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Actually, substance use isn't necessary to produce this effect. A certain degree of natural neurodivergence is sometimes all that's needed to produce a Surreal 'psychedelic' effect and knowing deeply what you're doing.
Glad you mentioned that drum line. Ringo is very underappreciated as a drummer. Often not flashy, his rhythms often add a tremendous amount to some of their best song.
I’m now 69 years old I grew up listening to the Beatles. I have to say they were one of the biggest influences during my formative years. All these years later new people are finding their music which I think is just wonderful.
@@RipPvt.Jenkins There were a lot of artists who had an impact and Barrett was certainly one of them. But nobody had as much of an impact on music as the Beatles.
In an 8 Yr span they were 2 bands really, first half of it they were an awesome hit making machine, one after the other, bang, then the second half they experimented, quit touring to focus solely on and in the studio and became way more interesting but put the two versions together and you have the greatest and most important band of all time
3 if you consider the pre-fame time when they played clubs endlessly and didn't record at all. Without that 'band', they would never have had the chemistry built to achieve the other 2.
Ok, you need to do "A Day In The Life" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" next It's crazy to think how short a timespan it was between the early pop hits like "she loves you" and "hard day's night" to them going full on experimental and pioneering so many different styles of music and also production techniques that we take for granted today People who say the Beatles are overrated often only know the early pop stuff and are totally ignoring historical context, to say the Beatles changed the game is an understatement, they changed several games and also invented some brand new games too
Strawberry Fields, I Am the Walrus, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds -- all written about the same time, all brilliant, all experimental, all psychedelic. That's the way it was in the late '60s, the last time Western culture was truly falling apart (until now).
This is one of those songs that made the Beatles the legends they are. This told everyone, forget those teenage girl songs and check out who we really are. From the trippy music, the words and Ringo's tribal drum beat during the chorus.., this is not the Beatles from the early days.
The lyrics are pure genius. One, two, three, four 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 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 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
Strawberry Fields was a children's home in my home city of Liverpool England between 1936 and 2005, it's now opened its door as a tourist attraction as part of the BEATLES TOUR, music way way beyond its years 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧.
Was just about to comment to help with context am from Old Swan so fellow scouser it can be difficult for some to know the context of the songs The Beatles did unless you know the background ✌️Y.N.W.A!
@@steveheckle8847 wow even on a comment you have to reply bitter you could of just said it without the caps or swearing 😅 for anyone wondering its a football thing ⚽️ and me using the initials for our club song 🎵 Y.N.W.A!
So funny you just experienced one of the "Paul is Dead" myth core sentences, with John saying Cranberry Sauce but it sounds like "I buried Paul". Great video. Thanks
Actually, that finally made me question whether the reaction was legit. I always thought he was too smart to have not listened to them before and I think winking at the "Paul is dead" nonsense is the tell. I think he's a hardcore Beatles fan.
I agree with you..but More Double A sides IMO: Come Together/Something, Hello Goodbye/I am the Walrus, We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper, Hey Jude/Revolution, Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby, Get Back/Don't Let Me Down. They have too many masterpieces.
Omg! Brings back so many 60s music! Well yes they did do LSD but the Beatles were unique with their lyrics. It's like Ringo with Yellow Submarine! It's like the Allman brothers who drank whiskey on stage. How could they perform the music they put forth? You either have it or you don't!
This song took 55 hours to record back in early 1967 and is still a record by a long shot for the recording of a song. The technology wasn't there yet to support a song like this yet. They had too invent it as they went along. This song is just one of many, many examples of why The Beatles were and still are the greatest musical act in history. This song is just as weird and wonderful now as it was back in early 1967 when it was released. ☮️✌️💕👌
I actually think Bohemian Rhapsody took longer to record (like 3 weeks - because of all of the overdubbing and having to use just a 24-track analogue). Still Strawberry Fields really did open a lot of eyes into what is possible with recording music
Sir George Martin was a pioneering genius in the studio. Bouncing tracks through multiple tape machines, cutting and splicing little strips of magnetic tape, using equipment in ways it was never designed for, and created techniques that are still used in studios today.
