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"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released on 13 February 1967 as a double A-side single with "Penny Lane". It represented a departure from the group's previous singles and a novel listening experience for the contemporary pop audience.
"Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane" was the first Beatles single since "Please Please Me" in 1963 to fail to reach number 1 on Record Retailer ' s chart (later the UK Singles Chart). [121] With "Penny Lane" as the side favoured by the chart, [ 122 ] the single was held at number 2 behind Engelbert Humperdinck 's " Release Me ", [ 123 ...
Lennon adapted the song's verse lyrics from a story in the 17 January 1967 edition of the Daily Mail, [15] which reported the ruling on a custody action over Browne's two young children. During a writing session at McCartney's house in north London, Lennon and McCartney fine-tuned the lyrics, using an approach that author Howard Sounes likens ...
Lennon viewed "Strawberry Fields Forever" as his finest work with the Beatles. After Lennon's murder in New York City, a section of Central Park was named after the song . In 1996, the discarded first version of the song was issued on the outtakes compilation Anthology 2 ; in 2006, a new version was created for the remix album Love .
When John Lennon and Yoko Ono had something important on their minds or just wanted to vent about politics, religion, weight loss injections, or the Kennedy assassination, they didn’t phone up a ...
The Making of "Strawberry Fields Forever" [5:50] Strawberry Fields Forever "Penny Lane" [5:17] Penny Lane; Release Me (Miller-Williams-Yount) – Performed by Engelbert Humperdinck – playing very softly in the background while listening to a recording of a Beatles' radio interview about not reaching no. 1. "Sgt. Pepper's" [5:35]
Magical Mystery Tour is a record by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States. It includes the soundtrack to the 1967 television film of the same name.
"All My Loving" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, from their second UK album With the Beatles (1963). It was written by Paul McCartney [3] (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and produced by George Martin.