I always wondered what goes through Paul and Ringo minds since they are still around after all these years, so much music concerts, albums, interviews. You wonder if they sit around and think about what a life they've had.
Paul McCartney does and doesn't. The TV show 60 minutes had a big interview with him over the summer. While he's still kinda humbled and awed about the whole Beatles thing, he won't retire any time soon, because writing music is like breathing to him.
Man as sure as this IS You Tube you KNOW a day doesn't pass that they STILL wonder how it all came to be.....The Heavens themselves fated them to be what they became to be....
may i add that the producers had a hard time In production of this specific piece of adding two songs of different tempos together? add him too :D ~George Martin
Well, they invented looping, among other techniques, on top of their musical innovation (metric, harmonic, instrumentation). A lot of their innovation was technical--a lot of studio hours.
For those of you who didn't live through the 60's, NO other band caused the level of anticipation The Beatles caused before the release of every single and album they created. Each record was more creative and innovative than the last. They NEVER repeated themselves. Each song was unique and special in it's own way. They were truly the greatest musical phenomenon of the 20th century. They are timeless.
@DouglasRobb-eh1ts I lived the 50’s and 60’s. The Beatles changed our music. In the early 60’s we were listening to Motown music and Idol music. It was fun music until the Beatles came to the U.S, In Feb 64. I was hearing Beatle music as early as December 63’ on KFWB channel 98 in Los Angeles. They were a legend living in their own time.
@@jol0973 These days Ringo is recognized for the unique talent that he is. However, for years (decades maybe) Ringo was dismissed as a mediocre drummer. The fact is, none of the Beatles, as instrumentalist, stand out among the best. But as a band they were fantastic.
"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" Those lines are just beautiful on so many levels.
@@reinhardduldo415 Was that supposed to be a half-assed attempt at a joke? If so, you succeeded in not making me laugh, but in making me feel pity for you.
@@deidmoose i think theres a video by Reverb explaining how he got that tone. IIRC towels on the snare? Sorry if i get it wrong i dont do drumming at all
Itamar Bushari oh without a doubt! He is the reason I became a drummer. I learned all of his Beatles parts before anything else. He is the foundation of what every drummer needs to be
“And nothing to get hung about” When John Lennon was young he and his mates would climb the trees and walls at Strawberry Fields. His Aunt Mimi would yell at him to stop and say: “Stop John you’ll get hanged!” And John would answer “there’s nothing to get hung about!” I learnt this on the Magical Mystery Tour today
There are different stories. Another official story is that Mimi would get mad at John for playing in the grounds of Strawberry Field, to which he would reply: “They can’t hang you for it”. Either way, it’s amazing how he would remember it and add it to this song of nostalgic dreaming and longing for inner peace.
Jhordy Jimenez This is not about an event as much as a minor comment. Sure, some things just stick to us, but all documentation points at John having had a very detailed memory. Not at all like the others who didn’t remember much about anything.
I was born in 1957. Listening to The Beatles today is a cure for sadness for me. It's the best medicine. A trip to the 60s/70s/80s where there was a kind of world that ended but whose memory makes me very happy.
This is a masterpiece, one of the Beatles highest points. The melody, the lyrics, the collage of the two versions that makes the whole song even more strange and misterious...
@@heavensdoor844 The song has mood swings just like John did. But there were speed adjustments made for pitch in the production which gives it kind of an eeriness. And some things played backwards. But the bottom line is it is John singing about a place he grew up near and he gave it a mystical quality or something we would want to go there and feel but would probably be like "there's nothing here".
As I get older I sometimes forget about The Beatles in their finest years and then stumble across them again and remember why they are one of the most unfluential bands of all time. Truly timeless.
Here for the same reason. I've been a 1 album kind of person for a while, but this year i really opened up to it. I've gotten to listen to so much more by them. When i first listened to this song, it's like John was speaking to my soul. I wouldnt have listened to more songs if it wasnt for this one. John will definetly be remembered by those who love him (like everyone in the comments)
A lot of these clips seriously look like they were filmed today. Not just the video quality, but there’s something about the cinematography that feels distinctly modern.
The part which always gets me is definately "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". That's just absolute perfection in my opinion.
Let me show you a better quote from a film I grew up with when I was a little boy, “You might be smart with books but you sure are stupid” - Rapsittie Street kids
Our beloved, George Harrison, would have turned 78 today. 02/25/43 Liverpool, Lancashire, England The Beatles revolutionized Pop/Rock Music. And they could not have done it without you mate. We miss you..
My Dad told me the Beatles helped him get through Life right after he got out of Viet Nam . As a kid he always played there albums in the house/car , and I remember every song . RIP DAD I Love you !
@@keziooctora1357 yes it was mentioned. i wrote about different part of world, different dad and different person listening to these masterpieceses when kid.
Fun Fact: The final song is actually 2 takes combined. From the first chorus to the first verse, John sang it normally. In the second chorus and onwards however, John sang the song on a faster tempo and higher key (different take). John liked both versions so much that he decided to use them both and told the engineers to do whatever they can to fuse the two different takes. This task however is very complicated since recordings on those times were done on tape unlike digitally today. So the engineers figured out to slow the second take to match the first take. In doing so it also changes the pitch of the second take and matched the first one. That is why on the second chorus onwards, John's voice sounded a bit "different". Cheers! EDIT: The transition from the first take to the second one is in the second chorus at the "'cause I'm going to" line. It's on 1:00
Yeah you should look at what LSD does to human brain under a cat scan. The ability to hear new sounds does not suprise me at all. It was affectively the stuff that ends up in Lucy in the film Lucy. Weird LUCY I didnt even notice the connection!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA
The Beatles had so many great moments, but this video would be a watershed moment for the band, one of their best songs. Groundbreaking, and a flash of things yet to come from the band.
The Beatles adalah band paling modern pada zamannya...semua lagu mereka yang berasal dari tahun 60-70s,entah kenapa lagu mereka seperti terlalu modern pada zamannya...ykwim...
*Lyrics* *Strawberry* *Fields* *Forever* 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
@@giovinis There music was always breaking new ground, despite their overwhelming success, they were never satisfied just to turn out another song just like the last one Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane on the same single both could have topped the charts on their own... And both so different.... Before the Beatles were famous they refused to perform in theaters (in the USA) That were segregated with seats for black and white insisting that anyone could sit where they like or they would not perform ... The Beatles never just took the easy option and were not afraid to stand up for their principles... John in particular was always outspoken ....
I remember when I went to Strawberry Fields I could see multiple people walking around playing this song and it made me think how much The Beatles meant to everyone. I will always love The Beatles and they changed this world for sure!
I had a similar experience in Central Park in NYC where there is the Strawberry Fields area in dedication to John Lennon. Someone was playing Lennon music on a boom box and a cop kicked him out of the park. So he stood right outside the park and blasted it. Everyone applauded and most of us had tears in our eyes. It was beautiful and reminds us how much he and the Beatles really meant to everyone. In NYC where you think of crime and mugging we had everyone together with love and that is thanks to their music.
