What album was Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite?

What album was Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite?

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band With a Little Help From My Friends/Album "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" is a song from the 1967 album by the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written and composed by John Lennon, but the song is credited to Lennon-McCartney.

Who sang Mr Kite?

The Beatles With a Little Help From My Friends/Artistes

Where did John Lennon get the characters and story for Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite?

It was this bill that John Lennon discovered in a Kent antique shop and used as inspiration for his song "Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite." The song that lent Fanque his posthumous fame had its origins in a promotional film shot for “Strawberry Fields Forever”—another Lennon track—at Sevenoaks in Kent in January 1967.

Did The Beatles hate touring?

On Aug the Beatles decided to stop touring. As Paul McCartney later reflected in the Beatles Anthology book, there had been talk among the band members about getting off the road for some time, especially from George Harrison and John Lennon but Paul McCartney thought it was best to continue.

What genre is Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite?

Rock With a Little Help From My Friends/Genres

Who wrote 'being for the benefit of Mr Kite'?

• "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" is a song from the 1967 album by the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written and composed by John Lennon, but the song is credited to Lennon-McCartney.

Who played Mr Kite in Lonely Hearts Club?

• Covers and influence The Bee Gees, with Maurice Gibb on lead vocals, and George Burns performed the song in the 1978 film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Burns plays the Mr. Kite character as the mayor of the band's home town and the song is played by the band as a playful announcement of their return to the town for Mr. Kite's benefit.

What is the song Mr Kite by Električni Orgazam about?

• Burns plays the Mr. Kite character as the mayor of the band's home town and the song is played by the band as a playful announcement of their return to the town for Mr. Kite's benefit. Električni Orgazam recorded a version on their 1983 cover album Les Chansones Populaires.

What did John Kite say was a straight lift?

• John said, "'Mr. Kite' was a straight lift. I had all the words staring me in the face one day when I was looking for a song. It was from this old poster I'd bought at an antique shop."