John Lennon on 'Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds' and LSD | The Dick Cavett Show

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  • John Lennon explains that 'Lucy and the Sky with Diamonds' is not about the drug LSD.
    Date aired - 21st September 1971 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
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    Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
    His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
    Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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  • @yourfriendlybulbasaur9165
    @yourfriendlybulbasaur9165 4 роки тому +4121

    Lennons
    Sons
    Drawing
    Another coiendence

  • @Akkul
    @Akkul 4 роки тому +1715

    People arguing about if John wrote the song about LSD but nobody is talking about how he is also talking about freedom of expression and asking real questions in the 60’s about why people take drugs and that has to be the smartest thing someone has said during that time. He was living in the future man damn... RIP John.

    • @ashleywilson5187
      @ashleywilson5187 4 роки тому +29

      John lennon did the most drugs out of all the Beatles lul

    • @ethanmangum3469
      @ethanmangum3469 4 роки тому +4

      It’s still a drug

    • @AwkwardHandshaking
      @AwkwardHandshaking 4 роки тому +75

      Its always so crazy to me, as a 22 year old, how people were talking about the problems we face today 1,000s of years ago, from pluto to john lennon, yet here we are... nothing has changed, we continue to be the same species with the same shortcomings.

    • @Clumrat
      @Clumrat 3 роки тому +18

      @@AwkwardHandshaking I've noticed the same thing of just sort of toiling about, realizing we have these glaring problems, but then realizing that doing the best you can for yourself is sort of the only thing you can do. Which just sort of means a normal life.

    • @jennyjohn704
      @jennyjohn704 3 роки тому +5

      The people who are accusing John of lying about the song don't want to hear him saying negative things about taking drugs.

  • @fian8064
    @fian8064 4 роки тому +2105

    L : Shine on
    S : You Crazy
    D : Diamond

  • @pandylol9112
    @pandylol9112 4 роки тому +1717

    “ *Is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds about of LSD?* “
    John: no
    Me: *understandable, have a great day*

    • @samvalecaaguilar1807
      @samvalecaaguilar1807 3 роки тому +98

      Reporters: *thats so interesting because it actually is about LSD and you're wrong*

    • @mitchellhawkes22
      @mitchellhawkes22 3 роки тому +10

      I've heard John deny Lucy so many times, I'm a believer now. John didn't shy away from drug controversy much. So, there's that.
      Still, it's too obviously a song about LSD "to say anythin' else," as John would have said.

    • @RJ-wx3fh
      @RJ-wx3fh 3 роки тому

      @@mitchellhawkes22 I do wonder if he'd a mind to mess with the media, using controversy for press coverage like many modern celebrities.
      As long as he denied any link it would be a question to ask and joke about.
      If he admitted anything, be it coincidental, completely based on lisurgic acid or making a joke from his son unknowingly making an LSD picture or otherwise, the game would be over and it would be a trivia footnote.

    • @sandrinerousseau6579
      @sandrinerousseau6579 2 роки тому +1

      oui c'est ca, lucy sky diamonds etait un message caché

    • @HenryCasillas
      @HenryCasillas 2 роки тому

      🌻

  • @caricatureparty
    @caricatureparty 4 роки тому +4588

    Theory: John Lennon’s son was on LSD.

  • @Zero8880
    @Zero8880 4 роки тому +1601

    John can deny it all he wants, but all of us who have taken that magical journey know what kaleidoscope eyes 👀 are like.

    • @amnestyhophop1535
      @amnestyhophop1535 4 роки тому +9

      Zero 8880 hahahahahaha

    • @scottcraig4666
      @scottcraig4666 4 роки тому +149

      He is not denying it...why would he need to..He has written many other songs about drugs...why hide this one. He simply told the truth about the song.

    • @kemohsesay2548
      @kemohsesay2548 4 роки тому +4

      What are they like?

    • @MrLeoHaslett
      @MrLeoHaslett 4 роки тому +12

      Kemoh Sesay it’s nuts but amazing, it’s like experiencing a new reality

    • @TheSynthKid
      @TheSynthKid 3 роки тому +2

      Dmt

  • @downwithbureaucracy8175
    @downwithbureaucracy8175 3 роки тому +179

    It’s amazing that they edited Dick Cavett on top of Forrest Gump

    • @Better_Call_Bad
      @Better_Call_Bad 3 роки тому +11

      *It's amazing that they edited Forrest Gump, on top of Dick Cavett*

    • @carlostejada1479
      @carlostejada1479 2 роки тому

      nahh.. I don't like when they put words that John never said.
      it's a lie. period

    • @MrMetalclay
      @MrMetalclay 2 роки тому +3

      We'd never have "Imagine" without Forest Gump at that place and time 😂

  • @hmmalright1854
    @hmmalright1854 3 роки тому +357

    John's explanation towards the reasoning behind Drugs and why people take them during the second bit was just a sampling of the wonderful wisdom this man possessed. I fucking idolize this man's mind.