It's kind of ironic that video quality has decreased as technology has improved. Instead of properly filming things, knowing how to light things, knowing how to focus, understanding concepts like depth of field, people just point their devices that do everything automatically.
I genuinely heard this song for the first time today, and musically it's one of the most impressive songs I've ever heard. The verse melody is so damn good and the arrangement is nuts. Grabs your attention in a full nelson and never lets go.
Not sure if you know this, but this song is made of two different takes. 0:58 when he sings "going" the take switches. The other take was in a different key and was slowed to match the song, that's why the vocals change.
@Jake Stockton not really. Unless your parents were into the Beatles and exposed them to you then Strawberry Fields could have gone completely under the radar.
When I was 17 years old, I listened to this song for the first time. It was shocking and impressive. After 20 years, I still feel the same and have a great memory of my life. Amazing! Sweet and bitter like a strawberry
Countless masterpieces by them. I often think about how having three great writers in one band that could also sing and play great combined with the perfect drummer and producer was the recipe and why it might never happen again. But it also explains why they were destined to eventually go onto solo projects. Many were upset about the breakup which I don't understand. My take is be thankful they held it together long enough to get the greatness we did out of them in less then a decade.
@@joesphomalley4263 Not sure how you or anyone can decide who was the greatest band. It is subjective. But as far has hits and number 1 records and influence on the industry and culture it is quite objective the Beatles carry that torch and no other band has come close. The fact they are still even included in this debate for ranking 50 years later speaks volumes. I would be curious however to hear from anyone disputing their level of "greatness" what they feel they were missing because there is obviously a consensus and agree or not it does say something.
I remember thinking "how are they doing that" any number of times. The whole album was turned on. I was in high school then, and Pepper's really changed a lot of things in music.
It’s John who during this period took Acid everyday for months, he had over a 1000 trips...very obsessed to get this record correct as he had in his mind, but was never happy with it, even when this version was finally agreed, he still dwelled on it, that it wasn’t good enough, though he did love the tune, the melody the lyrics, personally I love this to high heaven, it’s an absolute masterpiece...Cranberry Sauce...xx
It can never be as good as the artist intended. It’s a fact of life, and a reflection of our human imperfection. This is nothing new: Tchaikovsky suffered from this relentless and unfolding pursuit of perfection to obsession. Even I, in my modest and humble artistic pursuits, seldom, if ever attain my intended results. Indeed, even a child will not manage to portray what his mind’s eye sees in a drawing. It affects us all, but I think it makes the pursuit even more interesting, and worthwhile.
@@cameronhughez Maybe so, the effects vary to what kind of stuff was around back then and what’s in the bag today. Don’t think someone like Lennon could be talked out of not taking it, everyday, with the amount of dope he smoked, daily, didn’t make much difference to him...:))
His drumming makes this song perfect. He does that a lot. He's never in-your-face with his drumming like, say, Keith Moon or John Bohnam, but it's always in service to the song. He's seriously underrated as a drummer IMHO.
@@AidanMinecraftMore They could have picked another drummer. In fact there is an old recording of a version made with another drummer. Ringo simply had the style that would later influence other drummers (for example the drumstick technique, not invented by him, but you know. Nowadays it's a "standard" because of Ringo).
In 500 years people might still see this video. I would love to think we are watching it at the same time. Hello human from an unimaginable time. Lets go to strawberry fields, forever.
Lyrics: 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 alright 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 I know, I mean a 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
It’s absolutely crazy how good this quality is. Especially since this was from 1967. This literally could’ve been recorded today. It feels so eerie and futuristic, but that’s fitting for one of the best songs of all time.
@@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753 “I Want To Hold Your Hand” was recorded in Oct. ‘63 while “Strawberry Fields” was recorded Nov-Dec ‘66, which is slightly over three years.
@@groovenfish9531 Nobody said that in this conversation. All that was said is that it's hard to believe that video quality was already this good back then.
I wish i could forget everything about The Beatles to discover them once again and experience the feeling of listening to Beatles songs for the first time.. It’s magical
I’m 13 and have always known about them (how could you possibly avoid them) but I’ve been listening to and discovering their songs for the past few months and Strawberry Fields is definitely my favorite.
it was when I went away to boarding school at age 16 in the 80s that I first started to really get into the Beatles. you're right. it's a magical experience. when I was young I loved Elvis, but my mum always used to say the Beatles were better. I had no idea who they were!
When this was released in mid February they would be Ringo 26, John 26, Paul 24, George 23 and also when it was recorded the previous November and December. because their birthdays are in Feb, June, July and Oct. (G,P,R,J). How's that for useless information
Not only one of the greatest songs of all time, but also one of the greatest videoclips ever made. And it was just the beginning of the videoclips' era.
@Karl Pilkington bet its pretty nice not to have the human -curse- privilege of complicated thought, they just enjoy doing dog stuff which is timeless.
Definitely a super underrated drummer. He is a really good musician and has good timing. If you listen to songs like day tripper his timing is crazy good lol
John's way to write lyrics makes me cry because he was a lyrical genius who deserved to live longer. ("It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out" makes me have faith in myself through this journey we call life.)
I will never forget that morning in November I was in my bedroom listening to the radio when the announcer said John Lennon was dead . I just sat on my bed and stared out the window . It just didn't seem real. But then again it never does.
Such a masterful composition and an incredible feat of production. You can break the song down and play it conventionally but it won't have that same dreamlike, otherworldly quality that the recorded version does. The Beatles and George Martin were pioneers when it came to using the studio as an instrument unto itself.
I was in NYC in Dec 2000, on the 20th anniversary of John's murder, because my sister was there, dying of breast cancer. I was in her hospital room that afternoon, when it came on the tv that there was to be a huge celebration. She & I were 2 of the little kids in Feb 1964 who sat in front of the tv to see The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. The first concert we ever went to was The Beatles, in Memphis, August 19, 1966, four days before her 13th birthday. I was 9. In 2000, she was in and out of consciousness, the cancer had spread to her brain, but when she heard 'Strawberry Fields' and that people were gathering to honor John, she bolted up in her bed and ordered me to go. I didn't want to leave her, I knew she was very close to death. But, big sisters, you know... I went to Strawberry Fields in Central Park and it was amazing. So much love, such a feeling of the best of humanity, surrounded by so many people, strangers, but everyone peaceful, laughing, smiling, singing, crying. I have my sister to thank for so many things, and this was one of them. RIP Lynda. I love you.
I don't think I've ever read a comment on RUclips that brought me to tears like yours did. My mother's favorite group was the Beatles. When she got sick the last five years of her life I cared for her 24-7. She was completely immobile and in a state of hopelessness. I knew I could get a smile out of her whenever I played her favorite Beatles album Rubber Soul, especially the song Norwegian Wood. I miss you mama
@ Thank you. I was 7 that day in 1964, my sister was 11. I'm sorry you've effectively lost your sister, too, but we have the memories that nobody can take away. We were lucky kids.
