For five decades people have come from far and wide to recreate *that* iconic Abbey Road photo A look back on 50 years of the Beatles' famous album cover
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Mitchel Federan posed as George, Paul, Ringo and John whilst in London to celebrate his birthday in 2018The Beatles - George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon - gathered for a brief photoshoot outside the EMI Studios in London, where the band were working. Iain Macmillan took the rather modest shot of the musicians on a zebra crossing on the B507 road, an image which would adorn the cover of the band's Abbey Road album.The Beatles recorded nearly all their studio albums at Abbey Road, including Help! and Sgt Pepper'sHere are some of your efforts:Marcelo came to London from Brazil to work on the Olympic Games. When he and his colleagues tried to recreate the cover the 40-year-old from Sao Paulo tripped at a crucial moment.
"I am the third person in from left to right and Eduardo put his foot behind my right foot and I almost fell down.Amy Holman gives us all quadruple vision You can never have too much of Amy Holman, apparently. The American student decided to go it alone with her take on the album cover."My dad snapped the photo while I ran across the street! I photo-shopped it later of course."Júlio Andrade is a musician from Brazil who says he wanted to"represent something of Brazil through this dance."Jenna Popp went barefoot despite the rain for her photo"Why not take my shoes off and walk barefoot like Paul did?" she says.
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