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She's Leaving Home

(Lennon/McCartney)

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Just as with 'A Day in the Life', 'She's Leaving Home' is based on a newspaper story; this one about a girl who, despite being wealthy and getting good grades, runs away from home to seek fun and romance. The girl was named Melanie Coe, who ran away from her home life because of rigid rules which she claimed didn't allow her to be herself. In an ironic twist, Paul had met Melanie three years earlier on the set of the British program Ready Steady Go!, a teenage-targeted music and dancing show. She had won an award and Paul was the presenter. Melanie has said that she loved to dance and going to the clubs allowed her to be free and herself.

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