@@comanchio1976 The descending licks that connect the end of choruses and the beginning of verses were George, but Paul did do the distorted guitar at the end.
@@johnbelvin5216 George didn't even come to own an LP until near the end of 1968 On this he is most likely on his '65 Casino And then Paul takes the distorted licks at the end with his '62 Casino With John the most likely one playing the arpeggios that open on his own '65 Casino
John in his last interview (Playboy magazine): "Strawberry Fields is a real place. After I stopped living at Penny Lane, I moved in with my auntie who lived in the suburbs in a nice semi-detached place with a small garden and doctors and lawyers and that ilk living around....Near that home was Strawberry Fields, a house near a boys' reformatory where I used to go to garden parties as a kid with my friends Nigel and Pete we would go there and hang out and sell lemonade bottles for a penny. We always had fun at Strawberry Fields. So that's where I got the name. But I used it as an image. Strawberry Fields forever."
When the virus is over Strawberry Field will be open again. It's free to go in, but you have to pay to see the exhibition. The cafe's nice too. I live in Liverpool so it's not far for me to visit.
I was exactly there in 2009. Lived in Liverpool for three months to get a diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, but mainly to retrace the footsteps of the Fab Four.
It’s crazy that this song was written about John’s childhood and when I listen to it, it brings me BACK to my childhood- sitting in my dimly-lit room on a school night just playing my guitar to this song over and over again. When I stumbled onto the Beatles and, subsequently, each of their albums; I’d go to school the next day listening to them on the bus ride to school on my iPod and be transported to another place. Magic
r k “The song is more about Lennon’s insecurities and his tough childhood. The title of the song refers to the Salvation Army-ran girl’s orphanage - dreamily called “Strawberry Field” - that Lennon lived near growing up in Liverpool.” www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/03/beatles-strawberry-fields-forever-meaning/ Simple Google-search. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was based off Julian’s painting that he titled “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”
I'm a George Harrison fanatic. I love his songs from the Beatles all the way through to when was taken from us far too early. But Strawberry Fields Forever is still the best Beatles Song imho. John's bitter-sweet memories of his childhood are mesmerising, in the lyrics set to such brilliantly melancholic music. John and George Martin's collaboration hits its zenith in this song. I have no more words. Just perfection.
@@latitudeselongitudes1932It was part of the Sergeant Pepper recordings along with Penny Lane but they decided to put these two songs out as a double 'A' side single.
The year doesn't matter...in fact, many great works were created long time ago, (obviously, we live in the top of the digital era and i'm fine with that)
God Ringo's drums are the heart of this song. When he plays, there is life, when he stops playing it is as if the song is in a coma, waiting for the box to resonate again so that life returns. How can this guy not be considered at least one of the FIVE greatest of all time?...
@@billwcc You bet. They acquired him for a steady backbeat when it started going well. Then Ringo's unorthodox, left-handed style just fit all the experimental, progressive stuff. It all worked out.
People talk about the greatest band of all time...... some say Led Zeppelin and some might say The Eagles. But without The Beatles they would never have had either of them because The Beatles inspired a whole generation of musicians. I know cause I was one of them. Greatest band ever!
My dad passed away yesterday. Earlier that morning we were watching this video. He loved the Beatles so much, to unwind we would watch their videos and just relax. RIP daddy ❤️ I hope John and George are up there with you
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I always wondered what goes through Paul and Ringo minds since they are still around after all these years, so much music concerts, albums, interviews. You wonder if they sit around and think about what a life they've had.
I thought it was only me
Paul McCartney does and doesn't. The TV show 60 minutes had a big interview with him over the summer. While he's still kinda humbled and awed about the whole Beatles thing, he won't retire any time soon, because writing music is like breathing to him.
Man as sure as this IS You Tube you KNOW a day doesn't pass that they STILL wonder how it all came to be.....The Heavens themselves fated them to be what they became to be....
They are too busy counting the dollars their sitting on 👍
@@YouLookLoneIy and me...
On Vocals/Guitar: John
On Bass/Mellotron: Paul
On Swarmandal: George
On Drums: Ringo
On LSD: All of them
there is no sitar in this song. its a swarmandal. also paul plays guitar too
Paul's on Mellotron. He wrote the amazing intro.
Yes hahahaha
lmfaooo
may i add that the producers had a hard time In production of this specific piece of adding two songs of different tempos together? add him too :D ~George Martin
The production on this song is unreal, ridiculous. Waaaaaaay ahead of its time.
Quite possibly the greatest song ever written and produced.
'A Day In The Life' comes a close second.
Well, they invented looping, among other techniques, on top of their musical innovation (metric, harmonic, instrumentation). A lot of their innovation was technical--a lot of studio hours.
@@thomashutcheson3343Geoff Emerick
And George Martin
Take 26
There’s something so comforting about this song.
Yeah so existential!
Who is still tripping?
it is an ode to childhood and happier times, urging that the happy times we cherish (Strawberry fields) to last Forever
There's something so comforting about the Beatles
and yet somehow sinister at the same time!
For those of you who didn't live through the 60's, NO other band caused the level of anticipation The Beatles caused before the release of every single and album they created. Each record was more creative and innovative than the last. They NEVER repeated themselves. Each song was unique and special in it's own way. They were truly the greatest musical phenomenon of the 20th century. They are timeless.
brilliantly said. I ve been trying to tell this to folk for years.
Concuerdo contigo. Ellos fueron y seran unicos a traves del tiempo.. Saludos desd México 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
@DouglasRobb-eh1ts
I lived the 50’s and 60’s. The Beatles changed our music. In the early 60’s we were listening to Motown music and Idol music. It was fun music until the Beatles came to the U.S, In Feb 64.
I was hearing Beatle music as early as December 63’ on KFWB channel 98 in Los Angeles.
They were a legend living in their own time.
Spoken like a true boomer.
@@jblox1990 Boomer: An intelligent, literate, experienced individual.
Ringos' drumming on this is masterful. Honestly he doesn't get enough love.
💯 agree he is the best he used to play his drum fills in reverse and never played the same fill on any song
Yea Ringo never gets complimented, does he? You're so special for noticing this non-fact.
"sho' up ringow"
@@jol0973 These days Ringo is recognized for the unique talent that he is. However, for years (decades maybe) Ringo was dismissed as a mediocre drummer.
The fact is, none of the Beatles, as instrumentalist, stand out among the best. But as a band they were fantastic.
@@mdhj67 pauls bass playing is god tier
hearing The Beatles in the middle of the night hits different ...
..'differently'
The greatest song from the greatest band of all time.
I'm litteraly at that moment. Trying a VST sound from a synth trying emulate this particular sound... But i just listen again to that song...
@@zootsoot2006 no
exactly what im doing rn
One of the most finely produced songs of all time. Stunning.
True!!!
