Tara Browne is such an intriguing character. He would have been proud to know his death inspired one of the greatest songs in Rock and Roll history.

One of the best songs of all time! Never heard this story before, makes the song even more haunting. (In a good way)

There's a great book written by Paul Howard appropriately titled "I read the news today oh boy" which tells the fascinating life story about Tara Browne. Well worth a read

@donnawaldron3261

Жыл бұрын

I have ordered the book

@mobombhead8540

Жыл бұрын

@@donnawaldron3261 You will enjoy it. The first third is a tad slow all about the Guinness family. But it is essential background and still pretty interesting. After that the rest of the book is quite literally unputdownable.

@Methilde

20 күн бұрын

The dark side of swiging London with their fascination for the upperclass useless people. "You took the trouble to be born and nothing more" Beaumarchais citation in "Mariage of Figaro" Mozart. Times are Changing :(

3/01/2018 Whatever opinions people have about T. Browne, nevertheless, it still is a sad story when such apparently vibrant young people are here one day, and taken the next.

I just found out that Tara's girlfriend at the time Suki Potier also died of a car crash later on in herelife in Portugal , in 1981.

So so sad story regarding tara and many people who was close to him ,Brian, John both leaders of the greatest bands ever they all had so much life to live. RIP fellas

Suki Potier never did avoid her final destination and would eventually die in another car accident at the age of 33 with her husband, also a wealthy fellow, in 1981.

@Alpha11

6 жыл бұрын

Good to know! Thanks for that, Deadbunny69!

@flyingburritobro68

6 жыл бұрын

She was also Brian Jones girlfriend after Brownes death

@mariegribber7030

3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone sense a conspiracy here?

Thank you so much for this video. I never knew about Tara Browne. He led a fast and very exciting life. What a shame that his life was cut short. Wonder what could have been.

@Alpha11

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phyllis!

@ericdee6802

5 жыл бұрын

If you watch the Beatles "Paperback writer" video here on KZread, you'll notice that Paul McCartney has a chipped tooth. The story goes (Paul's own words) is Paul and Tara Browne were riding mopeds one evening in 66' and Paul crashed, busted his lip and chipped his tooth. Interesting story, Paul was good friends with Tara.

@mariegribber7030

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericdee6802 Even more for the biopic we are all hoping for.

@mygreatbigfoot1679

10 ай бұрын

He could have killed more people drunk driving and got richer on the proceeds of alcholism.

Another fantastic video Alpha 11. Never heard about Tara Browne. He certainly was an exciting personality!

@Alpha11

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lucy Girl! He definitely symbolizes the whole “live fast die young” thing.

Wow ! Quite a story , ididn't know that, i love the Beatles and that song very much !

Alpha 11 is taking up my night... Another good one!

...love how this video was short and informative...thx for posting "

@Alpha11

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment!

liked for useful information. THANX! 😃👍

So why wasn't he on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover?

@arlenmargolin1650

2 жыл бұрын

There are people that believe that song was written about Paul McCartney in 1966 do the research

@rogerd3167

2 жыл бұрын

@@arlenmargolin1650 Regardless, the song is about everyone`s everyday life. Beatles never seemed to produce a song with just one meaning in it. All musicians are told to redo a song to make it appeal to as many people as possible so that it will sell to as many people as it can and make a lot of money. Kind cheapens the whole process. I have no idea if the Beatles did this or whether they were more about creating works of art. Id like to think it`s about the art.

A well-researched and interesting video. I love reading/listening to/watching things on people on the fringes of fame, and I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

@Alpha11

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting!

Keith Richards child who was named after Tara also died at only a few months old.

@Alpha11

6 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that; how tragic! Thank you for commenting and watching.

The Paul Getty pictured is actually the son of the Paul Getty Jr. who was friends with Tara and named his other son after him(like Keith Richards did).

Rip Tara.

We NEED a biopic.

He made the grade.

I was wondering about this, so thank you 😊 I was also wondering about the video and who was in it, but I understand now, that they were his friends and loves.

New sub! ALPHA 11 RULES!!!!

Good bands stay together..Bad no good bands with bad people break up for money

Some suggestions by next vídeos to what happened Steve mcqueen Janis joplin Mel blanc Chris farley Jim morrisson Andy warhol Sylvester James Divine Heath ledger Brittany Murphy Whitney Houston John Belushi Marvin gaye Charles Chaplin George Harrison Curt cobain Laura Brannigan Walter Lantz Liberace Marlyn Monroe

Did she say Michael McCartney?

