Who wrote the song: John Lennon
Who sings in the song: John Lennon
A Brief History:
During his childhood, John Lennon used to play at a Salvation Army orphanage known as Strawberry Field, a five minute walk from his house. In this place he would play among the trees. Years later, in 1966, that place would be his inspiration in creating one of the greatest pop songs in history—or maybe the greatest one itself, Strawberry Fields Forever. What’s more amazing is that originally this song was released as single with Paul McCartney’s Penny Lane, in early 1967! Which one is A-side and which one is B-side? Some even call it double A-side! In late 1967, it was again released as a part of the US version of Magical Mystery Tour LP.
John Lennon wrote this song after what could be one of the darkest moments in his own and also Beatles’ life. His first marriage is breaking, there was the “more popular than Jesus” issue, and his drug use was increasing. In 1980, Lennon explained what he’s trying to say in the lyrics: "I was different all my life. The second verse goes, 'No one I think is in my tree.' Well, I was too shy and self-doubting. Nobody seems to be as hip as me is what I was saying. Therefore, I must be crazy or a genius—'I mean it must be high or low'". (wikipedia.com).
The creation of the song started when John Lennon was in Almeria, Spain. The version in that early demo still didn’t have the refrain part and only had one verse. Later on, he revised the verse and wrote the melody and some lyrics for the refrain. He then further elaborated the song by adding another verse and the mention of Strawberry field. Some changes still took place during the recording session with George Martin, including the addition of some brass and string instruments, some backward recorded sounds, until it became the Strawberry Fields Forever that we know today: a great psychedelic song with massive sound.
Here’s a video that might give us some clue about the recording process:
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