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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tarsha66 wrote:
let there be drums !
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eule54 wrote:
Gänsehaut....................................
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non_blonde wrote:
cant hear this song without thinking of that church scene in the simpsons...he he
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Popsyhabitat wrote:
last FMstrikes again
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anewlive wrote:
to short !!!!!
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charlesmorrison wrote:
great tunes
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steppenwolf53 wrote:
yea it is!
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viridianterre wrote:
bit short hey?
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JAMD2506 wrote:
Why so short?
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Marjo47 wrote:
And a very Merry Christmas to you and all of my friends and neighbours here on last fm.!
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Buckeye4Ever84 wrote:
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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voicemasterltd wrote:
....something about In the Garden of Eden? LOL!
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lechdob1 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6xdC7yu4cw Great ,good!
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christianvehert wrote:
je cherchais ce titre ( ce morceau depuis longtemps ) j'adore++++++++++
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KevinMcCool wrote:
Sex
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staticfearx wrote:
Hell yes
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Emmelchen wrote:
Leider nur die kurze Version, schade
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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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