Many people don't like it, but I absolutely love Donovan's "Atlantis".
@rubroken
2 жыл бұрын
I love "Atlantis" too, but Donovan is an acquired taste, and you have to like Donovan to like "Atlantis"
@doriwiljt
2 жыл бұрын
Love it
@razor6552
2 жыл бұрын
I like it too
@Newfie-zc7ug
2 жыл бұрын
@@rubroken So true.....and I'm happy to be in that group :) Peace & Love
@rubroken
2 жыл бұрын
@@Newfie-zc7ug Back at you!!!
@marybaillie8907
2 жыл бұрын
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" was a big hit for Donovon and is a beautiful song. It received a boost while being used by Yardley for a perfume commercial and also Kohl's Department store used it for commercial purposes. "Hurry Gurdy Man" and "Sunshine Superman" were also big hits featuring a psychedelic folksy blend. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
@jmhaces
2 жыл бұрын
It's sad that he's not more popular these days. I stumbled into his and Nick Drake's music in the late 90's pretty much by accident and they're so good that I'm honestly surprised they're not more famous.
@marybaillie8907
2 жыл бұрын
@@jmhaces Maybe because of the influx of absolute fabulous new bands in the 60's and 70's. I mean monthly we were being hit by new groups and artists. Not sure, but we were fortunate to see some of Donovon's great potential.👍✌️🇨🇦
@jailaye6929
2 жыл бұрын
i second that (hurdy gurdy man). but my #1 fav donovan song is Lalena. awesome song, but too bad i like Deep Purples version just a bit better. both coool!
@lisannebaumholz5028
2 жыл бұрын
I forgot about this song of Donovan's & also how it was used for Yardley's soap commercials. Yet I still use Yardley's Lavender Soap all these years later...thanks for reminding me!
@marybaillie8907
2 жыл бұрын
@@jailaye6929 Yes. Such a beautiful song. Love his beautiful vocals and the orchestral backing in Lelana. Thanks for reminding me. 😊👍✌️🇨🇦
@helenespaulding7562
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best examples of psychedelic folk rock ever. So many artists have covered this song because it’s just so darn COOL. Glad you enjoyed it!
@surlechapeau
2 жыл бұрын
Jay & Amber, you'll love his "Sunshine Superman" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man"!!
@razor6552
2 жыл бұрын
I had Sunshine Superman on a 45 when I was a kid
@razor6552
2 жыл бұрын
Eartha Kitt does a good cover of Hurdy Gurdy Man
@taragreenetarotastro
2 жыл бұрын
@@razor6552 I love Earth Kitt. Hurdy Gurdy man was used in Zodiac one of my daughter's fave films by director David Fincher.
@billcarralero7281
2 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham were the sessions musicians on Hurdy Gurdy Man!
@PJ818
2 жыл бұрын
Epistle to Dippy, Sunshine Superman, Hurdy Gurdy Man, There is a Mountain, Colours, and Catch the Wind (I grew up with the 5 min 2 sec long version that was on the vinyl LP of Donovan's Greatest Hits, & think the single ver. isn't as soulful) are all up there for me.
@corinnepmorrison1854
2 жыл бұрын
“Sunshine Superman...” Absolutely one of my all time favorites!! 🎶❤️
@DannyD714
2 жыл бұрын
"superman and green lantern aint got nothin' on me". a bold statement...but true!
@christinamadvig1468
2 жыл бұрын
He had a perfect mix of folk and psychedelic ✌️😌
@rayniecox7683
2 жыл бұрын
Wear Your Love Like Heaven, Sunshine Superman, Atlantis, Hurdy Gurdy Man.......so many hits!😎😎😎😎
@matthewhildebrandt1901
2 жыл бұрын
This is totally a guess, but in knitting if you drop a stitch, it will throw off your whole project. Maybe he is suggesting that if you don't pick up your "dropped stitches" in life, it will throw everything off balance and cause problems. This is a song I've never heard before, so thanks for sharing!
