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The Beatles — Strawberry Fields Forever
Album: Magical Mystery Tour
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Released: 1967
Length: 4:03
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Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone, but it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me

Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

No-one, I think, is in my tree
I mean, it must be high or low
That is, you can't, you know, tune in, but it's all right
That is, I think it's not too bad

Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Always, no, sometimes think it's me
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think, er, no, I mean, er, yes, but it's all wrong
That is, I think I disagree

Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever
Strawberry Fields forever
Strawberry Fields forever

'''Spoken:'''
Cranberry sauce
Cranberry sauce
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Pure Lennon. 
Posted 2 days ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
 easmann wrote:

The outro is my favorite part.



I just upped it to a 9 for that reason.
Posted 1 month ago by brosen    [ Reply ]
 glenMcC wrote:



Not a silly song at all. Strawberry Fields is an actual place located in a suburb of Liverpool . Like many Beatle songs, there is more to it then what you might think at first listen.  Masterpiece.


Strawberry Fields: is´nt it rather a place in NY Central Park?
Posted 1 month ago by Uweunterwegs    [ Reply ]
"I buried Paul"
Posted 2 months ago by igotitmade2k    [ Reply ]
Quintessentially John.   
Posted 3 months ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
They really need an 'Eleven'  (Mine goes to Eleven) :D
Posted 4 months ago by Harry_Tuttle_99    [ Reply ]
I'm 75 now - and this track takes this woman back to a better time in her life.
Wonderful memories of times gone by.

Thank you boys for all you did for us teenagers from 1962 onward  ........... I really believe you had to be there to understand how much the  music and the times changed.  

Don't get me wrong I love Sinatra et al ... but yes, they had their time and now it was ours.
  
Posted 5 months ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]
 Stephen_Phillips wrote:

As mentioned in comments below from 16 years ago, it is the string arrangement and production that makes this rather silly song into a masterpiece.

And who did that? Well it was not one of the Fab Four... it was George Martin who was sometimes referred to as "the fifth Beatle" for that very reason.

 



The reason this silly song is so great is because they all collaborated on the track and the lyrics are great also! silly that's what made them so great!   
Posted 5 months ago by Gilmore_doyle    [ Reply ]
Drug use does have its benefits.
Posted 5 months ago by flyboy50    [ Reply ]
Living is easy with eyes closed Misunderstanding all you see Especially with what is going on in America today .. Wake up people
Posted 7 months ago by wastemyday1    [ Reply ]
 jp33442 wrote:

Another beatles song that got played to death



Well, it lives for me, thank you all the same!
Posted 9 months ago by JeffGuyett    [ Reply ]
I hear this song the first time (not generally) on RP. Starting with one of my very rarely 10´s, missing the 11 Button in this case. 



Posted 10 months ago by philonair    [ Reply ]
 glenMcC wrote:
Not a silly song at all. Strawberry Fields is an actual place located in a suburb of Liverpool . Like many Beatle songs, there is more to it then what you might think at first listen.  Masterpiece.

Strawberry Fields is also a section of Central Park, NY City.  Of course, that was created after Mr Lennon's murder.
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Go to Plant City, Florida, and you can literally see strawberry fields forever.
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Another beatles song that got played to death
Posted 1 year ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
The outro is my favorite part.
Posted 1 year ago by easmann    [ Reply ]
"Cranberry Sauce"??
Aw, c'mon, everyone knows it's "I bury Paul", because he was like, dead, ya know?
Posted 1 year ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 Stephen_Phillips wrote:

As mentioned in comments below from 16 years ago, it is the string arrangement and production that makes this rather silly song into a masterpiece.

And who did that? Well it was not one of the Fab Four... it was George Martin who was sometimes referred to as "the fifth Beatle" for that very reason.

 



I concur with all you say.  The horns were also rather remarkable,  
Posted 1 year ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
 david16 wrote:

These guys were so before their time it's ridiculous!   



They actually shaped time, musically speaking...
Posted 1 year ago by JeffGuyett    [ Reply ]
Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane
Let the Lennon-McCartney place name battle begin...
Posted 1 year ago by JeffGuyett    [ Reply ]
This was the first 45rpm record I ever purchased.
No idea where it may physically be, but the memory is priceless.
Posted 1 year ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
 NeilBlanchard wrote:

This dual-mono "stereo" mix doesn't work well on headphones ...



Especially not when one is almost deaf in one ear. I had to keep swapping my phones around to check that the drums were still going!
Posted 1 year ago by paulprior61    [ Reply ]
These guys were so before their time it's ridiculous!   
Posted 1 year ago by david16    [ Reply ]
 Stephen_Phillips wrote:

As mentioned in comments below from 16 years ago, it is the string arrangement and production that makes this rather silly song into a masterpiece.

And who did that? Well it was not one of the Fab Four... it was George Martin who was sometimes referred to as "the fifth Beatle" for that very reason.

 




Not a silly song at all. Strawberry Fields is an actual place located in a suburb of Liverpool . Like many Beatle songs, there is more to it then what you might think at first listen.  Masterpiece.
Posted 1 year ago by glenMcC    [ Reply ]
How does this clearly acknowledged masterpiece have so few comments?  Some tracks on RP have hundreds of ummm...witticisms(?)...and this 30 as of 2022...

