Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Across The Universe

[HeartaVilleGram]

The initial idea and inspiration came from John Lennon's son's picture. The name of the picture really was Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds because that is what Julian Lennon named it after a girl in his class. However, the images described in the song are, I believe, from John's own hallucinations while he was drugged out on LSD.

[stuckonthatmaryjane]

Ok so it's about his son's picture. You still have to admit that the idea the song was going to be taken as a metaphor for LSD crossed his mind. Their image was based around the counterculture and so was their fan base and a big part of counterculture was dropping acid.

[HannahMayJune]

i was in 7th grade when this came out...this movie touched me then and it touches me now. The Beatles' music will enver die.

[WarMachineBlog]

Best credits ever !

[RocksRevenge]

Lucy

Sky

Diamonds

= LSD

[MrTheMadzach]

Hate to tell you, but this is one big reference to Cid, LSD, Acid, whatever-you-want-to-call-it, etc; if that story about the kid's drawing is even true it's just a form of plausible deniability.

[GranTruismo4head]

BONO!!!! IS THE IRISH JOHN LENNON

[Neilman3]

No offense to anyone else's opinions but mine is that this song was inspired by the drug, LSD. I mean c'mon its right there: L.ucy, in the S.ky with D.iamonds. I'm sure John, Paul, etc have said otherwise or maybe not, but the main reason they said that in the first place is because they don't want people to think they're just a bunch of drug atticts, which they weren't.

It just seems very plausable that this song is about LSD..

[666skatin4satan]

@Neilman3 LSD Is the shit man....It is about LSD Good Job..... Drop That Sid!

[dfbinet1]

this is the best version..

[mizteryogui]

people amm......just take some acid....then after the effect and flashbacks wash off jejejej.....listen to this song.......you'll understand the words a little better :)

[Radioactive1080z]

I kinda wish they threw in the original Beatles version

[mrsdreamland]

:D

[cabinthree]

Wikipedia said, In a 2004 interview, Paul McCartney admitted that the song is obviously about LSD, stating, "A song like 'Got to Get You Into My Life,' that's directly about pot, although everyone missed it at the time." "Day Tripper," he says, "that's one about acid. 'Lucy in the Sky,' that's pretty obvious. There's others that make subtle hints about drugs, but, you know, it's easy to overestimate the influence of drugs on the Beatles' music." Nah. But John refused. The End.

[ISt0leTheCookies]

SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION OF THE SONG'S NAME

[Live0Laugh0Twilight]

Lennons'

Son's

Drawing.

[kmartina8178]

@Live0Laugh0Twilight hahaha love it. EVERYONE! THIS IS CORRECT!

[sasquatch1028]

i get so many differnet feelings with this song...

[TheBeatlesTB]

This is my fav. movie

[ArtimasStr]

It isn't about LSD... it is about his son Julian that brought a picture home from school. Then idiots like most of you who think it has something to do with LSD started the rumor that it was about LSD when it isn't. Stop failing please. rofl

[HarrowingWinter]

This movie is more breath-taking when in the cinema \m/

[murieldu57]

Actually the initials of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds are LITSWD lol !

[bomba105]

"bono it's god" -. liam gallagher xD hahah he was sarcastic

[sj739]

i'm from brazil but this movie is cool i love

[Pinkaero51]

Its not about LSD look it up.

[ArakiUzamaki]

@Pinkaero51 It is about LSD Look it up.

If you're going to depend your entire library of knowledge on what people post on the internet, then you're an idiot.

[nicolaslupano]

Bono fu''ing ROCKSSSS

[SiLJacob1]

I LOVE THIS TRAILER SO I WANT TO JUDE

[MrCc1042]

best song

i will love to ve on ther years

[Vannasaur94Weelz]

LUCY IS ONE LUKY S.O.B

[girljammers007]

@Vannasaur94Weelz this song is about LSD..

[ArakiUzamaki]

@Vannasaur94Weelz That would be Daughter XD

[Chacha5678]

this was the best part of the whole movie lol

[kramerkid93]

well... Whoever Lucy is... she'll have quite an interesting story to tell her kids. Lucky ass

[doubleplusbad01]

1:06-1:10 The best part of this vid. ;)

[JackandChandler1010]

I heard it John want to right a song called Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds about his son's drawing, and Paul liked how the initials were LSD, so they made a song about it! OK. That's just what I heard don't spam me going "It's about acid, moron"

[cesarmanuel51]

@JackandChandler1010 dumbass it's about john's son julian's picture about a girl who's named lucy in his nursury sschool

[JackandChandler1010]

@cesarmanuel51 that's what I was saying! and Paul liked the LSD acronym and they wrote the song!

[Tarcotti]

@JackandChandler1010 Yeah its true John said that, there is no denying that. But he could have just been saying that so no one can get onto him about LSD. Or maybe it has a double meaning...

[williammoseleyfan101]

I like this version. Bono did a great job in this film..but not a great as The Beatles!

