References in Free as a Bird

Beatles references in Free as a Bird video
0:01 - Bird flying. (Interpretations range from "Blackbird" to "And Your Bird Can Sing" to "" to even "Blue Jay Way." The flapping of the wings, though, sounds like the intro to the original version of "Across the Universe". The entire concept of flying in the whole video could be taken to represent "Flying.")
0:07 - portraits of Beatles as children on mantle (from left to right, John, George, Paul. Ringo in front)- Reference In My Life
0:14 - more portraits (left to right, Paul, John, Ringo, George)
0:38 - Beatles walk through dock workers- Reference to Alfred Lennon
0:48 - Cavern Club (club where Beatles played many shows before becoming famous)
0:52 - Beatles performing at Cavern Club- First apprearing of Ringo as official beatle.
1:06 - Strawberry Field ("Strawberry Fields Forever")
1:18 - Marketplace- Reference "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
1:27 - Children run by holding hands- Reference "Lady Madonna" and "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
1:18 - Eggman appears ("I Am the Walrus")
1:27 - Beatles begin to walk off curb behind eggman
1:33 - Pretty nurse selling poppies from tray ("Penny Lane")
1:42 - Barber shop, with pictures of every head he's had the pleasureto know, including the Fab Four ("Penny Lane")
1:45 - Woman appears in plastic-appearing coat ("Polythene Pam")
1:47 - Sign on wall reads "Help" ("")
1:49 - Boy holds up hand to whisper to girl ("Do You Want to Know a Secret?")
1:50 - Ringo jumps from doorway (
1:53 - Couple kissing in car ("Why Don't We Do It in the Road?")
1:54 - Beatles stand by car (Penny Lane)
1:56 - Window has Beatles montage. First third looks like Anthology 1 cover. Other panels may be covers of other two volumes,
2:02 - Birthday cake ("Birthday")
2:02 - Cake has a 6 and a 4 on it ("When I'm Sixty-Four")
2:07 - George appears on street
2:13 - George walks into office (In reality, Apple headquarters) with sign that reads "Dr. Robert" ("Dr. Robert")
2:18 - Ringo runs by
2:22 - John in crowd scene at car wreck, craning neck while others turn away ("A Day in the Life")
2:26 - Car wreck- "Don't Pass Me By"
2:27 - Fire engine ("Penny Lane")
2:29 - Policemen in a row ("I Am the Walrus")
2:32 - Fireman ("Penny Lane")
2:38 - Helter Skelter slide.
2:38 - Kite ("Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite")
2:42 - Children run by in pig masks ("Piggies")
2:43 - Someone enters house through window from ladder ("She Came in Through the Bathroom Window")
2:45 - Sunflowers. ("Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds")
2:51 - Writer working at desk ("Paperback Writer")
2:54 - Beatles walk behind children in pig masks.
3:05 - Beatles on TV
3:06 - John sitting in chair
3:08 - Copy of Daily Mail on table ("Paperback Writer")
3:08 - Bowl of green apples (reference to Apple Corps, Ltd.)
3:08 - Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II sits on floor ("Her Majesty")
3:08 - Box of Savoy Truffles sits on table.
3:10 - Picture of Chairman Mao in window ("Revolution")
3:13 - Workers repairing hole in roof ("Fixing a Hole")
3:13 - Blue Meanie pops his head through hole (the film "Yellow Submarine")
3:18 - Newspaper taxi appears ("Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds")
3:22 - Woman leaves home ("She's Leaving Home")
3:22 - Picture of Mao being carried across street ("Revolution")
3:22 - John and Yoko waltz by (taken from film "Let It Be")
3:23 - Blue Meanie pops head up from out of sewer
3:25 - Magical Mystery Tour bus passes in far background (Hard to see, but it's there)
3:31 - Big game hunter leads procession, including elderly lady and elephant, out of party ("The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill," who always went hunting with his elephant and gun and always took his mum.)
3:33 - Ringo at table near door
3:45 - Brian Epstein begins to put on his scarf
3:47 - Head of Stu Sutcliffe on body of James Dean from "" cover
3:48 - Flowers, drum and tuba from "Sgt Pepper" cover
3:49 - H.G. Wells and Lawrence of Arabia from "Sgt Pepper" cover chat (I know other guests are supposed to be rest of people on the cover)
3:50 - Sun through panes in roof ("Here Comes the Sun", "Sun King", "Good Day Sunshine" and "I'll Follow the Sun")
3:53 - Statue in cemetery turns head (Mother Mary- "Let It Be")
3:58 - Eleanor Rigby headstone ("Eleanor Rigby")
4:00 - Priest McKenzie walks from grave ("Eleanor Rigby")
4:01 - Sheepdog runs through cemetery ("Martha My Dear")
4:04 - Long and winding road in background ("The Long and Winding Road")
4:05 - Paul romps on hill ("The Fool on the Hill")
4:06 - Woman walks down road with suitcase ("She's Leaving Home")
4:12 - Crosswalk from the cover of "Abbey Road"
4:14 - Meter maid with bag across her shoulder steps onto curb ("Lovely Rita")
4:30 - Beatles walk into theater (taken from "A Hard Days Night" film)

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