
Episode 150: “All You Need is Love” by the Beatles
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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'The Strawberry Field' - A Song of Hope
Singer grew up in a children's home near chester, north Wales. He recorded several versions of the song which are fascinating to hear. The image of carefree children playing in an edenic garden was justoposed with his current desperation to provide a vision of what life could be like s te. 'Strawberry field' doesn't have an ess at the end.
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