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 a "no" 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
[Cranberry sauce...]
- Released February 17, 1967
- "Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about" = John's aunt Mimi did not like John going to Strawberry Fields, as it was basically an orphanage and she thought they would lead John astray. John liked going there because having lost his father and later his mother he felt a kinship to the lads. When John and his aunt would argue about his going he would often reply, "What are they going to do, hang me?" Thus the line "Nothing to get hung about." Reference
- Strawberry Fields was a Salvation Army Children’s Home in Woolton in the South of Liverpool. It was announced in January 2005 that the home would close its doors in May 2007 following a change in approach to child care. It was preferred that children in care be looked after within foster homes rather than within large institutions. In fact the Home did not make it that long and closed later that same year.
The building was a favourite childhood haunt of the young John Lennon and had previously been saved from closure when Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono made a cash donation to save the building in 1984.
The site was saved from complete abandonment at the eleventh hour by the opening of a 24-7 Prayer Room, operated in association with the Salvation Army. This was good news for the City of Liverpool since the site is still a Mecca for fans of The Beatles from all over the globe.
The site hit the headlines in 2000 when the famous wrought iron gates were stolen by thieves and later sold on to a scrap metal site owner. The said owner was said to have become suspicious upon hearing of the theft on the local news. Thankfully he called the police to return the gates, having purchased them in good faith, and they were restored to their former location.
The site has been immortalized by Lennon’s song and has since lent its name to many businesses and sporting events. There is also a memorial called Strawberry Fields inside Central Park in New York. This particular site is a personal tribute to Lennon following his untimely death at the hands of a disturbed fan in 1980. Reference
- Lennon often considered "Strawberry Fields Forever" his greatest accomplishment with the Beatles. The song, a surreal kaleidoscope of sound, was the first track recorded for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (although it was subsequently released as a single instead). The lyrics are a nostalgic look at Lennon's Liverpool childhood and an expression of his own pride. Said Lennon, "The second line goes, 'No one I think is in my tree.' Well, what I was trying to say in that line is, 'Nobody seems to be as hip as me, therefore I must be crazy or a genius.' " Reference
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