Lucy in the sky with diamonds, lucy in the sky with diamonds, lucy in the sky with. Elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds live on the. Lucy in the sky with diamonds the beatles lyrics by xa0xa0. Lennons son julian inspired the song with a nursery school drawing that he called lucy in the sky with diamonds. 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. John lennon said that his inspiration for the song came when his threeyearold son julian showed him a nursery school drawing that he called lucy in the sky with diamonds, depicting his classmate lucy odonnell. Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly a girl with kalei. Then we went up to his music room and wrote the song, swapping psychedelic suggestions as we went. Lucy vodden was a classmate of julian lennon, who came home from school one day carrying a drawing of his 4yearold classmate.
Beatles lennon, john brandy alexanders and the wall of. John lennon ballad help acoustic demo lennon only michael croaker. We already know that john lennon was often inspired by lewis carroll. From start to finish we are instructed to picture everything that john lennon describes, from tangerine trees to marmalade skies. I showed up at johns house and he had a drawing julian had done at school with the title lucy in the sky with diamonds above it. Lucy in the sky with diamonds john lennon paul mccartney rubber soul was the pot album and revolver was the acidthe drugs are to prevent the rest of the world from crowding in on you. When lennon asked him what it was, he replied, its lucy in the sky with diamonds, and a song was born. Elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds 1974 music video. Lennon talked about the songs origin with david sheff for a playboy interview. Please give it a thumbs up if it worked for you and a thumbs down if its not working so that we can see if they have taken it down due to issues. Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain where rocking horse people eat marshmellow 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. Lucy in the sky with diamonds is a song by the english rock band the beatles from their 1967 album sgt. The online illustrated elton john discography by david bodoh lucy in the sky with diamonds 1974 picture sleeve. Elton and the band honored their new friend john lennon by covering this beatles classic, with its writer making a guest appearance as dr.
Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds 1974, pushout. Julian lennons painting of lucy in the sky with diamonds. A new crack at creating the mono mix of the song was done that evening. 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. See more ideas about the beatles, sky and beatles lyrics. The picture showed lucy surrounded by a starry sky. From album captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy on the cher show in 1974 performing lucy in the sky with diamonds. Lucy in the sky with diamonds by elton john on amazon. It was written primarily by john lennon and credited to the lennon mccartney songwriting partnership. John elton miscellaneous lucy in the sky with diamonds john lennon, paul 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 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 elton john john lennon.
It was 50 years ago when the beatles john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starr astonished and delighted the world, ushering in the summer of love with sgt. The principal difference in arrangement which sounds like an almost gratuitous, smug touch was doing part of the song in a reggae tempo. Lucy in the sky with diamonds and a day in the life, while perhaps mored dated lyrically, are among the most interesting pieces in other respects. Watch the video for lucy in the sky with diamonds remastered 2009 by the beatles for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds rare lost footage totp december 1974. Julian lennon showed his father a drawing he had done of lucy vodden. Lucy in the sky with diamonds by the beatles songfacts. Elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds one day at a.
In the mid70s, elton john took a far less exotic and more ordinary version of lucy in the sky with diamonds to number one, with lennon singing backing vocals and playing guitar. 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 elton john subtitulado al espanol. Lucy in the sky with diamonds was the second number one single inspired by julian lennon hey jude was the first. Vinyl 7 elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds 1974, gloversville pressing, vinyl discogs. Some say it was inspired by a drawing done by john lennon s son. Elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds 1974, vinyl. Hear the beatles first take of lucy in the sky with diamonds. Topics the beatles, john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, ringo starr. Lucy in the sky with diamonds is the third song on side 1 of the beatles most famous iconic but not greatest album sgt. Most of the parts taped on this evening were varispeeded to make them sound faster and higherpitched upon playback. Lucy in the sky with diamonds john lennon, paul john elton.
The beatles were an english rock band formed in liverpool in 1960. Elton johns 1974 cover of lucy in the sky with diamonds was recorded at caribou ranch and features john lennon on guitar and backing vocals. The beatles sgt peppers lonely hearts club band 1967. Lucy in the sky with diamonds lucy in the sky with diamonds lucy in the sky with diamonds. The beatles lucy in the sky with diamonds official.
Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Surprisingly, nobody grabbed an opportunistic hit with this song in 1967. Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and shes gone lucy in the sky with diamonds lucy in the sky with diamonds. Lucy in the sky with diamonds by elton john on amazon music. Elton john released it on the single lucy in the sky with diamonds in 1974. Lyrics of lucy in the sky with diamonds with elton john by john lennon. Cover versions of lucy in the sky with diamonds by elton john.
