Here's one for all the survivors of the hippie generation. Remember Donovan?
Donovan was immensely popular in the 1960's, and influenced many contemporary musicians. Intriguingly, three of the four members of the future Led Zeppelin played as session musicians on this next song, on different dates and at different times. None of them were aware of the others at the time; they only found out about it when they came together to form their group, and discussed their musical background. As a result, "Hurdy Gurdy Man" was sometimes called the first Led Zeppelin song.
Donovan could wax mystical in a pagan sort of way. Here's "Atlantis".
He also had a robust sense of humor. When the Space Race was at its height, he came out with "The Intergalactic Laxative". (Language alert: the S-word comes into play.)
Did you know Donovan is still recording? His latest album, "Gaelia", came out in 2022. It includes collaborations with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd fame and a number of other well-known musicians. One of my favorite tracks from it is "The Ferryman's Daughter".
You'll find many more of Donovan's hits on YouTube and elsewhere.
Peter
Also did the appropriately current "Season of the Witch."
ReplyDeleteAnd, of course, his "There Is a Mountain" is quoted (and the basis of) the Allman Brothers Band Mountain Jam (originally on the Eat a Peach album, and then on the expanded Live at the Fillmore album). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ZubobGMLs
ReplyDeleteFor some reason "Sunshine Superman" popped into my head, just re listened to it, what odd lyrics. Definitely drug influenced. I graduated, enlisted, in '69. I was listening to that on KCBQ AM, San Diego back then. I never did drugs or alcohol, until the Chair Force. Never got into anything too heavy, though I did see some lower gods, fortunately, they let me be. When I came home in '73, one month after the Geneva Peace Accords, everything was different, not in a good way.
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