Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles

The song that I chose to analyze is one made by The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. This song was made while psychedelic drugs such as LSD and acid were becoming very popular. If you notice the title of the song spells out LSD. This has made the title of a very controversial topic. The Beatles deny that there is no connection between LSD and the title. They claim that the song was named after a painting that one of their sons drew at school, and coincidentally enough he named it Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. The song is part of their album Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band which was released in 1967. It was never denied that the song was made under the influence of acid however, it was explained that song’s title was a mere coincidence.  The video made for this song has a very psychedelic feeling to it. The first verse in itself has brings about images that would only make sense if you are having an acid trip. The line “A girl with a kaleidoscope eyes” in my opinion is talking about seeing things while on a high. Watching the video without being the under the influence of any sort of alcohol or drug is trippy enough, I can not begin to imagine how it looks while under the influence. The song goes into detail about a high feels. The verse “ climb in the back with your head in the clouds and you’re gone. Lucy in the sky with Diamonds…” It goes back to telling the listeners that a high will take you into the clouds and everything will mesmerize  just like diamonds do. The song provides the listener with vivid words that entice you into producing vivid imagery in your mind. The high pitched nature of the song is another thing that draws the attention of the audience. It has a catchy tune and the chorus is so easy to remember that you sing it without noticing. The song is clearly about being under the influence of acid, and I too believe that it was not a coincidence that the title spells out LSD.

Link to Song:
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Beatles

Lyrics:

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 taxies 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 in a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
The girl with 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