John Lennon, listed as Dr. Winston O. Boogie, plays guitar and sings background vocals. His voice is quite evident during the chorus. Lennon was very impressed with Elton's rendition of this Fab 4 classic.
Agreed. It's interesting to me because if you read the lyrics...it does sound like someone describing a dream. And the music has that same, light, layered, sometimes subtly discordant sound again, like a dream .
The earnest power of his vocals bring more resonant depth to the feeling of escapism in the lyrics, in conjunction with the brilliant and uniquely 70s accompaniment
The Beatles have been around my entire life and I’ve heard their version of this song more times than I can say. 100’s? 1000’s? I don’t know. But I haven’t heard Elton John’s version in decades! Totally transported me back to my childhood. Huge nostalgia bomb!
Elton John did a great job on this performance. I really enjoyed it. I'm a Beatle fan for life so I think it's important to listen to the original version just for historical value if nothing else.
Wow, how nice to try this one! Great song by the Beatles and it gets true Elton treatment. Can't go wrong with these musical pedigrees! For a way cool tune by Elton try Madman Across the Water. The original album version is an utter classic as is the extended version which has Mick Ronson on guitar (from David Bowie's Spiders from Mars, you need to do them, too!) making for a hypnotic jam between them as they explore this great song. Thanks again for listening to real music! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎶
Being a Beatles fan, I would of course take their original version over Elton's but with that said, Elton did a fantastic job covering it in his style. I have to make a point on how great a job Nigel Olson, Elton's drummer, did on this. You can hear his drumming throughout the song. You need to come back and play several more songs from this album. Don't think there is a bad song on it.
Nigel Olsson is a criminally underrated drummer, and was a large part of Elton's success. His drumming is always fantastic and appropriate to the song, and the SOUND of his drums has rarely been surpassed. I know part of that is the impeccable production on most Elton John albums in general, but I think a major part of it is how Olsson tunes and hits his drums. An incredible musician!!
My older brother had the original vinyl version of Captain Fantastic. Lucy was not on it. I just recently bought the cd version where there are three songs not on the original vinyl. I know every one of the original songs, two of the additional. Not a bad song on it.
@@NunyaDammeBiznis I still have the original album and yes, Lucy was not on that album. It was on his greatest hits vol II album which was released in 1977. I did find out it was a bonus track on the Deluxe Edition of Captain Fantastic.
I preferred Elton's version, but then again I like Paul & Wings better than the Beatles. The later Beatles stuff was better, but the early stuff is just not in my wheelhouse. I personally think Paul was what made them go. Nothing Lennon did, besides Imagine I even liked, and come to find out years later its just a Commie Utopian song, lol.
@@cadirector It was a Single (45) release with One Day at a Time on the B side. John Lennon and Elton were huge friends, and he sings back up and plays guitar. I never cared for Lennon that much tbh, but he could write great songs. I think he and Paul wrote this together.
The song's title was a nickname for the drug LSD, or acid, and the Beatles were describing an acid trip. They made some of their best music while experimenting with drugs lol. Elton did a great cover .
Julian Lennon John's son drew a picture of hIs friend Lucy and gave it to his dad .Lennon and the Beatles used The picture to write this song .Elton John covered it well and added to the music but stayed true to the song. Thank you Angela
I haven't heard this version in decades. It is SO good. I think I have to agree with those commenting that it tops the original version. Can't believe I'm actually saying that!
The only cover version of any Beatles song that I think that was good was Siouxsee and The Banshees” cover of “Dear Prudence.” Maybe also Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Prince cover of “ While my guitar gently weeps.” Just my opinion but Elton John and everyone else that covered Beatles songs just are missing too much.
Nice! I forgot about the reggae bit in the middle of this. Elton John also covered "Pinball Wizard" by The Who in 1975. That was the year The Who's 1969 rock opera, Tommy, was adapted to film by director Ken Russell. Elton John plays the part of the Pinball Wizard in the film. He shows up dressed in these crazy stilt boots and plays a piano keyboard embedded in a giant pinball machine as he sings the song. The movie is a hoot and then some. Elton John's cover is great -- John Lennon provides backing vocals and guitars -- but "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" forever belongs to The Beatles. It was the lead single from their seminal 1967 album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". I was born a few months after it was released, so I can't speak to expectations or immediate reactions back then. But I can say that "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" continued to get radio airplay for several years after because I remember hearing it on the radio as a little kid a few years later. In 1974 paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson named the 3 million year old fossil specimen of Australopithecus afarensis "Lucy" because "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was playing on loop in his digging camp when he found it. When I was a teenager I thought the title was hippie code speak reference for LSD. But it wasn't. It was just a song based on a child's drawing.