[kulbren]

yeh.. its either the "picture" or LSD.... if you listen to the lyrics.. i lean more towards the LSD theory

[MunchiesWithPurple]

you retarded people i will maim you its not about LSD its about his son's drawing and that the girl in the picture had diomound in the sky so :PPPP >:( grrrrr....amaturs...

[TheSuperGamefreak]

they obviously had to say that the songs were written by the beatles

if they didn't, this movie shouldn't ever show

[tylerdurden455]

The beatles got the idea of the song when John Lennon's kid came to him with a picture with one of his classmates and it said Lucy

[darkmichelle16]

me encanta esta rola

[somethingswicked]

Everything is about LSD.

[Rollabas]

dude, it's called Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds as an acronym for LSD. It's what the song's about.

[STANDBYtheband21]

this song is about a picture john's son had drawn about a girl he had liked named lucy. the picture was a girl in the sky with stars in the backdrop. John Lennon has stated this himself. get your head out of your ass

[WafflesInTheRain]

@STANDBYtheband21 Paul McCartney said himself that John Lennon's son's drawing was the inspiration to write the song, but the song itself was written about LSD. Because Knowledge is Power! :D

[STANDBYtheband21]

@WafflesInTheRain no its wasnt dude. john said in an interview on this talk show with dave cavett that the song isnt about the drug, its solely written off of that picture. becasue the girls name was lucy, she was flying, and there was stars behind lucy, that were in the sky. why would you listen to paul, when john is the one who wrote it. just john, not paul...

[wolf0088]

@STANDBYtheband21 your an idoit. if john came out that the song was about lsd the radio wouldnt play it parents wouldnt let their kids listen to it so of course hes going to say its about a picture.

[cesarmanuel51]

@wolf0088 well BBC banned this song because of the letter it spells out like this Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds put the capitol letters together L S D

[wolf0088]

@cesarmanuel51 yeah i know the nouns spell lsd i was commenting on a person saying that the song was about a picture johns kid drew

[wolf0088]

@STANDBYtheband21 haha belvie what you want but its about acid

[fingertap15]

@STANDBYtheband21

on vh1 they had a beatles documentary, and this song was both written for his son's drawing and lsd, that was well documented, plus of course they did lsd so why not but a lil innuendo in it

[sugarcult522]

@STANDBYtheband21 ya and whip it is about a mans fondness for a whip

[ArakiUzamaki]

@STANDBYtheband21 Why would anyone admit to doing LSD? That would be pretty stupid. It would be very easy to come up with some story about his kids picture. "In 2004, McCartney addressed the issue of drugs in an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper: "'Day Tripper,' that's one about acid. 'Lucy In The Sky,' that's pretty obvious."

Yes, yes it is, Paul.

Get your head out of your ass.

[BronSoloSV]

@STANDBYtheband21 well you have to understand that it is quite a coincidence that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds looks like LCD, which John did come out and say that he did use. But yes, people should get all of the facts straight.

[MegaGerryO]

@BronSoloSV

wtf?? how did john use LCD, those tvs weren't invented yet.. haha it's lsd dude



[BronSoloSV]

@MegaGerryO my bad... i'm an idiot...

[lukassnakeman]

@STANDBYtheband21 shoot, i liked it better wen it was about an lsd trip

[Stewerrvideos]

@STANDBYtheband21 I guess you've read A hard days write too :D!

[KoolAiddJammer]

@STANDBYtheband21 put your head back in. your stupidity amazes me

[KidWithTheHair94]

@STANDBYtheband21 yo kid everyone knows that was a lie the beetles loved dropping acid and this is about LSD

[ajberry1]

@KidWithTheHair94 Man, just because they did drugs did not mean everything they did was drug inspired. Plus, how would this song at all be about LSD? STANDBYtheband21's comment made a lot more sense.

[ninja9511]

@STANDBYtheband21 LSD



[lobstosity9765]

@STANDBYtheband21 Paul Mccartney said himself that John wrote it about LSD don't so naive. John Lennon also admited to have near if not 1,000 trips. Obviously a lot if insiration came from it. If you disagree then you obviously haven't taken the drug.

[weezerfan999]

@STANDBYtheband21

he also did it on purpose look at the era they were singing and listen to i am the walrus, you really don't think they had a underlining drug hint hint in there. the Beatles rox!

[errOHneoS]

@STANDBYtheband21 *snerk* Okay. Whatever you say.

[wadey22795]

this song does have to do with LSD. They sangit while they were on LSD. they probly cameup with it while they were too

[chebe009]

its a picture of jude

[Toady373]

This song has nothing to do with LSD, this movie made it seem that way though.

[IsumoVamp]

It does have to do with LSD.

[EmoSlayer17]

Acid anyone?

[helloabby817]

i like how bano sings thisss. this is so trippy hhaha love it

[Cheere96]

This version suck! but I love this film *-*

[XxXKiraKillJoyXxX]

i love across the universe

[gamervideops3wii]

i love the performance of the person who sings it this way, but the beatles are still awesome singers

[howWeroll22]

it's bono(:

[wolf0088]

@howWeroll22 bono sucks

[blizzx311]

Love this part of the movie : )