John complained that production on the song was rushed.
"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"
Those lines are just beautiful on so many levels.
Word
Its the mushrooms effect
@@mustafazouari4961Yeah, millions took the mushrooms, but only John wrote this song, weird.
Yeah
Makes me wonder how many misunderstand what their misunderstanding. 😂😉
How can a song sound so happy and sad at the same time?
That's just an elaborate way to say trippy mate
That’s life
@@teddmented It absolutely is man.
runa prayascitta it’s based off blues
Having a sad signifcate but having at the same time a happy melodie
I once heard art described as “something that should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.” I’d say this song lives up to that standard.
Totally. Same applies to "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Revolution 9" and "Only A Northern Song".
Indeed
Yeah because all the Beatles listeners are fucked up psychos😂
@@reinhardduldo415 haha dude very funny man
@@reinhardduldo415 Was that supposed to be a half-assed attempt at a joke? If so, you succeeded in not making me laugh, but in making me feel pity for you.
If you told me this was a new Indie alt band in 2024, I'd believe it. Timeless look, Timeless sound.
Hi I recommend An Indie rock Song and video from 2024 that I came across called 'Life Changes' by Robert Nix
Ringos drumming in this song is wonderful. All those fills are pure rhythmic gold.
The tone of the drums is so perfect in this song as well. Would love to be able to get that sound from my kit
@@deidmoose i think theres a video by Reverb explaining how he got that tone. IIRC towels on the snare? Sorry if i get it wrong i dont do drumming at all
Yes!!!
Atlest it’s better then his singing songs skills 😂
@@KidCardWiz Ringo sang some beautiful songs
" Strawberry fields, Nothing is real"
*the crushing truth of reality*
Life is but a dream
But who is the dreamer?
@@WesCoastPiano
The Beatles dream everything up...... John and George are awake now but we are still sleeping.
@@WesCoastPiano The owls are not what they seem.
I see paul
so nothing to get hung about
Ringo’s Drumming in this song is SEVERELY underrated.
Criminally underatted !!!
It's amazing though
Itamar Bushari oh without a doubt! He is the reason I became a drummer. I learned all of his Beatles parts before anything else. He is the foundation of what every drummer needs to be
@@zakkittle2042 woww, I'm so glad to hear, I too started 3 months ago👌🏻👌🏻 going great
@@zakkittle2042 I know about 40 songs of them!!
Beatles songs are an experience
2024 August 31
Agreed!!!
Hi I recommend An Indie rock Song and video that I came across called 'Life Changes' by Robert Nix
I'm glad I came across your comment cuz this song is really truly a different experience for me I love this song
Except revolution 9 💀😭
“And nothing to get hung about”
When John Lennon was young he and his mates would climb the trees and walls at Strawberry Fields. His Aunt Mimi would yell at him to stop and say:
“Stop John you’ll get hanged!”
And John would answer “there’s nothing to get hung about!”
I learnt this on the Magical Mystery Tour today
Jacqueline Keijzer maybe
There are different stories. Another official story is that Mimi would get mad at John for playing in the grounds of Strawberry Field, to which he would reply: “They can’t hang you for it”. Either way, it’s amazing how he would remember it and add it to this song of nostalgic dreaming and longing for inner peace.
@@Nerkin610 remembering things from your youth is not that impressive.
Jhordy Jimenez This is not about an event as much as a minor comment. Sure, some things just stick to us, but all documentation points at John having had a very detailed memory. Not at all like the others who didn’t remember much about anything.
" CHOCOLATE FIELDS
FOREVER".
I was born in 1957. Listening to The Beatles today is a cure for sadness for me. It's the best medicine. A trip to the 60s/70s/80s where there was a kind of world that ended but whose memory makes me very happy.
Well put Sergeant Major!
I agree. Feel the same. Born 1958. Thanks.🤓
That’s what I always say
1952 edition original parts starts a little slow in the morning but otherwise ok
@@kenkoeder didn’t have its Ovaltine
This is a masterpiece, one of the Beatles highest points. The melody, the lyrics, the collage of the two versions that makes the whole song even more strange and misterious...
The feels of this song is pretty disturbing lel, Idk why this songs has Happy,sad and Terrifying feel at the same time
@@heavensdoor844 The song has mood swings just like John did. But there were speed adjustments made for pitch in the production which gives it kind of an eeriness. And some things played backwards. But the bottom line is it is John singing about a place he grew up near and he gave it a mystical quality or something we would want to go there and feel but would probably be like "there's nothing here".
utter drug fuelled ego dribble..
@@davidataturk4357 and yet one of the greatest songs of all time
incredible that a band so far in their career so long ago could make something like this
As I get older I sometimes forget about The Beatles in their finest years and then stumble across them again and remember why they are one of the most unfluential bands of all time. Truly timeless.
Crazy we lost John 40 years ago today. Use this song to remember him every year, RIP
May he continue to rest in peace.
🍓 Tonight in NYC 🗽....... came here to remember and unite in peace
So sad. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Here for the same reason. I've been a 1 album kind of person for a while, but this year i really opened up to it. I've gotten to listen to so much more by them. When i first listened to this song, it's like John was speaking to my soul. I wouldnt have listened to more songs if it wasnt for this one. John will definetly be remembered by those who love him (like everyone in the comments)
No, use "Come Togethet" or "#9 Dream", as they each touch on the event.
A lot of these clips seriously look like they were filmed today. Not just the video quality, but there’s something about the cinematography that feels distinctly modern.
Analog film
Its probably cause they invented the modern music video, these guys were something else
Sometimes I feel really weird when I realise this clip was filmed 50 years ago. Now world completely changed, but this song is still feel actual.
@@magnumataredfoxolder than 50 years old, they still have their bowl hair cuts here.
Ahead of their time
The part which always gets me is definately "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". That's just absolute perfection in my opinion.
John was pretty heavily into Acid 'round then...
Strange how LSD can bring out the most profound of lyrics.
It wasn't until recently that I truly gasped the weight and significance of those lyrics.
God, John was remarkable.
Let me show you a better quote from a film I grew up with when I was a little boy,
“You might be smart with books but you sure are stupid” - Rapsittie Street kids
Yes a few of us have found out how it is when you open them in the past few years.
This song will be played at my funeral. It will be a celebration of who I am. Beatles Forever!
You've got years to go yet! ❤
Our beloved, George Harrison, would have turned 78 today. 02/25/43 Liverpool, Lancashire, England The Beatles revolutionized Pop/Rock Music. And they could not have done it without you mate. We miss you..
Beatles without George will be world without Love.
Don't forget about John. He would have been 80 right now.
@@bigbowgamer126384 and one week right now!
This song Is like a fever dream
But a damn good one
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@@yuvi1253 hell yea
An awesome fever dream.
LSD trip*
This song makes me nostalgic for a time I wasn't a part of
I know exactly what you mean
If you think you dont wast a part of that its ok but all its part of all
@@javierbautista1299 you just made me have a seizure
Same bro, same.
