John Lennon: Bring On The Lucie (Freeda People)

During the 1960’s there was a huge counterculture that was directed towards civil rights for various Americans and against the war in Vietnam. Many of the youth culture was heavily involved with the counterculture of 1960s. The youth preached of living within each other and living in peace. One of their messages they tried to spread was viewing everything in life as if it was free. They wanted everyone to imagine if there wasn’t a price tag on items and what kind of significance the item would have if there wasn’t a monetary value. The counterculture of the 1960’s is responsible for the starting of the subculture “hippies”. “Hippies” adopted new styles of dress, experimented with psychedelic drugs, lived communally and developed a vibrant music scene.
John Lennon is best known for being in the rock band, “The Beatles.” He is recognized as one of the greatest music icons of the 20th century. Although he was known as a successful music artist, he was also known as a political activist. John Lennon was very big in the protest movement during the 1960’s. Lennon’s music during the 1960’s was anthems for liberation, love, and above all peace. Lennon was a major influence to the “hippies” and the counterculture of the 1960’s. Some of his infamous influential protest movement songs were “Imagine” and “Give Peace a Chance.”
“Bring on the Lucie” is another one of John Lennon’s famous inspirational songs. The song is known to be Lennon’s last song on his political stance. The song sparked the evolution of Lennon going back to being an artist from an activist. Before the song was released, all of his songs were cluttered with his political messages. Many of his fans rejected it because his music had a preachy vibe to it. “Bring on the Lucie” was a signal of an end of his lyrical protester. The main message behind the song “Bring on the Lucie” is about freeing the people. His message was that the people were in a way trapped by the standard created by the government and society. In his song, Lennon doesn’t really have an answer on how to free the people. His song was meant to be a type of prayer for people that wanted to be freed. A rare live performance of Bring On The Lucie by John Lennon.
A moving video of protest with Bring On The Lucie being played in the background.
John Lennon's peace monument.




Works Cited:
“Counterculture of the 1960s.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 19 Nov. 2012. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture_of_the_1960s>.

Cepeda, Adrian. ""Bring on the Lucie": Lennon's Last Overtly Political Stand." PopMatters. PopMatters, 18 Nov. 2010. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. .