    • @j.watson1644
      @j.watson1644 3 роки тому +4

      Goat

    • @jadezee6316
      @jadezee6316 3 роки тому +21

      dude.....get an idea of your own...there is nothing profound about anything he said..people have been saying it forever...just no one listens....besides..the question is ....is it even true?
      last time i looked rich kids were doing just as many drugs as any other social group....so..the answer to why people take drugs.is much more diverse than one obvious answer

    • @Ewr42
      @Ewr42 3 роки тому +9

      @@jadezee6316 they do it for fun, also to fill the hole in their soul everyone has and fills with something.
      They should still be cared for if they abuse it, the difference is that they can pay for od reversing medication, have great quality substances and they can access help.
      Meanwhile be a black guy in a poor neighborhood and light up a blunt and you'll get George Floyded!
      All drug users, abusers or not should have a doctor to help them, alongside psychotherapeutical support, a psychiatrist and meet with a social worker specialized in harm reduction.
      To use drugs is your freedom of choice.
      To die being violently arrested for it isn't something ANYONE should go through

    • @paulmartinson7200
      @paulmartinson7200 3 роки тому +5

      i dont think you should blame society for your weakness. I drink and have done drugs. the availability at the wrong time was the problem, plus my adventurous nature at the time

    • @jeffreygranger6913
      @jeffreygranger6913 3 роки тому +1

      @@paulmartinson7200 Thank you for the only intelligent comment in this thread. Including mine.

  • @Alex-cw3rz
    @Alex-cw3rz 4 роки тому +1905

    Ah yes the famous drug LITSWD

    • @MrLeoHaslett
      @MrLeoHaslett 4 роки тому +110

      When you do acronyms you don’t have to include prepositions

    • @Alex-cw3rz
      @Alex-cw3rz 4 роки тому +99

      @@MrLeoHaslett I was making a joke.
      The real argument against it referring to LSD would be, why would they do it, Velvet Underground released Heroin, in the very same year and only 3 years later Jimmy Hendrix released Purple Haze. Why would The Beatles who were pretty open about their drug use be so inclined to make an acronym in a quite odd and unsatisfying way, and then deny it.

    • @AnyoneCanSee
      @AnyoneCanSee 4 роки тому +11

      @@Alex-cw3rz - If they admitted it at the time the song would be banned by the BBC. But it is weird he would keep lying.
      It is a weird coincidence as the song seems to describe hallucinations of LSD.
      But then there is an Eleanor Rigby grave in the churchyard where John and Paul met.
      A total coincidence. Maybe it is another joke from the great programmer in the sky? Elon Musk will know.

    • @minusta4
      @minusta4 4 роки тому +1

      HAJHSKABDNOJA GOOD ONE

    • @r3x754
      @r3x754 3 роки тому +2

      I can't believe people are this stupid

  • @mysticalmargaret6105
    @mysticalmargaret6105 3 роки тому +85

    When the real Lucy, Julian's childhood friend and classmate, passed away, he spoke some very kind words about her, a lovely tribute.

  • @joehay4455
    @joehay4455 3 роки тому +107

    As a recovering alcoholic, I found John's view on why people have to get wangged out of shape very insightful

    • @1kwhalley
      @1kwhalley 3 роки тому +3

      As an alcoholic, I concur.

    • @carlneoh5843
      @carlneoh5843 3 роки тому +1

      As a non alcoholic, I think you should try to stop

    • @Logan912
      @Logan912 3 роки тому +4

      @@carlneoh5843 I’m not an alcoholic though I’ve been addicted to nicotine and my grandfather was addicted to pain killers. It’s not easy as saying “Hey, I shouldn’t do this anymore” and just stopping. It takes a lot of will power and even physical restraint. Rehab exists for a reason.

    • @stevesmith291
      @stevesmith291 2 роки тому +2

      He was speaking from personal experience. He and his wife both struggled with heroin addiction.

    • @selvamthiagarajan8152
      @selvamthiagarajan8152 2 роки тому +1

      Power to you, hope you kick the habit, be free.

  • @killhouse6130
    @killhouse6130 3 роки тому +188

    I’m sure if he was actually talking about LSD he would’ve admitted it here he has no reason to lie they’ve already admitted they’ve taken drugs

    • @maiumixshow
      @maiumixshow 3 роки тому +12

      yeah, it was pretty much a well-know fact that they did drugs for some time, why deny something that the entire world already knows? plus, julian has talked about this very same story as well

    • @bman342a
      @bman342a 3 роки тому +2

      Why? He had already been using heroin and he's acting like he is some angel of clean living. Not.

    • @Hawken707
      @Hawken707 3 роки тому +3

      He also mentioned songs that had been banned, I feel he was trying to keep another one from getting banned, if he admitted it.

    • @bigman9854
      @bigman9854 2 роки тому

      It’s funny to not admit it

    • @BigFatCock0
      @BigFatCock0 2 роки тому +5

      @@bman342a Where in this video did he suggest he was an "angel of clean living". He knows what addiction is and he has so much to say on it precisely because he's lived it.

  • @mattkilleen7174
    @mattkilleen7174 3 роки тому +401

    Dick's "Eleanor Rigby" joke is lost to the ages.

  • @johnb7889
    @johnb7889 2 роки тому +135

    John is absolutely right! That’s why the “war on drugs” is and always has been b.s.. Society will be fixed from the bottom up with loving care, not the top down with lies and deception.

    • @ZackWilliams_TheProducer
      @ZackWilliams_TheProducer 2 роки тому +3

      In the beginning of Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkins, he talks about how much that is wrong with society is that we tackle the effects of problems rather than the root cause. And that applies to every facet of life. We are largely living and run by a low level of consciousness. Until we collectively evolve to a higher paradigm not much will change. If you can't get people to see what the actuall problem is, then they will not care. And try and change someone's perception, see how that goes.