All their songs make me feel that way
Ringo's drumming on this is special.
“Living is easy with eyes closed”
Blind people hwve it easy :-P
ignorance is bliss
"Misunderstanding all you see"
The first time I didn't understand but now...
**stubbing my toe on the 7th table leg today**
ARE YOU PECKING SURE?
"Livin' is easy with eyes closed"
The best line from a Beatles' song ever. Period.
It's tattooed on my arm, with the following bit.
“All you need is love?”
Is.. And oh so true 👏👌💯💪❤️
@@TanuSharma0705 ❤️💪💯
@@bruceburnett8089 😂💪👏👌
Not much to say, one of the greatest songs ever made. To this day it feels weird, futuristic and unlike anything else!
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Hi I recommend a song that's called 'The bond villain' By Robert Nix
😂
every beatles song is one of the greatest songs no question
even wild honey pie and revolution 9.
The beatles were a treat from heaven to segue the old into the new. They did it brilliantly.
My Dad told me the Beatles helped him get through Life right after he got out of Viet Nam . As a kid he always played there albums in the house/car , and I remember every song . RIP DAD I Love you !
RIP from México #Beatlemania
no war here, but communism.. but yes, to grow up with those master pieces was a great start to this life..
@@petertoldi9309 I think what he meant is the Vietnam War period.
@@keziooctora1357 yes it was mentioned. i wrote about different part of world, different dad and different person listening to these masterpieceses when kid.
Wow your dad must have been a rlly good person for listening to the Beatles
May you Rest In Peace Lennon you hold a special place in everyone’s heart
✌😔
Possibly the greatest songwriter of all time. Chapman is a fucker who should never get out of prison for robbing the world of John's talent.
Definitely. Our favorite is John. Rest In Peace, and may god bless your big soul.
Sorry I meant HIS soul
Yep
i love how ringo patiently waits for his turn to pour paint on the piano
Same here. Love how his drumming each time changes the tempo and keeps us in the song
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. LENNON!!!! ETERNAL THANKS AND LOVE TO YOU, MR. HARRISON, SIR PAUL AND SIR RICHARD!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fun Fact: The final song is actually 2 takes combined. From the first chorus to the first verse, John sang it normally. In the second chorus and onwards however, John sang the song on a faster tempo and higher key (different take). John liked both versions so much that he decided to use them both and told the engineers to do whatever they can to fuse the two different takes. This task however is very complicated since recordings on those times were done on tape unlike digitally today. So the engineers figured out to slow the second take to match the first take. In doing so it also changes the pitch of the second take and matched the first one. That is why on the second chorus onwards, John's voice sounded a bit "different". Cheers!
EDIT: The transition from the first take to the second one is in the second chorus at the "'cause I'm going to" line. It's on 1:00
Also the guitars are more distorted and drums much more intense sounding.
Just one of MANY reasons why this song is a masterpiece. I dare anything released today to have this level of absolute brilliance.
For the longest time, I thought it was Ringo singing lead.
You are correct sir👍🏻
Yeah you should look at what LSD does to human brain under a cat scan. The ability to hear new sounds does not suprise me at all. It was affectively the stuff that ends up in Lucy in the film Lucy. Weird LUCY I didnt even notice the connection!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA
Who else is listening to Beatle Songs in the middle of the night?
Me
Me
me
Me
Me
One of the 5 best Beatles' songs, and great, tasteful drumming by Ringo.
The more you listen to The Beatles, the more you realise how perfectly he drummed for the other 3. Absolute wizard
What are the other 4 best Beatles songs?
Top 5: Strawberry Fields, A Day in The Life, Come Together, Here Comes the Sun, While My guitar Gently Weeps
@@subg8858 Something gotta be in there
@@alightthatnevergoesout Across The Universe too
The Beatles had so many great moments, but this video would be a watershed moment for the band, one of their best songs. Groundbreaking, and a flash of things yet to come from the band.
Yes, they say this song is much better than it sounds.
Some people say Ringo wasn't even the best drummer in The Beatles. Listen to this fine piece of art. Ringo plays with magic wands.
I'm biased cuz I'm a drummer but you got it 100% holmes! I mean just his first two fills... 0:12 - 0:21 subtle genius
*Expecto Starr-tronus!* :D
I was just thinking the exact same whilst listening
Yes. Ringo was perfect for the Beatles. A true Beatle. And In this song it is sublime. In others too.
This sentence about Ringo is a myth, if I'm not mistaken.
You know it's timeless when it's old but still feels futuristic.
The Beatles adalah band paling modern pada zamannya...semua lagu mereka yang berasal dari tahun 60-70s,entah kenapa lagu mereka seperti terlalu modern pada zamannya...ykwim...
Não jogue bombas nas minhas crianças
Right? It's so weird!
😢😢😢😢❤❤❤
Beatles magic.
The quality of this video is amazing
film, can be rendered up to 16 k
69
Film on 35mm
Nuke Whale BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
@Josh Lynn John lennon is fuming rn
My dad grew up with the Beatles and I’m so glad he played them for me my whole childhood. This music video is so nostalgic.
Same here in the car he would play it when I was very little and he played this song the most everywhere.
I think Ringo's performance is exceptional. Even though he was in the greatest band of all time, he was an underrated drummer.
Not to me he wasn't. I always rated Ringo as a 10+.
Ringo was once asked if he was the world's best drummer, and he replied "I'm not even the best drummer in The Beatles."
He sucked..he barely knew how to play drums when he joined
Yes indeed
@@randybobandy9828 come on...
*Lyrics* *Strawberry* *Fields* *Forever*
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
Thanks
cranberry sauce
You missed out the ‘I buried Paul’ at the end, the conspiracy theorists won’t like this.
Yes I can confirm those are in fact the lyrics to this song
Even the Beatles didn't know what or why they were singing, why should we?
The Beatles were so ahead of their time.
But why bro ?
I think it's less that they were ahead of their time, and more that they defined everything that came after.
@@giovinis There music was always breaking new ground, despite their overwhelming success, they were never satisfied just to turn out another song just like the last one Strawberry Fields/Penny Lane on the same single both could have topped the charts on their own... And both so different.... Before the Beatles were famous they refused to perform in theaters (in the USA) That were segregated with seats for black and white insisting that anyone could sit where they like or they would not perform ... The Beatles never just took the easy option and were not afraid to stand up for their principles... John in particular was always outspoken ....
Let’s call it timeless
Who are the Beatles?
Just one of several Beatles songs i'm finding in my late dad's 7 inch vinyl singles collection. He had great taste in music.
I remember when I went to Strawberry Fields I could see multiple people walking around playing this song and it made me think how much The Beatles meant to everyone. I will always love The Beatles and they changed this world for sure!