I remember listening to this on my little clock radio I got for Christmas it had FM on it and it opened a whole new world of music, listening to KZEW FM out of Dallas , fun times, thanks Angela!
Haven't heard this a minute. So so awesome what Elton John did with this ... I played this so much in my youth in the 70s learned the lyrics ... Trippin out with no help 😊
The thing I associate with this are 1. This was near the end of the great rock n roll era where bands issued singles for the summer tours, and 2. The fantastic live version Elton put out where Lennon joined him onstage!
Imo...I don't think many covers are "better" than the original...but in this case....I gotta go with E.J.'s version....it just seems to have a bit more "power" behind it.
Laughing at all the stupid comments attesting that this song was about hallucinogenic LSD. Countless interviews with John Lennon and Paul McCartney have indicated otherwise. Specifically that the song referenced a drawing done by Lennon's son. People gotta yack 😂😃🤣
“A drawing by Lennon’s Son?” You mean is was not based on LSD but it was based on “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” LSD I’m laughing because John Lennon was a Jedi master troller. All these folks say no it’s not about LSD it’s about “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” LSD 😂😂😂
Yeah but then there is Julian whom did the fingerpainting and there is Lucy whom was Julian’s inspiration. Both can recall the incident and there are plenty of interviews you can google. Personally I believe the child indicated that the picture was Lucy In The Sky With Stars but John cleverly realized that if he changed it to Diamonds it would spell out the acronym.
@@jerroldjennymichaudzhenmic3966 I get that. The drawing has no mash me;low pies, kaleidoscope eyers or marmelaide skies. There were two interviews with John. He even laughed that no one believed him. The second interview he told have the drawing story and then said it was inspired by Lewis Carroll.
Elton John's is the first version of this song that I heard - back when it came out. I didn't know till later that it was originally a Beatles song. I was in high school at the time, and it was played on the radio all the time. It was one of my favorite songs at the time. Once I heard the Beatles' original, I liked it better and still do - it's more psychedelic, more ethereal. But Elton John's version is very nice too - he definitely added his own flavor to it, to answer your question. The Beatles' version appears on their most famous album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Thank you for another great and insightful reaction, Angela! I'm old so Beatles version is the best, but this is a very good cover by Elton! And no, people, this song was not code for LSD, it was based on a piece of artwork John Lennon's son Julian did in school and brought home. He is the one who called it Lucy In The Sky, John just took what he drew and ran with it.
So what you’re saying is It was based on “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” LSD. John Lennon loved trolling. The whole thing is given away when later he changed part of the story to say it was inspired by Lewis Carroll. There was a real drawing. Yet it’s about LSD. Lennons sons drawing.
@@garyarnett1220 I know what John said. I know Paul said it was about “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” It was a troll. Here the word “Artwork” is used but both times John gave the story Lennon said it was his Sons drawing and like I said what Paul said. The first time I heard the explanation I immediately got “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” Over time. Though, I saw that some other folks got it and figured out the troll. It’s literally known colloquially as the “Lennon’s Sons Drawing” explanation. It’s hilarious 😂😂😂
Yeah, I think John helped Julian name it. Julian: "This is Lucy from school." John: "What's this?" Julian: "Stars." John: "She's in the sky? It's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds!" The lyrics are obviously about an acid trip. Paul agrees.
If you listen closely, you will hear John Lennon providing backing vocals on this. This is pretty faithful to the original with some extra flavor thrown in. If I had to choose, I would lean towards The Beatles original as it is quite the epic production and maybe even more fantastical. BTW, your analysis is spot on right down to the weed part. Of course there was the 'controversy' over the acronym of the title 'LSD' and that it was what the song was about. (an LSD trip). Lennon always swore it was not and that it was based on a drawing his young son drew. I have no opinion on that :).
@@FoamySlobbers Paul even said it was about “Lennon’s Son’s Drawing.” You do understand what a troll is? John used the word “Son” and “drawing.” Not “painting” not “artwork” but “Drawing.” He mentioned his sons name but more often said his “Son.” This is why later he revealed more saying it was inspired by Lewis Carroll. This is literally called the “Lennon’s Sons Drawing” explanation. Some people got the joke. Some are pretty upset they got trolled and didn’t figure it out.
