatles lyrics throughout England, France, Russia, India, the United States, and more countries, covering 25,510 miles around the world.



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[victorsvictor]

Should have ended with Across the Universe!

[bullyiscoming]

Places not mentioned -
- Miami Beach "Back In The USSR"
- Primrose Hill "The Fool On The Hill"
- Norway "Norwegian Wood"
- Sydney, Australia "Rain"

[KB-toyl]

This is great! Interesting side-note: McCartney said in a recent interview that he came up with the name "Eleanor Rigby" for his song, and only later found out that it was on a headstone in Liverpool.

[drumptruck]

Isn't it crazy how most of the Beatles' inspiration clusters within a six-mile radius of their little neighbourhood? When they were young, they found so much creativity with only the mundane things in their reach. Even at this point in their life, they had no idea how big the world was going to be for them, not yet!

[paulafay]

1.42 in John's childhood front-garden at 'Mendips'. I planted those plants! I was the gardener there & I re-planted many of the plants to re-create it as it was in John & his Aunt Mimi's day.

[twantheunisz]

You missed Miami Beach in back in the USSR

[gponter]

40 seconds in and already that's the wrong barber shop by Penny Lane. Paul even went into the right one during his carpool kareoke show. Bioletti it was called (now Tony Slavin) on Church Rd.

[personalcheeses]

Strange to think both Lennon & McCartney lost their mother’s when they were so young. The shared experience features in their songs and inadvertently added to their creativity.

[marinus]

"Now go to Spain."

Goes to Gibraltar.

[ofb-jqlc]

There are quit a few things that are inaccurate in this video, as pointed out by other commentators. At 12:21 it shows the current (as of 2018) offices of Apple Records. This in NOT the location of the famous Beatles Rooftop Performance. In 1969 Apple Records, then known as Apple Corp, was located at 3 Savile Row. That is where the rooftop performance took place. In 2018, if one does a Google Maps search for Apple Records, it shows that Apple Records is located at 27 Ovington Square, which is correct - for 2018, but it is not the 1969 location of Apple Corp/Records.

[kaliyuga]

0:37 Anyone notices that the barber shop opens 8 days a week?

[gponter]

I love the idea of this video and felt bad picking out incorrect info. However the effort that’s gone into making this (it looks great!) surely some better research could’ve gone into the accuracy. Paul has also stated quite a few times that the Eleanor Rigby grave is a coincidence.

[ZOB]

"Bought some California grass" Vanity Fair's take "This is probably a reference to Marijuana" Thanks for the insight.

[neonatalpenguin]

Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kyte refers to a Victorian circus which took place in the Bishop's Gate area of Rochdale, which is 40 miles North East of Liverpool. The Bishopsgate in London is completely different.

[juliettetaylor]

The Beatles don’t have limits, they go “Across the Universe”💭

[jamesmcbir]

Where's the trip to Norway, refering to Norweigan Wood..

[jetsamperes]

9:24 It was a combination and a brilliant play on words. 'That Georgia's always on my mind' line was a nod to Ray Charles' song "Georgia on My Mind" which was written about the US State of Georgia. The whole song Back in the U.S.S.R is an ode to Chuck Berry's Back in the U.S.A and The Beach Boys California Girls.

[ZaneBurko]

I did the magical mystery tour this summer and it was great. I went to penny lane and strawberry fields and went to all the beatle members old houses.

[aster]

I would have liked to see some of the location shots for the movie "Help", as well. Also, what about Harrison's and Starr's childhood homes? It's not like they never wrote songs or performed them!

[profchokanlaumulin]

Strawberry Fields Forever is not a part of Sgt. Pepper's as shown in the video.