Friday, June 9, 2017

"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"

Sorry for the late post - been traveling since 6:00 AM and just got home. This may be the most analyzed track in rock history. It's certainly one of the trippiest songs in the Beatles catalog, though Lennon swore it had no drug overtones. Uhhh, yeah. John (and Ringo, who was there) said this was based on a picture his son Julian brought home from nursery school that he drew for his friend Lucy O'Donnell. The real Lucy passed away in 2009. We're getting into a period of Beatle recordings where it's almost impossible to find the originals online, thanks to the legal eagles. So here's a clean audio version from the Rock Band video game http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4byyne_beatles-rock-band-lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds-full-band_videogames and the 1974 Elton John version with the reggae guitars of Dr. Winston O'Boogie (actually Lennon; Winston was Lennon's given middle name). Sir Elton's take might just be the best Beatles cover ever.


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