    • @johnb7889
      @johnb7889 2 роки тому +2

      @@ZackWilliams_TheProducer You’re absolutely correct. God manifested himself in the flesh, lived among us and established the blueprint for exactly what you’re talking about. The leaders (religious and secular) of His day tortured and murdered him for it. Not much has changed, although the institution He established, as fractured as it is, is still here 2021 years later, and “low level consciousness” still rules the day. Always has and always will.

    • @US_John
      @US_John Рік тому

      Fantastic . First one then all. . that should be the approach.

    • @thesoniclion6023
      @thesoniclion6023 9 місяців тому

      it was always just a bs tactic for nixon to win reelection

  • @the.hot.button
    @the.hot.button 4 роки тому +741

    What a smart guy. Should start his own band or something.

    • @ajaxsanchez737
      @ajaxsanchez737 3 роки тому +23

      He’s dead.

    • @ucctgg
      @ucctgg 3 роки тому +10

      He can't.

    • @ob4069
      @ob4069 3 роки тому +9

      @@ucctgg the Beatles

    • @ob4069
      @ob4069 3 роки тому +4

      @@ajaxsanchez737 she's talking about the Beatles

    • @ucctgg
      @ucctgg 3 роки тому +4

      @@ob4069 I wrote he can't since John is dead.

  • @daisymaisymae8788
    @daisymaisymae8788 4 роки тому +60

    He seems very likeable and charismatic here. I'm glad he made many of his dreams come true before he had to leave us.

    • @LolLol-gd7ly
      @LolLol-gd7ly 3 роки тому

      He beat his wife

    • @tree_alone
      @tree_alone 2 роки тому +1

      @@LolLol-gd7ly that was one of his dreams he made come true, so beautiful

    • @LolLol-gd7ly
      @LolLol-gd7ly 2 роки тому

      @Lotta Lou want a link to some proof?

    • @jonnybirchyboy1560
      @jonnybirchyboy1560 2 роки тому +1

      @@LolLol-gd7ly No he didn’t. He slapped Cynthia once when they were young. A terrible thing, but that’s all that happened.

    • @treasurehunteruk9718
      @treasurehunteruk9718 Рік тому

      @@LolLol-gd7ly So did David Soul and Sean Connery.

  • @suryar9704
    @suryar9704 5 років тому +1288

    Lennon looks healthy here

  • @elliotttalksf1825
    @elliotttalksf1825 3 роки тому +38

    This 3 minute clip shows what an intelligent guy John was.

  • @pollinseclectic8254
    @pollinseclectic8254 2 роки тому +14

    A real maverick. Lennon said what he felt and didnot wait about for permission to speak. A highly intelligent man

  • @gretchennelson7056
    @gretchennelson7056 2 роки тому +15

    God, how I love his voice.

  • @manchesterisred99
    @manchesterisred99 3 роки тому +15

    John Lennon was such a magical human being. Such wisdom and truth.

  • @slydawgg
    @slydawgg 3 роки тому +17

    All those amazing songs we never got to hear from John Lennon after he was taken away.😞

  • @jakelunness680
    @jakelunness680 4 роки тому +116

    Just realised this is the exact outfit he wears in Forrest Gump!

    • @boidab422
      @boidab422 4 роки тому +9

      It's the same interview

    • @seanmatthewking
      @seanmatthewking 3 роки тому +10

      Lol you say that as if he was part of the cast...

    • @aliciamarie2414
      @aliciamarie2414 3 роки тому

      I was looking for this comment!

    • @LoganEJ1
      @LoganEJ1 3 роки тому +3

      @@seanmatthewking it was a joke😂

    • @beatlelennon9168
      @beatlelennon9168 3 роки тому +3

      Actually, the forest gump scene was taking from this interview

  • @cestrian5294
    @cestrian5294 3 роки тому +14

    I saw the Beatles on a bridge in my local town before they crowned the Rose Queen just before they were famous. I said Hello and so did they. Didn’t know who they were until they crowned the Rose Queen. I was ten

  • @debbiemullen2574
    @debbiemullen2574 2 роки тому +10

    Any interview with John Lennon is priceless. Loved it!!

  • @paolina28
    @paolina28 3 роки тому +11

    I believe John. He was always so honest about drugs

  • @joemango3253
    @joemango3253 4 роки тому +133

    John Lennon was a real down-to-earth dude too bad all the good guys die Young

    • @Blacktop_Rabinowitz
      @Blacktop_Rabinowitz 4 роки тому +10

      Mad Media Yep, he was a hypocrite with an oversized ego, and those who worship him are completely lost.

    • @owdaniels9390
      @owdaniels9390 3 роки тому +26

      @@Blacktop_Rabinowitz what people are lost for loving the man who gave the world some of the best music of all time? Probably saved thousands of lives over the years but ok.

    • @padorupadoru8039
      @padorupadoru8039 3 роки тому +1

      @Mad Media ok, let me ask you something completely non related, what do you think about ringo?

    • @Reginald_Harrison
      @Reginald_Harrison 3 роки тому +5

      Paul McCartney seems like a good guy. He's still alive.

    • @kkmac7247
      @kkmac7247 3 роки тому

      @@Reginald_Harrison Ringo?

  • @thesquigglespin
    @thesquigglespin 3 роки тому +3

    Spot on response to Dick's question about overdose. John most certainly was a thoughtful intelligent guy. (R.I.P. John)

  • @lindenstromberg6859
    @lindenstromberg6859 3 роки тому +18

    It would have been a PR nightmare had Lennon actually told Cavett what half the Beatles songs were actually about :D

    • @giulianaherrera7775
      @giulianaherrera7775 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly!!! The world wasn’t ready for it at the time and I think he knew this .

