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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...
"A Day in the Life" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as the final track of their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Credited to Lennon–McCartney , the opening and closing sections of the song were mainly written by John Lennon , with Paul McCartney primarily contributing the song's middle section.
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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.
The lyrics begin with a narrator reading a local newspaper and commenting about what's been reported: a car crash, a film review, potholes in the streets (of Blackburn, Lancashire), and other observations of daily life.
Jul 11, 2023 · An item in the 17 January 1967 edition asserted that: "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....
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.”
