Strawberry_Fields_Forever_(Beatles_song_-_sample).ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 19 s, 60 kbps, file size: 138 KB)
- This media file has an associated English-language subtitle file TimedText:Strawberry_Fields_Forever_(Beatles_song_-_sample).ogg.en.srt
Summary
editShort, relatively low-quality sound sample from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles.
- Artist: The Beatles
- Songwriters: Lennon/McCartney
- Producer: George Martin
- Format: Ogg Vorbis, quality 0 (64 kbit/s)
- Length: 18 seconds (<10% of original 4:10)
- Copyright: EMI
Rationale of fair use for audio sample
editThis is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because:
- It illustrates an educational article specifically about the song from which this sample was taken.
- It is a sample of less than 30 seconds and no more than 10% of the original recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording or to recreate the original recording.
- It is of a lower quality than the commercially available digital versions of the original recording.
- It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
- This sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording.
The use of the excerpt is in good faith, and its inclusion enhances the quality of the subject article without reducing the commercial value of the recording from which it was drawn.
Fair use rationale for The Beatles
edit| Description |
Audio sample from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles |
|---|---|
| Source |
Sample from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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| Article | |
| Portion used |
18 seconds (<10% of original 4:10) |
| Low resolution? |
Quality reduced to 64 kbit/s |
| Purpose of use |
This song was recorded during the Sgt. Pepper studio sessions, the music from which, biographer Bill Harry notes, was "so intricate, complex and innovative that it staggered other artists who had been seeking to outdo the Beatles" (Source: Harry, Bill (2000), The Beatles Encyclopedia. Virgin Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7535-0481-9, p. 970.). One such artist, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, whose own recent efforts had involved "revolutionary stacked voices, ornate instrumentation and state-of-the-art multi-tracking", abandoned all attempts to compete on hearing this song. (Source: BBC News Magazine (2004), Faces of the week: Brian Wilson [1]) Beginning after verse two has "seem[ed] to plunge the song to a deeper level of consciousness", the sample presents the second half of verse three where John Lennon's continuing vocal, accompanied by "the richer, darker hues of George Martin's trumpets and cellos", can be heard, "paced by the anxious palpitations of a backward cymbal track". (Source: Gould, Jonathan (2008), Can't Buy Me Love: The Beatles, Britain and America. Piatkus. ISBN 978-0-7499-2988-6, p. 383.) Words alone are inadequate to describe the song, and presenting the sound of this song alongside earlier and later ones is necessary for a complete understanding of its nature and its contrast with material from other periods, and hence of the way the band's music evolved during their career. |
| Replaceable? |
No free alternative for copyrighted audio recording |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Beatles//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Strawberry_Fields_Forever_(Beatles_song_-_sample).oggtrue | |
| Description |
Audio sample from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles |
|---|---|
| Source |
Sample from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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| Article | |
| Portion used |
18 seconds (<10% of original 4:10) |
| Low resolution? |
Quality reduced to 64 kbit/s |
| Purpose of use |
To demonstrate the genre art pop. Journalist Peter Doggett characterizes the song as art pop, noting its attempt to "self-consciously exclude ... the mass audience" (Aspden, Peter. "The Sound and Fury of Pop Music." Financial Times. 14 August 2015.) |
| Replaceable? |
No free alternative for copyrighted audio recording |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Art pop//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Strawberry_Fields_Forever_(Beatles_song_-_sample).oggtrue | |
Fair use rationale for Beatlemania
edit| Description |
Audio sample from "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles |
|---|---|
| Source |
Sample from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
|
| Article | |
| Portion used |
18 seconds (<10% of original 4:10) |
| Low resolution? |
Quality reduced to 64 kbit/s |
| Purpose of use |
To demonstrate the Beatles' attempt to distance themselves from their teeny-bopper fans. Journalist Peter Doggett characterizes the song as art pop, noting its attempt to "self-consciously exclude ... the mass audience" (Aspden, Peter. "The Sound and Fury of Pop Music." Financial Times. 14 August 2015.) |
| Replaceable? |
No free alternative for copyrighted audio recording |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Art pop//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Strawberry_Fields_Forever_(Beatles_song_-_sample).oggtrue | |
Licensing
edit | This is a sound sample from a song, movie, sound effect, or other audio recording that is currently copyrighted. The copyright for it may be owned by the company who made it or the author. For a song, it may also be owned by the person(s) who performed it. It is believed that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law when used on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the U.S. by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where:
A more detailed fair use rationale should be provided by the user who uploaded this sample.
Any other uses of this sample, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. If you are the copyright holder of this sample and you feel that its use here does not fall under "fair use", please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for information on how to proceed. To the uploader: If this is a free, non-copyrighted audio recording, please post it to Wikimedia Commons instead. |  |
File history
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 00:13, 18 March 2005 | 19 s (138 KB) | Lee Daniel Crocker (talk | contribs) | Sample of Beatles' Strawberry Fields |
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Transcode status
Update transcode status| Format | Bitrate | Download | Status | Encode time |
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| MP3 | 125 kbps | Completed 06:00, 25 December 2017 | 1.0 s |