  • @CuriousRose
    @CuriousRose 2 роки тому +4

    A Man Before His Time. Guns. Drugs. Addictions. What a loss to the entire world when John left us♥️

  • @binslick1000
    @binslick1000 5 років тому +774

    What IF the song was about LSD?? Who cares!!

    • @Powertuber1000
      @Powertuber1000 5 років тому +86

      They cared in the 60s.

    • @Khalid.F95
      @Khalid.F95 4 роки тому +25

      people in the 60s were dumb

    • @YouGetThePicture_08
      @YouGetThePicture_08 4 роки тому +15

      Ikr. Besides, a lot of people were doing LSD in the 60s.

    • @geoffreybrunell5592
      @geoffreybrunell5592 4 роки тому +27

      There was (and still is) a lot of misinformation back then about LSD with people believing it causes permanent insanity. However, there haven't been any cases of people developing mental disorders like psychosis as a direct result from taking LSD. That only happens if you already have a family history of psychosis.

    • @dontreplyyourestupid136
      @dontreplyyourestupid136 4 роки тому +1

      Geoffrey Brunell I’ve never looked into it because I was gonna do it anyway, but supposedly you can get PTSD though depending on what happens during ur trip

  • @keithfoundfun
    @keithfoundfun 11 місяців тому +1

    Truth and wisdom like this gets buried under the noise of nonsense! I have NEVER heard anyone in power ask the simple question, "Why do people do drugs?"

  • @jakewestor7840
    @jakewestor7840 Рік тому +9

    I'm actually old enough to remember this appearance. There were several other topics covered on this show which are clues to what's true and what's not. For instance, John and Yoko were trying to get custody of Yoko's daughter from her previous marriage during this time, and her ex-husband was very successfully arguing in court to keep John and Yoko from seeing the young girl. There had already been a "marijuana" incident with John in New York, and he was legitimately concerned that he might be deported or refused entry to the country if his previous drug use remained a frequent topic of discussion. Of course the song is absolutely about LSD, but John was in no position to admit it during this appearance. The artist in him probably cringed at having to provide such literal and absolute explanations, also, and likely preferred to leave it to the listener's interpretation.

    • @frankmarrero7088
      @frankmarrero7088 Рік тому

      There is a book called, "Drugs as Weapons Against Us". George and John's drinks were spiked with LSD by a dentist. The dentist was the son of a constable. Both of them had a very bad experience particularly John. Highly unlikely that John would have in any way made light of the experience. Get the book.

    • @billreid818
      @billreid818 Рік тому

      My brother. The truth is the truth is the truth. You're absolutely correct. Nixon had Hoover's FBI up his ass and wanted his Visa permanently revoked.

    • @GilObregon-hj6zh
      @GilObregon-hj6zh 11 місяців тому

      Good points!

  • @margeryfranko1850
    @margeryfranko1850 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you John and Yoko. I am watching this in 2021 October. And this resonates a lot. It’s happening. The change so many of us longed for, in our hearts is happening. Love, Joy, Happiness, Peace and Light Everyone 💜💙🙏🏾💚💛

  • @Big_Tuna276
    @Big_Tuna276 3 роки тому +23

    I couldn’t even stare at Yoko’s face anymore.

  • @lonewretch
    @lonewretch 2 роки тому +1

    LSD... who has never experienced will never know, or lie... those who have will try their best to explain it ... wonderful experience imo... just beautiful ..

  • @selvamthiagarajan8152
    @selvamthiagarajan8152 2 роки тому +3

    Lennon makes acute observations of life, says it straight without bullshit or sugar coat. What a guy! He is one of my favorite human beings, he beats even Gandhi.

  • @greglinski2208
    @greglinski2208 2 роки тому +2

    When my son was about 11 years old he entered a Jaycee Relay Race. He’d never ran track before and didn’t know everybody wore shorts. He came in jeans, to everyone’s amusement. He ran the last leg for his team - and came away the fastest runner of the day, and made up considerable distance to win. This video made me think of that day. How I wish I had been able to see it, instead of only hear and read about it. I was a single mom and had to work. My son was an amazing athlete. ❤️

    • @bluechurchowl
      @bluechurchowl 2 роки тому

      That is a lovely story, hope you and your son are well. ❤️

  • @KingandQueenoftheLosers
    @KingandQueenoftheLosers 5 років тому +153

    I seem to be in the minority here, but I think John is lying through his teeth. This is right in the era of LSD, this is right in the era of them putting hidden messages in songs. I read the book about the Beatles and LSD, and during Revolver and Pepper, they were obsessed with LSD. Now I'm not one of those Paul is Dead people, but there are so many hidden messages in Beatles songs. It goes back to when they recorded Rain and John put the vocal take backwards in the bridge. After that they became BIG fans of backmasking and putting hidden things into the songs. Even on the cover of Sgt Pepper there are pictures of Karl Marx, Allister Crowley, they KNEW that people were reading into their stuff way too much, and my theory is that the Beatles just played into it. They gave em a little gift. There is no doubt in my mind that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds stands for LSD. The lyrics are so obviously depicting an LSD trip, and let's not forget that Tomorrow Never Knows lyrics were taken from a book ABOUT LSD. John is trying to walk it back because he doesn't want the immigration cops coming after him anymore, but it's pretty obvious to me that he is talking about LSD. I've got you JOHN!!!!