@andyfletcher3561
2 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what it means. Leave no stone unturned, nothing unfinished, and be sure to do it right, whatever "it" may be. If it ain't worth doing right etc etc etc. There are no real shortcuts.
@longago-igo
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree.
@newmoon766
2 жыл бұрын
Right. If you ignore the fact that you dropped a stitch, everything will unravel. But the question is, who is the one who drops the stitches in the song?
@marygoodson4920
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly right!
@KTRS
2 жыл бұрын
That’s what I was guessing (and yes, I was knitting earlier) but it never occurred to me till Amber wondered about
@blackprix
2 жыл бұрын
Donovan’s music was unique. And a lot of us back then loved it. I had actually forgotten about this song, and memories of the 60 Love it
@Rosedach
2 жыл бұрын
His other songs to check out are "Jennifer Juniper," "Catch the Wind," "Lalena," "There is a Mountain" & "Sunshine Superman."
@apriliatuono2056
2 жыл бұрын
Lalena, a classic.
@k_salter
2 жыл бұрын
I can't think about "Jennifer Juniper" without "Susan" by the Buckinghams also coming to mind. Love them both.
@christopherrmcarter1809
2 жыл бұрын
Melow yellow and of course THE HURDY GURDY MAN.
@christopherrmcarter1809
2 жыл бұрын
You have to feature his Hurdy Gurdy Man. Very psychedelic.
@donnieloco4909
Жыл бұрын
Great songs but I have to add Wear Your Love Like Heaven.
@jeanstrickland2445
2 жыл бұрын
His voice can put you in a trance, just sit back and enjoy how your feeling 🌞
@dragonan5674
2 жыл бұрын
"pick up every stitch" is a knitting term. If you drop a stitch it messes up the weaving of the yarn., so picking up the stitch is going back and correcting the problem. 😃
@dklapec
6 ай бұрын
yes
@jamieclaire6231
2 жыл бұрын
Listening to Donovan requires the proper state of mind!
@gr8fulted49
2 жыл бұрын
Really glad you did the reupload. This sounds so much better than the other one. Thank you!
@HRConsultant_Jeff
2 жыл бұрын
Everytime you hear Donovan, you close your eyes and imagine a room with a little (umm) smoke in the room and everyone is chilling out. This is the essence of late 60's psychedelia music.
@MH-fb5kr
10 ай бұрын
13th floor elevators
@TheDivayenta
2 жыл бұрын
I am a huge Donovan fan- from gorgeous Celtic style tunes to psychedelic blues. So many great songs. Hurdy Gurdy Man!
@davidbentley145
2 жыл бұрын
Now that you've done this one u need to lend an ear to psychedelic Iron Butterfly doin "In a Gadda da vida"...Donovan never dissapoints! Great reaction!
@ptrlxc
2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes … a definite must
@jskit92380
2 жыл бұрын
17 minute version of In a Gadda Da Vida!!!
@tomsa123456
2 жыл бұрын
There is a great Iron Butterfly Video doing In a gadda da vida very trippy.
@jopay142
2 жыл бұрын
@@jskit92380 I totally agree! The long version, point! 😄 Could they be also ready for "9 feet under" by Caravan or "Lady Fantasy" by Camel??
@mikerant4135
2 жыл бұрын
'Catch the wind' is a timeless classic folk/love song.
@SG-js2qn
2 жыл бұрын
Donovan was into the psychedelic, poetic, and mundane types of subject matter, including songs about Atlantis, Superman, nonsense words, a color, an old musical instrument, and one of his shirts. A friend of the Beatles, he contributed a line to their novelty song "Yellow Submarine." In a documentary of Bob Dylan, Donovan was humorously depicted as a musical rival of Dylan's.
@garymcatear822
2 жыл бұрын
Dylan and Donovan were mates, how stoned they 2 must have been together back in the day?
