Summer Of 1969 – July 13th THE BEATLES Single Banned In The USA

Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history

13 July 2026

On the day, 13 July 1969, that THE BEATLES released their UK No.1 single THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO, which tells the story of the eventful days of the marriage of John and his muse Yoko Ono, over 100 US radio stations instanly banned it because of its lyrics.

Christ, you know it ain’t easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They’re gonna crucify me

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