Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
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This is one of my favorite Beatles songs which is saying a lot because I love almost all of their songs. This song was written & recorded in 1966 and officially released in February 1967 as part of the amazing double A-side single along with Penny Lane.
Strawberry Fields Forever was written and sung by by John Lennon although all of the Beatles songs written by either John Lennon or Paul McCartney (and the many songs they wrote together) are all officially Lennon/McCartney compositions. You can almost always tell who the main songwriter was (between Lennon & McCartney) by who sang lead vocals on the song.
An interesting note on the composition of this song: The famous notes that introduce the song on the Mellotron can be heard when watching the film The Beatles: The First US Visit when John Lennon plays them on a melodica. This was 1964, more than 2 years before the song was recorded.
The Mellotron that was used in this recording is now owned by the Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
The song features groundbreaking production and a complex arrangement. It has been highly influential on countless musicians who wish to stretch the barriers of what pop music can be.
The song also featured one of the first music videos:
Strawberry Fields Forever, like most Beatles songs, has been covered by many musicians including Oasis, Frank Zappa (different lyrics), Peter Gabriel, and Richie Havens.
This is one of my favorite Beatles songs which is saying a lot because I love almost all of their songs. This song was written & recorded in 1966 and officially released in February 1967 as part of the amazing double A-side single along with Penny Lane.
Strawberry Fields Forever was written and sung by by John Lennon although all of the Beatles songs written by either John Lennon or Paul McCartney (and the many songs they wrote together) are all officially Lennon/McCartney compositions. You can almost always tell who the main songwriter was (between Lennon & McCartney) by who sang lead vocals on the song.
An interesting note on the composition of this song: The famous notes that introduce the song on the Mellotron can be heard when watching the film The Beatles: The First US Visit when John Lennon plays them on a melodica. This was 1964, more than 2 years before the song was recorded.
The Mellotron that was used in this recording is now owned by the Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
The song features groundbreaking production and a complex arrangement. It has been highly influential on countless musicians who wish to stretch the barriers of what pop music can be.
The song also featured one of the first music videos:
Strawberry Fields Forever, like most Beatles songs, has been covered by many musicians including Oasis, Frank Zappa (different lyrics), Peter Gabriel, and Richie Havens.
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