Fun fact: this wasn't in your recommended...you searched for this

@cinderfox5217

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah... but you don’t have to call me out like that... jeeze...

@joelbusald6416

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes good taste requires a search

@jacobwright5542

3 жыл бұрын

. . . yeah. . . . . .huh . . . . . . wow. . . You're pretty cool for having said that. Sincerely.

@Ethan-jc1iw

3 жыл бұрын

fun fact: you're wrong, it was in my recommended

@awesome_barabado

3 жыл бұрын

I-don't-know-if-this-is-a-fun-fact: *i saw this because of the Zodiac ost i clicked*

Still A Killer Song In 2019

@carolkeith2196

5 жыл бұрын

With tons of meanings that fit well today too.

@rainrain9909

5 жыл бұрын

Yaaaaas

@royalblack7610

5 жыл бұрын

✌

@suedaygcc

5 жыл бұрын

Are u killer

@i_liketrip

4 жыл бұрын

here

This song alone made the Zodiac Movie go from a 8/10 to a 9/10 for me.

@truthseeker2321

Жыл бұрын

Yep, just like " Sin Is A Good Man's Brother " did for Law Abiding Citizen.

@jimmywoo3885

Жыл бұрын

It was in Indy film L.I.E. as well. Most people would not be able to handle that flick.

@jefferyburroughs7481

Жыл бұрын

They should have used the Butthole Surfers version, just to leave things on a happier note

@corticallarvae

Жыл бұрын

I roll around and notice the lack of lovers....now we have decent evidence he's alive

@istarteverysentencewithbro

Жыл бұрын

@@corticallarvae hey atleast there are more dancers now

Anybody still listening to this in 2024 besides me?

@bobpoiss3552

2 ай бұрын

Yuuuppp

@dakotakirk87

2 ай бұрын

And my names donnie 2

@josephvargo6123

2 ай бұрын

I am

@josephvargo6123

2 ай бұрын

Better than the rap shit of today

@ty9884

2 ай бұрын

Donovan was cool and there was always something in his songs that hooked me. I guess I'm still hooked.

- Not many people have basements in California - I DO

@Danielkb3

4 жыл бұрын

Ok Zodiac

@belsnickel9568

4 жыл бұрын

That dude was definitely a copy cat or something. Dude was creepy asf

@amiracleone2803

4 жыл бұрын

Lol "you lucky bastard"- Bullet Tooth Tony.

@charlesfosterkane1966

4 жыл бұрын

Is OP Zodiac?

@bitterjames

4 жыл бұрын

@@belsnickel9568 what are you talking about?

I’m here again! 69 yrs old. 1955 Remembering this and the day I had a conversation with Donovan 😊

@kmk830

Ай бұрын

What was that like? Must've been fascinating! Please, elaborate! 🙏🙌

@sarcasticdude2320

Ай бұрын

Where were you in 1968-1969?

@yvonnewilson2242

23 күн бұрын

But this came out in '68 tho...

@Thunderhead231

21 күн бұрын

@@yvonnewilson2242 He was born in 1955, and didn't say when he spoke with Donovan...

@yvonnewilson2242

21 күн бұрын

@@Thunderhead231 Aaah ok

Zodiac brought me here. 😀 Donovan kept me here. 😁👍

Utterly brilliant. I'm sure I'm not the only one glad to have been alive in the 60s. 🤩

@Civil_War_Now

2 ай бұрын

I’d love to be 18 again. And if we’re going that far make it the 60s.

@Ninineonangel77

2 ай бұрын

I wish I was Im only in my late 20s I was a 2010s teenager it wasn't ideal. Im all old school though.

@Civil_War_Now

2 ай бұрын

@@Ninineonangel77 Don’t wish your life away. Enjoy the here and now. There’s plenty going on. I’m 61 now. It sucks.

@Ninineonangel77

2 ай бұрын

@@Civil_War_Now I have a child coming any minute so Im gonna enjoy that a lot so I am but the fact is this day and age no one knows how to make good music or has modesty anymore, neither can anyone tell if they are a boy or a girl. The here n now is too confusing. I'll live my life like its the 60s and 70s as much as possible.

@Civil_War_Now

2 ай бұрын

@@Ninineonangel77 They we’re saying that about boys and girls back in the 60s - we can’t tell them apart. I was there. There’s a lot of great music out there made by young people. You just have to know where to look. Vampire Weekend is just one. Not even the best. I could go on and on. There here and now is here and it’s here now. Nothing you can do about that.

