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When Beatle legend Paul McCartney wrote the lyrics to Penny Lane there was no barber shop in the famous Liverpool suburb.
Now more than 40 years later Barry Hayden is bringing the song to life by posting a pictures of ‘every head he’s had the pleasure to know’… via Twitter.
All the people that come and go CAN stop and say “Hello” by logging-on to Barry’s Twitter site.
Since Penny Lane topped the charts in 1967, nearby barber Tony Slavin has largely taken credit and the Fab Four tourist trade as the shop referred to in the iconic tune.
But his shop stands on Smithdown Place, opposite the ‘island in the middle of the roundabout.’
Penny Lane gave its name to the area around the Penny Lane bus and tram terminus but the road itself has few shops.
He quickly found that he was doing a roaring trade from tourists who want to say they had their hair cut at the Barber’s in Penny Lane.
Barry, 44, said: “I knew opening a barber’s in Penny Lane would remind people of the song, but I had no idea just how popular it would be with tourists.
“I’ve only been open a couple of weeks, but I’ve had customers from all over the world, from Brazil to Japan.
“It was one of my customers who gave me the idea for the Twitter site after he asked me to take his photograph to show his friends back home.
“That’s when I thought what a nice idea it would be to take photographs of all my customers.
“I was just planning to show them on the wall of the shop, but my 16-year-old son is really into computers, and he showed me Twitter.
“It seemed like a great way to show the photos, and my customers seem to love it. People have started coming for a haircut, just because they want their photo taken in the famous shop.
“I can’t believe how popular it has been. If it carries on like this I may have to take on extra staff.”
Customers and Beatles fans can follow Barry and all the head he’s had the pleasure to know at http://twitter.com/barberpennylane