@@eirikrdberg1161 That wasn't my comment about Queen taking 3 weeks to record Bohemian Rhapsody and the guy said they only had a 26 track analog tape machine to work with, poor Queen. The Beatles only had a 4 track to work with between November, 1966 and mid December 66. This guy was incorrect when he said he thought Queen had the record for time recording a song. Last I checked it was The Beatles at 55 hours with "Strawberry Fields Forever" which is the record to this day for the amount of time spent to record a song. You sound like me as I've enjoyed Queen for around 45 years now. I saw them in Pittsburgh in 1977. I also saw The Beatles in September, 1964 at the age 6 in Pittsburgh and is the craziest event I've ever attended to this day, complete chaos. Let's not confuse Queen with The Beatles and don't compare anyone to The Beatles as they are in their own musical galaxy, Period ! ☮️✌️💕👌
"Strawberry Fields Forever" was written, along with a bunch of other great songs, after John, Paul, George and Ringo had met Bob Dylan in 1966, and been introduced to Marijuana and LSD 25. So there were some mind-expanding experiences beforehand. It does show that sometimes certain drugs can lead to creative moments and altered points of view.
Personally, I like the 2006 remix from the 'Love' album more (among the many versions of songs found on that album). Mainly because John Lennon's vocals aren't processed and the coda is just a fun medley of Beatles songs. Always makes me smile wide. Also, the fade-out/fade-in coda was done on purpose: Engineer George Martin couldn't fix an audio mistake that occured between the musical moments, so he opted to fade it out and fade it back in again. Strawberry Fields was a nursery home in John's neighbourhood that he visited many times. The gates still stand, as well as the nursery home. And yeah...Drummer Ringo deserves more credit for his skill. I know people say he is overrated because he was just a Beatle that wasn't very technical, but his way of keeping rhytm is superb. His own favorite is The Beatles' 'Rain', but there are many other examples of his skill. (A day in the life, tomorrow never knows...)
I think Ringo is the most devisive drummer in the history of rock. Considered both a genius in how he approached music (especially in Day in the Life) but also disrespected because he didn't really do very impressive drum fills. I love Ringo but I know a lot of people that aren't that impressed by him - and we've gotten into many arguments about Ringo.
Strawberry field is the name of the Salvation Army children’s home in Liverpool close to John Lennon's childhood home in Woolton. John and his friends used to play in the wooded gardens behind the home, he wrote a poem about it and later turned it into a song.
The rendition of this in the film Across the Universe, juxtaposed with Vietnam war footage is really intense. The movie is a great trip through the Beatles discography used as the soundtrack of a 60s dramady/romance.
"Strawberry Field" (no S on the end) was a place John Lennon had played as a child, so you're spot on about childhood nostalgia being an element of the song, and you're also right about the drug-induced feel of the song. Lots of pot and LSD usage in that era. Another element to consider is that John wrote this not long after the Beatles gave up touring (the band was on a break and John was in Spain filming "How I Won the War") and when the Beatles reassembled they were anxious to see just how far they could push the studio equipment, now that having to be able to reproduce the song on stage was no longer a concern. And yes, Ringo's drumming is on a whole other level in this. Great reaction to a great song.
This was the beginning of the influence of psychedelic rock (and of course their LSD influence). Originally supposed to be on Sgt. Pepper, but studio pressure got it put out on its own. They also were inspired by Phil Spector's sound which started the heavy back and forth with The Beatles and The Beach Boys. Keep in mind to that overdubbing and multi-track recordings were quite new. They recorded these on 4-track tape and kept mixing down to compile the songs; its a masterful feat of sound engineering.
I liken this song to an abstract painting with layers and sound that maybe at first aren’t apparent. The more you look or listen in this case the more you see and hear. ♥️🙏😎
Ringo was phenomenal at timing and consistency with his drumming. This is one when he left the understatement he was known for. Those triplets on the bass and his art holding this together is mind blowing. Strawberry Field was a place where John hung out and was a residential home for looked after children.
Very John Lennon, very trippy! No doubt in my mind that they took LSD. They had to deny it, but of course they Nice note on Ringo, who sometimes gets overlooked. He was the perfect drummer for The Beatles.
Their producer, George Martin was able to combine two tape tracks that were played at different keys and speeds to come up with this. Amazing! John asked him to do it. That is why John's voice sounds low.
Super intuitive that you heard him say "I buried Paul"! Most people never notice that, especially on a first listen! There was this whole conspiracy theory back in the day that Paul McCartney died in a car accident and the other Beatles replaced him with a look/sound alike. This is one of the clues that the conspiracists would point too. And I'm so glad you finally heard the Beatles perform a song! The two versions of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" you reacted to were both covers, the first featuring Prince on lead guitar, and the 2nd a cover version recorded by a Portuguese speaking band from Cape Verde ; they are known there as "Os Besouro". If anyone would like to see another reactor who focuses a lot on The Beatles, they should check out Cimdy Style. She is really good, and could use some subscribers. As far as a 2nd Beatles song to listen to, I would recommend "Don't Let me Down", either the studio recorded track, or the live "rooftop" performance, both are great! Peace
I dont know why so many people hate on Ringo this drum line ist really really good an shows his talent. To come up with this to complement such a great song is brilliant.