My son julian came in one day with a picture he painted about a school friend of his named lucy. Download the beatles sgt peppers lonely hearts club band 1967 wma320 torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. Lucy in the sky with diamonds traducao the beatles. Lucy in the sky with diamonds the beatles cifra club. Peppers lonely hearts club bands 50th birthday, hear the first take the beatles recorded of a legendary song. May 07, 20 the beatles song of the day is lucy in the sky with diamonds. Lucy in the sky with diamonds is one of the most visually enticing songs ever written. Download the beatles full album collection live on the musik. Elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds 1974 music. Jul 16, 2014 written primarily by john lennon but credited to lennon mccartney, lucy in the sky with diamonds is unique not only for its instrumentation, but also its key structure. The beatles completed the recording of lucy in the sky with diamonds during this session, which began at 7pm and ended at 3.
Lennon claims that his son brought home a picture that he had drawn in school of lucy, a classmate he had a crush on. Lucy in the sky with diamonds is a song written by john lennon and paul mccartney for the beatles 1967 album sgt. The bside, john lennons one day at a time, also features john playing guitar. Lennon s son julian inspired the song with a nursery school drawing that he called lucy in the sky with diamonds. Sep 29, 2009 london, england cnn the childhood friend of john lennons son who inspired the beatles psychedelic masterpiece lucy in the sky with diamonds has died aged 46 from the chronic disease lupus. Cellophane flowers of yellow and green towering over your head look for the girl with the sun in her eyes and shes gone.
Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees. Julian lennon reunites with lucy in the sky with diamonds. With members john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band. Vinyl 7 elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds 1974, vinyl discogs. Julian lennon pink floyd john tenniel david gilmour abbey road paul mccartney. Watch the video for lucy in the sky with diamonds from elton john s to be continued.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds remastered 2009 the beatles. Lyrics of lucy in the sky with diamonds by elton john feat. Sir elton hercules john cbe born reginald kenneth dwight, 25 march 1947 is an english singer, pianist, and composer. It is one of the beatles most famous and controversial songs. Brandy alexanders and the wall of sound by beatles lennon, john in nowheremen22s music collection. May 23, 2016 cover performance, by christopher john stephens, of a song by the beatles. Day tripper anne murray no sleeve 1974 cashbox ks286 taiwan 3. Elton john s 1974 cover of lucy in the sky with diamonds was recorded at caribou ranch and features john lennon on guitar and backing vocals. He has worked with lyricist bernie taupin as his songwriting partner s. The song modulates from one distant key to another moving from a major in the verse to bb major in the prechorus to g in the chorus. Lyrics to lucy in the sky with diamonds by the beatles. Lucy in the sky with diamond by the beatles is widely believed to be about lsd. Feb 17, 2020 inspired by the beatles lucy in the sky with diamonds.
According to the beatles, lennons son, julian lennon showed his father a nursery school drawing he called lucy in the sky with diamonds, depicting his. The bside, john lennon s one day at a time, also features john playing guitar. A respectable cover of lucy in the sky with diamonds, recorded seven years after the beatles original. 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. Vinyl 7 elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds 1974, pushout centre, vinyl discogs. Jun 15, 2009 julian lennon reunites with lucy in the sky with diamonds this article is more than 10 years old john lennon s son has regained contact with his childhood friend who inspired the beatles song. Vinyl 7 elton john lucy in the sky with diamonds one day at a time 1974, vinyl discogs. The beatles lucy in the sky with diamonds official music. Lucy in the sky with diamonds guitar lesson the beatles. Peppers lonely hearts club band, a groundbreaking masterwork that became. Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers that grow so incredibly high newspaper taxis appear on.
What does the song lucy in the sky with diamonds mean. The lucy who inspired this song was lucy odonnell later lucy vodden, who was a classmate of johns son julian lennon when he was enrolled at the. The childhood friend of john lennons son who inspired the beatles psychedelic masterpiece lucy in the sky with diamonds has died aged. John s son julian came up to him after a day in preschool and told him he drew a picture of his friend named lucy and she was flying. Lucy in the sky with diamonds william shatner roblox id.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds by elton john was written by john lennon and paul mccartney and was first released by the beatles in 1967. Although the title was widely perceived to be a coded reference to lsd, lucy in the sky with diamonds in fact took its name from a drawing of a schoolfriend by the fouryearold julian lennon. Lucy in the sky with diamonds simple english wikipedia, the free. About lucy in the sky with diamonds lucy in the sky with diamonds is a song by the english rock band the beatles from their 1967 album sgt. Feb 10, 2012 from album captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy on the cher show in 1974 performing lucy in the sky with diamonds. The other story says it is a song about the drug lsd. Lucy in the sky with diamonds, beatles songs, beatles history, recording history. It was written primarily by john lennon and credited to the lennonmccartney songwriting partnership. Lucy in the sky with diamonds the beatles song info. Julian lennon reunites with lucy in the sky with diamonds this article is more than 10 years old john lennons son has regained contact with. Check out lucy in the sky with diamonds by elton john on amazon music. Lucy in the sky with diamonds simple english wikipedia.
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