A Trip Through Strawberry Fields -
deconstructing the beatles

Sun, Jul 26 3:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)

In August of 1966, after years of relentless touring, the Beatles found themselves grappling with inadequate sound systems, raucous, screaming fans, and the inability to hear themselves play. Their music was getting increasingly complex, but it could not be performed live due to the limitations of the technology of the time. And so, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr made the pivotal decision to stop touring. This could have spelled the end for the Beatles. Instead, they used this critical moment to embark on a new artistic direction, pushing the boundaries of songwriting and recording. The song that started it all - "Strawberry Fields Forever'' - began with a melancholic John Lennon strumming his guitar in a small apartment in Almeria, Spain.

Duration: 28 minutes and 54 seconds

Episode Number: 103

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Sun, Jul 26	3:00 P.M.	A Trip Through Strawberry Fields NHPBS (11.1)

About Deconstructing The Beatles (Do Not Sched):

In DECONSTRUCTING THE BEATLES acclaimed "Beatle-ologist" Scott Freiman guides you, step by step, on an educational journey through several of The Beatles' milestone albums and the fascinating stories that accompanied them.

No matter how much you know about the Beatles, there's something new here for you.

Episodes include "The Beatles Come to America," "Deconstructing Rubber Soul," "A Trip Through Strawberry Fields."