The Beatles member found in a memory of his childhood inspiration to create a anthem dedicated to the loss of innocence.
John Lennon He was far from his house, precisely in Almería, Spainwith the excuse of your participation in How I won the war (1967), film by Richard Lester. There he found a place that fed his creativity, although In his composition he never moved away from Liverpool.
Some time later, product of that trip to Mediterranean waters, The Beatles launched on February 13, 1967with “Strawberry Fields Forever” -The result of Lennon’s spiritual journey- on side A and “Penny Lane” -Obra de Paul McCartney– In the B. However, although one of the main songs of the album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band sound abstract, really refers to a specific place in Lennon’s childhood.
The story behind “Strawberry Fields Forever”
“Strawberry Field is a real place, which I used to go as a child”. Indeed, it was true; a property that by 1870 had belonged to a ship owner named George Warren finally ended like a orphanagefrom the July 7, 1936.
Near there, in the Woolton neighborhood, little John Lennon did not have a happy childhood; His father Alfred was never at home, and his mother Julia fell in love with another man and became pregnant. There he entered His aunt Mimi, who helped John escape from that family conflict. The child would not see his father again until 20 years later, and his mother would die hit by a car years later.
It was Strawberry Field a place that Lennon kept in his memory with love. In fact, Mimi remembers: “There was something in that alugar that always fascinated John. I could see him from his window … he used to listen to the Salvation Army band playing at the party and then he always dragged me saying: ‘Hurry Mimi, we will be late’ ”.
In the letter it is reflected The conflict in Lennon, who on the one hand sought happiness in that magical place, while his innocence was lost because of his family situation. That is why “Strawberry Fields Forever” appears as a lifeguard for those who does not find the course. “Let me take with me, because I’m going to Strawberry Fields // nothing is real // and there is nothing to worry about // Strawberry Fields forever”pray the chorus.
The psychedelic sound, the work of George Martin and Geoff Emerick
While Lennon’s acclaimed work began alone with guitar, he experienced radical changes in his composition when he reached Abbey Road’s studies. From the hand of producer George Martin and the sound engineer, Geoff Emerick, the song He mutated a psychedelic sound, where experimentation with sounds predominated.
From tape reproduction techniques upside down to the manipulation of speed and the use of sound effects, “Strawberry Fields Forever” contains a unique essence, which condition with the concept of SGT Peppers. In addition, it has the famous sound of the melotron and other arrangements that defined the beatle sound. In turn, Lennon always remembered her as her favorite song she composed for the band.
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