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Strawberry Fields

In Memory of John Lennon

This is Strawberry fields in Central Park, New York, and right across the street is where the Great John Lennon was murdered right in front of his residence-The Dakota building- on December 8th 1980.

As far as I’m concerned I nominate ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon the greatest song of the last century. I wonder how you feel about it?

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10 Oct This entry was published on October 10, 2015 at 4:44 am. It’s filed under Art, Manhattan, New York City, Uncategorized and tagged John Lennon, Photography, Postaday, Strawberry fields, weekly Photo Challenge. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.

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45 thoughts on “Strawberry Fields”

Dan Antion on October 10, 2015 at 7:47 am said:

It certainly is a good song. Maybe his best, but I’d have to give “overall best” a lot of thought. I miss him though, that’s for sure.

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- asnappshot on October 10, 2015 at 12:41 pm said:
  
  He was born in 1940, so he would have been 75 and what a coincidence I posted it on his birthday even without knowing. This blows my mind.
  
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Brenda Davis Harsham on October 10, 2015 at 11:17 am said:

His death was a huge loss to the human race.

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- asnappshot on October 10, 2015 at 12:35 pm said:
  
  But he really has lived on. Great memory.
  
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- asnappshot on October 10, 2015 at 12:43 pm said:
  
  What blows my mind is I posted this post on his birthday unintentionally…WoW!!!
  
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  - Brenda Davis Harsham on October 10, 2015 at 2:04 pm said:
    
    Kismet.
Kathy Simmons on October 10, 2015 at 12:11 pm said:

A timeless song of hope and image to match.I love Central Park!

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- asnappshot on October 10, 2015 at 12:34 pm said:
  
  Yes, just an amazing song.
  
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Janice on October 10, 2015 at 1:54 pm said:

I love that song.😊

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bythebriny on October 10, 2015 at 6:04 pm said:

One of the best songs of the last century, for sure. Still remember where I was when I heard he’d been shot.

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- asnappshot on October 11, 2015 at 4:47 am said:
  
  Yes he was amazing!!!
  
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badfish on October 11, 2015 at 8:34 am said:

I’m a fan, and Imagine is right up there in the top five for me, along with some Bob Seger and Dylan stuff. Did it seem like a happy place?

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- asnappshot on October 12, 2015 at 12:20 am said:
  
  The appropriate feeling would be peaceful….and, yes happy I would say, there were people coming and taking pics of the mosaic circle and there was one guy playing the guitar, of course Beatle songs.
  
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  - badfish on October 13, 2015 at 10:34 pm said:
    
    interesting…I might think it would be sad
  - asnappshot on October 14, 2015 at 1:48 pm said:
    
    Yes I certainly see that….But the remembrance of the Beatles bring so much enjoyment. The songs they wrote the stand most of them took.
    
    The truth is sometime death emphasizes greatness even more.
  - badfish on October 14, 2015 at 11:33 pm said:
    
    I think you are absolutely right about that. Maybe all the good totally outweighs the little bad (death)
Patrick Jennings on October 11, 2015 at 1:40 pm said:

Definitely a song for its time which has become timeless. “Imagine” draws heavily on the Eastern mysticism which so influenced all the Beatles, and through them, all of us.

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- asnappshot on October 12, 2015 at 12:24 am said:
  
  I think the Beatles brought the East to the West in a very profound way. And many of the Sanskrit words have become everyday vocabulary in the States.
  
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restlessjo on October 12, 2015 at 4:08 pm said:

I’d have to agree 🙂

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julial213 on October 13, 2015 at 4:50 pm said:

One of my favorite. I always seem to get teary eyed. Love all the other comments.

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- asnappshot on October 14, 2015 at 1:43 pm said:
  
  I concur….Thanks for stopping by!!
  
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leannenz on October 15, 2015 at 12:20 am said:

It is a wonderful song, so simple in sentiment yet so difficult for many in practice. Your post took me back to a photo I shot at Strawberry fields a long time back and great travel memories. Thank you! R.I.P John Lennon and may your songs live on forever!

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- asnappshot on October 15, 2015 at 6:11 am said:
  
  Like I said that was the best song of the century.
  Thanks for your comments.
  
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Amy on October 18, 2015 at 3:20 pm said:

I agree wholeheartedly! No matter how many times I have listened to his songs, they still touch my heart every single time.
My reader has missed your posts, I just re-subscribed it.

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- asnappshot on October 18, 2015 at 4:14 pm said:
  
  Thats why I used strawberry fields as a happy place, although many may look at it sadly.
  
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  - Amy on October 18, 2015 at 5:31 pm said:
    
    His songs have brought happy moments and much comfort to us.
  - asnappshot on October 19, 2015 at 2:11 am said:
    
    I was just listening to ‘Come together’ Abbey Road is my favorite album…..never gets old!!
  - Amy on October 19, 2015 at 10:10 am said:
    
    Never… 🙂
JoHanna Massey on October 19, 2015 at 5:00 am said:

A person whose music continues to influence so many. Lovely post. Thank you.

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- asnappshot on October 19, 2015 at 12:16 pm said:
  
  What a wonderful band they were, they transcended music and influenced our thinking.
  
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themofman on November 1, 2015 at 12:27 pm said:

I think you’re right.

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J.B. Whitmore on November 7, 2015 at 12:08 pm said:

Visiting NYC this week, and just paid homage.

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- asnappshot on November 7, 2015 at 2:07 pm said:
  
  Did you enjoy NYC? I hope you did….
  
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  - J.B. Whitmore on November 14, 2015 at 11:22 am said:
    
    We did. NYC has grown up since 9/11. Or maybe it was just the shirt-sleeve weather putting everyone in a good mood?
  - asnappshot on November 15, 2015 at 7:35 am said:
    
    That’s good to hear…
dunelight on November 18, 2015 at 7:37 pm said:

…forever.

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Little Voice on January 11, 2016 at 2:03 am said:

Marvelous photo. Glad you liked my weightless entry.

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- asnappshot on January 11, 2016 at 3:24 pm said:
  
  You are so welcome….
  Thanks for your comments.
  
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choosingmyperspective on January 11, 2016 at 1:29 pm said:

Just seeing this now and I’d vote the same way as you!

Inspires me to write up my experience on that day……….

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- asnappshot on January 11, 2016 at 2:50 pm said:
  
  Thanks for your comments, I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
  
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maristravels on February 5, 2016 at 8:24 am said:

Near the top for best, that’s for sure,but I;m always reluctant to choose ‘the best’ of anything. Do you know Strawberry Fields just outside London?

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- asnappshot on February 5, 2016 at 5:49 pm said:
  
  Thanks for you kind comments…
  Yes I have heard of Strawberry Fields outside London, but I have never been to it.
  I decided to pick Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ because of the profound lyrics. It is the Idea of peace that we lack. It is the image of love and understanding of all that is so appealing to me.
  
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Little Voice on February 8, 2016 at 3:33 pm said:

thanks for liking my post.

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litadoolan on March 4, 2016 at 6:42 am said:

Beautiful post. A great memoriam.

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- asnappshot on March 4, 2016 at 7:16 am said:
  
  Thanks for visiting Lita .after along time!!
  
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