    • @freddieboi4818
      @freddieboi4818 4 роки тому +23

      King and Queen of the Losers and ppl like u are the reason why they made I am the walrus 😂

    • @lincolnschmit1228
      @lincolnschmit1228 4 роки тому +16

      @@freddieboi4818 Listen to their albums on LSD and tell me they did not base their music around it.

    • @freddieboi4818
      @freddieboi4818 4 роки тому +10

      Lincoln Schmit i agree it’s just that I don’t rlly think that that was the whole purpose. In another comment I talk about how I believe that it does have lyrics related to drugs but I also think that it rlly was made because of his sons drawing. That’s just MY opinion, and there’s no real proof to confirm it

    • @tristanlamarque1043
      @tristanlamarque1043 4 роки тому +1

      Lincoln Schmit I just listened to Sgt Peppers a few nights ago, on my very first trip. It’s as if it was meant to be listened to on LSD.

    • @deepfriedgamer5586
      @deepfriedgamer5586 4 роки тому

      What is that book called? I wanna read it!!

  • @andrewherbert8125
    @andrewherbert8125 3 роки тому +2

    Anyone here taken LSD and listened to this song...or the whole album, that will give you the answer. It is amazing, it is about the drug.

    • @maliaferry8212
      @maliaferry8212 3 роки тому

      No it's a drawing that Julian Lennon did in pre-school age 4, and Lucy was a little girl in his class that he was friends with. He showed the drawing on his friend to his dad, and John wrote a song about it. It is not about drugs.

    • @Logan912
      @Logan912 3 роки тому

      Why would John lie about it? He’s written other songs that actually are about drugs, and he’s admitted it.

  • @garyarnett1220
    @garyarnett1220 3 роки тому +8

    It REALLY was from a picture that little Julian did. When his classmate Lucy died of Lupus, Julian did a tribute disc to her for Lupus research and Included his original drawing.

    • @welcometogreenaquasglen1846
      @welcometogreenaquasglen1846 2 роки тому

      That's what I believe too. John wasn't exactly a poster boy for integrity, but I see no reason to begrudge Julian the benefit of a doubt.

  • @Olasqy
    @Olasqy 4 роки тому +46

    People’s ignorance is painful. The Beatles weren’t exactly shy about drugs being in some of their songs. Girl and Tomorrow Never Knows, to name a couple. So when a Beatle says they didn’t intend a song to reference drugs, they have no reason to lie.

    • @jennyjohn704
      @jennyjohn704 3 роки тому

      @mark jagger Bollocks. You're just in denial. Mystique? How?

    • @alexsepulveda5239
      @alexsepulveda5239 3 роки тому +1

      Brothers, if you think the song is about LSD then it’s about LSD it doesn’t matter what Lennon says

    • @JasonPizzolato
      @JasonPizzolato 3 роки тому

      @mark jagger In the interview, he says that Happiness is a Warm Gun isn't about heroin, either. In the lyrics are the lines:
      I need a fix 'cause I'm goin' down.
      When I hold you in my arms.
      And I feel my finger on your trigger.
      I know nobody can do me no harm.
      Laff. 💉

    • @Logan912
      @Logan912 3 роки тому

      @@alexsepulveda5239 That’s not how it works.

    • @handle-schmandle
      @handle-schmandle Рік тому

      If you know what was going on with John and Yoko at the time, and the pressure they were under, you would understand they had every reason to lie.

  • @leanajo754
    @leanajo754 2 роки тому +8

    The older I get, the more defiant I am....I have a better appreciation of Lennon than I did when I was younger. He makes more sense to me now. With the world going crazier and more chaotic, he makes more sense to me now....RIP, Mr. Lennon.

    • @evanfaust8672
      @evanfaust8672 Рік тому +1

      He beat his female companions but ok lol

    • @aprilstafford1041
      @aprilstafford1041 Рік тому

      ​@@evanfaust8672 Prove it without leftist deepstate propaganda.

    • @lowe_sa2976
      @lowe_sa2976 Рік тому

      ​@@evanfaust8672 What else can you do with women if only not to give a good beating???

    • @sathira_anuk5179
      @sathira_anuk5179 11 місяців тому

      ​@@evanfaust8672no😅

    • @evanfaust8672
      @evanfaust8672 11 місяців тому +1

      @@sathira_anuk5179 no what? It’s documented that he beat most of his girlfriends.

  • @julianwatson3975
    @julianwatson3975 2 роки тому +1

    I'm 31 and I remembered hearing this song once when I was younger and loved the song. Second time was seeing Roxxxy Andrews perform it. It's so different and makes you think someone was on lsd. It's giving very much that.

  • @zerkzy842
    @zerkzy842 3 роки тому +8

    Yoko adds a lot too the conversation

  • @Skywalkaaa
    @Skywalkaaa 4 роки тому +180

    If that song isn't about acid the 60's never happened

    • @B.M.1976
      @B.M.1976 3 роки тому +1

      Nice😁

    • @lethrbear32
      @lethrbear32 3 роки тому +2

      The 60's weren't "fake news". The 60's weren't also all about staying loaded on acid all the time. That was the Grateful Dead's job. Contrary to what some people think, there were more moments of clarity than heavy acid trips.

    • @SheriSoltes
      @SheriSoltes 3 роки тому +1

      You missed the point. John never lies.

    • @jimfritz9503
      @jimfritz9503 3 роки тому +4

      Once an artist puts a piece of work out , the public reacts and analyzes and interprets and , ultimately claims ownership of the work. " Beauty is in the eye ( and ear) of the beholder."