@doriwiljt
2 жыл бұрын
Love that scene with Donovan and Dylan in “Don’t Look Back” that whole doc is so great, Rob and Amber definitely worth watching. Love when Bob is pissed inside the hotel room and says “Be Groovy or leave, man! ♥️♥️
@mikephillips8810
2 жыл бұрын
Into the same kind of subjects you listed as was Syd Barrett. A very productive time musically, with great visionaries like Donovan and Syd.
@joiedevivre2005
2 жыл бұрын
So glad y'all revisited this song with a better recording...one of my favorite spooky songs. Now please, please, please do some Dr. John.
@akinpaws
2 жыл бұрын
The problem didn't seem to be the audio they were listening to. I followed the link in their description box & the source was fine. Problem was in their upload.
@rubyswaim1441
2 жыл бұрын
Walk on Gilded Splinters would be an excellent Halloween song.
@randomhockeyguy9149
2 жыл бұрын
A few people have covered this song, but Joan Jett did a killer hard rock version of this. It gained a lot of popularity over the last few years because it was used as the intro song for a Netflix documentary on the Son of Sam killer.
@TheHogsEarReport
2 жыл бұрын
Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger did a fine 8:00 version of this in '68. ☮
@cathyortiz1280
2 жыл бұрын
"Catch the Wind" 2nd version "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" next. Donavan is amazing!! Love the line "Beatniks out to make it rich," they were predicesors to the Hippies & starting to sell out with doing anything for $ in corporate America. Also, please check out Melanie (Shafka). She was discovered at Woodstock, youngest performer.
@adrianstevens2146
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Cathy, great picks, I agree, Donovan is amazing. Melanie, is that the one with "I've Got A Brand New Pair of Roller Skates, You've Got A Brand New Key"? Funny, I just got that on my mind out of nowhere the other day! Well, anyway, "Beatnicks are out to make it rich" always made me wonder, I didn't know about the selling out aspect of them, or that the hippies were doing that, too. A bit disappointing.
@cathyortiz1280
2 жыл бұрын
@@adrianstevens2146 Yes, Melanie did that song too. My least favorite but one of her more popular songs. :Tuning My Guitar, "Lay Down/Candles in the Rain " "Leftover Wine" are some of my favorites. Beatniks actually called themselves simply "The Beats," but everyone else called them Beatniks. Wore black, into poetry, folk music & avant-garde art. A predicesor of Hippies & some became Hippies. Some of both groups "sold out" to mainstream society to make $ and move to the suburbs. Although, to be fair, most who were really into the political/social movements went into the social work, teaching, counseling, etc. Stuff to help people & the arts. It's the one's who only did & wore certain clothes just to be "trendy" went more corporate & became very Yuppie. Although, that was the younger generation aftertl the Hippies. Hated them. I was on the cusp. I remember my HS Civics teacher asking us as a Senior who knew what the Vietnam War was about. Only me & one other guy raised our hands. He said, "We'll, I guess this is the 1st year I have to really teach it." I used to watch the news w my dad & marched for Civil Rights in the Streets w my dad who was the 1st Mexican-American to become a Methodist Minister. 1st time I saw him cry was after MLK Jr was shot. So I used to get along w "the big kids" (teens) more than kids my age & listed to the radio all the time too.
@MacDaddyRico
2 жыл бұрын
Mellow Yellow, Hurdy Gurdy Man, Wear Your Love Like Heaven and Sunshine Superman also played on the radio frequently when I was growing up in NYC...
@ohfour-seven6228
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite Donovan song was the first I heard from him, Catch the Wind. As noted below others to hear: Sunshine Superman, Hurdy Gurdy Man, and Wear Your Love Like Heaven. Great great stuff!
@kellywann3794
2 жыл бұрын
Lana Del Rey did a cover of this song that’s good. Donovan is great. He went with The Beatles to India where he taught John and Paul a special kind of finger picking that lead McCartney to write Blackbird. Donovan was in the studio when McCartney recorded it.
