Aldrich's albums are usually pretty , easy listening,but if you haven't heard one, it's worth spending up to three bucks to own your own little bit of authentic 60s experience. Not the Haight-Ashbury-Woodstock-Jimi Hendrix kind of experience, but the experience most people had. What he produced entertained millions, although obviously not cutting edge music. Put on Ronnie's take on "Music to Watch Girls By" and you can imagine yourself strolling down the aisle at the A&P or shopping for school clothes at J.C. Penney. Or riding an elevator to your dad's office. Or waiting at the Omaha Airport. Who needs Eastern philosophy to get blissed out?
Born at Erith , Kent, U K, 15th February 1916, educated in Folkestone and proved musically talented as he learnt to play the piano aged only 3 !!! After his musical career he retired to the Isle of Man, where he died, from prostate cancer, aged 77, on the 30th September 1993.
Eye In The Sky
Ronnie Aldrich Lyrics
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With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah
Follow her down to a bridge by the fountain
where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies.
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high.
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
And you're gone.
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.
The lyrics to Ronnie Aldrich's song "Eye in the Sky" are actually from the famous song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles, which was released in 1967. It is a psychedelic song that takes the listener on a trippy journey. The first verse paints surreal imagery of a boat on a river surrounded by tangerine trees and marmalade skies. As the boat moves downstream, someone calls out to the singer, who answers slowly, and sees a girl with kaleidoscope eyes. The second verse paints a picture of towering cellophane flowers of yellow and green as the singer looks for the girl with the sun in her eyes, but she's gone. The chorus repeats the phrase "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," referencing the girl with the kaleidoscope eyes.
The third verse takes place on a bridge by the fountain, where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies. Everyone smiles as the singer drifts past the incredibly high flowers. Newspaper taxis appear on the shore waiting to take the singer away. They climb in the back with their head in the clouds and they're gone. The fourth and final verse puts the singer on a train in a station with plasticine porters with looking glass ties. Suddenly, someone is at the turnstile, and it's the girl with kaleidoscope eyes, bringing the journey full circle.
Line by Line Meaning
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
Imagine yourself calmly on a river in a boat
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
The view is so wonderful and colorful that even the sky and trees are not just blue and green but filled with various shades of orange and red too.
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
Someone calls to you, and you respond slowly.
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
It is a girl with fascinatingly colored eyes that show different patterns when you look at them, just like a kaleidoscope.
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
There are flowers that are so colorful and vibrant that they look like cellophane or tissue paper.
Towering over your head.
They are tall and impressive, and stand high over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
Search for the girl who has the brightness of the sun in her eyes.
And she's gone.
But unfortunately, she disappears and exits the scene.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy is a girl who is in the sky with diamonds shining brightly.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy is still there in the sky with her diamonds.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah
People are singing her name while watching her in the glorious sky.
Follow her down to a bridge by the fountain
Get into the mood and follow her to the fountain near the bridge.
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies.
There's a place where people ride on toy horses and eat pies made out of sweet marshmallows.
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
As you pass by the flowers, people are genuinely happy and give you broad smiles.
That grow so incredibly high.
These flowers grow so tall and stunningly high that you may easily feel overwhelmed.
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Taxis shaped like newspapers seem to appear on the shore out of nowhere.
Waiting to take you away
They are waiting to take you far away and start a new journey.
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
You can climb into the backseat of the taxi with your head in the clouds – your imagination running wild, and your ability to think creatively unrestrained.
And you're gone.
And then you take off into the sunset as you start another adventure.
Picture yourself on a train in a station
Imagine yourself sitting on a train at a station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties,
The porters at the station wear ties that are made out of glass, and their bodies are made of plasticine.
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile,
Just as you are getting on the train, you spot someone in the turnstile.
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
She is the same girl you saw before, the one with the colorful, ever-changing patterned eyes.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney
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