@swissuz

5 жыл бұрын

Yes....in the picture with Paul....is his brother Michael McCartney aka McGear. Paul was a bit older, but still good friends with Tara. One year before Tara's death, Tara was in Liverpool with Paul and Mike on Dec 30th 1965. Paul hired two Mopeds and he and Tara were out riding around Liverpool. They went around a corner and Paul was taking it a bit too low and smacked his face into the brick. Good thin Mopeds didn't go too fast. His upper left front tooth broke and went through his lip. He was banged up a bit and scratched his face up. His brother took a picture of him. He not only had a broken tooth, but had to get stitches inside his upper lip with not anesthesia. Tough guys from Liverpool. His broken tooth shows up in the promo for "Rain" and "Paperback Writer". if you google images of Paul, you can find one that shows his fat lip and scraped up face.

@rebelwalzt

5 жыл бұрын

Paul's brother.

@TT_1221

4 жыл бұрын

@William White That photo was taken the morning after a fire at the Guinness Estate, (Luggala, Ireland) in 1956 I think it was. (I read the book). They saved what they could then rebuilt and restored the house. And the contents were worth saving by the way - an auction of some of its contents recently, saw a Lucien Freud sketch of Tara's brother Garech as a boy sell for almost 7 million. It hung beside the fireplace in the drawing room for decades.

Ironically this tragedy contributed to the Paul is dead controversy.

Oh so there would be no Sergeant Pepper or yellow submarine if it wasn’t for Brian Jones

@johnsradios484

6 жыл бұрын

Mustache 577 Hardly, But no Rolling Stones without Brian Jones.

@jlabsy9699

6 жыл бұрын

JohnsRadios We have A lot to owe Brian

@flyingburritobro68

6 жыл бұрын

JohnsRadios and no Stones without Mick or Keith or Charlie or Bill or Stu or Oldham for that matter. They were a band and all contributed in one way or another. Unfortunately Brian didn’t make it like so many others from that generation- Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison and on and on

@triplesevensix291

6 жыл бұрын

Those cunts Jagger & Richards never even attended Brians funeral!! Some fucking friends they are! His girlfriend & his band was stolen from him.

Why is In my life in the Background?

@swissuz

5 жыл бұрын

Because of the lyrics, reminders of people we "recall"....they all were tight....sad story.

I thought some dentist unbeknownst to them introduced the beatles to LSD

@danielbrannon9513

5 жыл бұрын

That was George's and John's experience. McCartney was introduced to it by Brown.

@sabinewei3041

5 жыл бұрын

@@danielbrannon9513 yes

@themarioschannel7553

4 жыл бұрын

Dr. Robert

What ever happened to John Holms?

wait is leela narrating this or am i crazy

@samiam5557

6 жыл бұрын

sounds like her (from Futurama) =D

@rebelwalzt

5 жыл бұрын

Leela? Really? You mean Katey Segal?

T.B. seems George Harrison.

Theres a short video clip of Tara and another man they claim is McCartney ..looks like Spencer Davis to me..

This’ll be the only time the father of a girl passenger of a drunk driver praises him in print, or did he really say that? Different when it’s the brewers😊 kid eh?

what happened to gene clark

@Alpha11

6 жыл бұрын

Is that a suggestion? Because if so, we already have a video.

@flyingburritobro68

6 жыл бұрын

Another casualty. Alcohol, cocaine etc. Very talented and underrated

ha ha ha, an MI-5 agent faking his death in order to get a promo. Remember, he was the "...lucky man who made the grade".

@sian2337

5 жыл бұрын

Do you really think that?

McCartney said it definitely wasn't about Tara Browne.

@swissuz

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not going to dispute anything McCartney said, but there is an article in the paper about John and Paul working on A Day in the Life in January. Not sure they had named it yet. But the accident killing Tara, a close mate to Paul, is in the Guardian in Dec 66, You can make your own conclusion. John actually wrote the part about reading the news.....Paul wrote the middle that he also sings....and back to John at the end. Paul wrote a lot of the score.

@cosybully

3 жыл бұрын

I think the Beatles did not want people seeing only one interpretation of any of their songs. They wanted the lyrics to have different meanings to different people. They denied a number of things that later turned out to be true.

He was probably killed by M15/6 because they were worried how he could influence the scene with all his future money and they wanted to send a message out to anyone else rising up against the establishment.

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

For fock sake, grow up. Not everything is a conspiracy.

Nice cover up!! NOT

@Alpha11

6 жыл бұрын

What does that mean?

@criskatan

6 жыл бұрын

Alpha 11, It, most likely, means that you're helping out by continuing the fake narrative!!

@greenbeagle13

5 жыл бұрын

What's the cover up?

@johnmc3862

Жыл бұрын

BS, no narrative.

@markpage9886

Жыл бұрын

He was drunk and high and driving in excess of 100mph...plus it was on a public road with witnesses and a survivor...sure...cover-up...