Day 5: A song from your childhood
The Beatles - She’s Leaving Home
Yes, I’m well aware that this track was from ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, but growing up, ‘The Beatles’ Ballads’ compilation was one of those records that your parents had that you kind of grew up with. This track was always one of my favourites. I would picture the story, video-clip style, in my head as I listened, and it would always be set in my grandparents’ house, the house in which I now live. When mum and dad got rid of their old record player, they got rid of all their old records. When I later got hold of my own turntable, I was very excited to find a mint condition copy of this in a second hand store in the city for only $20. Of course I’ve since obtained every LP from The Beatles, but if it wasn’t for this collection, and this song appearing on it, who knows what road my musical taste may have taken?
For the record, other favourites from the collection were “Norwegian Wood”, “Across The Universe”, “Hey Jude”, “The Fool On The Hill” and “Here, There & Everywhere”.
