 " Strawberry Fields Forever " has continued to receive acclaim from music critics . Richie Unterberger of AllMusic describes the song as " one of The Beatles ' peak achievements and one of the finest Lennon @-@ McCartney songs " . Ian MacDonald wrote in Revolution in the Head that it " shows expression of a high order … few if any [ contemporary composers ] are capable of displaying feeling and fantasy so direct , spontaneous , and original . " In 2004 , this song was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone 's list of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time " . 
