Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds: The Song Obviously Not About Drugs | UnBeatled Episode 23

Welcome to episode 23 of UnBeatled, a channel where we take a deep dive into every single song The Beatles ever recorded. In our discussion we unpick the music, the lyrics, the cultural context at the time, and the impact the song had on the band's success in the UK and the world. John Lennon's son, Julian, brought home a painting he had done at school that day and showed it to his dad. To say John was impressed is an understatement. He was immediately taken by the psychedelic painting of Julian's classmate flying in the sky surrounded by diamonds. To a drug addled John Lennon this was the inspiration he'd been waiting for. They completed the song in 24 hours with Paul McCartney taking the reins from an increasingly unmotivated John Lennon. The song would be the most overtly psychedelic track on their Summer of Love masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Sit back and watch the history, the music and the trivia before listening to the song in full on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/25yQPH... Or here it is on YouTube:    • Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Remastered ...   #thebeatles #unbeatled #paulmccartney #nowhereman #johnlennon #georgeharrison #ringostarr #abbeyroad #lucyintheskywithdiamonds #sgtpepperslonelyheartsclubband