It was not the only song banned by the trigger-happy bosses at the Beeb who also pulled the plug on I Am The Walrus and Lucy In The Sky With Diamond which they said were both inspired by LSD use.

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Wilson and his fellow Beach Boys rose in the 1960s from local California band to national hitmakers to international ambassadors of surf and sun.

When she was called by a grovelling Liam Gallagher apologising, Lynne Brine wondered what on earth was going on."Hi, it's Liam Gallagher here, there's been a bit of an incident at Abbey Road," said ...