The term “meter maid” is an American expression, not an English one. The Brits call the same people “parking wardens.” Somehow, “Lovely Rita, parking warden…” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

In his book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that nobody liked parking attendants or meter maids, as they were known in the 1960s. So, Paul thought it would be amusing to write a song about ...

The 36-by-21 foot Studio 2 had become the center of the band’s world, populated by loyal confidants Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans, producer George Martin, engineer Geoff Emerick, a handful of ...