Magic Carpet Ride (4:22)

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“Magic Carpet Ride” is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the band Steppenwolf. The song was initially released on the album Steppenwolf the Second. It was the lead single from that album, peaking at #3 in the US, and becoming the band’s second-biggest hit, surpassed only by “Born to Be Wild”.

The single version differs noticeably from the album version with a different vocal take by Kay used for the first verse of the song and differing instrumental balances.

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I like to dream yes, yes, right between my sound machine
On a cloud of sound I drift in the night
Any place it goes is right
Goes far, flies near, to the stars away from here