@jeffsamuels3557
2 жыл бұрын
Terry Reid also does a great versiion
@VIDSTORAGE
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best shows that I looked at on Ytube awhile back was him and Bobbie Gentry performing together on a British TV show that was from 1968 or a bit later maybe 1970 .. It is so obscure that no one much knows about it but it is well worth a look ...
@proudliberal605
2 жыл бұрын
"Hurdy Gurdy Man" is the tune you should be reacting to.
@ozmaile7938
2 жыл бұрын
Vanilla Fudge does a great cover of this BUT if you going to do Vanilla Fudge you really should do: You Keep Me Hanging On. The cover of the Supremes hit (It a total re-invention) I consider it 2nd best all time cover (recreations) only topped by Jimi Hendrix's cover of Bob Dylan's. All Along the Watch Tower ..... PS love Donovan as well
@JeannieBeanie
2 жыл бұрын
This song and "Catch the Wind" are my favorites from Donavan..
@keithpetersen2539
2 жыл бұрын
You should check out "Atlantis", "Catch The Wind", "Hurdy Hurdy Man", and "To Susan On The West Coast Waiting". All these songs are fantastic.
@sandyboudreaux-barber9586
2 жыл бұрын
Love love love it. Next Donovan song please do Atlantis
@rghilino6734
2 жыл бұрын
Hurdy Gurdy Man, Atlantis, Sunshine Superman...you will love them all.
@moxielouise125
2 жыл бұрын
I see Amber was getting her psychedelic groove on with this one 😊. Love this song. Don’t forget to watch the movie “To Die For”…they play this during the final scene.
@mathieubuchholtz460
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! Donovan is one of my fav artists. This track is so nicely psychedelic. But love also his numerous romantic tracks such like "Laléna", "Jennifer Juniper", " Colours", "Catch the wind", "Celia of the Seals", "Turquoise", "The tanker and the crab", "Hampsted incident" and especially the so mellow and silky: "Legend of a young girl Linda", "Writer in the sun", "Sadness" , and "Sailing homeward", "Teen angel", and of course many others.
@greg6985
2 жыл бұрын
You know there's a lot of people here on KZitem doing the same thing y'all do but they don't hold a candle to you... love the reactions... you act like y'all really would have loved to experience those decades when songs were awesome and groups were actually groups!! Keep up the great work you two!! Hey Jay did you see the Alabama Tennessee game... I live here in Georgia I guess you could say I'm a middleman. Good to see Tennessee take one finally from Bama!! Love peace and chicken grease.🙉🙈🙊
@russallert
2 жыл бұрын
Several people have suggested Atlantis, as well as Hurdy Gurdy Man. Also check out Sunshine Superman, Colours, Catch The Wind, Wear Your Love Like Heaven, Jennifer Juniper, Teen Angel and Turquoise (the latter being a favourite of John Lennon's).
@heimogeske6169
2 жыл бұрын
Another great song of Donovan in 1968 is 'Jennifer, Juniper' - also his song 'Jabberwocky', singing a poem of Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland in medieval style - I also recommend Donovan's peace-song 'Universal Soldier' . or 'To Susan On The West Coast Waiting' ..
@Chechula1000
2 жыл бұрын
Sweet voice of Donovan! You should listen to the beautiful songs he sang for the movie Brother Sun Sister Moon
@simply_psi
2 жыл бұрын
Such a great song, so glad you've hit Donovan again, a couple of other banged from Donovan, Sunshine Superman and Hurdy Gurdy Man.
@stephenulmer3781
2 жыл бұрын
You fixed the audio yay! "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donovan is a super Psycadelic song from this era 😸
@judydalton3812
2 жыл бұрын
Amber I could see you at Woodstock. The way you let the music of the 60's take you over is amazing.
@michaelknight2118
2 жыл бұрын
Donovan, he was huge. As I recall he hung out with the Beatles a lot. I all ways loves this tune. Hurd y Buddy Man, Sunshine Superman. Cool song for this time of year. Thanks again for this memory.