@@FoamySlobbers @Crafty10 You can argue forever about its legitimacy, but there is a drawing preserved that is supposedly the inspiration for the song. Also, I would say that it wouldn't be like The Beatles to lie about it. Paul openly talked about how 'Got to Get You into My Life' was about weed and Lennon has never been shy to talk about anything including experimenting with various substances. It's a shame that John isn't around to be asked about for the millionth time ☹ .
@@quicktastic He gave two interviews where he said that and he changed half of it to say it was inspired by Lewis Carroll. Lennon even joked twice laughing no one believed him. The drawing certainly didn’t have marshmallow pies, Kaleidoscope eyes or marmalade skies. It didn’t have any of the things it describes. It was a troll period.
You have to do actual Beatle albums to get the whole picture of their perfection especially when done in chronological order….now having said that, this is a phenomenal version of a Beatles classic..(well all Beatles songs are classics lol)
I love both versions. They are about 8 years apart and apples and oranges although they are very similar too. And John Lennon participated in this song as well. Helping Elton John cover his own song from years before, essentially.
Honestly! I was so Musically 🎶 inept when This came out I thought This was the Original Version! When I Finally heard the OG BEATLES version, I thought it was Good, but it Sounded odd to me!
My sister drove my dad nuts playing this song on her record player…LOUD! Ha! He got so tired of this. Still…I love it and it’s a great cover and is pretty faithful to the Beatles version.
A trip perhaps, but not a pot trip. "L"ucy in the "S"ky with "D"iamonds. People say it's not about LSD, but PU...LEEZE!! I've done acid, I've SEEN some of that shit, ok? And even if it wasn't about LSD, I'm sure Lennon wasn't unaware of the acronym at the time, which made it quite convenient. Anyway, cool song. I prefer Elton's version because it's so much more ornate and phantasmagorical than the original which, I think, suits the song just fine.
AL 288-1, commonly known as Lucy, is a collection of several hundred pieces of fossilized bone representing 40 percent of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis. Lucy was discovered in 1974 in Africa, at Hadar, a site in the Awash Valley of the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia, by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The Lucy specimen is an early australopithecine and is dated to about 3.2 million years ago. "Lucy" acquired her name from the 1967 song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by the Beatles, which was played loudly and repeatedly in the expedition camp all evening after the excavation team's first day of work on the recovery site. After public announcement of the discovery, Lucy captured much public interest, becoming a household name at the time.
I'm definitely going with Elton. But I do love the Beatles and think if they had recorded this during the "Abbey Road" sessions it would have been more fully realized. Elton's version sounds more cinematic to me.
You really must listen to the Beatles’ version to realize the relevance of this tribute (complete with backing guitar/vocals by writer/Beatle, John Lennon)
This is my favorite Elton John album. I would suggest the song Curtains as a request. Drummer Nigel Olsson is in a whole other world on that song as he is on the all the other tracks on this release.
Thanks. This is the better version imo even though I like the original as well. The original is more psychedelic and lighter in approach and does transport you to a place while this version is heavier and takes the listener to a different place. This is the only cover of a Beatles song that hit #1.
This is another tie between the original and the remake! Supposedly this song describes what you might experience after getting high while on dope! A yesteryear description of drugs! This would probably be considered as psychedelic rock!
OH MYYYYYY BABY, NIIIICCCEEEE!!! 😊AND WAYYYYY BETTER THAN THE BEATLES VERSION 😊 ( LSD ) THIS WAS A BONUS TRACK OFF OF ELTON'S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ANGELA ( CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY ) 😊
I will always love the original Beatles version, but this is decent. However, the Flaming Lips also did a cover of this, and it's... um, interesting, but might be worth a listen.
Since you have never heard either I will tell you this: People used to always say that the title Lucy in the sky with diamonds was code for LSD which they said the Beatles experimented with and when you listen to the lyrics they’re all very trippy. However it was John Lennon’s son who brought home a drawing he made in school when he was very small and John looked at it and said to his son what is this up here and his son said oh that’s Lucy in the sky with diamonds and they wrote the rest of the lyrics from there
I like that you do different themes for your reactions. A suggestion if you do this again, do the original then the cover. It would be fun to see. Keep it up! Have a great day!
Just listen to the entire playlist of The Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album to get an idea of how big this song and that album was back then.
Remember Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band movie! Saw it at the drive in in 78 , pretty awful movie with Peter Frampton, maybe it has gotten better with age, thanks Angela!
