Beatles FAQ

Paul & Mary McCartney Paul McCartney has recently suggested a ‘subconscious’ inspiration for the line I said something wrong/Now I long for yesterday  was his regret at once chiding his mother for ‘talking posh’:

George Harrison and Paul McCartney first met while at secondary school.

First Ed Sullivan appearance - public domain The Beatles fly from London Heathrow to New York on 7 February, 1964 More than 10,000 girls are waiting - a major news event.

In late September 1963 George Harrison becomes the first Beatle to visit America. Map artwork by Jane Samson