@caretaker158
2 жыл бұрын
As you may or may not glean from my first name... mom liked the song "Jennifer Juniper". I love the clip of Donovan, The Smothers Brothers and Peter, Paul and Mary doing a musical round on the Smothers Brothers show... so much talent on that stage.
@victorduffany7723
2 жыл бұрын
"Sunshine Superman" is another great song by Donovan and one of my favorite songs is called "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
@Fairygrl_TW
2 жыл бұрын
Oooo, a fun blast from the past...This is one u just close ur eyes and let the body move freely with the sound, SO GROOVY...Thanx so much, Peace
@t.r.1708
2 жыл бұрын
Thx! My Donavan favorite is “Try and catch the wind!”
@JoTracy
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastically hippy, psychadelic vibes. Love this song
@EricHenning
2 жыл бұрын
If you want some cool psychedelic sounds, definitely check out “Incense and Peppermints” by the Strawberry Alarm Clock. And for more trippy folk vocals and deep lyrics, check out Nick Drake, especially “One Of These Things First,” “Pink Moon,” “Northern Sky,” and “Place To Be.”
@Cheryltwin2012
2 жыл бұрын
Donovan had a lot of great songs. The first one I can remember hearing was "Catch The Wind". I was just a little kid then, but I grew to appreciate what a great song it was. Of course, anyone who has seen "Zodiac" has heard "Hurdy Gurdy Man". He also had two Number One records---"Mello Yellow" and "Sunshine Superman". His guitar style is clearly rather unique as is his beautiful vocal style. Having Scottish heritage on my father's side, I really appreciate his accent.
@gkiferonhs
2 жыл бұрын
"Pick up every stitch" was a phrase my grandma used similar to "mind your p's and q's" and those kinds of sayings trying to inspire you to be thorough and competent in what you do.
@Roguefem76
2 жыл бұрын
Just a suggestion that there is plenty more great Halloween music on VoicePlay's channel (such as their cover of "Oogie Boogie Man" and other Nightmare Before Christmas covers, and their most recent "Hide and Seek"), as well as Geoff Castellucci's solo songs "Monster Mash" and "Ghost Riders in the Sky"!
@DianaJG8
2 жыл бұрын
So GLAD this is unblocked FINALLY! I was halfway through watching this the first-time when it suddenly disappeared! What a heartbreak!!
@shemanic1
2 жыл бұрын
"Sunshine Superman" is probably the best of this "trippy" period of Donovan's music. For me, as a 50's kid, the 60's was a revelation, & Donovan a big part of it, he was a troubadour in every sense, at many festivals in the late 60's he would be in the audience & would jump on stage to fill in if the band was delayed, often pulling other musicians on stage to form an impromptu band.
@devilfrawg4953
Жыл бұрын
Y'all need to review Donovan's "Sunshine Superman" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man" too.
@stevedahlberg8680
2 жыл бұрын
He was the hippie generation right before me but it was definitely on the radio a lot when I was a little kid in the early seventies and later when I started buying records I acquired his Greatest Hits and once I played them three or four times? I quit thinking about it as this weird hippy dippy music from before me a little bit, and started to really feel the rhythm of it and the quality of his voice and just the attitude and the music at the time. He really was quite gifted. And of course as the years go by I appreciate him even more.
@kbob1163
2 жыл бұрын
Three words: "Hurdy Gurdy Man."
@mikepaulus4766
2 жыл бұрын
I saw Donovan live in the early 90s. My friend was the youngest person there at 17, I was second being 19. The club was 21+, but it was -20 in January, so they thought a lot of people might not show up. The place was packed, the show was great.
@sheilaholmes8455
2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite Donovan song.❤
@beckygrant2258
2 жыл бұрын
I love hearing Donovan’s “Atlantis.” And Hurdy Gurdy Man….hypnotic groove song!