This version was pretty good, but the only person that I found that could cover the Beatles and make it sound as good or better was Joe Cocker. My two favorites are "With a Little Help from my Friends" and "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window"
Good cover but The Beetles version is so much more. Definitely worth listening to on your part. Even if you don't react to it. Then you'll know. Be safe
Another one of those urban myths. I guess you don't know your Beatles history. John's son Julian came home from school with a drawing, and when John asked about the drawing, Julian told him it was lucy in the sky with diamonds. If you've ever seen a photo of the drawing, the title is written on the drawing. The "Lucy" in the title is a reference to a schoolmate of Julian's.The song lyrics are pretty much inspired by Lewis Caroll's Alice In Wonderland. John was a fan of Lewis Caroll.
@@amb2745 Yeah, you don’t get it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Johns son came home with a drawing? I know about the drawing. Paul even said it’s about “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” LSD. Apparently you don’t understand Beatles History and didn’t get the joke. Notice you didn’t say painting or artwork. This is literally known as the “Lennon’s Sons Drawing” Explanation. You even use the words Son and Drawing and still don’t get it. Lewis Carroll wrote under the influence too. If the only thing it was about was about was his so\Ms drawing then why bring Lewis Carroll into it. It was a hint that Lennon was trolling. I’m not the only one that figured out this joke by John and Paul.
Rock n roll dalin ❤😊you should listen to my all time favourite Elton John album fantastic it's a shame you didn't react to Joe Cockers Beatles cover A little help from my friends ❤🇬🇧😊
I don't like Elton's version although it was very popular. Oasis covers or covered the Beatles better than anyone easily .Maybe better than Oasis did some of their own songs live. "Helter Skelter" ,"Starwberry Fields", "I am the Walrus" ,etc
John Lennon, listed as Dr. Winston O. Boogie, plays guitar and sings background vocals. His voice is quite evident during the chorus. Lennon was very impressed with Elton's rendition of this Fab 4 classic.
Interesting. Winston is John's middle name.
Yes, that part of his name was for Winston Churchill.
Another great cover form Elton is Pinball Wizard.
John Lennon suggested Elton do a cover of a Beatles song. Elton asked him which one. John replied Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
Elton did a great job covering and expanding on the original.
Agreed. It's interesting to me because if you read the lyrics...it does sound like someone describing a dream. And the music has that same, light, layered, sometimes subtly discordant sound again, like a dream .
The earnest power of his vocals bring more resonant depth to the feeling of escapism in the lyrics, in conjunction with the brilliant and uniquely 70s accompaniment
@@briansneaks2021 ok? 🤔
The Beatles have been around my entire life and I’ve heard their version of this song more times than I can say. 100’s? 1000’s? I don’t know. But I haven’t heard Elton John’s version in decades! Totally transported me back to my childhood. Huge nostalgia bomb!
Elton John did a great job on this performance. I really enjoyed it. I'm a Beatle fan for life so I think it's important to listen to the original version just for historical value if nothing else.
Every time Elton covered a song he did it better than the original.
But The show must go on from Queen
I watch Angela's reaction videos all the time and I keep wondering how this beautiful woman only has 33,000 subscribers????
Wow, how nice to try this one! Great song by the Beatles and it gets true Elton treatment. Can't go wrong with these musical pedigrees! For a way cool tune by Elton try Madman Across the Water. The original album version is an utter classic as is the extended version which has Mick Ronson on guitar (from David Bowie's Spiders from Mars, you need to do them, too!) making for a hypnotic jam between them as they explore this great song. Thanks again for listening to real music! Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎶
Being a Beatles fan, I would of course take their original version over Elton's but with that said, Elton did a fantastic job covering it in his style. I have to make a point on how great a job Nigel Olson, Elton's drummer, did on this. You can hear his drumming throughout the song. You need to come back and play several more songs from this album. Don't think there is a bad song on it.
Nigel Olsson is a criminally underrated drummer, and was a large part of Elton's success. His drumming is always fantastic and appropriate to the song, and the SOUND of his drums has rarely been surpassed. I know part of that is the impeccable production on most Elton John albums in general, but I think a major part of it is how Olsson tunes and hits his drums. An incredible musician!!
My older brother had the original vinyl version of Captain Fantastic. Lucy was not on it. I just recently bought the cd version where there are three songs not on the original vinyl. I know every one of the original songs, two of the additional. Not a bad song on it.