I had a similar experience in Central Park in NYC where there is the Strawberry Fields area in dedication to John Lennon. Someone was playing Lennon music on a boom box and a cop kicked him out of the park. So he stood right outside the park and blasted it. Everyone applauded and most of us had tears in our eyes. It was beautiful and reminds us how much he and the Beatles really meant to everyone. In NYC where you think of crime and mugging we had everyone together with love and that is thanks to their music.
@@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306 Wow that's amazing! It was actually John Lennon's birthday a few days ago
BEATLES & STRAWBERRY FIELDS 4EVRRRRRRR
And for the better.
Completely agree. I visited Strawberry Fields recently. It had such a profound impact. It was almost déjà vu experience.
can we just take a second to appreciate the camera quality of this video
25 mm
I think it's the first video clip
Well there's 501k likes so...
It's kind of ironic that video quality has decreased as technology has improved. Instead of properly filming things, knowing how to light things, knowing how to focus, understanding concepts like depth of field, people just point their devices that do everything automatically.
You are right
I genuinely heard this song for the first time today, and musically it's one of the most impressive songs I've ever heard. The verse melody is so damn good and the arrangement is nuts. Grabs your attention in a full nelson and never lets go.
Not sure if you know this, but this song is made of two different takes. 0:58 when he sings "going" the take switches. The other take was in a different key and was slowed to match the song, that's why the vocals change.
@Jake Stockton not really. Unless your parents were into the Beatles and exposed them to you then Strawberry Fields could have gone completely under the radar.
That’s wonderful. I’m 49 and heard it even before I was born.
How have u never heard it are u like 5 or something?
@@BestBaddy I didn't know it was a race
When I was 17 years old, I listened to this song for the first time. It was shocking and impressive. After 20 years, I still feel the same and have a great memory of my life. Amazing! Sweet and bitter like a strawberry
A masterpiece. Revisiting The Beatles every now and again and being reminded how much they were the greatest band to ever exist.
wise words
Greatest band ever
Countless masterpieces by them. I often think about how having three great writers in one band that could also sing and play great combined with the perfect drummer and producer was the recipe and why it might never happen again. But it also explains why they were destined to eventually go onto solo projects. Many were upset about the breakup which I don't understand. My take is be thankful they held it together long enough to get the greatness we did out of them in less then a decade.
@@joesphomalley4263 Not sure how you or anyone can decide who was the greatest band. It is subjective. But as far has hits and number 1 records and influence on the industry and culture it is quite objective the Beatles carry that torch and no other band has come close. The fact they are still even included in this debate for ranking 50 years later speaks volumes. I would be curious however to hear from anyone disputing their level of "greatness" what they feel they were missing because there is obviously a consensus and agree or not it does say something.
@@joesphomalley4263 they were
To me this song feels as fresh as if it was written yesterday
Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away
@@ryankerr2996 Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh i believe in yesterday
@@rizkyutami2638 Suddenly I'm not half the man I used to be
Imagine living in 1967 and hearing this song for the first time🤯🤯🤯
Did that.
I can remember vividly the first time I heard Sgt Pepper. My favorite memory of this tune is, oddly enough, Richie Havens playing it at Newport.
i wasn't alive in 1967 but when i first heard this music danm
I remember thinking "how are they doing that" any number of times. The whole album was turned on. I was in high school then, and Pepper's really changed a lot of things in music.
I did. Age seven, first grade.
It's simply a masterpiece.
It’s John who during this period took Acid everyday for months, he had over a 1000 trips...very obsessed to get this record correct as he had in his mind, but was never happy with it, even when this version was finally agreed, he still dwelled on it, that it wasn’t good enough, though he did love the tune, the melody the lyrics, personally I love this to high heaven, it’s an absolute masterpiece...Cranberry Sauce...xx
I agree ⭐️✨💫
The inner groove.
It can never be as good as the artist intended. It’s a fact of life, and a reflection of our human imperfection. This is nothing new: Tchaikovsky suffered from this relentless and unfolding pursuit of perfection to obsession. Even I, in my modest and humble artistic pursuits, seldom, if ever attain my intended results. Indeed, even a child will not manage to portray what his mind’s eye sees in a drawing. It affects us all, but I think it makes the pursuit even more interesting, and worthwhile.
acid doesn’t even work everyday ... there’s a 4-6 day threshold in which you aren’t able to feel the effects of a standard dose, whatever it may be.
@@cameronhughez Maybe so, the effects vary to what kind of stuff was around back then and what’s in the bag today. Don’t think someone like Lennon could be talked out of not taking it, everyday, with the amount of dope he smoked, daily, didn’t make much difference to him...:))
Ringo has such a cool feel. He really knows how to make a beat.
He has his own style of playing. I love it.
His drumming makes this song perfect. He does that a lot. He's never in-your-face with his drumming like, say, Keith Moon or John Bohnam, but it's always in service to the song. He's seriously underrated as a drummer IMHO.
It almost sounds lazy and little out of time....but isn't. It's hard to explain... but I love his laid back style.
@@timward276 I don't think he is underrated. I love the Beatles but Ringo isn't an amazing drummer.
@@AidanMinecraftMore They could have picked another drummer. In fact there is an old recording of a version made with another drummer. Ringo simply had the style that would later influence other drummers (for example the drumstick technique, not invented by him, but you know. Nowadays it's a "standard" because of Ringo).
In 500 years people might still see this video. I would love to think we are watching it at the same time. Hello human from an unimaginable time. Lets go to strawberry fields, forever.
Yeah, I can come too
Wow
❤️❤️❤️
The robots will have been long in charge by then. Doubt us monkeys will still be around.
Les go
Lyrics:
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 alright
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 I know, I mean a 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
It’s absolutely crazy how good this quality is. Especially since this was from 1967. This literally could’ve been recorded today. It feels so eerie and futuristic, but that’s fitting for one of the best songs of all time.
hey i know this is unrelated but you should totally continue your drum covers!! your great at it❤
@@EmotionalGarbage thank you!
1 inch four track @ 30 ips with George Martin as producer, I wouldn't expect anything less.
It would never sound like this if it was recorded today. Analog and the lost arts of recording prior to digital
2 4 track synced tape machines.
It’s mind blowing how they went from “I Want To Hold Your Hand” to “Strawberry Fields” in just three years
Drugs. 🧙♂️
4 years
@@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753 “I Want To Hold Your Hand” was recorded in Oct. ‘63 while “Strawberry Fields” was recorded Nov-Dec ‘66, which is slightly over three years.
U can thank Bob Dylan
the power of lsd an sitar music
*THIS LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE TODAY*
[edit:] I’m just so surprised by the quality and creativity of the Beatles. It’s really something to appreciate
i just can't accept this is from the 60s
Plot twist: it's made today
I WAS BORN IN THE WRONG GENERATION AHAHAHAHHAH STFU THIS IS THE INTERNET AHAHAHAHAHA
@@groovenfish9531 Nobody said that in this conversation. All that was said is that it's hard to believe that video quality was already this good back then.
The magic of using film to record.
One of the most important records ever recorded
I wish i could forget everything about The Beatles to discover them once again and experience the feeling of listening to Beatles songs for the first time..
