5th Post

Along with heart melting songs like "I Want to Hold Your Hand", the Beatles wrote deep and sometimes controversial tunes. A favorite, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" was thought to be about getting high because the abbreviations of the song are in fact, "LSD". Not only that, but the song itself has some pretty loopy lyrics. My favorite verse being; "Newspaper taxis appear on the shore, waiting to take you away. Climb in the back with your head in the clouds, and you're gone." Lennon defended the words by saying his son Julian had drawn a picture and when he asked him what it was he replied "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" Some doubt the validity of that story...you choose what you believe.

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The Beatles consisted of Paul McCartney(bass guitar and vocals),John Lennon(rhythm guitar and vocals), Ringo Starr(drums and vocals) and George Harrison(lead guitar and vocals). Together they created sounds much different from the norm. They broke out the electric guitar while Ringo banged on the signature drums. Perhaps most of all, they wrote genuine, hypnotic lyrics.