    • @3John-Bishop
      @3John-Bishop 3 роки тому

      When did John first take acid? Was it before or after sgt pepper.

  • @adrieb27
    @adrieb27 5 років тому +529

    Why is Yoko there? All she did was nod her head 😂

    • @switchblade9records
      @switchblade9records 4 роки тому +20

      Yes yes yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

    • @danbee6103
      @danbee6103 4 роки тому +8

      don’t reply to this comment she said two words you chose not to hear, "better communication"

    • @rubenterrazas2722
      @rubenterrazas2722 4 роки тому +37

      To ruin the Beatles.

    • @feralkid7025
      @feralkid7025 4 роки тому +30

      because she was his wife ?

    • @ashleywilson5187
      @ashleywilson5187 4 роки тому +22

      He wanted her to come probably

  • @lety04
    @lety04 3 роки тому +12

    He's amazing,love him so much.

  • @sobrozarodrigo5619
    @sobrozarodrigo5619 3 роки тому +5

    Julian composed a SONG to Lucy, HIs class mate when She passed away.

  • @fernandoherasmur
    @fernandoherasmur 2 роки тому +1

    john lennon was a special special individual

  • @speculesgorgoth4055
    @speculesgorgoth4055 3 роки тому +3

    The universe speaks through his music but he never understood it was even happening totally asleep. He understands now. It makes him joyus to know the truth. The world hates John because they were afraid peace might break out.

  • @ssenssel
    @ssenssel 2 роки тому +2

    PSA: If you press "M" on your keyboard everytime Yoko speaks it helps a lot.

  • @aporue5893
    @aporue5893 3 роки тому +6

    some people don't understand the creative mind of an artist.

  • @finckel2682
    @finckel2682 4 роки тому +62

    The one and only time where John gets inspired by his son, Julian.

    • @Camilla-kx3xw
      @Camilla-kx3xw 3 роки тому +11

      i’m pretty sure the drawing was actually made by julian’s friend lucy tho. (which is why julian said that it was lucy in the sky with diamonds, when john asked). but i’m pretty sure that julian once played drums while visiting john, and john chose to use it for a song. he even gave julian credits. (i read those things in cyn’s book about john)

    • @jeffnaslund
      @jeffnaslund 3 роки тому +9

      Good night was about Julian, too

    • @Threeleebird
      @Threeleebird 3 роки тому +2

      @@Camilla-kx3xw Why do you say you are "pretty sure"? Were you that day in the nursery with the children to be able to affirm that Lucy did it and not Julian? Lucy said this about the drawing and I quote:
      “I remember Julian and I drawing pictures on a double-sided easel, throwing paint at each other, much to the horror of the class assistant. Julian had painted a picture and on that particular day his father showed up with the driver to pick him up from school "
      Lucy O'Donnell Vodden, 2007

  • @elizabeteferreira2034
    @elizabeteferreira2034 3 роки тому +9

    Muito lindo imagino a saudade que a Yoko sente eles formavam um lindo casal ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @stephenparallox
    @stephenparallox 3 роки тому +21

    John: The original song was Lucy in the Sky with Drugs, but we thought it might be too controversial.

    • @3-ddjr460
      @3-ddjr460 3 роки тому

      Where did you hear that nonsense?

    • @stephenparallox
      @stephenparallox 3 роки тому

      @@3-ddjr460 It was a joke..you know... haha. :)

  • @susiesuh1418
    @susiesuh1418 3 місяці тому

    So nice to hear him talk about Julian. His son should’ve received royalties from that song.
    I see you yoko sitting there all miffed.

  • @dixgun
    @dixgun 3 роки тому +3

    ‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun’ does have that line “I need a fix.”

  • @brandonneely9982
    @brandonneely9982 2 роки тому +2

    John was a very intelligent guy. He had a lot of really good ideas.

  • @kitational
    @kitational 3 роки тому +4

    I love John Lennon so much

  • @joegallegos8076
    @joegallegos8076 2 роки тому +1

    Such a smart caring man.

  • @tbone35453
    @tbone35453 5 років тому +174

    "Pornography will level out." How's that going john?

    • @CCROGGY
      @CCROGGY 3 роки тому +10

      "PornHub, Chatturbate, OnlyFans, Adult Friend Finder, and LiveJaime have entered the chat"

    • @obsoletedelete6059
      @obsoletedelete6059 3 роки тому +13

      @@CCROGGY i just learned 2 new sites

    • @seanmatthewking
      @seanmatthewking 3 роки тому +7

      Lol he was sooooo wrong. I mean, alcohol is legal and people drink a ton. Weed is becoming legal and people smoke a ton. Not everything just levels out.

    • @artlover4668
      @artlover4668 3 роки тому +4

      Well let's face it, Lennon had no idea about the internet.

    • @Cjnw
      @Cjnw 3 роки тому

      He's been dead for 40 years

  • @paulhagen5645
    @paulhagen5645 3 роки тому +1

    I believe him when he talks about the the songs title. But, after that the songs lyrics are definately about LSD. Tangerine trees, marmalade sky's, celaphane flowers of yellow and green.

  • @beefkeef6856
    @beefkeef6856 5 років тому +21

    "i am the walrus"
    - Theodore Donald 'Donny' Kerabatsos

    • @DeflatingAtheism
      @DeflatingAtheism 3 роки тому

      "Well the people in China they neahuavaaa go to church."

  • @mrsbluesky8415
    @mrsbluesky8415 2 роки тому +1

    If John admitted it was about LSD, the BBC wouldn’t play it. He was no dummy.

