Whatd'ya think of Hurdy Gurdy Man? I wanna get some opinions before I unpack my record player and see for myself.
I haven't heard that one, but Donovan's "Sunshine Superman" and "Mellow Yellow" are great!!!! Make sure you get those if you don't have them.
wow this is so trippy, i just smoked a joint, was listening to hurdy gurdy man and i came on here to talk about it and here you guys are! whoa man hurdy gurdy man is my number one fucking stoner song of all time! i recommend it.
i really enjoy the song...i ahvent heard the album, or even if i have any songs off of it cept the title track...nywas i love the song, but im sorry sweetie, mellow yellow and sunshine superman are so totally over-rated
i dont think i have heard even one song from donovan, but i hear alot of good stuff about him. Need to take a trip to the record store...after i get some money.
Donovan is far out! And I like Hurdy Gurdy Man.. it's a good one. My favorite song though by Donovan is Catch The Wind
I think eric clapton played on one version of Hurdy Gurdy and Jimmy page played on another... one is album one was single.... I *think* besides... he has way better songs... you should give his greatest hits album a spin
^^^ yeah i have that one! and in the CD jewel case for that album, Donovan has written a lil blurb about the song, he says, "Written in India, about the loss of the worlds wisdom and The Call to Awakening. My Chord like a mantra, and in my head I heard power guitar riffs and wild drums, like Keith Moon of The Who. Ecstatic trance vibes. When I played this song to my producer, Mickie Most, I said, "This is for Jimi Hendrix(!)"(who I had met first week he arrived in London), "No" said Mickie, "It's your next single." I said, "Lets get Jimi to play guitar." Jimi was gigging and couldn't, so Jimmy Page came with John Bonham, and John Paul Jones arranged the track. Three future members of Led Zeppelin. This acoustic chant with classic-rock power opened the Celtic-rock to come. And the lyric announced that meditation had arrived in the pop culture." I thought this was a really cool story to share with the people that didnt know, but how cool is it that Donovan has the privilage of picking between Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page.