“Last time I saw this face, was on July 4th 1969... That was the man who shot me.” Easily, one of the greatest uses of a song at the end of a film.

@rxtsec1

Жыл бұрын

A saw this movie years ago but forgot most of it. I just saw it again yesterday at a movie screening

@yeezuschrist420

Жыл бұрын

Great movie! I just watched it yesterday

@RoguePyxel

Жыл бұрын

Yeah,Zodiac

@chorigod8341

Жыл бұрын

What's even better is this is the same song that was playing at the start of the movie in the car when he was attacked so it is kind of the Zodiac theme

@chorigod8341

Жыл бұрын

​@@delzerui4975 Zodiac directed by David Fincher

Literally a KILLER song

@stephenpmurphy591

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes. Humanity crying. Vallejo is not nearly as fun as it used to be. No willie nellie devil may care places. Things always change don't they? However, things never change for the trap door spider. His web is cozy m. The Altamont pass breaking station in both directions. Many gather there unaware. Then when the greatest game begins. Those hill create echoes, sound bouncing off deep creekbeds. Nighttime is much more fun. Stipulations. Compilations enhance sensations. Ring, then when the Roly Poly arrives. Hurdy Gurdy. It was never Arthur Lee Allan DNA sources proved that. He's not secret. He's not hidden. Never. Oh yes, but if you cheat us. You and us.

@Brad-vs1jc

2 ай бұрын

Catch me if you can pig

@PaulHosey

Ай бұрын

Zodiac

Jimmy Page showing his talent so early. What great vouce of Donovon. Haunting.

I love how tight the drums and bass are together. I miss old production styles.

@mikegoldberg5261

Жыл бұрын

I miss melody. most of all

@jamesbargar5952

11 ай бұрын

It's John Bonham and John Paul Jones...lol

@Sirhan_Lohan

11 ай бұрын

@@jamesbargar5952 Clem Cattini and John Paul Jones (Alan Parker on lead guitar)

@andrepereira744

10 ай бұрын

Man, I'm listen this for the first time and its....amazing from all angles. This song is from 68 and still its sounds so modern, so doomy and/or somewhat alternative metalish. And this is before Sabbath, Purple and Zeppelin.

@jmflyer55

9 ай бұрын

Considering you’re hearing John Bonham & John Paul Jones, I would contribute the “tightness” of the bass & drums to their individual outstanding talent, rather than to “production styles”.

Ever since I saw the movie Zodiac, I never looked at this song the same again....

@San-li9ml

4 жыл бұрын

"Here comes the roly poly man"

@deecammack1452

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t been able to get it out of my head.

@San-li9ml

3 жыл бұрын

@@deecammack1452 at least there isn't a bullet in your head.

@mustangmikep51

3 жыл бұрын

this song has nothing to do with the movie zodiac,,,its completely the opposite

@gemcitynoirbnw

3 жыл бұрын

such a brilliant use of it by David Fincher

"The last time I saw this face was July 4, 1969. I am very sure that's the man who shot me."

@joecoe4416

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite ending to a film ever!

@kevinenriquez688

3 жыл бұрын

Fire

@missesbaileysbillbailey2559

3 жыл бұрын

@thatguyovertheretaunt

@melasvarco4791

3 жыл бұрын

Yessssss

@vivonsnosreves

3 жыл бұрын

Tres marquante cette fin.. :)

This song still holds up after all these years. 👍 . Donovan is a special artist.

@manchesterexplorer8519

2 жыл бұрын

100% Genius as well as timeless .

@josephlemko3027

2 жыл бұрын

@@manchesterexplorer8519: Great to hear from a fan of Donovan. 🤗 Stay Healthy✌

@xXGearHeadXx22

2 ай бұрын

Still holds up, bababooey!

@josephlemko3027

2 ай бұрын

​@@xXGearHeadXx22: Absolutely QUICKS DRAW! ✌️

a picture of a man playing this wonderful instrument brought me here November 23 2022, a day after my 71st birthday. Memories are flooding my brain-- 🌼✌️💛

@kathysenn7664

3 ай бұрын

@@20.ma-at.t.23 I have not.. 🙂i'd like to

@feuxyo4859

3 ай бұрын

We have the same birthday 🎉 Nov 22nd! ❤

@kathysenn7664

3 ай бұрын

@@feuxyo4859 🙌🥳🎂God bless!💝

Ever since I watched “Zodiac.” I’ve loved this song so much. Also, even though it’s a Lil bit creepy I still love it.

