Reviews for Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Lyrics

omg i love the song it is so cool. Who cares if it is about lsd or some 4 year old. None of it matters man. All that matters is music. Dont try to over analise something. Dont lose the fun of the music. Would your life be any different even if you did know the meaning of the song. Dont be square dude. Just let the song take you far away. Peace out

I don't think that the Beatles would write this kind of song. I think that Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds is an awsome song. I dont think that its about LSD, I recently did a report on LSd and this dosent sound like side effects from LSD.

Anyone who says this isnt about an LSD trip, has obviously never taken LSD. The beatles were well known for their LSD use and its clearly visible how it affected their style of music. They had millions of fans and because they were pop stars they wouldn't have wanted to exclude any of their fans from their newer music that was made for their fellow LSD users... they'd lose money if they started saying their songs were about drugs, anyone with an ounce of common sense would know that. And you never know, his son could've drawn that picture about Lucy Vodden but that could have been his set for his trip.. he could've been thinking about that painting when he was tripping. I could be wrong, but from personal experience mixed with a tad of common sense, this song is an LSD trip.

this song isnt about an acid trip or about lucy vodden its about transcendentalism the idea that we can live without modern conveiniences and modern society. it says go take a walk by the river dont go spend all your money on drugs its a belief that society is wrong and that we should be spending time in nature

A song created for a new drug which turned out to be an old formula LOVE. Barrowed from friends of Alice in wonderland and parroddized to Judy In Disguise With Glasses. Hollywoos say it is ghost writen by same geni-us. Wall-r-us and car-pen-tor-us J.C.

Songwriters take their inspiration from their experiences. Did some of the imagery come to Lennon while he was high? Probably? Did the name come from a drawing that Julian showed John? Probably. Was there some subliminal influence from Alice in Wonderland? Seems plausible. There were probably some other influences that were not even known to Lennon himself. Does it matter? No

The real key is that the Beatles made music that has brought pleasure to multiple generations and they changed the landscape of the art. It's sad that John Lennon's story is so tragic and now we hear that "Lucy" had her life cut short too.

its sad to hear about Lucy's death.

Just to read the past comments is funny how people say it was about an LSD trip. And now are proved wrong throughout the globe. You all must fell like total idiots. Then again you'll always have somone to oppose the idea no matter what the truth is..

Lucy Vodden, who provided the inspiration for the Beatles' classic song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," has died after a long battle with lupus. She was 46.Her death was announced Monday by St. Thomas' Hospital in London, where she had been treated for the chronic disease for more than five years, and by her husband, Ross Vodden. Britain's Press Association said she died last Tuesday. Hospital officials said they could not confirm the day of her death.
Vodden's connection to the Beatles dates back to her early days, when she made friends with schoolmate Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son.
Julian Lennon, then 4 years old, came home from school with a drawing one day, showed it to his father, and said it was "Lucy in the sky with diamonds."
At the time, John Lennon was gathering material for his contributions to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," .
Rock music critics thought the song's title was a veiled reference to LSD, but John Lennon always claimed the phrase came from his son, not from a desire to spell out the initials LSD in code.
In recent months, Vodden was too ill to go out most of the time, except for hospital visits.
She enjoyed her link to the Beatles, but was not particularly fond of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
"I don't relate to the song, to that type of song," she told the Associated Press in June. "As a teenager, I made the mistake of telling a couple of friends at school that I was the Lucy in the song and they said, 'No, it's not you, my parents said it's about drugs.' And I didn't know what LSD was at the time, so I just kept it quiet, to myself."

This song was inspired by Lucy Vodden, then friend to 4 year old Julian Lennon. He drew a picture called Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds which became the name of the said inspired song. People who argue over something they have no knowledge of annoy me.

Lucy Vodden Battled Lupus For Years
GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press Writer
POSTED: 9:31 am EDT September 28, 2009
UPDATED: 11:52 am EDT September 28, 2009

LONDON -- Lucy Vodden, who provided the inspiration for the Beatles' classic song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," has died after a long battle with lupus. She was 46.

Her death was announced Monday by St. Thomas' Hospital in London, where she had been treated for the chronic disease for more than five years, and by her husband, Ross Vodden. Britain's Press Association said she died last Tuesday. Hospital officials said they could not confirm the day of her death.

Vodden's connection to the Beatles dates back to her early days, when she made friends with schoolmate Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son.

Julian Lennon, then 4 years old, came home from school with a drawing one day, showed it to his father, and said it was "Lucy in the sky with diamonds."

At the time, John Lennon was gathering material for his contributions to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," a landmark album released to worldwide acclaim in 1967.

The elder Lennon seized on the image and developed it into what is widely regarded as a psychedelic masterpiece, replete with haunting images of "newspaper taxis" and a "girl with kaleidoscope eyes."

Rock music critics thought the song's title was a veiled reference to LSD, but John Lennon always claimed the phrase came from his son, not from a desire to spell out the initials LSD in code.

Vodden lost touch with Julian Lennon after he left the school following his parents' divorce, but they were reunited in recent years when Julian Lennon, who lives in France, tried to help her cope with the disease.

He sent her flowers and vouchers for use at a gardening center near her home in Surrey in southeast England, and frequently sent her text messages in an effort to buttress her spirits.

"I wasn't sure at first how to approach her," Julian Lennon told the Associated Press in June. "I wanted at least to get a note to her. Then I heard she had a great love of gardening, and I thought I'd help with something she's passionate about, and I love gardening too. I wanted to do something to put a smile on her face."

In recent months, Vodden was too ill to go out most of the time, except for hospital visits.

She enjoyed her link to the Beatles, but was not particularly fond of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

"I don't relate to the song, to that type of song," she told the Associated Press in June. "As a teenager, I made the mistake of telling a couple of friends at school that I was the Lucy in the song and they said, 'No, it's not you, my parents said it's about drugs.' And I didn't know what LSD was at the time, so I just kept it quiet, to myself."

Vodden is the latest in a long line of people connected to the Beatles who died at a relatively young age.

The list includes John Lennon, gunned down at age 40, manager Brian Epstein, who died of a drug overdose when he was 32, and original band member Stuart Sutcliffe, who died of a brain hemorrhage at 21.

A spokeswoman for Julian Lennon and his mother, Cynthia Lennon, said they were "shocked and saddened" by Vodden's death.

Angie Davidson, a lupus sufferer who is campaign director of the St. Thomas' Lupus Trust, said Vodden was "a real fighter" who had worked behind the scenes to support efforts to combat the disease.

"It's so sad that she has finally lost the battle she fought so bravely for so long," said Davidson.

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Lucy Vodden (the girl in he song and drawing) died today in a London hospital of Lupus at the age of 46. The song was indeed about a drawing Julian had made when he was small. Maybe the LCD bit came across peoples mind but to me the song indeed resembles a childs drawing and fantasies.

This song is about LSD... Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds... think about it... and you might think the lyrics are weird... well obv cos thats kind of things you see when you are on it - Its a drug if you didnt know. -

This song was written while they were on LSD... the title comes from John Lennon's son who drew a girl in the sky and called the picture "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds conicidentally it stands for LSD and so they used that title for their song.

There was an interview with Paul McCartney. He said the song was written because john's kid had drawn a picture of a girl floating in the sky. He asked her what it was called and she said "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" Bam, a song!

i think the story is about alice in wonderland and thru the looking glass because it sound familiar.. i know it sound like if hes high when he wrote this but he was no weres near mentaly handicaped!