@@NunyaDammeBiznis I still have the original album and yes, Lucy was not on that album. It was on his greatest hits vol II album which was released in 1977. I did find out it was a bonus track on the Deluxe Edition of Captain Fantastic.
I preferred Elton's version, but then again I like Paul & Wings better than the Beatles. The later Beatles stuff was better, but the early stuff is just not in my wheelhouse. I personally think Paul was what made them go. Nothing Lennon did, besides Imagine I even liked, and come to find out years later its just a Commie Utopian song, lol.
@@cadirector It was a Single (45) release with One Day at a Time on the B side. John Lennon and Elton were huge friends, and he sings back up and plays guitar. I never cared for Lennon that much tbh, but he could write great songs. I think he and Paul wrote this together.
The song's title was a nickname for the drug LSD, or acid, and the Beatles were describing an acid trip. They made some of their best music while experimenting with drugs lol. Elton did a great cover .
No it Wasn't IT was a picture that Lennon son Julian drew at school when he was little
OH IT'S HIS OWN FLAVOR ALRIGHT 😊
Julian Lennon John's son drew a picture of hIs friend Lucy and gave it to his dad .Lennon and the Beatles used The picture to write this song .Elton John covered it well and added to the music but stayed true to the song. Thank you Angela
I haven't heard this version in decades. It is SO good. I think I have to agree with those commenting that it tops the original version. Can't believe I'm actually saying that!
I like Elton John's version, but no way it tops the original, which is truly gorgeous and psychedelic.
Elton also covered "Pinball Wizard" by The Who. He was asked to do it for the movie version of their rock opera "Tommy".
I’ll take the original by The Beatles anytime👍🏼😊
Gotta agree but he does a nice job with it. Beatles are the best, no doubt.
The only cover version of any Beatles song that I think that was good was Siouxsee and The Banshees” cover of “Dear Prudence.” Maybe also Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Prince cover of “ While my guitar gently weeps.” Just my opinion but Elton John and everyone else that covered Beatles songs just are missing too much.
@@crafty1096 Peter Frampton does an awesome version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
Man, I haven't heard this song in a long time. 😎
Nice! I forgot about the reggae bit in the middle of this. Elton John also covered "Pinball Wizard" by The Who in 1975. That was the year The Who's 1969 rock opera, Tommy, was adapted to film by director Ken Russell. Elton John plays the part of the Pinball Wizard in the film. He shows up dressed in these crazy stilt boots and plays a piano keyboard embedded in a giant pinball machine as he sings the song. The movie is a hoot and then some. Elton John's cover is great -- John Lennon provides backing vocals and guitars -- but "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" forever belongs to The Beatles. It was the lead single from their seminal 1967 album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". I was born a few months after it was released, so I can't speak to expectations or immediate reactions back then. But I can say that "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" continued to get radio airplay for several years after because I remember hearing it on the radio as a little kid a few years later. In 1974 paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson named the 3 million year old fossil specimen of Australopithecus afarensis "Lucy" because "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was playing on loop in his digging camp when he found it. When I was a teenager I thought the title was hippie code speak reference for LSD. But it wasn't. It was just a song based on a child's drawing.
In return, Elton played and sang back up on Lennon's 'Whatever Gets You Through the Night' , but that's another story
But a very good story.
I remember listening to this on my little clock radio I got for Christmas it had FM on it and it opened a whole new world of music, listening to KZEW FM out of Dallas , fun times, thanks Angela!
AMEN 2 THAT!
Haven't heard this a minute. So so awesome what Elton John did with this ... I played this so much in my youth in the 70s learned the lyrics ... Trippin out with no help 😊
The thing I associate with this are
1. This was near the end of the great rock n roll era where bands issued singles for the summer tours, and
2. The fantastic live version Elton put out where Lennon joined him onstage!
Both versions are great, any song from The Beatles and Sir Elton John are awesome
Imo...I don't think many covers are "better" than the original...but in this case....I gotta go with E.J.'s version....it just seems to have a bit more "power" behind it.
I love The Beatles but Mr. Sir Elton John hit it out of the ballpark with this cover of this classic song By far my favorite of the 2.
I'm partial to the Beatles version; that said, Elton did the best cover of a Beatles song I've ever heard. Great reaction, young lady.💚
Joe Cocker's 'A Little Help from my Friends' perhaps? ...... 👍
I've always loved the bridge in this version.
