All You Need is Love

After returning from my unbelievable trip to Ireland, I was lucky enough to go on a Beatles tour. I grew up dancing to songs like "Day Tripper" and "Yellow Submarine" starting before I even hit kindergarten. And, like many others, the Beatles have always been a part of my life.

A view of Abbey Road. The tour guide says that still today, many cab drivers get annoyed when they have to drive through Abbey Road, but still stop for tourists to take their version of the famous album.

When I was over at a friend's house on East Campus at Mizzou, I pointed to their poster of the Abbey Road album they had on there wall and said, "I've been there. And I have written on that wall behind them."

Many people come to graffiti on the famous wall on Abbey Road. While the city of Westminster allows it, they come to wall every two weeks to whitewash it. People continue to come to the wall to leave a little piece of them behind even though it will be gone two weeks later.

I decided to write lyrics from one of my favorite Beatles songs, Blackbird. When I was younger and had guitar lessons, Blackbird was one of the first songs I decided to learn. I also wrote "Eleanor Rigby" on one part of the wall because I have always been obsessed with that song since I was young.

Our next stop was Paul McCartney's current home. The tour guide said it was the first time he had seen the gates open in a while, due to yard matinence. 

The wall on Abbey Road is not the only victim of graffiti. The brick gates outside McCartney's home also hold messages of appreciation for the artist as well as the Beatles.

The tourist in me gathered with the others in the group to attempt at getting past the gates to capture the house behind them, however this is all I could really get.

We headed towards the Beatles store, filled with anything you could imagine. Somehow, they are able to relate everything back to the Beatles.

Another view of the Bealtes store.

This is our tour guide at our final stop. In the basement of this building is where the Beatles recorded their last song together. Although there were interesting stops, the tour guide could have done a better job talking about each spot, as it is hard for me to even remember what we talked about during the tour. Because of this I don't have a lot of information attached to each location, so I will make sure to update this post after a little more research.

What once was just a band of boys out of Liverpool playing at a pub transformed into one of the most memorable and influential bands in history. Today, England still makes sure that they are remembered and seen in every way possible. From souvenirs to current news stories about the living members, the Beatles have remained a part of popular culture today. It will take quite a while for the world to forget them, which is alright with me.