Thursday, May 19, 2011

Handwritten lyrics of John Lennon sold

John Lennon's handwriting is still the original with a number of graffiti
John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the song that contains Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds sold at a price of U.S. $ 237,132 in an auction at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, USA.

Sales of hand-written lyrics that were created in 1967 that included the three songs and poetry foreword to Shes Leaving Home.

Both songs were part of the album Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967.

In the Lennon song sheet also draw a sketch, which most likely is the Beatles.

When Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was released many are speculating that the song tells about the thoughts that drift due to the influence of LSD type drug.


In the lyric sheet also includes a sketch of Lennon 's work

However, the Beatles denied this, with Lennon saying that the inspiration came from a picture his son Julian who paints his classmates named Lucy Vodden - who died from the disease Lupus.

Lyric sheets that also included a picture of four people in a room with a cloth curtain.

Lempang with a number of graffiti, in the piece was written lyrics

" Picture yourself on a train in a station with plasticine Porters with looking glass ties.

" Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile, The girl with Kaleidoscope eyes. "

Shes Leaving Home and from the foreword written: " Wednesday morning at... "

June last year, John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to A Day In The Life - Sgt Pepper album cover songs - sold for U.S. $ 1.2 million, far higher above the forecast.

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