@jad4680
2 жыл бұрын
"PICK UP EVERY STITCH" IS "PAY ATTENTION" in 60s syntax and terminology it could also be classed as being "MINDFUL" or" AWARE" of things in modern syntax "you miss a stitch it unravels". great reactions guys. ; )
@neildonley9626
2 жыл бұрын
Some more October "Witch" songs for you guys. 1. Stan Rogers: Witch of the Westmoreland 2. Steeleye Span: Alison Gross 3. Fairport Convention: Tam Lin
@aarongoldstein7614
2 жыл бұрын
Second your motion on “Tam Lin” though I prefer the live version on BBC Radio.
@martinscott-reed5379
2 жыл бұрын
I'll add Marianne Faithfull - "WITCHES' SONG" to the list
@quentinrussell584
2 жыл бұрын
@@aarongoldstein7614 Would love anything off Leige and Leif by Farport, or the Sailors Song and Where the time Goes from Unhalfbricking
@firedoc5
2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget "Marie LeVeau" by Bobby Bare.
@quarkwrok
2 жыл бұрын
Witches Song from Flying Teapot by Gong...
@supasoulproductions
2 жыл бұрын
'Pick up every stitch' is a sewing/darning expression. Missing a stitch causes imperfections in the work. So you've got to pick up every stitch.
@BradReddekopp
2 жыл бұрын
Donovan did a nice cover of "Universal Soldier" written by the brilliant Oscar-winning Cree singer/songwriter/teacher/activist Buffy Sainte-Marie.
@roballen5718
2 жыл бұрын
i love Donovan. his EP, Hurdey Gurdey Man, was the second record i ever bought
@robbyaces3117
2 жыл бұрын
Next Donovan: Hurdy Gurdy Man. There will be no going back after that!
@jad4680
2 жыл бұрын
great stuff guys! not many reactors re upload, classy touch well done!! donovan is so hippy so many great songs "THE RIVER SONG" OR "KINGFISHER" FOR REACTION TWO GREAT MELLOW PSYCHEDELIC CLASSICS!!!!.; )
@kathryncassandraward4764
2 жыл бұрын
Years ago I heard that the line about "pick up every stitch" means to be careful and not leave anything (a fingernail, a hair, a thread from your clothes, etc.) for a witch to take, because the witch can use it to put a curse on you. For example, in the film and book Rosemary's Baby, the witches need an item of clothing from the human target of the curse in order to cast the spell. When Donovan talks about all the people he sees, the idea is that any one of them could be a witch, because witches can shape-shift into innocent creatures, like the rabbits in the ditch. I hope this is helpful! I LOVE your videos!!!!!
@morph3on53
2 жыл бұрын
There is a live recording of Donovan singing 'Catch The Wind' with Crystal Gayle. Amazing performance from both and well worth watching.
@margaretpersinger5691
2 жыл бұрын
The best version of the song, hands down.
@KingoftheJuice18
2 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your channel...I'm loving the way Amber grooves and flows with the music!
@jordan390a
2 жыл бұрын
Hurdy Gurdy Man, Atlantis, Wear Your Love (Like Heaven), Colours....Donovan is a deep rabbit hole to go down....!!!
@brianmoon1058
2 жыл бұрын
Sunshine Superman, Hurdy Gurdy Man, and I'd even say Atlantis, which is an acquired taste.
@macpotts8474
Жыл бұрын
I love how y'all are just groovin' out! lol! I do the same thing every time I hear this. Just timeless!!
@jeremyfagner6808
2 жыл бұрын
I love Donovan’s music. My favorite is Hurdy Gurdy Man. But he has so many great songs.
@FelixcatGarcia
2 жыл бұрын
In the spirit of the season, your next song can be "SPOOKY" by The Classics Four!!! SO MUCH MUSIC SO LITTLE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@DianaJG8
2 жыл бұрын
I was just about to recommend this, too!! kzitem.info/news/bejne/sqaln3-QknxlpnY
@thepunadude
2 жыл бұрын
ooo old school ... good call!