Hello Mr Lloyd. I am so glad that you enjoyed this song, which I consider to be The Beatles best. It was released in 1967, and was universally believed to be ground-breaking because of the experimental use of backward sounds, the instrument known as the mellotron; and the speeding-up and slowing-down, then splicing together of two versions of the song . This was done by the genius producer George Martin. He was quoted as saying that he believed the lyrics were a tone poem set to music. Yes, it was created by John under the influence of drugs, which induced very happy memories of his early childhood in Liverpool; whilst playing with other children in the grounds of the local orphanage known as Strawberry Fields. The song is strange, melancholy, profound in places, and eerily beautiful. Thank you for your review of this brilliant piece of pop music.
Strawberry Fields was an orphanage where John Lennon played as a child. After being abandoned by his father and after the death of his mother he explored his emotions through the lens of the orphanage where the children also had no parents. Lennon was painting a picture really and it is somewhat abstract. The song makes profound observations about life and then basically says so what, who cares dismissing the intellectual. Listen to the song Julia about his mother and then the song Mother (possibly the emotional song ever performed).
At 9 years of age I got the album ‘With The Beatles’ a plastic Beatles wig and an acoustic guitar for Christmas….. 1963. Regardless of what some may say, the greatest and most influential band ever.
I think that line is actually, "I'm very bored." Just my recollection. And I agree with you that many drugs played their parts. It's probably my favorite Beatles song. The drums are fire, proving that Ringo Starr can freakin' play. Great reaction, Mr Boyd!
Quite an interesting conspiracy. “I buried Paul”……allegedly the original Paul was killed and replaced by another Paul. So, when Mr Boyd said “I buried Paul” without any questioning that reminded me of this conspiracy.
@@jonathang9983 Oh, I don't believe any of it for a minute. I don't even think any of it was planned. But it sure is a whole lot of fun connecting all those dots! "Turn me on dead man!"
This song is actually two separate takes put together. The crazy thing is each take was performed in a different key and at a different tempo. These guys were just built different in the studio.
Loving the Ringo love here. Ringo Starr is an underated drummer. Paul McCartney says Ringo is a song drummer. Ringo has two writing credits. Octopus 's Garden Don't Pass Me By
I watched this video the first time I tried LSD and had never really cared for them before up to that point. When those piano wires or whatever are going up to the tree, I swear I was seeing like a million of them and they were moving all around, and suddenly I got it. The beatles just clicked for me at that point and now I enjoy their songs. I recommend "a day in the life". The drums in that song are just perfect
Yeah Ringo's drum was so perfect for this song, he had a knack of playing very creatively outside of the box. If someone said to me I had to live the rest of my life only being able to listen to one Beatles song this would it for me. It always amazes me that they went from "Love Me Do" in 1963 to "Strawberry Fields" in 1967, and "Tomorrow Never Knows" in 1966! IMHO the best rock band ever, they influenced everyone.
Bruh, you nailed it, great review, only suggestion is don't bother so much with the video portion it's distracting from the music which is so interesting.
Drums are amazing and Lennon was asked if he thought Ringo was the best drummer in rock. His quote " Ringo's not even the best drummer in the band"!!!! Lol
You are correct Mr L it is about drugs a lot of their tunes were about tripping. Yes they had an amazing sound for the technology that wasnt available to them. A credit to their producer George Martin.
He did indeed say "I buried Paul" at the end of the song adding fuel to the fire over the "Paul is dead" contoversary. For details, see the documentary called The Winged Beatle.
Strawberry fields was an orphanage across the street from John Lennon’s childhood home...so, childhood is correct, sir...very insightful of u, great reaction
Great analysis. You are very close with your interpretation, although it is widely regarded to be about John Lennon's childhood, its not about actual or metaphorical strawberry fields like one might think. He did not have a great childhood overall and sometimes he would escape to the gardens of a nearby orphanage called "Strawberry Field"
LSD dude, try it and then listen again. This was a marvel of analog/tape recording. They had 2 different versions, and decided to use them both. They weren't exactly in the same key so tape speeds had to be manually manipulated to sync them up. Crazy overdubbing effects. And yes, "I buried Paul" was a part of the clues they were putting into their late albums to fuel the Paul died myth. This was 1967 - the pivotal year for "psychedelic rock". A good next Beatles song would be Dear Prudence.
..more of the genius of Ringo! He actually says "I'm very bored" and back in the day it was one of the many so-called "Paul is dead" clues - we heard "I buried Paul"!
Its funny you think you heard that at the end because there is actually a conspiracy theory that paul died in a car accident and they replaced him with a look alike.
