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About This Track
The title track for the American psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly’s 1968 album, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Being widely considered as a milestone between psychedelic rock and heavy metal, the song is a proper example of a one-hit-wonder. The album version of the song is a 17:05 piece that occupies the whole B-side. It also has a 2:53 single edit version.
The song is said to be entitled as “In the Garden of Eden” originally. There are many stories about this mondegreen. One of them is that during the recording session, the singer of the band, Doug Ingle, was drunk and he mispronounced the words. Another explanation is that the drummer was listening the song through headphones. He misheard the title of the track told him by the singer and the name stuck.
It is covered by many bands and artists among which there are the thrash metal band Slayer and the German pop band Boney M.
The song is said to be entitled as “In the Garden of Eden” originally. There are many stories about this mondegreen. One of them is that during the recording session, the singer of the band, Doug Ingle, was drunk and he mispronounced the words. Another explanation is that the drummer was listening the song through headphones. He misheard the title of the track told him by the singer and the name stuck.
It is covered by many bands and artists among which there are the thrash metal band Slayer and the German pop band Boney M.
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Shouts
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
yawn
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speedking1956 wrote:
vielleicht nehmt ihr mal die langfassung in euer programm auf
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kemp678 wrote:
Yup yup....you know I'm smiling at this one! :o) :o)
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Peaceful_Skye wrote:
More drums! ;)
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FKNA1 wrote:
WORD
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Humani_Liberati wrote:
Oh wont you come with me and take my hand Oh wont you come with me and walk this land Please take my hand
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dcmatteo wrote:
This is the first big band I ever saw!
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pjfan320 wrote:
heh heh! i saw that on the Simpsons! bart secretly switched the organist's sheet music!!
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Redbarn23 wrote:
To be in the Garden of Eden............
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PattySauce wrote:
Would so love it if last fm played the long version!!
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ProbablyYoghurt wrote:
First time I listened to this was when I was going through my dad's vinyl collection. I remember sitting on the sofa thinking this is awesome.
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escarabat94 wrote:
(:-))
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Distron wrote:
I overdosed on this when younger and swore I could never listen again...guess what...I can listen again...time heals all wounds!!!!!!!!!
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
OH.>>LQQK..It`s the IN-A-GOTNO-DA-VIDA.ALBUM...above,Kiddies...Cryin` shame they can`t throw SIDE B on last,fm for us old rockers !...Kiddies,Side B was the whole 17 min+ song w/drum solo !...Now really LQQK away,kiddies..it was my first album I used to clean---shhh !...,my weed ,ahem stash.. to get? the bunk/seeds out !.``...........................``What do you mean,oldtimer?``..LMAO !
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burningwrobel wrote:
Why you hear the "Single-Version"? Hear the "Album-Version"!!!!!!
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auckrg wrote:
one of the best rocksongs of all time - love it!!!
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
it`s not the same`` ...da vida`` without the 15 minute drum solo
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astbury04 wrote:
First heard this on the simpsons, but this version is far too short
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xtwntraphq wrote:
45 rpm version. ie..... for the commercial radio in the 60's HUGE hit btw. Atco records loved them. ($¿$)
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rootcanal123 wrote:
They took out the drum solo! Noooo!
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