9 Biggest Urban Legends About Classic Rock Songs

4. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds = LSD

The Myth: It's a Beatles song about drugs. We're not exactly breaking new ground with this myth, as pretty much any Beatles song that people don't fully understand gets lumped into the "ode to drugs" category. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," however, has managed to stay at the top of the mythical heap, despite SO MANY PEOPLE REFUTING THE NOTION THAT IT'S A CLEVER LONGHAND FOR LSD!

The Reality: Yes, of course there are songs about drug use in the Beatles discography. For instance, "Got To Get You Into My Life" is most definitely about Paul's desire to smoke a lot of pot. But this one isn't. Sure, it's a happy coincidence that the song is pretty trippy and the letters L,S, and D are found (in order, no less) in the song title. Unfortunately, the legitimate meaning isn't nearly as scandalous. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" is about a picture that Lennon's son, Julian, drew in school.

"Julian came in one day with a picture about a school friend of his named Lucy. He had sketched in some stars in the sky and called it Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds."

That's since been confirmed by an adult Julian Lennon, by the way. So just...drop it already!