Laughing at all the stupid comments attesting that this song was about hallucinogenic LSD. Countless interviews with John Lennon and Paul McCartney have indicated otherwise. Specifically that the song referenced a drawing done by Lennon's son. People gotta yack 😂😃🤣
“A drawing by Lennon’s Son?” You mean is was not based on LSD but it was based on “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” LSD I’m laughing because John Lennon was a Jedi master troller. All these folks say no it’s not about LSD it’s about “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” LSD 😂😂😂
Yeah but then there is Julian whom did the fingerpainting and there is Lucy whom was Julian’s inspiration. Both can recall the incident and there are plenty of interviews you can google. Personally I believe the child indicated that the picture was Lucy In The Sky With Stars but John cleverly realized that if he changed it to Diamonds it would spell out the acronym.
@@jerroldjennymichaudzhenmic3966 I get that. The drawing has no mash me;low pies, kaleidoscope eyers or marmelaide skies. There were two interviews with John. He even laughed that no one believed him. The second interview he told have the drawing story and then said it was inspired by Lewis Carroll.
Elton John's is the first version of this song that I heard - back when it came out. I didn't know till later that it was originally a Beatles song. I was in high school at the time, and it was played on the radio all the time. It was one of my favorite songs at the time. Once I heard the Beatles' original, I liked it better and still do - it's more psychedelic, more ethereal. But Elton John's version is very nice too - he definitely added his own flavor to it, to answer your question. The Beatles' version appears on their most famous album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
First time hearing this, I love the original song
Thank you for another great and insightful reaction, Angela! I'm old so Beatles version is the best, but this is a very good cover by Elton! And no, people, this song was not code for LSD, it was based on a piece of artwork John Lennon's son Julian did in school and brought home. He is the one who called it Lucy In The Sky, John just took what he drew and ran with it.
So what you’re saying is It was based on “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” LSD. John Lennon loved trolling. The whole thing is given away when later he changed part of the story to say it was inspired by Lewis Carroll. There was a real drawing. Yet it’s about LSD. Lennons sons drawing.
@@crafty1096 Crafty Crafty, but no it was just a series of images that John did after hearing his son's title.
@@garyarnett1220 I know what John said. I know Paul said it was about “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” It was a troll. Here the word “Artwork” is used but both times John gave the story Lennon said it was his Sons drawing and like I said what Paul said. The first time I heard the explanation I immediately got “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” Over time. Though, I saw that some other folks got it and figured out the troll. It’s literally known colloquially as the “Lennon’s Sons Drawing” explanation. It’s hilarious 😂😂😂
For all those dropping window pain it was about LSD
Yeah, I think John helped Julian name it. Julian: "This is Lucy from school." John: "What's this?" Julian: "Stars." John: "She's in the sky? It's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds!" The lyrics are obviously about an acid trip. Paul agrees.
It's a cover song but Elton John but it stands alone!!))))
Great tune to pick,by the way!))))
If you listen closely, you will hear John Lennon providing backing vocals on this. This is pretty faithful to the original with some extra flavor thrown in. If I had to choose, I would lean towards The Beatles original as it is quite the epic production and maybe even more fantastical. BTW, your analysis is spot on right down to the weed part. Of course there was the 'controversy' over the acronym of the title 'LSD' and that it was what the song was about. (an LSD trip). Lennon always swore it was not and that it was based on a drawing his young son drew. I have no opinion on that :).
I dont know if you realized it but John Lennon said it was based on “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” LSD. That was clever.
@@crafty1096 not quite what he meant. the drawing was actually a picture of lucy in the sky with diamonds.
@@FoamySlobbers Paul even said it was about “Lennon’s Son’s Drawing.” You do understand what a troll is? John used the word “Son” and “drawing.” Not “painting” not “artwork” but “Drawing.” He mentioned his sons name but more often said his “Son.” This is why later he revealed more saying it was inspired by Lewis Carroll. This is literally called the “Lennon’s Sons Drawing” explanation. Some people got the joke. Some are pretty upset they got trolled and didn’t figure it out.
@@FoamySlobbers @Crafty10 You can argue forever about its legitimacy, but there is a drawing preserved that is supposedly the inspiration for the song. Also, I would say that it wouldn't be like The Beatles to lie about it. Paul openly talked about how 'Got to Get You into My Life' was about weed and Lennon has never been shy to talk about anything including experimenting with various substances. It's a shame that John isn't around to be asked about for the millionth time ☹ .
@@quicktastic He gave two interviews where he said that and he changed half of it to say it was inspired by Lewis Carroll. Lennon even joked twice laughing no one believed him. The drawing certainly didn’t have marshmallow pies, Kaleidoscope eyes or marmalade skies. It didn’t have any of the things it describes. It was a troll period.
