Saturday, February 27, 2010

Abbey Road


I fell in love from the very first time I saw this picture.
It's so simple yet meaningful and artistic.
Well, I just started to listen to The Beatles and (of course!) they were amazing. They're simply genius artists who make beautiful music that could touch thousands and millions hearts.
My favorite Beatle? Paul McCartney, of course.
He's good looking, he's left handed (I don't know, but I always pay extra attention on left-handed guitarists), and he's a great artist.
But, if you're talking about artist, John Lennon is the man. He's just so creative and everything.
Anyway, I'm not a hardcore Beatles fans (not yet) so I can't write hundreds words about how amazing they are, because I haven't listen to the entire 'Abby Road' itself.
So give me time to enjoy the tracks that they offer me, and amazed yourself, by this amazing facts about that simple picture shown on the above (source: Wikipedia) :

1. Taken by photographer Iain Macmillan. Macmillan was given only ten minutes around 11:30 that morning to take the photo on a zebra crossing on Abbey Road.
2. That cover photograph has since become one of the most famous and most imitated album covers in recording history
3. The Beatles walk across the street single file from left to right, with Lennon leading, followed by Starr, McCartney, and Harrison. McCartney is bare-footed and out of step with the other three
4. With the exception of Harrison the group are wearing suits designed by Tommy Nutter.
5. The man standing on the pavement in the background is Paul Cole, an American tourist unaware he had been photographed until he saw the album cover months later.
6. The zebra crossing today remains a popular destination for Beatles fans.
7. The Volkswagen Beetle (LMW 281F) parked next to the zebra crossing belonged to one of the people living in the apartment across from the recording studio. In 1986, the car was sold at auction for £2,530.

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