Songs Mentioning the Beatles: Perfect Day

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Howdy from the garden of good and evil! Yep, Im in Savannah. It was a great trip to a fort dating back to the Revolutionary War yesterday, and you’re going to hear about it later. For now, you’re going to enjoy (I hope) another song that mentions the Beatles. Here’s a guy you probably haven’t thought of in 40 years or so…. Perfect Day - Chris de Burgh Have you ever had one of THOSE days, not the bad kind but the great kind. When you know it’s special. When every fiber in your body is holding on to every millisecond to cherish for the rest of your life. That’s what this song is about. Chris de Burgh, whom you may remember for the song “The Lady in Red,” enjoyed his day so much that he wrote a song about it. He said that most of this happened when he and his wife went on a picnic with a couple of relatives. Of course you have your Beatles references (it wouldn’t be in this countdown otherwise! ). The reference to the Christmas song at the end is probably a nod to de Burgh’s 1975 song “A Spaceman Came Traveling,” even though the music is “Silent Night.” And, if you’re a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000, none of that matters because Chris de Burgh is also the man who did “Don’t Pay the Ferryman.” Perfect Day Written by Chris de Burgh Recorded by Chris de Burgh From At the End of a Perfect Day, 1977 BEATLE REFERENCE LYRICS: We sang all the Beatle songs we knew Lord you should have heard those harmonies When we did “Nowhere Man” and “Let It Be”