Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney in 1967. The song released on The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band has cause much controversy over the years when mainstream media accused The Beatles of subliminally hinting to the drug LSD in the title and song. Since the release the band has claimed that the song was really written because of a drawing produced by John Lennon's son Julian about a school mate Lucy. Julian showed his dad the drawing and telling him that the girl was "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". The girl Lucy was really Lucy O'Donnell born in Weybridge, Surrey, England in 1963. The songs controversy since its release, including being banned by the BBC was because of the supposed reference to the drug LSD. When the main words of the title are capitalized it is spelling (L)ucy in the (S)ky with (D)iamonds (LSD). Lennon denied the reference during an interview with Rolling Stone. Despite John Lennon's denial on June 2, 2004, McCartney told BBC that the song is, in fact, about LSD.

Most recently the supposed inspiration Lucy O'Donnell has past away on September 28th from a life long battle with Lupus.

• In 1974, Elton John released a cover version as a single.

• In 1968, William Shatner on The Transformed Man.

• In 1985, Dollie de Luxe on the album Rock vs Opera, as part of the 20 minute piece "The Magic Flute (Beatles Mix), combining the first part of the verse with the choir "O Isis Und Osiris" from "The Magic Flute".

• In 1988, The Christians on the charity compilation album Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father.

• In 1992, Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids parodied the song as Luci in the Sky with Demons on the cassette tape The Family Jams.

• In 2003, Hyde (musician) on the album Horizon.

• In 2005, Katie Melua on Piece by Piece.

• In 2006, Puffy AmiYumi on the Hataraku Otoko single for the anime series Hataraki Man.

• In 2007, Bono and The Edge performed the song on the Across the Universe soundtrack.

• In 2009, Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band.

• In 2009, Cheap Trick released Sgt. Pepper Live, which included the song.