The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever

“Strawberry Fields Forever” este o compoziție Lennon – McCartney, melodia fiind înregistrată în sesiunea de înregistrări din Noiembrie – Decembrie 1966. A fost lansată pe 13 Februarie  1967 în SUA și pe 17 Februarie 1967 în UK.

Melodia a fost inclusă pe albumele:

Magical Mystery Tour
Anthology 2
Love

Prima oară pe un single împreună cu Penny Lane, un single cu 2 melodii pe fața A.

John Lennon a compus melodia pe când se afla la filmări în Almeria, Spania în toamna lui 1966. Melodia este o privire nostalgică la vremurile copilăriei din Liverpool. Strawberry Field este numele unei case de copii, a Armatei Salvării (Salvation Army), care se afla lângă casa unde John a copilărit în Woolton.

Împreună cu prietenii lui Pete Shotton și Ivan Vaughan, ei se jucau pe aceste terenuri. În plus, în fiecare vară era o petrecere organizată acolo, unde erau și ei prezenți.

La înregistrări au participat:

John Lennon: vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, bongos, Mellotron
Paul McCartney: Mellotron, bass, electric guitar, timpani, bongos
George Harrison: electric guitar, svarmandal, timpani, maracas
Ringo Starr: drums, percussion
Mal Evans: tambourine
Neil Aspinall: guiro
Terry Doran: maracas
Tony Fisher, Greg Bowen, Derek Watkins, Stanley Roderick: trumpets
John Hall, Derek Simpson, Norman Jones: cellos.

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Strawberry Fields Forever
Published: 16 March 2008 | Last updated: 12 January 2021

The promo film

Having decided that their next single would be the double a-side ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and ‘Penny Lane’, The Beatles appeared in promotional films for both songs.
Work began on 30 January 1967 in Knole Park in Sevenoaks, Kent. The films were both produced by Tony Bramwell for Subafilms, and were shot on colour 35mm film by a crew from London-based Don Long Productions.

The Swedish director was Peter Goldmann, who had been recommended by Klaus Voormann. Goldmann had arrived in England in early January and looked for suitable locations in London and elsewhere. The first location he decided upon was Knole Park in Sevenoaks, Kent, which was owned by the National Trust. Coincidentally, there is a Knolle Park in Liverpool, just a short distance from Strawberry Field.

The film for ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ was the first to be shot. A number of sequences were shot around a dead oak tree near the park’s birdhouse. The tree is no longer there.

The Beatles had intended to film a sequence in which Paul McCartney dropped down from a dead oak tree, but poor light meant it was not possible on the first day. That sequence, and several others, was filmed on 31 January, which saw the completion of of the shoot.

In the final edit, the sequence was reversed so it looked as though McCartney leaped into the tree. The planned sequence involved him jumping from the tree and running backwards towards a piano.

(Excerpts from Beatles Bible)

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