Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
The Beatles
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Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly A girl with kaleidoscope eyes Cellophane flowers of yellow and green Towering over your head Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes And she's gone Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ah Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers That grow so incredibly high Newspaper taxis appear on the shore Waiting to take you away Climb in the back with your head in the clouds And you're gone Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ah Picture yourself on a train in a station With plasticine porters with looking glass ties Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ah Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ah Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney
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6 facts about this song
Composition and Origination"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" was originally a song written primarily by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership.
- John Lennon’s son, Julian, is said to have inspired "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds". This song is supposedly based on a picture he drew of Lucy, a classmate, in the sky with diamonds.
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Elton John's VersionElton John covered the song in 1974 and it hit Number 1 on the Billboard pop chart, outperforming The Beatles' original which topped at No. 74.
- John Lennon played guitar and sang backing vocals on Elton John’s cover of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds", marking his last live performance.
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Release and Reception for The BeatlesThe Beatles released "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" in 1967 on their critically acclaimed album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".
- Despite popular belief, The Beatles have always denied that the initials 'LSD' in the song title purposely stood for the hallucinogen drug. They claimed it was purely coincidental.
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Notability and Cultural ImpactBoth Elton John's and The Beatles' versions of the song have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
- The lyrics of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" have contributed to the popular perception of the Sgt. Pepper album as being representative of the psychedelic experience.
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Influence and InterpretationThe song's lyrics have often been interpreted as describing an acid trip, but Lennon consistently maintained that they were inspired by Lewis Carroll’s "Alice in Wonderland".
- The song has inspired the names of several bands and album titles, and has been frequently covered, demonstrating its lasting influence on popular music.
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In MediaIt has been used in several films and television shows, including the 1997 film, "The Saint", and the television series, "The X-Files".
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