STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER

1) It is the first 45 rpm single by the Beatles that did not reach the no. 1 on the British Chart 2) It is one of the most sophysticated single in the Sixities.

"Strawberry Fields Forever" is the Lennon-Martin's second absolute masterpiece - the first is "I Am The Walrus". The beginning is slow and the orechestral arrangement is developed with continuous sounds effects, where both the strings and the winds alternate decorating Lennon's voice of very changing and expressive sounds. The lyrics are surrealistic, the structure of the song was put together by George Martin that linked two different pieces of music written by John Lennon. The final progression of the drums looks like that of a train that increases speed and then fades with the guitar solo. The fade has a psychedelic tail where the train seems to return, transfigured. Great experimental sound, a masterpiece of inspiration, arrangement and production. Rating 9+.

9) Penny Lane is a McCartney's melodic pop -song that reaches the high of masterpiece. Beautiful text, beautiful music, beautiful instrumental pieces with the trumpet - one of the first times that the trumpet got this central rule in a pop song. Rating 8,5.

It was a pity that these two wonderful songs written by Lennon and McCartney thinking about their youth in Liverpool were not included in Sgt. Pepper album, but in this way the Beatles published one of the most beautiful single 45 rpm ever.

Rating 9,5. Five Stars.

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