49 years ago today on February 13, 1967, The Beatles release the Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields single in the USA and became The Beatles 13th #1 single in the USA. Although both songs are credited to the Lennon / McCartney, Strawberry Fields was written by John Lennon and Penny Lane was written by Paul McCartney. Both songs were inspired by actual places from their past. John played in the garden of Strawberry Field. Penny Lane was written about the Penny Lane bus terminus where Paul and John had to switch buses whenever they went to each other's houses. It was where the two would meet and hang our or take a bus into the city.
Strawberry Fields was the first song recorded for the Sgt. Pepper album and both songs were recorded during sessions for that album, but when the record company needed a new single, producer George Martin suggested these two. He mentioned that he believed they were the two best Beatles songs so far. Because they were released as a single, they were not included on the Sgt. Pepper album.
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