@doriwiljt
2 жыл бұрын
Love Donovan’s vibe. Hurdy Gurdy man is good. Like all his songs
@angier5775
2 жыл бұрын
True hippie! 😊
@kevinhegwood615
2 жыл бұрын
YES! I fell in love with this song going through my folks' old vinyl records back in my teens. It's like a funky folk-soul hybrid. Thank you guys for reacting to this , it really made my day.
@OldPapaBear
2 жыл бұрын
"Catch the Wind" , "There is a Mountain", "Sunshine Superman", "Hurdy Gurdy Man", "Wear Your Love Like Heaven". Best to listen to it with some Orange Sunshine, Purple Micro Dot, or Window Pane.
@foxandscout
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think those brands exist anymore. But when they did….😻
@andyfletcher3561
2 жыл бұрын
We always shied away from the window panes. Lots of speed and strychnine and not much LSD. Also, if you bought it from a stranger you'd likely never see again, there was a good chance it was only cellophane tape.
@foxandscout
2 жыл бұрын
@@andyfletcher3561 Mellow Yellow was a type of LSD, a name that should have been mentioned above for obvious reasons. Stanley Owlsley had an interesting life. At one point he became a major producer/supplier of Owsley acid before it was made illegal. He made 500 million doses. He became sound engineer for the Grateful Dead. He gave acid to the Beatles. Steely Dan’s song Kid Charlemagne is about Stanley.
@OldPapaBear
2 жыл бұрын
@@andyfletcher3561 So true about the speed. That became more and more of a problem as time went on. It always amazed me how well you can focus. Can't really imagine anyone jumping off a building. But I guess it amplified the mental baggage you brought with you. Only saw colors once and that was with the Orange Sunshine. Sitting in a car watching the colored raindrops splash on the windshield. Too cool. Plenty of trails though. Leary was right about how it would intensify your senses. What a great time.
@andyfletcher3561
2 жыл бұрын
@@OldPapaBear I loved micro-dots and other barrel acids. One of the strangest nights of my life was behind 7 or 8 yellow barrels circa 1978. I could focus intently but only for very short times. For example sex for me just wasn't happening when I was tripping. I tripped with a LOT of people, and never saw a "bad trip". Yes, some got caught up in their baggage, including myself on occasion, but not jump off a building kind of thing, and they always seemed to seek someone to talk to. Which lasted a minute or two and someone would say something stupid and the laughter would start, or something we felt was profound then the "Ohhh, I knowwwwwws" come out. The folks that jumped out of buildings generally had no idea they had ingested LSD.
@laurab68707
2 жыл бұрын
I love, love this Donovan song. Very hippie, peace, love, dove vibes. Amber, you are so into this one!!
@kenhayhurst374
2 жыл бұрын
Loved this one. And(mentioned already) "Atlantis". October=witch= Halloween. Continue with The Classics 4, "Spooky" and Jim Stafford, "Swamp Witch". Almost forgot, Redbone, "Witch Queen of New Orleans"
@taragreenetarotastro
2 жыл бұрын
Donovan was HUGE in the 60's. I saw him live in Toronto when Sunshine Superman was a big hit. he hung out with the Beatles in India. Yes October is the season of the Witch. Love it also check out JULIE DRISCOLL's version of this on your female Friday's she was an amazing British singer in the 60's and beautiful
@resurrectionwaiting9294
2 жыл бұрын
Donovan's appearance's in the movie "Don't Look Back", about Bob Dylan's early European Tour, are hilarious.
@ronhunt9396
2 жыл бұрын
HE'S STILL GREAT. IVE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN SINCE THE FIRST TIME I HEARD HIM AND IM 73. HES MORE INTO BLUES NOW
@woedan48
2 жыл бұрын
Barabajagel ! It has a jazzy Latin groove.
