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He and Paul scanned the Dail Mail for Jan 17th. 1967 and their eye caught the following short article: "There are 4000 holes in the road in Blackburn Lancashire, one twenty-sixth of a hole...
Under the headline "The holes in our roads", the brief stated: "There are 4,000 holes in the road in Blackburn, Lancashire, or one twenty-sixth of a hole per person, according to a council survey. If Blackburn is typical, there are two million holes in Britain's roads and 300,000 in London."
- 5:35
- 26 May 1967
- 19–20 January and 3, 10 & 22 February 1967
The lines about the “four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire” stemmed from an article in the Daily Mirror which reported “one-twentieth of a pothole” for every Blackburn resident in the streets. The lyrics about the English army winning the war came from the film How I Won the War, which John starred in.
A Day in the Life Lyrics. [Verse 1: John Lennon] I read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man who made the grade. And though the news was rather sad. Well, I just had to laugh. I saw the ...
Mar 14, 2008 · I would have a Woodbine, somebody would speak and I’d go into a dream. Paul McCartney. The final verse was also taken from the Daily Mail ’s Far and Near column. “There are 4,000 holes in the road in Blackburn, Lancashire,” it read, “or one twenty-sixth of a hole per person, according to a council survey.”.
Dec 18, 2021 · After browsing an article about the state of road repairs in Blackburn, which read: “There are 4000 holes in the road in Blackburn Lancashire, one twenty-sixth of a hole per person, according to a council survey. If Blackburn is typical then there are over two million holes in Britain’s roads and 300 000 in London.”.
