lucy in the sky with diamonds was rumored to be a secret code for
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Rumours of the connection between the title of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and the initialism "LSD" began circulating shortly after the release of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP in June 1967.[21][22] Paul McCartney gave two interviews that same month admitting to having taken the drug.[23][24] Lennon later said he was surprised at the idea the song title was a hidden reference to LSD,[4] countering the song "wasn't about that at all",[5] and it "was purely unconscious that it came out to be LSD. Until someone pointed it out, I never even thought of it. I mean, who would ever bother to look at initials of a title?Â ... It's not an acid song."[4]