It’s magical
Maybe they will make a movie about it! Lol.
I’m 13 and have always known about them (how could you possibly avoid them) but I’ve been listening to and discovering their songs for the past few months and Strawberry Fields is definitely my favorite.
Same I regret cause when I was younger I didn’t pay as much attention as I do now to their songs
it was when I went away to boarding school at age 16 in the 80s that I first started to really get into the Beatles. you're right. it's a magical experience. when I was young I loved Elvis, but my mum always used to say the Beatles were better. I had no idea who they were!
“No one I think is in my tree”
Paul: Reality is often disappointing
This is the funniest comment on this video thank you
john:
👁➖👁
👄
John Lennon song
The music of the Beatles is like wine: the more time passes, the better it is.
#From new guys only GOMUNKUL 6 is close to The Beatles
You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like listening to The Beatles
Not a good comparison seeing wine can turn into vinegar.
Paul even said it himself on the dig a pony anthology demo, we improve with time, like a fine wine really. I'll put us down as Beaujolais '62
Oh my goodness, yes!!! I 100% agree.
0:58 Probably the greatest spliced transition between takes in the history of popular music.
Every time Paul stares into my soul when Lennon says "Nothing is real", I feel genuinely threatened.
clearly evidence that he died in 1966 bc it might mean he's not the real paul
@@joshuakamping9688 You got that right, brother!
Anorher Paul. Billy shears. William sherpherd
@@joshuakamping9688 what about no
@@joshuakamping9688 here we go again 😂😂😂
Ages of the Beatles in 1967
George Harrison - 24 years old
Paul McCartney - 25 years old
John Lennon - 27 years old
Ringo Starr - 27 years old
it's so sad that everyone ages, but they will never stop being legends
@@stormytempest3907 why do you talk like this
When this was released in mid February they would be Ringo 26, John 26, Paul 24, George 23 and also when it was recorded the previous November and December. because their birthdays are in Feb, June, July and Oct. (G,P,R,J). How's that for useless information
My age in 1967 - 12.
@@davidlightfoot348 I was 14. Still diggin the greatest musical act ever!
A lot of people can hit a high note, but few can hit a note high.
This is comment is so acidic!
Take my like and go away
Copied
This is hardly true when Psychedelic and Sludge are both very popular music genres.
Lie So Die = LSD
When people ask me why I love the Beatles? They make me happy
nowadays music: *hits a high note*
the beatles: *hits a note high*
why did I have to read this twice...
Lmaoooo
Man I was confused and had to read that a couple of times
Nah they hit the note then get high
they hit a note when their high
Not only one of the greatest songs of all time, but also one of the greatest videoclips ever made. And it was just the beginning of the videoclips' era.
They invented so much when you think about it.
Lo es aunque no esté entre los 5 tu y millones de personas lo saben no necesita estar en un rankin
Dude, the quality of this video is just incredible
Its been enhanced.
@@D4h6b I guess.
Same with “Paperback Writer”
BRODNATION do you know how old this is
BRODNATION thanks man
Love the tune , words ,rhythm, words and sound of this song
Only the Beatles could tune a tree
thats what they were doing??
or better yet, put a tuna in a tree....
Try tuna fish
You can tuna piano, but you can't tuna fish, or a tree. Only, sometimes
But could you cut a tree with a herring?
Billie Elish: I make the weirdest music videos
The Beatles: hold our magic mushrooms.
Come Together would like to know your location
@@depstein3847 he lives in somwhere in penny lane
Aditya Kumar a little Blue Meanie told me they all live in a yellow submarine
Oh.. please please me!
You mean.. Late Beatles...
Martha (3:55)
Paul's dear dog
Your dear dog
My dear dog
She is loved by everyone
Lol
How about I buried Paul
@@loganking9719 how about cranberry sauce
@@DavidLopez-up3qm lol yeah that works
@Karl Pilkington bet its pretty nice not to have the human -curse- privilege of complicated thought, they just enjoy doing dog stuff which is timeless.
The song is 57 years old, respect!
Jeez !
I was just 16. Time flies
This is honestly one of my favorite songs drumming wise. Ringo nails it.
Yes he does, he kills it here. The reliable Beatle
a day in the life of
Definitely a super underrated drummer. He is a really good musician and has good timing. If you listen to songs like day tripper his timing is crazy good lol
it's been said a billion times before but his timing is impeccable
Ringo's playing on this track is tight!
John's way to write lyrics makes me cry because he was a lyrical genius who deserved to live longer. ("It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out" makes me have faith in myself through this journey we call life.)
He was kinda a scumbag
@@liamcastillo2902 Despite him being a scumbag, that doesn’t take away that him + Paul, Ringo, and George revolutionized music for generations to come
I will never forget that morning in November I was in my bedroom listening to the radio when the announcer said John Lennon was dead . I just sat on my bed and stared out the window . It just didn't seem real. But then again it never does.
@@liamcastillo2902 Nobody is perfect Liam but the man didn't deserve to die. 2 boy's lost there father that day.
@@terrykramer9641 he beat his wife also i didn’t say he deserved to die
I feel like every time I listen to any Beatles song, I think: okay, THIS is my favorite of their songs. This song is gorgeous and so inventive.
It's a masterpiece, yet they have so many
She's Leaving Home
@@krowta2062 never a thought for ourselves.
@@colelevel2654 She's leaving home after living alone for so many years
.
I guess that means her parents ignored her or didn't understand her.
Such a masterful composition and an incredible feat of production. You can break the song down and play it conventionally but it won't have that same dreamlike, otherworldly quality that the recorded version does. The Beatles and George Martin were pioneers when it came to using the studio as an instrument unto itself.
This video quality is pristine. Paul is so baby-faced here.
Cool man
Ceo of gay
@@simon-di7xt That is so funny. Here's a gold star⭐
FAUL?
@@platinumencasedpenile4812 thank you
I was in NYC in Dec 2000, on the 20th anniversary of John's murder, because my sister was there, dying of breast cancer. I was in her hospital room that afternoon, when it came on the tv that there was to be a huge celebration. She & I were 2 of the little kids in Feb 1964 who sat in front of the tv to see The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. The first concert we ever went to was The Beatles, in Memphis, August 19, 1966, four days before her 13th birthday. I was 9. In 2000, she was in and out of consciousness, the cancer had spread to her brain, but when she heard 'Strawberry Fields' and that people were gathering to honor John, she bolted up in her bed and ordered me to go. I didn't want to leave her, I knew she was very close to death. But, big sisters, you know... I went to Strawberry Fields in Central Park and it was amazing. So much love, such a feeling of the best of humanity, surrounded by so many people, strangers, but everyone peaceful, laughing, smiling, singing, crying. I have my sister to thank for so many things, and this was one of them. RIP Lynda. I love you.