@stephenpmurphy591

3 ай бұрын

Why creepy? Listen to the lyrics. That moan during the chorus. Listen carefully. Waiting. I'll keep time. Wait..

Robert Graysmith: We met at the movies once. Dave Toschi: I'm sure it was magical.

@pocketsandshackleford5548

3 жыл бұрын

"Can I buy you lunch?" "HELLZ YEA GRAYSMITH I NEVER TURN DOWN FOOD"

@mutscot

3 жыл бұрын

That line cracks me up every time 🤣

@stephenpmurphy591

3 ай бұрын

The movies can be fun.. Especially sarcastic comedies. Some play games while enjoying Hollywood's latest cinematic achievement..

@kerrypeter4943

Ай бұрын

-"Get away from the window!" -"I'll meet you 'round front!" -"No you won't!"

This is one of the best songs ever made, in my opinion.

Ethereal, patient and haunting. Unique and original.

As a fellow Scotsman Donovan was very underrated..his later albums were magnificent..

@tonyorsini5255

2 жыл бұрын

This is so weird, but I could smell freshly laid pavement as I read your words...

@jacoboribilik3253

2 жыл бұрын

I hope Scotland makes it to the World Cup.

@myRadiotron

2 жыл бұрын

You're underrated.

@thegreenbird795

2 жыл бұрын

looking back Donovan made some great music...

@mommie8581

2 жыл бұрын

all of his albums are magnificent

Truly the ultimate psychedelic anthem

@anthonymiglieri6181

3 жыл бұрын

Give song of a sinner by top drawer a shot that’s an insane psychedelic song if you like hurdy gurdy man you will absolutely like this because the guitar and creepy ness are the exact same

@seangraham9928

3 жыл бұрын

No, man, get with it !! The ultimate psychedelic anthem is Jimi Hendrix's version of The Star Spangled Banner played at Woodstock in 1969!

@heartbreakkid5757

2 жыл бұрын

@@seangraham9928 agree, love Jimi white strat, even tho im not american but this song also so psychadelic

@_cloudface_

2 жыл бұрын

😐 this isn't "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane though

@heartbreakkid5757

2 жыл бұрын

@@_cloudface_ yes coz this is hurdy gurdy man not 10 feet tall Alice

A brilliant song, still loving it in 2022, it's timeless😍

@NEANOR1

2 жыл бұрын

It is timeless for sure.

@LeahElisheva

2 жыл бұрын

🙌💜

@shanenewport1988

2 жыл бұрын

Same here man!

@maryguy9013

2 жыл бұрын

60's music will never go away. Timeless and enduring. Best days of my life: coming of age right after the assassination of President Kennedy. Dark cloud on our political system.

@loriskillman2580

2 жыл бұрын

I searched, closed my eyes, and away I went for a few wonderful minutes

jimmy page on the guitar❤👌🏻💣

@afxmnstr

4 ай бұрын

Disputes say that Its Holdsworth on electric, Page on acoustic.

@trinkjimbeamtrinkjimbeam3536

4 ай бұрын

@@afxmnstr i heard,that page is playing the solo...but i'm not sure,of course ...i wasn't there:-)

@klmullins65

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like Page to me

@scottnewport2380

2 ай бұрын

Page on electric, arranged by John Paul Jones and possibly John Bonham involved as per Donavan himself. .. though he says he doesn't remember Bonham playing but said it's possible... so this could be the first of Led Zep in 68 before the first lp came out...

When I was a kid, I had NO IDEA what Donavan was talking about. Hurdy Gurdy Man? Now I absolutely love the Hurdy Gurdy .. an ancient instrument with a hypnotic, haunting, droning sound. Part violin, part keyboard, it can sound almost electronic without amplification or distortion. Like the electric guitar in the rock'n roll era, Hurdy Gurdies were associated in Medieval times with debauchery, such as in Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights. There are some amazing Gurdy players on KZread.

@1michaelriser

7 ай бұрын

It was a song he wrote when he went to India with the Beatles in January 1968. It was about the Maharishi.

