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“Strawberry Fields Forever” by Ben Harper
From the EP So High So Low (2003)
“Strawberry Fields Forever” by Ben Harper appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 2003 on the EP So High So Low. Its best result is #82 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #561 alternative song of 2002.
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Ben Harper took a swing at one of the Beatles' most disorienting singles with "Strawberry Fields Forever", and his version landed on So High So Low, an EP from 2003. He's in good company: Richie Havens, Todd Rundgren and Peter Gabriel have all had a go at it too.
It's John Lennon's song, though credited to Lennon–McCartney, and it came out of memories of his boyhood, when he played in the grounds of Strawberry Field, a children's home the Salvation Army ran in Liverpool. The Beatles put it out in February 1967 on a double A-side with "Penny Lane", a sharp break from the singles that came before it, and Lennon came to regard it as the best thing he ever did with the band.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 | 100 |
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