Rachel Stern
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was released during a time when many people in society were falling under the influence of The Hippie Movement, and the fascination of experimenting with drugs. Even though The Beatles released many claims that this song had nothing to do with LSD or any drugs for that matter, the audience’s response was what led many to believe these speculations. An important part of 1967, noted as “The summer of love”, had a huge impact on the way this song was interpreted. During this summer, many young people were falling victim to popular culture and the glamour and lure of drug use. Many artists released music during this time and would preform at festivals where people gathered to bond and let loose. Many felt that they connected to this song and that the lyrics were representative of some of the effects of using LSD. Although The Beatles didn't deliberately write this song about drug use, the audience it was released to at the time played a huge role in the way the song was interpreted and would be remembered.
There are some really great points brought up in this post about the audience for "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". The beetles did deny the correlation between the song and the LCD usage; however, the audience felt differently. Despite the Beetle's denial, there is definitely a similarity between this song and the hippie movement's drug usage.
ReplyDelete-Patrick Forbus
I really like the point you bring up at the end about how the audience plays a huge role in how the song was interpreted. The song may be written about LSD, but theres is also a good chance that it wasn't, and the audience are the ones who try to decode the lyrics and figure out what they're about.
ReplyDeleteAs my two classmates has mentioned previously, your argument about the audience's role in the understanding of the song is really interesting and thought provoking. It was especially fascinating how it is open to interpretation for the audience and whether or not to take the lyrics of the song as alluding to LSD and other drugs.
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