Narration in The Film
These are extracts from the narration in the film - read (but not written) by Malcolm McDowell.
"The weary faces on the cover of the next British LP, Beatles for Sale, showed that Beatlemania was taking its toll."
"Millions bought the Sgt. Pepper album. Critics and musicians everywhere praised it. It was the Beatles' masterpiece."
"Magical Mystery Tour…was their first venture following Brian’s death. Largely a project of Paul’s, the idea was to travel the English countryside in a bus filled with friends, actors and circus freaks, and to film whatever happened. Unfortunately, nothing did."
"It had to be stoically accepted that the Beatles were, in the end, a phenomenon of the sixties; the seventies, and beyond, were only to feel their influence."
"“Hey Jude” was their first release from the newly formed Apple Corps. The song was seven minutes long, double the length of most singles. Radio stations usually refused to play a song that lasted more than three, but once again the Beatles were the exception to the rule. “Hey Jude” became the Beatles’ largest-selling single of all."
"Over the last 18 months, John, George, and Ringo had all privately threatened to quit, only to be coaxed back by Paul. Now it was Paul's turn. The release of his solo album, McCartney, on April 17, 1970 made it official. The Beatles, the greatest pop group of all time, were no more."
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