You have to do actual Beatle albums to get the whole picture of their perfection especially when done in chronological order….now having said that, this is a phenomenal version of a Beatles classic..(well all Beatles songs are classics lol)
Tough to cover a Beatles song but Elton John did a great job. Great reaction Angela!
Elton John did his own version for sure and I like his version better that the Beatles version.
Musically, Eltons version was better but John Lenon wrote those wonderful lyrics, and for me, that fact tie the race.. Both are a master piece
Love your dancing Angela
I love both versions. They are about 8 years apart and apples and oranges although they are very similar too. And John Lennon participated in this song as well. Helping Elton John cover his own song from years before, essentially.
Honestly! I was so Musically 🎶 inept when This came out I thought This was the Original Version! When I Finally heard the OG BEATLES version, I thought it was Good, but it Sounded odd to me!
My sister drove my dad nuts playing this song on her record player…LOUD! Ha! He got so tired of this. Still…I love it and it’s a great cover and is pretty faithful to the Beatles version.
This is my favorite Album. Favorite Elton John song is Captain Fantastic and the Round Dirt Cowboys.
Brown dirt cowboy
A trip perhaps, but not a pot trip. "L"ucy in the "S"ky with "D"iamonds. People say it's not about LSD, but PU...LEEZE!! I've done acid, I've SEEN some of that shit, ok? And even if it wasn't about LSD, I'm sure Lennon wasn't unaware of the acronym at the time, which made it quite convenient. Anyway, cool song. I prefer Elton's version because it's so much more ornate and phantasmagorical than the original which, I think, suits the song just fine.
Lucy in the
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best version its the beatles but the Elton John good cover
AL 288-1, commonly known as Lucy, is a collection of several hundred pieces of fossilized bone representing 40 percent of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis. Lucy was discovered in 1974 in Africa, at Hadar, a site in the Awash Valley of the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia, by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The Lucy specimen is an early australopithecine and is dated to about 3.2 million years ago.
"Lucy" acquired her name from the 1967 song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by the Beatles, which was played loudly and repeatedly in the expedition camp all evening after the excavation team's first day of work on the recovery site. After public announcement of the discovery, Lucy captured much public interest, becoming a household name at the time.
I'm definitely going with Elton. But I do love the Beatles and think if they had recorded this during the "Abbey Road" sessions it would have been more fully realized. Elton's version sounds more cinematic to me.
I like your singing too
Elton’s vocals are other worldly on this track. It’s Beatlesque on steroids.
You really must listen to the Beatles’ version to realize the relevance of this tribute (complete with backing guitar/vocals by writer/Beatle, John Lennon)
This is my favorite Elton John album. I would suggest the song Curtains as a request. Drummer Nigel Olsson is in a whole other world on that song as he is on the all the other tracks on this release.
Absolutely
Absolutely love this song/version! 🧡✨
I’ve always had a soft spot for this cover!
John Lennon…. Most Important Person In Modern Music History. “The Beatles…. Greatest Musical Group In History. Nobody else even comes close.
Not normally a fan of doing the cover before the original ... but I get it
Thanks. This is the better version imo even though I like the original as well. The original is more psychedelic and lighter in approach and does transport you to a place while this version is heavier and takes the listener to a different place. This is the only cover of a Beatles song that hit #1.
The best cover of a Beatles song has to be While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Peter Frampton. Hands down.
It's about time for you to explore The Beatles. This song appears on their Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Go for it.
L:Lucy
S:Sky
D:Diamonds 💎 Elton John and LSD...
were meant to be.
I like eltons cover more than the Beatles' original....dont get me wrong the Beatles' original is good also.
This is another tie between the original and the remake! Supposedly this song describes what you might experience after getting high while on dope! A yesteryear description of drugs! This would probably be considered as psychedelic rock!
OH MYYYYYY BABY, NIIIICCCEEEE!!! 😊AND WAYYYYY BETTER THAN THE BEATLES VERSION 😊 ( LSD ) THIS WAS A BONUS TRACK OFF OF ELTON'S AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ANGELA ( CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY ) 😊
The fantastical, surreal world depicted by this song has a pharmacological basis. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds= LSD.
2 great covers are Wilson Pickett's cover of Hey Jude and Tedeschi Trucks Band's cover of Darling Be Hime Soon
Description of an acid trip by Lennon/McCartney.