  • @datcringesucks2541
    @datcringesucks2541 5 років тому +24

    Well , thats how spiritual works.

  • @treasurehunteruk9718
    @treasurehunteruk9718 Рік тому +1

    Julian said in an interview the girl Lucy did exist, and he went to school with her. He said she later died, of lupus, aged 46, and he wanted to raise awareness of this awful decease. So John is telling the truth, but folks don't want to believe him.

  • @mrsrobertcaverly
    @mrsrobertcaverly 3 роки тому +3

    Interesting to see the constant fidgeting, so much energy.

  • @brashballs
    @brashballs 3 роки тому +1

    Such a wonderful interview because it’s like clear as day like how uncomfortable it is to sit there with Yoko Ono present and just imagine would’ve been like in the studio for the Beatles and of course they had to break up because of that

    • @sherrybirchall8677
      @sherrybirchall8677 3 роки тому

      I'm sure he asked her to be there n

    • @andrewft31
      @andrewft31 2 роки тому +1

      They would have broken up regardless of her being there, all four of them had grown past the Beatles and wanted to prove themselves individually, especially George. Sometimes it's better for a band to break up than to ruin their legacy like so many others have done.

  • @lucaspadilla4815
    @lucaspadilla4815 2 роки тому +4

    The coincidence was that Lennon was on LSD when Julian gave him the drawing

  • @arlowallace7775
    @arlowallace7775 2 роки тому

    that fella has a pretty good way with words.

  • @deedee-tc4fh
    @deedee-tc4fh 3 роки тому +3

    I could listen to John all day long..

  • @matthewcdupre
    @matthewcdupre 2 роки тому

    He was spot on w having to ask Why ppl take drugs

  • @austinmolitor7283
    @austinmolitor7283 3 роки тому +4

    Even if it wasn't made about it, it was made for it

  • @wiccabanks7291
    @wiccabanks7291 3 роки тому +1

    My name is Lucy my dad lived next door to George Harrison in speke Liverpool...I know who cares but hey I like the fact my name exists in a Beatles song..woohoo loving it all the way btw my dad lived in 21 George lived in 23 Upton green speke Liverpool my claim to famexxx...I love the Beatles....🙏❤️🙏.....

  • @aliman3229
    @aliman3229 4 роки тому +10

    Exactly. Drugs of all kind, are a way to escape reality.

    • @konan8353
      @konan8353 3 роки тому +1

      You can use them that way, but they have other applications

  • @jasonbruns9785
    @jasonbruns9785 2 роки тому +1

    So like the trippiest song of all time, with the initials LSD, is not about LSD.

  • @Trainy2
    @Trainy2 3 роки тому +4

    He looks so young still. Hard to believe this was after The Beatles broke up

    • @jokermaan1
      @jokermaan1 3 роки тому

      He was only 40 when he died! He was 31 here!

  • @a.brounz
    @a.brounz 2 роки тому

    His response to the overdose question was pretty remarkable we can all admit

  • @albertmiller3082
    @albertmiller3082 3 роки тому +4

    John is jacked up, fidgety, tight. Scratching himself & shifting in his chair.

    • @3-ddjr460
      @3-ddjr460 3 роки тому

      And you making a reckless observation. Does it mean you're an idiot?

    • @gretchennelson7056
      @gretchennelson7056 11 місяців тому

      And? Your point is?

    • @albertmiller3082
      @albertmiller3082 11 місяців тому

      Gretchen, my point is “John is jacked up, fidgety, tight. Scratching himself and shifting in his chair.” That’s the observation I made 2 years ago after watching the video. 🤷‍♂️✌️

  • @debbeborders5762
    @debbeborders5762 3 роки тому +1

    Dick Cavett was a good interviewer.

  • @jeremyknifley
    @jeremyknifley 3 роки тому +9

    I Believe John because it is so simple to get inspiration from simple everyday things that EVERYONE else overlooks! That was his genius and The Beatles genius! This is why certain people get famous because most cant understand and think it is as simple as doing drugs! Lol!

    • @everettnowack182
      @everettnowack182 3 роки тому

      I once read that John complimented Paul saying that Paul could write songs about the most mundane things in life.

  • @anapereiraatriz
    @anapereiraatriz 3 роки тому

    What a lucid candid man

  • @Irvingstark
    @Irvingstark 4 роки тому +58

    But, Lucy in the sky with diamonds doesn't spell LSD. It spells LITSWD, LSD is kind of a stretch no?

    • @astralaxolotl8700
      @astralaxolotl8700 4 роки тому +30

      Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. In track title songs in/the/with are never capitalised so they aren't part of the acronym.

    • @Grayyy__
      @Grayyy__ 4 роки тому +13

      No, at least in America this is known as titles of articles so you don’t capitalize coordinating conjunctions or prepositions that’s why USA isn’t TUSOA. You only take the capital letters for acronyms. Most words also known as short words (less than 5 letters)will never get capitalized in titles unless it’s the first word think: of, the, with, be, to etc.
      (L)ucy in the (S)ky with (D)iamonds therefore the capital letters would = LSD.

    • @Irvingstark
      @Irvingstark 4 роки тому

      Gracefully Wild no, but I was more making a joke from what I was always which was, " the song Lucy in the Sky with diamonds spells out LSD."
      Which just isn't true if you take into count the whole sentence. Since, in English acronyms are stupid. Go ahead and look up a bunch of real acronyms, and sees that what they leave out and what they leave in is stupid. They only really do that so it makes a real word, and not gibberish.
      P.s. Ask my dad who was a teacher in English, said that at most you'd take out " the " I'm the song title because it's a non-denominator.

