20April1969 "In My Life" - The Clingers (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)

Описание: Viewers are treated to the Clingers performing the John Lennon-Paul McCartney 'Beatles' tune "In My Life." From the final episode of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, broadcast April 20, 1969 on CBS-TV.

The entire episode (with guests Anthony Newley and the Clingers) is available here:
   • 20April1969 Anthony Newley, The Clingers -...  

Also available as separate video clips from this 1969 episode:

Tommy and Dick Smothers performing "There's No Business Like Show Business":
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The Anthony Newley Performance:
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'Social Climate Forecast' comedy sketch (Leigh French):
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Tommy and Dick Smothers performing "I'll Follow the Sun":
   • 20April1969 "I'll Follow the Sun" - Tommy ...  

Guest stars humming "The Brothers Theme" aka The Smothers Brothers Theme:
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'Finding Out Who "They" Are' comedy sketch (Anthony Newley, Tommy and Dick Smothers, Marge, Officer Judy):
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'Tommy Smothers vs. Officer Judy (Bob Einstein)':
   • 20April1969 'Tommy Smothers vs. Officer Ju...  

About "In My Life" (from Wikipedia):
"In My Life" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released on their 1965 studio album Rubber Soul. Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song is one of only a few in which there is dispute over the primary author; John Lennon wrote the lyrics, but he and Paul McCartney later disagreed over who wrote the melody. George Martin contributed the piano solo bridge.

According to Lennon, "In My Life" was his "first real major piece of work" because it was the first time he wrote about his own life.

In 2000, Mojo named "In My Life" the best song of all time. Rolling Stone ranked it number 23 on its 2004 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time," and number 98 on the 2021 revised list, as well as fifth on its list of the Beatles' "100 Greatest Songs."

Lyrics:
In a 1980 interview, Lennon referred to this song as his "first real major piece of work" because it was the first time he had written about his own life. According to Lennon, the song's origins can be traced to English journalist Kenneth Allsop's remark that Lennon should write songs about his childhood. Afterwards, Lennon wrote a song in the form of a long poem reminiscing on those years. The original lyrics were based on a bus route he used to take in Liverpool, naming various sites seen along the way, including Penny Lane and Strawberry Field.

Lennon later thought the original lyrics were "ridiculous," calling it "the most boring sort of 'What I Did on My Holidays Bus Trip' song." He reworked the words and replaced the specific memories with a generalized meditation on his past. Few lines of the original version remained in the finished song. According to Lennon's friend and biographer Peter Shotton, the lines "Some [friends] are dead and some are living/In my life I've loved them all" referred to himself and Stuart Sutcliffe (who died in 1962).

Music:
McCartney cited Smokey Robinson & the Miracles as inspiration for the song's melody.
Lennon's and McCartney's recollections differ regarding the music. Lennon said that McCartney's "contribution melodically was the harmony and the middle-eight." In 1977, when shown a list of songs Lennon claimed writing on for the magazine Hit Parader, "In My Life" was the only entry McCartney disputed. McCartney said he set Lennon's lyrics to music from beginning to end, taking inspiration from songs by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. In 1976, he commented: "I liked 'In My Life;' Those were words that John wrote, and I wrote the tune to it. That was a great one."

Complete episodes of the original "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" on CBS-TV (1967-1969) are available on this playlist:
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From NBC-TV: "The Return of the Smothers Brothers" special (1970), complete episodes of "The Smothers Brothers Show" (1975), "The Tom & Dick Smothers Brothers Special II" (1980), plus other TV appearances by the Smothers Brothers on the NBC network, are available on this playlist:
   • The Smothers Brothers on NBC-TV 1970-1980  

Complete and partial episodes of the revival series, "The New Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" on CBS-TV (1988-1989) are available on this playlist:
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