Spiral Staircase - More Today Than Yesterday (1969)
I will always love the original Beatles version, but this is decent. However, the Flaming Lips also did a cover of this, and it's... um, interesting, but might be worth a listen.
This songs must have inspired star fish and coffee.
I like The Beatles but I the Elton kicked their butts on this.
Since you have never heard either I will tell you this:
People used to always say that the title Lucy in the sky with diamonds was code for LSD which they said the Beatles experimented with and when you listen to the lyrics they’re all very trippy. However it was John Lennon’s son who brought home a drawing he made in school when he was very small and John looked at it and said to his son what is this up here and his son said oh that’s Lucy in the sky with diamonds and they wrote the rest of the lyrics from there
the Beatles blew it up thus began the psychedelic era have a happy trip
I like that you do different themes for your reactions. A suggestion if you do this again, do the original then the cover.
It would be fun to see.
Keep it up!
Have a great day!
How about reacting to Dancing Days by Led Zeppelin. It's a chill song that I think you'll like. Thanks!
Just listen to the entire playlist of The Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album to get an idea of how big this song and that album was back then.
Remember Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band movie! Saw it at the drive in in 78 , pretty awful movie with Peter Frampton, maybe it has gotten better with age, thanks Angela!
Lucy Sky Diamonds...LSD.
I'll give the Beatles the edge on this one, as much as I Love Elton John. 1-:
It was thought at the time that the song was about the drug LSD because of the strange lyrics
Lyrics by John Lennon based on a drawing his 6 yr old son did.
This version was pretty good, but the only person that I found that could cover the Beatles and make it sound as good or better was Joe Cocker. My two favorites are "With a Little Help from my Friends" and "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window"
Good cover but The Beetles version is so much more. Definitely worth listening to on your part. Even if you don't react to it. Then you'll know.
Be safe
Covering a Lennon song and making it better. Can you Imagine
The Elton John version was a bit more of a pop style. While the Beatles version was a bit trippy/psychedelic.
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I love Elton John's arrangement of this song, I think it's better than The Beatles, the song was based on a drawing John Lennon son Julian did
Elton did a great job - it has a funky edge. But if I'm tripping I'd go for the dreamier original..
Basically the same Elton's being a bit more audio enhanced.
Tesla has a lot of great covers. Try Games People Play or Signs
Only Elton could tackle the Beatles and The Who ('Pinball Wizard') and improve on 2 iconic songs.
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was code for LSD. The song is supposedly about the effects.
Another one of those urban myths. I guess you don't know your Beatles history. John's son Julian came home from school with a drawing, and when John asked about the drawing, Julian told him it was lucy in the sky with diamonds. If you've ever seen a photo of the drawing, the title is written on the drawing. The "Lucy" in the title is a reference to a schoolmate of Julian's.The song lyrics are pretty much inspired by Lewis Caroll's Alice In Wonderland. John was a fan of Lewis Caroll.
@@amb2745 Yeah, you don’t get it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Johns son came home with a drawing? I know about the drawing. Paul even said it’s about “Lennon’s Sons Drawing.” LSD. Apparently you don’t understand Beatles History and didn’t get the joke. Notice you didn’t say painting or artwork. This is literally known as the “Lennon’s Sons Drawing” Explanation. You even use the words Son and Drawing and still don’t get it. Lewis Carroll wrote under the influence too. If the only thing it was about was about was his so\Ms drawing then why bring Lewis Carroll into it. It was a hint that Lennon was trolling. I’m not the only one that figured out this joke by John and Paul.
This is better then the Beatles version, John Lennon said so...
Hey love your work so does my dad tc53 but as soon as I get a chance he would like to hear Dani and Lizzy dancing in the sky ty so much
You know this is a drug song about LSD right........
Basically the lyrics are describing a LSD trip hence the title Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lsd
Both are great Eltons version is more up beat
Rock n roll dalin ❤😊you should listen to my all time favourite Elton John album fantastic it's a shame you didn't react to Joe Cockers Beatles cover A little help from my friends ❤🇬🇧😊
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
LSD
I don't like Elton's version although it was very popular. Oasis covers or covered the Beatles better than anyone easily .Maybe better than Oasis did some of their own songs live. "Helter Skelter" ,"Starwberry Fields", "I am the Walrus" ,etc
LSD...
The Beetles version is better.
I believe the Beatles version is my favorite. You’re correct - the Beatles were tripping. Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds stood for LSD.
Good cover but I still prefer the Beatles version.