So very odd...
Posted 1 year ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
This dual-mono "stereo" mix doesn't work well on headphones ...
Posted 1 year ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]


Posted 2 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
As mentioned in comments below from 16 years ago, it is the string arrangement and production that makes this rather silly song into a masterpiece.

And who did that? Well it was not one of the Fab Four... it was George Martin who was sometimes referred to as "the fifth Beatle" for that very reason.

 
Posted 4 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
Always good to hear this one Always 10 A song for life
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
it's quite hard to believe this song is more than half a century old.  And it's still great every time I hear it.
Posted 4 years ago by dickmahoon    [ Reply ]
This song just captures a time and place so special.  Few songs have this power.  Very few.  This is one of them that does accomplish that.
Posted 4 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
Before I was old enough to fully appreciate this song, the coolest part was always the "I buried Paul" at the end. 
Posted 4 years ago by jon_o    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by themusicroob    [ Reply ]

This song is soooo good for the ears...
 
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
I can already hear this any time I want, I have it on me all the time, and even if I don't, I'd just use Youtube. But I think this is one of those songs that hit you hard when you're not expecting to hear them. I get goosebumps even when I come across this while I'm shuffling my Beatles playlist, so I can't imagine what I'd feel if I hear this on RP out of the blue.
Posted 11 years ago by kojiroh    [ Reply ]
 kurtster wrote:
Can't believe this hasn't been played in nearly 4 years.
 
Kind of funny but I spent a few hours last night listening to all the different versions of this song on Youtube.  Quite a story behind this song, now I know where the two takes are mixed together. 

It just hit the 6th year anniversary of the last time it was played on RP.   I am going to request it.

edit: well, looks like the "request song" link has been removed, guess I won't request it after all.


Posted 12 years ago by drsteevo    [ Reply ]

The Beatles by ~Arbeeroro
©2008-2010 ~Arbeeroro

George, John, Ringo and Paul.
The Beatles.

Awful scan and quite a crude, un-sophistcated image (with a few errors in the drawing/cropping/lyrics) but a very personal piece of artwork for me.

Long story short the Beatles music gave me back my artistic inspiration (what little I had of it in the first place, anyway!)

This is dedicated to their wonderful music (and especially George Harrison who was my favourite of the Fab Four).


Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

Richie Havens - Strawberry Fields Forever, Live Woodstock (1969)

Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
 highwindows wrote:
Probably the best single in the universe.
What more can I say?
 
and don't forget the best verse in the universe "...living is easy with eyes closed...."
Posted 13 years ago by FluorideFreeMN    [ Reply ]
Can't believe this hasn't been played in nearly 4 years.
Posted 14 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
Strawberry Fields Forever was inspired by Strawberry Field, which was a Salvation Army home in Liverpool that John Lennon adored.

Posted 15 years ago by Ndugu    [ Reply ]
no comment    -   10.
Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
Instead of 10-godlike I would put 10-Strawberry fieldiesh foreverish Hey, btw, I would be curios to find out why isn't this song aired anymore. 60s pshychedelia not appropriate these days?
Posted 15 years ago by andionita    [ Reply ]
Ok, that cinches it- Magical Mystery Tour is officially my favorite Beatle's album.
Posted 16 years ago by FluorideFreeMN    [ Reply ]
Such a great and beautiful song by John Lennon even on his demo version of him just on his acoustic guitar!
Posted 17 years ago by fab4fan    [ Reply ]
I can't remember how many times I played the Blue Album on my dad's old turntable as a little kid, just to wait for this song to enchant me once again. More than 16 years later it hasn't lost any of its magic.
Posted 17 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Probably the best single in the universe. What more can I say?
Posted 18 years ago by highwindows    [ Reply ]
i was born one year too late..i never had the privilage of living at the same time, in the same city, as John...no doubt i grew up with him though.. we miss you buddy, rock on...
Posted 18 years ago by jerkstore    [ Reply ]
For the song, Because some twerp had to take him from us.
Posted 18 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Rest in Peace John. The world is better place because of you.
Posted 18 years ago by sasa1170    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite Beatles tunes. ...flashback inducing
Posted 18 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
Come on, for today?
Posted 18 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by johndmessner: In addition, I love the classical instruments in the arrangement. They add so much life and sophistication to the song. The music paints a beautiful picture in my mind.
That string arrangement always slays me as well. It makes the song very mysterious. I would have loved to have been in the studio when they were recording that one.
Posted 20 years ago by eddief    [ Reply ]
I can\'t believe I am the first to rate and comment on Stawberry Fields. What an honor! I believe this song was pieced together from two or even more different takes of the song. I think George Martin had to speed up one of the sections to make it match with the other. I like the song because to me it is about escapism, a different world. Also it creates a dreamy atmosphere without being depressing. In addition, I love the classical instruments in the arrangement. They add so much life and sophistication to the song. The music paints a beautiful picture in my mind.
Posted 21 years ago by johndmessner    [ Reply ]