    • @Irvingstark
      @Irvingstark 4 роки тому

      Leon Nixon but in the English language LSD is already am acronym for something else!
      ....
      Are you trying to make an acronym out of an acronym?

    • @forestdenizen6497
      @forestdenizen6497 4 роки тому

      @@Irvingstark limited slip differential.
      Left side drive

  • @caricatureparty
    @caricatureparty 2 роки тому +1

    My favorite comment on here disappeared. Somebody said. "Ah yes. The famous drug, LITSWD."

  • @patriciaeddy7629
    @patriciaeddy7629 3 роки тому +15

    John wasn't a liar, he was dead on center with his words.He was always honest.
    That got him into trouble constantly.🙄

    • @ChicCanyon
      @ChicCanyon 2 роки тому +2

      John was many things and a liar definitely makes the list

    • @patriciaeddy7629
      @patriciaeddy7629 2 роки тому

      @@ChicCanyon you are a hater as well

    • @sathira_anuk5179
      @sathira_anuk5179 11 місяців тому

      ​@@ChicCanyonnah

    • @ChicCanyon
      @ChicCanyon 11 місяців тому +2

      @sathira_anuk5179 you show me a man who isnt a liar and I'll show you a man being lied to

    • @sathira_anuk5179
      @sathira_anuk5179 11 місяців тому

      @@ChicCanyon nah

  • @lucybraun8969
    @lucybraun8969 3 роки тому +1

    Love the song. Diamond is my birthstone, and I live on Harrison Street.
    ☁️ 💎 ☁️

  • @limelightraver5690
    @limelightraver5690 Рік тому +4

    “Some years later that nice young man from England was on his way home to see his little boy... and was signing some autographs... for no particular reason at all... somebody shot him.”

  • @barneystinson6638
    @barneystinson6638 2 роки тому

    So ahead of his time.

  • @jorgegrane3034
    @jorgegrane3034 3 роки тому +5

    Free as a Bird John ..keep imaging " and no posessions too" sharing all the world.... we will make it true

  • @Scott6419
    @Scott6419 2 роки тому

    Yes John Lennon and Yoko Ono said it here: Our individual FREEDOM is KEY. John would be appalled at the censorship and selective perception of today's society.

  • @SuperPussyFinger
    @SuperPussyFinger 3 роки тому +3

    Happiness is a warm gun, if your name is Mark David Chapman.

    • @artnouveau4332
      @artnouveau4332 3 роки тому +1

      I would never mention his name. We know who he is but i don't speak or write his meaningless name .. He murdered one of the most outspoken and genuine people of my generation

  • @ENigma-um8zw
    @ENigma-um8zw 2 роки тому

    I believe it was absolute synchronicity

  • @alexbowman7582
    @alexbowman7582 3 роки тому +4

    Happiness is a warm gun even has mother superior.

  • @krechenklein4453
    @krechenklein4453 3 роки тому +1

    While the initials do spell LSD, and Lennon is probably telling the truth that he had no idea, I found out that the lyrics (and the sound...pretty obvious) are supposed to reflect a psychedelic experience. He wrote them this way. So to the extent that drugs didn't influence the song, they definitely did.

  • @vivaelbetis2086
    @vivaelbetis2086 3 роки тому +3

    This is the interview forrest gump was in i think

  • @SK-sm9mn
    @SK-sm9mn 3 роки тому +1

    Julian Lennon has also confirmed this version of the origins of the song- he said his friend Lucy died a few years back of Lupus. It’s possible that that was the origin and then John turned it into a song about drugs. Same with Happiness is a Warm Nun. That may have been the title of the gun magazine but there’s no way that song isn’t about drugs

    • @Brendan-Black
      @Brendan-Black Рік тому

      _a Warm Nun_ Lol interesting mistype there, S. But yeah I agree with you.

    • @GilObregon-hj6zh
      @GilObregon-hj6zh 11 місяців тому

      Your Freudian Slip betrayed your subconscience.
      Into a little role-play, are we? Naughty!!

  • @shellsbignumber2
    @shellsbignumber2 3 роки тому +19

    I like how Yoko utters a few words while John is speaking during the interview and no one really acknowledges what she is saying, its like, look Yoko your only on here because you are with John 😁

    • @ursulareid5997
      @ursulareid5997 3 роки тому +2

      Lol

    • @sahej6939
      @sahej6939 3 роки тому +5

      she’s there cuz he wanted her there. His choice. his family.

    • @Gino565
      @Gino565 2 роки тому

      The weird hatred people have for her is truly disturbing. Very odd.

  • @sjp2775
    @sjp2775 2 роки тому

    A wonderful view of John......

  • @AE-bm4no
    @AE-bm4no 3 роки тому +8

    Tomorrow never knows is explicitly about LSD. Not sure why Lucy in the sky get's all the attention.

    • @ianmendoza6816
      @ianmendoza6816 3 роки тому +2

      I think TNK was more about death and the journey of the afterlife but it’s pretty hard to grasp for such simple seeming lyrics. George once even said he didn’t believe John fully understood what he was singing about when they recorded it.

    • @AE-bm4no
      @AE-bm4no 3 роки тому +1

      @@ianmendoza6816 "John Lennon wrote "Tomorrow Never Knows" in January 1966, with lyrics adapted from the book The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert and Ralph Metzne"