The song that broke every songwriting rule
A Day in the Life by The Beatles features some of the most inventive songwriting and production ideas of all time.
The book featured is ‘Here, There and Everywhere – My Life Recording the Music of The Beatles’ by Geoff Emerick.
@justkeeponowalking
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
Jesus Christ, Ringo really is a time traveler. "Hire half an orchestra twice" is off the charts subconscious genius, joking or no.
@jimclancy8346
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
A boring presentation of Me-roll. Pathetic.
@Montrealien
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
I made a full essay on this song for a highschool poetry class in the 90s. Thanks for this! Love that album, love that song!
@tokowpc
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
greatest album ender ever
@virginiacopeland108
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
The Geoff Emerick book is really good. Not just about the music, but the personalities. Apparently John, George and Ringo were a bit aloof, but Paul said good morning to everyone, knew the names of all the sound workers. And the only one to stay behind at lunch and ate his sack home food with the sound assistants.
@stumpybear60
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
There are people who said that last cord is the inspiration for the Apple Mac power up/start up sound.
@ukdiscovered
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
I first heard Sgt Peppars on my 1st LSD trip..thats the way to hear it ! This track in particular was incredible. Except the harp at the start of She's Leaving Home which I heard in a Time-warp: I heard every vibration of each string like Time had slowed down. Still baffles me that that could happen even on a trip
@Chili453
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
@FRO-f6s3u
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
That was great. Thank you so much. 🙏👍💜
@FrankBarnwell-lsd32
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
Ohm is The Moody Blues
@RFToob
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
The final chord is still going on – out into outer space and across the universe, to this very day…Cheers
@mauricemorning
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
Great video but I don't see what rules there are that were broken. This wasn't songwriting per se but it was sound creation and music making.
@JeffChurchwell-t4d
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
I just discovered something fascinating by accident. After watching this video, I went to Apple Music to play A Day In The Life, and Apple had the credits for every symphony musician. David McCallum appears as a violinist. Not only was he an actor, he also was a classically trained musician, and violin was one of his instruments. He in fact had recorded several instrumental albums. So Illya Kuryakin is on a Beatles record.
@hellskitchen360
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
You look like the actor, Edward Norton.
@Beautiful_Dreamer
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
Very interesting! Thank you for this!
@porukun52
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
OMG how eye-opening in my 70th year. Thank you!
@melledge1
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
Great piece, but can’t help thinking that they were saying “Om” instead of “hum” as the first ending. It would make more sense, and sounds more like it.
@hadji828
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
Easily one of my very favorite Beatles songs EVER!
@nickdrakerules8808
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
I appreciate usa accent or good ez to understand English
@willbill6449
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
Just an incredible song and a fitting incredible video to describe it. Thanks David!
@universpro7741
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
For worse
@leandrodibartolo1796
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
That is great, It is Paul signing those Ahhh before returning to the main John´s verse.
@flouisbailey
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
In search of the lost chord FOUND!
@fortythreethousand2
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
I always thought the counting on the recording was the counting of the 4000 holes…You learn something new every day.
@emcarver8983
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
25 minutes to tell us what the song was 🙄
@jeanmyers1787
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
My favourite album, my favourite song. Sends shivers down my spine.
@testaccount-kv4nw
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
What's wrong with David?
Why is every_single_one of his videos great?
That's not normal. Is that even allowed?
@cjwilly1862
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
Thank goodness for the 4 "lads" and their partnership.
@Bobby_Badabing
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 am
Medleys are the best Beatles songs, for short attention span listeners, i.e. Abbey Road. Honestly they could have, and should have, made more of the mixed songs. This sort of presaged the thematic albums that came in the early 70s like Thick as a Brick, Yes Relayer, Dark Side of the Moon etc.
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