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[edit] Videos

How come the videos for Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields aren't as readily available as the records? Lee M 02:46, 25 Apr 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Single with Penny Lane

• "Unfortunately for the Beatles, it was released as a "double A sided" single together with "Penny Lane", which meant that both the sales and airplay statistics were split between the two songs, instead of being recorded collectively."

Does anyone have a cite for this? The UK charts are based on sales, not airplay, and as far as I know always have been. I'd have also thought that sales were based on the number of discs sold, and not pro rated between the two sides, and that e therefore there would be only one entry in the charts for the single Varitek 08:26, 8 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Yeah, I also was confused about this. Unfortunatly - why, exactly? It only got to number 2 because Humperdink sold more.

[edit] Removed

• "Nonetheless, the double A-sided single is widely-regarded as the greatest single in the history of popular music."

I removed that sentence. I wouldn't be surprised if it were so, but claims of such loftiness require references. --bodnotbod 05:22, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Speculation

I removed this paragraph, which, even if probably true, is pure speculation and opinion:

It is likely that the inclusion of "Penny Lane" on the single upset John Lennon. He saw "Strawberry Fields Forever" as the most innovative pop single ever at the time of its release.

wikipediatrix 17:55, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] number 1 @ US?

says in the text that the separate strawberry fields single in the US reached number 8, but in the 'box' it says #1? Bungalowbill 13:34, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Regain popularity?

"Epstein urged Martin to issue the songs on a double A-sided single in order to regain popularity"

What is this supposed to mean?

[edit] Paul isn't dead!

At the very end of the song (You need to almost blast the volume) John says "I Buried Paul" Which was one of the main reasons people thought Paul was dead. That, and this. The whole thing was caused on April 1st by a DJ.[1]

Some key points (feel free to corect names):

1. Geroge is at the front dressed like a preist.
2. Ringo is next dressed up. He was suposedly the under-taker.
3. Paul isn't wearing shoes (People are never burried with shoes on) and is smoking. Paul never smoked, but a dieing man's last request is often "one last cigarete"
4. John is last wearing work cloths. As mentionecd above, he suposedly burried Paul.
5. The beatle's (car) licence plate reads 28 IF. Paul would have been 28 IF he lived till his next birthday.--Labine50 03:13, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Just one mistake, John is the priest and George is the gravedigger in the back. Also, the license plate reads LMW 281F, which is interpreted as meaning "28 IF" as stated above. LMW is also sometimes said to stand for "Linda McCartney Weeps (or Widow)." John R Murray 17:59, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A Changed Sentence

I changed the word undoubtedly to most likely when someone put that the song was "undoubtedly" influenced by acid. The word undoubtedly is very strong, and without a reference this word should not be used. andrewlargemanjones

[edit] Title

The only Beatles album I have is the 1967-1970 compilation, but the title of the song is listed there as "Strawberry Fields"... Should that be noted? Is it already noted? (Sorry I haven't looked through the article) --Zouavman Le Zouave _{(Talk to me! • See my edits!)} 19:19, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What should be a new rule on pictures.

I honestly think that if there is a good picture that agrees with the article, you shouldn't replace it. Before the cover you see on the page, there was a higher quality scan. The current one (no offense to the user who scanned it) looks batterd. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.140.120.221 (talk) 13:22, 18 March 2007 (UTC).

We don't need any new rules. I thought the original picture looked too pristine; it didn't look like a single cover because you couldn't see any ridges caused by the disc inside the sleeve. Also, it was 42KB (vs. 22KB for the replacement) and the picture is used on other pages with multiple images on them. Anyway, I restored the last version. John Cardinal 15:18, 18 March 2007 (UTC)