In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (3:01)
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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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OLDCHAVYCAR2RED wrote:
a cool tune
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johncatapano wrote:
the radio and now last.fm... its so played out
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LPSpanther wrote:
Love the song......but let's play the longer version as was intended.
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LucidParanoia wrote:
I really should have lived in the 60s. I wonder if he really was so messed up that in the garden of eden came out sounding like this. If so, that's awesome.
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tarsha66 wrote:
short one sucks, did i say that !
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Germanic wrote:
I want my 17 min version, NOW!
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Theseeker2 wrote:
Waiiiting waaaaiting...really finished...impossible....where is the rest of this great track ?
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ndgooch wrote:
the short version isn't doing the group justice....
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pogopatterson wrote:
The chorus has been covered hasn't it? Anyone tell me by whom?
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ldave_x wrote:
If this is the only version you've heard, then you're missing something in your life. Find the long version and check it out.
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EskimoTheBeast wrote:
They wrote this song when they were drunk.
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LindaLiebtMusik wrote:
my father wants this song for his funeral
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mitsch1 wrote:
psychedelic schlechthin... alle daumen nach oben!!!!!
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mainstreem wrote:
best song
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MikkoElo wrote:
...and now rise for our opening hymn...In The Garden of Eden by...I. Ron Butterfly
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Tabbycat1 wrote:
Always reminds me of the Simpsons episode :lol:
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DJSamG wrote:
Aww boo short version. This always reminds me of the finale of Manhunter :)
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kissmylips22 wrote:
come with me!!!!!
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metal_gimp wrote:
ahhh what, it isnt the epic version? I remember downloading this song years ago, it was well cool.
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orses4corses wrote:
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