I don't think I've ever read a comment on RUclips that brought me to tears like yours did. My mother's favorite group was the Beatles. When she got sick the last five years of her life I cared for her 24-7. She was completely immobile and in a state of hopelessness. I knew I could get a smile out of her whenever I played her favorite Beatles album Rubber Soul, especially the song Norwegian Wood. I miss you mama
@@johnrichards7476 She must have been an incredible mother because she raised a great son. My best to you, John.
Wow. I’m crying because of that. I’m sorry for your loss. That’s crazy on how big of an impact music is on people
@ Thank you. I was 7 that day in 1964, my sister was 11. I'm sorry you've effectively lost your sister, too, but we have the memories that nobody can take away. We were lucky kids.
@@3ScotsInk ….. Amen
Undoubtedly, most impressive and greatest musical geniuses of 20th century!
Led Zeppelin
@Climbing Up The Sounds Yes, I am
@Climbing Up The Sounds I mean, I started recently commenting
The Beatles are the foremost and most influential band of all time.
@@derekmeade1741 Entirely right, yes, indeed
2:14 He knows it's the biggest switch ever
*Girl:* "I was giving you all the signals!"
*the signals:*
Hah yeah this is the type of signals I give
Lol I'm a girl and I don't even get half the signals a lot of my gender gives off lol
@@bsolberg strawberries
Made my day. Thank you brotha 💪
@@matteochiesurin2365 no problem my man
This is just a masterpiece, and Georges sometimes brief psychedelic guitar licks add so much to the song.
Actually, I think it's Paul who does those licks.
@@comanchio1976 The descending licks that connect the end of choruses and the beginning of verses were George, but Paul did do the distorted guitar at the end.
George played a 59 Gibson Les Paul on this. They can sell for half a million dollars now.
Depending on which part. John played the opening arpeggios. George played the rest.
@@johnbelvin5216 George didn't even come to own an LP until near the end of 1968
On this he is most likely on his '65 Casino
And then Paul takes the distorted licks at the end with his '62 Casino
With John the most likely one playing the arpeggios that open on his own '65 Casino
John in his last interview (Playboy magazine): "Strawberry Fields is a real place. After I stopped living at Penny Lane, I moved in with my auntie who lived in the suburbs in a nice semi-detached place with a small garden and doctors and lawyers and that ilk living around....Near that home was Strawberry Fields, a house near a boys' reformatory where I used to go to garden parties as a kid with my friends Nigel and Pete we would go there and hang out and sell lemonade bottles for a penny. We always had fun at Strawberry Fields. So that's where I got the name. But I used it as an image. Strawberry Fields forever."
When the virus is over Strawberry Field will be open again. It's free to go in, but you have to pay to see the exhibition. The cafe's nice too. I live in Liverpool so it's not far for me to visit.
I was exactly there in 2009. Lived in Liverpool for three months to get a diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, but mainly to retrace the footsteps of the Fab Four.
I lived close to strawberry fields-very leafy and hilly
What is a garden party?
@@JayFal68 I thought it was close?
The intro makes me feel a emotion that doesn't exist
40 years today John, you are severaly missed. Absolute genius RIP
The greatest musical genius of his time. The Beethoven of the 20th century.
When I find who did it I’ll hurt someone
Best wife beater I ever knew
@@goat9629 yeah, he was pretty great at it like
Severely not severally.
It’s crazy that this song was written about John’s childhood and when I listen to it, it brings me BACK to my childhood- sitting in my dimly-lit room on a school night just playing my guitar to this song over and over again. When I stumbled onto the Beatles and, subsequently, each of their albums; I’d go to school the next day listening to them on the bus ride to school on my iPod and be transported to another place. Magic
no its about a drawing julian's friend drew called lucy in the sky with diamonds. but i like your childhood memory.
r k “The song is more about Lennon’s insecurities and his tough childhood. The title of the song refers to the Salvation Army-ran girl’s orphanage - dreamily called “Strawberry Field” - that Lennon lived near growing up in Liverpool.”
www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/03/beatles-strawberry-fields-forever-meaning/
Simple Google-search. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was based off Julian’s painting that he titled “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”
@@rk-mu1xo Strawberry Field was an orphanage in Liverpool, it's been done up new building etc. It's lovely 😁
I've listened to Strawberry Fields Forever in the Strawberry Field exhibition in Liverpool, a special moment 😁
@@John-gq7um yes it's true, it's a nice place, it's been done up, new building etc. I don't live far from there either
I'm a George Harrison fanatic. I love his songs from the Beatles all the way through to when was taken from us far too early.
But Strawberry Fields Forever is still the best Beatles Song imho. John's bitter-sweet memories of his childhood are mesmerising, in the lyrics set to such brilliantly melancholic music. John and George Martin's collaboration hits its zenith in this song.
I have no more words. Just perfection.
It's funny that Martin likes this version of the song less than the dreamy one, according to him, Take 7.
Yeah I find Paul’s songs emotional/whimsical, John’s songs melancholy/psychedelic and George’s songs optimistic and love-filled
@@zdvxr Well put! So true...
@@zdvxr Hey! Don't diss Ringo and his.... uh
@@fungusjoe5005 ringo is left handed and plays a righty kit. thats enough
now I know why the Beatles are number 1
Well I say Beatles are number 1 and Beatles B sides number 2. Then there are all the others in whatever order people want.
It's such a haunting song. And it was created in 1967. Amazing.
I believe it was recorded in late 1966
@@latitudeselongitudes1932It was part of the Sergeant Pepper recordings along with Penny Lane but they decided to put these two songs out as a double 'A' side single.
@@w1lkro
Yes but it was recorded between November and December of 1966
The year doesn't matter...in fact, many great works were created long time ago, (obviously, we live in the top of the digital era and i'm fine with that)
1966. Should have been on Sgt Pepper.
God Ringo's drums are the heart of this song. When he plays, there is life, when he stops playing it is as if the song is in a coma, waiting for the box to resonate again so that life returns. How can this guy not be considered at least one of the FIVE greatest of all time?...
Most underrated drummer in history.
He's the greatest.
@@billwcc You bet. They acquired him for a steady backbeat when it started going well. Then Ringo's unorthodox, left-handed style just fit all the experimental, progressive stuff. It all worked out.
People talk about the greatest band of all time...... some say Led Zeppelin and some might say The Eagles. But without The Beatles they would never have had either of them because The Beatles inspired a whole generation of musicians. I know cause I was one of them. Greatest band ever!
@@jeredraper2393 The Beatles are it.
My dad passed away yesterday. Earlier that morning we were watching this video. He loved the Beatles so much, to unwind we would watch their videos and just relax. RIP daddy ❤️ I hope John and George are up there with you
May he rest in peace, and my condolences to you and your family.
Im sorry to hear about your father, its so very painful losing this part of your past.
Deepest condolences to you and your family, remember the good times, his memory will live on . Stay groovy ✌️
i hope u get over it i wish u my best of luck
yesterday came suddenly 😢
I think this is John's greatest moment. He would agree. Brilliant.