While Karen Souza´s voice may sound like it was made for jazz, she is in fa… Read Full Bio ↴While Karen Souza´s voice may sound like it was made for jazz, she is in fact a relative newcomer to this genre of music. Her career began under various psydeonymns as she provided vocal support to a number of electronic music producers and was part of several International House hits.

She can be found singing under these pseudonymns on albums such as Pacha Ibiza, FTV (FashionTV), Paris Dernier, Hotel Costes and Privé. She had just begun to flirt with the idea of singing to jazz when she was contacted and invited to join the production of the first volume of the series, Jazz and ´80s. No one imagined the success that the series would have almost over night. The producer of the series knew a good thing when he saw it and he quickly shared his enthusiasm in the project with Karen and made her and her voice an important part of each album.

Now that Karen had gotten her toes wet in the studio, her label decided it was time to dive in and they sent her and the rest of the Quartet on tour to Brazil in late 2009. The visit was a great success and Karen came into her own onstage, gaining confidence and ever tuning and refining her singing.
On the heels of the Brazilian adventure, the label again stepped in and told Karen it was time to focus on her own material.

To this effect they sent her to Los Angeles for a few months to work with and learn from some of the best songwriters in the business. It was there that she studied under the guidance of Pam Oland , a multiple Grammy nominated songwriter who has worked with stars like Whitney Houston, Earth, Wind and Fire and Aretha Franklin, to name a few. This period gave new direction to Karens own composing and songwriting and has helped her develop her signature sound while continuing to please fans with her characteristic lush vocals.

After her stint in LA, Karen began to dedicate herself exclusively to rehearsing both new and older material with the rest of the quartet and they have achieved a symbiosis that is a pleasure to watch. The Cooltrane Quartet with Karen in the lead is an act not to be missed, full of excellent jazz versions and brand new soloist material from a truly dynamic young artist.

Strawberry Fields Forever
Karen Souza Lyrics

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But it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me
Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever
No one I think is in my tree
I mean it must be high or low
That is you can't, you know, tune in
But it's all right
That is, I think, it's not too bad
Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever
Always, no, sometimes think it's me
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think, er, no, I mean, er, yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree
Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Strawberry Fields forever
Strawberry Fields forever

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Karen Souza's "Strawberry Fields Forever" are a tribute to the iconic Beatles song of the same name. The opening line, "let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields" is a nod to the psychedelic imagery of the original song, which imagines a fanciful journey through fields of strawberries. The line "nothing is real" reflects the surrealist qualities of the original lyrics and perhaps adds an added dimension of self-awareness to the Karen Souza version, acknowledging the song's distance from reality.

The lyrics continue to touch upon the themes of misunderstanding and identity, with Karen Souza singing "living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see." This is perhaps a comment on the confusing, sometimes chaotic state of the world, and how easy it is to feel disconnected or at odds with it. The final verse, "always, no, sometimes think it's me, but you know I know when it's a dream" is similarly introspective, suggesting that the singer may be struggling to parse out their own reality, an idea that could be read as a commentary on the societal turmoil of the late 1960s, when the song was written.

Line by Line Meaning

Let me take you down
Allow me to take you on a journey

'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
To a place called Strawberry Fields

Nothing is real
There is no reality, only illusion

And nothing to get hung about
There is nothing to worry about

Strawberry Fields forever
This place will always exist

Living is easy with eyes closed
Ignoring reality makes life simpler

Misunderstanding all you see
What you perceive may not be true

It's getting hard to be someone
It is difficult to maintain an identity

But it all works out
But everything will be okay

It doesn't matter much to me
I am not concerned with it

No one I think is in my tree
I do not have anyone to rely on

I mean it must be high or low
They must be at a different level than me

That is you can't, you know, tune in
You cannot connect with them

But it's all right
It is okay

That is, I think, it's not too bad
I do not have a negative opinion of it

Always, no, sometimes think it's me
I sometimes believe it is me

But you know I know when it's a dream
But I understand when it is not real

I think, er, no, I mean, er, yes
I am unsure of what I am saying

But it's all wrong
But my thoughts are incorrect

That is I think I disagree
I believe I have a differing opinion

Strawberry Fields forever
This place will always exist

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

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Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone
But it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me

Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

No one I think is in my tree
I mean it must be high or low
That is you can't, you know, tune in
But it's all right
That is I think it's not too bad

Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever

Always, no sometimes, think it's me
But you know I know when it's a dream
I think I know I mean a yes
But it's all wrong
That is I think I disagree

Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever
Strawberry Fields forever
Strawberry Fields forever