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Inspiration Behind Beatles Hit Dies Following Lupus Battle

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September 28, 2009 by Jason Gregory
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Lucy Vodden, who is widely believed to be the inspiration behind The Beatles' 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds', has died.

Vodden, 46, had been receiving treatment for the immune system disease Lupus. She passed away last Tuesday.

'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' was featured on The Beatles' 1967 album 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.

Critics originally thought the track was about drug use, but John Lennon always maintained it had been inspired by a picture of Vodden drawn by his son, Julian.

He is understood to have shown his father the drawing, and said: "It's Lucy in the sky with diamonds."

The pair, who went to a nursery in Weybridge, Surrey together in 1966, reignited their friendship when Julian discovered Vodden was ill.

Angie Davidson, director of St Thomas Lupus Trust, described her as “a great supporter of ours and a real fighter”.

She told the BBC that Julian and his mother Cynthia were “shocked and saddened” by Vodden's death.


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