Song meanings


East seventeen, Stay Now, was about a lass then suddenly about Christmas 😊
It’s about his brother committing suicide I thought.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds - is supposed to be a reference to LSD.
It’s not though it’s another one that was mis read. It’s about a dream Julian Lennon had as a child and told it to his dad.
 
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It’s not though it’s another one that was mis read. It’s about a dream Julian Lennon had as a child and told it to his dad.

It's about a picture Julian made of a girl called Lucy in his class, flying in the sky with diamonds.
 
Ebeneezer Goode by The Shamen is about a gent who used to like to attend parties and get people going.

It’s believed to be based on comedian Russ Abbott whose own hit party song ‘Atmosphere’ had been an inspiration to the band.
Ironically, Russ Abbot’s atmosphere was a homage to the joys of freebasing.
 
Hound Dog was a woman singing about throwing her gigolo boyfriend out of her house, lyrics changed for Elvis 4 years later
 

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