@johnnyc3298
Жыл бұрын
"Catch the wind" & "Colours" are my favourite Donovan tunes! 😍👍🇬🇧
@lisannebaumholz5028
2 жыл бұрын
I think I commented on this before but... I grew up with Donovan's music in the 1960s. This song, "Season of the Witch", was used to great effect as the closing soundtrack for the film "To Die For": (The significance of ice skating is quite clear if you have seen this film!) kzitem.info/news/bejne/yomdu2huknOEeKA Donovan's song "Hurdy Gurdy Man" also served as a soundtrack for the opening (and somewhat creepy) scenes of the film "Zodiac": (Along with Three Dog Night's "Easy to be Hard", a song from the musical "Hair".) kzitem.info/news/bejne/tphs3XuQrmeJoZw But really the first song I heard by Donovan was his cover of "Universal Soldier" by Buffy Sainte-Marie - an Indigenous woman of the Cree Nation in Canada. At 81 years old, she still makes music that moves and inspires: kzitem.info/news/bejne/x4WrwKumgHp7ano This is Donovan's version from way back when: kzitem.info/news/bejne/tnlv1pdqjmZhpn4
@nolalou2
2 жыл бұрын
Donovan started out as a folk singer with guitar and harmonica and was sometimes called Scotland’s answer to Bob Dylan. One of his early songs is “Catch The Wind” which was later covered by Joan Baez
@glennburch1081
2 жыл бұрын
United Kingdom's response to Bob Dylan. Always a good vibe to revisit. Thanks for reacting.
@beatlesarebest
Жыл бұрын
Donovan is considered folk rock.
@JD_Cool
2 жыл бұрын
Love this song's macabre vibe. Best Halloween song ever. No coincidence that it's used for the closing credits of the creepy final scene of Nicole Kidman's "To Die For."
@karenh.
2 жыл бұрын
Since you like his voice and talking in a song, then you must check out the song Atlantis...💙
@AnthonyK51
2 жыл бұрын
"I'm Moving On" - Steppenwolf Hard rocking classic John Kay Vocals. Really need to hear this!
@williamwallace5857
Жыл бұрын
Glad you guys enjoyed that. May I suggest an Elton John doubler called 'We All Fall In Love Sometimes/Curtains' from the album 'Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy. I say 'doubler' because the first track segues seamlessly into the next and therefore can't (or shouldn't) be seperated. There is a version with lyrics here on KZitem.
@PedroConejo1939
2 жыл бұрын
So glad you found this one. I love listening to it and some of the covers too.
@bernardcrowley
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, glad you heard this, good song...love when my girl digs it 😀
@seiraeiramasil2302
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite song by Donovan is "Sunshine Superman", it needs to be the next one you react to, surely everyone can see that, right? "Season Of The Witch" is definitely a trippy song and probably listened to while on some acid trip back in the day, lol. This was cool, thanks!
@jerricocrittenden8311
2 жыл бұрын
Check out Donovan-Catch the Wind. It’s one of his Folk songs
@reb1959
2 жыл бұрын
Love this song Hope your family is doing well.
@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, Jay and Amber, a excellent reaction, this is a real improvement. Other tracks to check out by him, 'Catch The Wind', 'Wear Your Love Like Heaven', 'Sunshine Superman', and 'Hurdy Gurdy Man', such a great British artist. It's a British saying, in knitting or sewing if you make a mistake or do something badly 'You dropped (or have dropped) a stitch' so, if you pick up that stitch you fix the problem or bad thing/situation or prevent it from happening, I hope that this helps?
@dennish3032
2 жыл бұрын
Somebody recommended Iron Butterfly , In A Gadda Da Vida. I agree a lot. Little back story. Band went in to record and had to done by a certain hour , but one showed up still too buzzed from what ever he took and thats how they decided to keep the change from In The Garden Of Eden to In A Gadda Da Vida. From an interview video of a couple of band members I saw myself somewhere more than 10 years ago.
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