she sings this with passion and honesty and love

I could hear and see John through her briliant performance. Magic.

I agree, the best cover version of Strawberry Fields, I've eva heard. thanks for posting and God Bless

Well done Cyndi. You paid a fitting tribute to the great man by getting right inside this wonderful song.

Always so creative and lovely and puts her heart and soul into everything she does.

I remember watching this live. It's a terrific version of a terrific song

this song is the best in my view & she has a lot of respect & talent

Seen Cyndi many times. She always comes from a very Loving Place.

Cyndi's the best of alltime, period!

Beautiful version by Cyndi, really awesome.

Great have loved Cyndi since Blue Angel days, she is so under rated here in Europe

Man I forgot how awesome her cover of this was. She's so underrated and so amazing.

Wow, that was a remarkable performance ! I hadn't heard Cindi sing this before and was rather sceptical as I feared hearing a botched version of a beautiful song. I need not have feared - a beautiful cover. Thanks for taking the trouble of posting.

I've never been a fan of hers (I'm still not one) but she almost made me cry with this performance the first time I saw it, she gave it all. And this was less than a month after 9/11, so I was also very touched by her words at the beginning

Cyndi - just came across this. It's lovely.

Ditto to all of those above who love both Cyndi and John. This is nice :)

wow that was amazing.

From 1:28 - 2:04 Cindy's imitating a heart beating with her left hand. Awesome.

really beautiful.

That was really Great Cyndi.

Amazing.

This version made me cry. Richie E (Merseyside UK).

Eine klasse Interpretation dieses John Lennon klassikers....suuuuper !!!

Great cover and good speech too

This girl can REALLY sing!

I think she did pretty well! The essence of the song was kept but she also had her own style.

oh she gave to the song her style...yeah, i like it cuz there`s a realy strong feeling when she sings.

touching performance

Really nice performance

I think it's nice that she explains a bit about the history of the real Strwberry Fields at the start. It was still owned by the Salvation Army but ran by Liverpool Social Service in it's last years. Sad that it's closed down now!

nice very very nice!!!

I like her version. She's great.

Check out her covers of Hey Bulldog and Working Class Hero here on youtube. You can also find her singing Joni Mitchell's Carey here too which is fantastic! Cyndi has covered many songs. Her album At Last is completely covers :)

There's something special about that woman.

I agree!

Cyndi used to sing Joplin covers in the 70's!

I really liked this cover.

I went there, I have a photo of me surrounded by about a thousand Japanese tourists. They photographed everything including the floor, the SF gates plus some dog poo if I'm not mistaken.

CYNDI LAUPER 😍😘

This happened less than a month after the towers went down. what was the energy like in that park? wow. The mind reels.

Ryuichi Sakamoto plays keyboards! Sakamoto is Cyndi's close friend.

It's kind of weird to think about this song with its insane lyrics being sung in Central Park right after 9/11. It probably in a way felt pretty appropriate to the bewildering feeling of the moment.

To Mickey...definitely not butchered. And even if it wasn't played exactly as you remember or liked it, who cares...it was about 3 weeks after 9/11 and was great to hear at the time...and needed.

I agree. It's different but I think it's really good. Best Beatle cover I ever heard is Regina Spektor doing Real Love live at Lollapalooza. It's on You Tube.

I like lennons verrsion but i have to admit you add a touch of uniqueness... i love your voice. It's so unique and you know how to sing, lennon really did not know how to sing... he just got used to doing what he did best. But... its nice to hear a female sing this song. ^_^

no, i think she said the real strawberry fields was an orphanage where John grew up...that now they call that area in central park strawberry fields...since his death...in his honor

i love this performance. thanks for sharing it! hey, what do you call the instrument that cyndi plays here? =)

i like how she uses her hands in the beg of the song

Always an interesting artist, it's a pity the masses are pretty musically ignorant

ok i'm not a Lauper fan, but this video touched my heart. 5*

To call her a poor singer just shows how ignorant you are - look up live performances such as I'm Gonna Be Strong and then try to say the same thing... you'll only end up looking ridiculous. Plus - this is a tribute! Hardly shows a lack of inspiration, just shows a love for one of her favourite bands. If you knew anything about her work you would not be implying that she is uninspired.

she is in comparison to angels

anyone know what year this is? I loved John and i love Cyndi.

October 2, 2001 - after

one of the most reinterpreted songs ever,

@untoldsarcasm well said

I've heard that song too much

Die schönste Interpretation ...seid John Lennon..!!!

@sal4video being at nr. 1 doesn't say anything about quality, more about the taste of large populations (keep lady gaga in mind)

what's that instrument she's playing?

Maybe you can call Cyndi up and tell her what you didnt like and how to improve it...im sure shed be glad to from you.

I am aware of that.

damn.........what a sexy woman........and a great singer....it takes me back to the 80's

was this performance held before 911 or after ?

Sorry, misread your comment. I thought you were saying Joplin was a better singer.

did she sing it correctly?im quite sure ive never heard some of the lyrics she sang...

If you had simply said that you didn't like her voice then that would have been fine, but whether she is a poor singer or not is not exactly subjective. She's NOT a poor singer, but she may have a voice that is not to everyone's taste, it's a simple as that. It was a cheap attack by someone who clearly had no knowledge of the artist in question and was a bit butthurt that they dared to sing a Beatles song.

she is keeping tempo

whats with her hand

i still miss the drums... but great cover anyway!

When did Dylan go blonde!

ok my mistake..thanks

Yes... She sang it correctly.

I listened to your suggestion "I'm Gonna Be Strong". It's a bit of a Celine Dion song, musically and lyrically not very interesting. Her voice however is better than in Strawberry Fields, but it's not as good/strong as the voice of for instance Sinead O'Connor or Janis Joplin, sorry.

Objectivity of a fan is dificult to interpret. That's the problems with fans. I like singers myself who aren't really good singers, and it's no big deal for me. And to call me ignorant at the same time shows your ignorance as well, so we apparently are both ignorant (I don't mind).

check out my john lennon tribute for this song it's on my page, hope you like it

LOL dont hate yourself, that happens...

ella esta embarazada?

lol this woman sounds like a new age guru

not a bad cover could´ve been better

....not as strong as janis joplin? I love janis joplin but...uh cyndi lauper's voice is def stronger. And Sinead O'Connor doesn't even have the same kind of sound as cyndi lauper so that is irrelevant.

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