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  1. www.snopes.com › lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamondsIs 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' Code for LSD? | Snopes.com

    Feb 15, 1998 · John Lennon deliberately chose the song title Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds because the initial letters of key words form the acrostic "LSD". When the Beatles' album Sergeant Pepper's Lonely ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lucy_in_the_Sky_with_DiamondsLucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Wikipedia

    help. " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written primarily by John Lennon with assistance from Paul McCartney, and credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. [2] Lennon's son Julian inspired the song with a nursery ...

  3. www.beatlesbible.com › songs › lucy-in-the-sky-withLucy In The Sky With Diamonds – song facts, recording info ...

    Mar 16, 2008 · John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ is structured in two distinct parts: the dreamlike verses in 6/8, with their gently psychedelic imagery; and the switch to 4/4 for the chorus. The song was mostly written by Lennon, with a little help from Paul McCartney.

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  5. americansongwriter.com › 5-classic-rock-songs-that5 Classic Rock Songs That Got Banned From the Airwaves

    Oct 20, 2024 · John Lennon stood by his defense that “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” was not about the elicit drug LSD. Rather, he claimed that it was about a little girl that his son Julian drew a picture ...

  6. faroutmagazine.co.uk › lucy-in-the-sky-withDoes ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ stand for LSD?

    Feb 10, 2024 · Most notably, John Lennon wrote the wonderfully oblique ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’, which is generally believed to be an alternative initialism code for LSD. However, John Lennon did deny that the song’s titular refrain was related to the drug, insisting instead that it had been inspired by a drawing his son, Julian, had once shown him.

  7. faroutmagazine.co.uk › lennon-explains-lucy-song'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' not about LSD, said Lennon

    Jul 17, 2022 · Watch John Lennon explain that ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ was not about LSD. The Beatles’ drug use has been documented for a long time. The Fab Four undoubtedly experimented with cannabis and LSD, and maybe even the odd touch of cocaine here and there. Their use of drugs probably even started when the group were being advertised as a ...

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  9. www.mcgill.ca › oss › articleIs it true that the Beatles wrote a song about LSD?

    Oct 15, 2021 · "Tangerine trees and marmalade skies" are to be found in the lyrics of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," one of the Beatles' greatest hits. Some have claimed that the first letters of Lucy, Sky and Diamonds supposedly refer to LSD, the famous hallucinogen that the Fab Four undoubtedly had some experience with. LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, does not occur in nature, but closely related ...