Visitors in the Cavern Club replica room at The Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool

The making of Free As A Bird

Filmed in part at The Beatles Story Museum, The Beatles' official Free As A Bird music video is being celebrated as part of the 2025 Anthology remaster project.

The Making of Free As A Bird

The ‘Free As A Bird’ video wasn’t just a groundbreaking piece of filmmaking — it was also a cryptic map of The Beatles’ story. No one really knows how many references to songs and moments are hidden in there, with fans still uncovering new Easter eggs today. What do you see?

Watch the remastered music video
Home, home and dry. Like a homing bird, I'll fly... Home, home and dry. Like a homing bird, I'll fly... Home, home and dry. Like a homing bird, I'll fly... Home, home and dry. Like a homing bird, I'll fly... Home, home and dry. Like a homing bird, I'll fly...

The Cavern Club

The Beatles Story’s replica Cavern Club isn’t just a museum highlight – it’s a piece of music video history. Our Cavern stage was utilised to recreate the original legendary stage for the video, utilising green screen technology to superimpose The Beatles.

The replica Cavern Club at The Beatles Story Museum Liverpool

Eleanor Rigby

This gravestone prop was also used for the music video, and was later gifted to The Beatles Story. Now on display in our Pepperland exhibit, the prop referenced The Beatles’ song Eleanor Rigby.

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eleanor rigby prop grave on display at the beatles story museum, liverpool

Remastered 2025

Time to test your knowledge of The Beatles. The ‘Free As A Bird’ video — now fully restored in 4k — contains numerous hidden references to songs & moments across the band’s career. There is no definitive list… what do you see?