The drums are insane!

@langdonalger9219

4 жыл бұрын

Randy Irvan great drum fills.

@dustandroktwok1447

3 жыл бұрын

It’s John Bonham. Or Clem Cattini. Or both.

@ethancrook77

3 жыл бұрын

So, I've read that some of these old Donovan tracks were John Bonham AND Jimmy page. Because they were like.. Friends, and they helped Donovan play and record some of his tracks? Never knew if was true though

@jackjc1447

3 жыл бұрын

@@dustandroktwok1447 , it's clem cattini on drums,john paul jones and eddie kramer(the engineer) said that john bonham wasn't there(it makes sense to be honest,robert plant and john bonham both said they met john paul jones for the first time during led zeppelin first rehearsal).

@andyjoshua1852

3 жыл бұрын

It's Keith Moon

where were you when this song hit the airwaves?I remember it like it was yesterday,when can I go back?

@19SmallHairyMen

4 ай бұрын

1st time? ...walking down the street listening to A.M. on a transistor radio. Not your typical popcrap (to be fair Beefheart was played on latenite F.M.)

@robertqualls8498

3 ай бұрын

I was in LA.

@deborahchesser7375

2 ай бұрын

I was shittin my diaper but I loved rocking this.

@danielmccarthy3672

2 ай бұрын

Wasn't alive yet.

@groovemileage3756

2 ай бұрын

One of the most psychedelic songs in all of psychedelia!

The drum work alone is insane!

@Mr-Soto

2 ай бұрын

I do not, no. Now that I think about it, this dudes drum work sounds similar to modern day Tobacco’s drum machine work

@114D

Ай бұрын

Best drums in a song ever. I listen to all music from every genre. This is the best drums.

I love sitting in my car in an empty parking lot in the middle of the night listening to creepy 60s music.

@refalvyfatih6978

4 жыл бұрын

Wait till zodiac’s copycat shoot his .45 through your car window

@lilchaos4792

4 жыл бұрын

That's dangerous, people have been killed that way.

@imposterblockade1826

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone know any similar songs like this? Asking for a friend not me but I still want to know

@natesenft5376

4 жыл бұрын

Red Breaker maybe his season of the witch or the zombies time of the season, they instill similar feelings in me even tho they are totally different

@cgh7337

4 жыл бұрын

Are you hoping to see the Zodiac killer?

Dissonance is what makes this song memorable. Think about classic rock songs that stay with you till this day; waiting for the dissonant lead guitar riff to resolve--or not--keeps the tune in your head. Makes it interesting. I was in eighth grade when this song broke. Hearing it instantly takes me back fifty years. Excuse me, I'm gonna go light a bowl.

@rodrikofharlaw6848

2 жыл бұрын

With the way you were rambling I thought you were already blazed

@PatrickPierceBateman

2 жыл бұрын

You lived through the best era for music in the history of the human race.

@dmmcgowan13

2 жыл бұрын

I was grade school age! I loved Donovan and the psychedelic music era. 1966 was my favorite year of music! Donavan was played a lot on AM music stations. I loved that time of music because RR and Motown were played on the same stations.

@josephblackwood4001

2 жыл бұрын

OMG! I wana be your friend man!! ✌😂😂 haha cheers I hope u see this idk how to tag someone lol. God I'd seriously would like to have a friend that's in the baby boomer born era, and just sit. Listen (I'm a good listener not a very good speaker lol) to all the stories of the good ol dazzze unfold.

@samuelpaddack700

2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😝

First record album I bought. Heard it on the radio and was smitten. I was 15. I have every Donovan album I could find. Because of this song, I’m a diehard Donovan fan. Finally got to see him live in the late 80’s in a huge bar in Toronto, Rock and Roll Heaven … had to be Heaven, after all! It was Donovan! Took several photos during his performance. The best one is framed and hanging in my bedroom. 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦

The guitar playing in this song is phenomenal.

@now_is_past

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the drums

@soaringvulture

Жыл бұрын

And nobody knows who actually played it because they were all too stoned to remember. But it was somebody good.

@franklinloll2229

Жыл бұрын

It was jimmy page

@soaringvulture

Жыл бұрын

@@franklinloll2229 Well, the semi-official word from John Paul Jones, who set up the session, is that it's Alan Parker on guitar. But I don't know and it's more exciting to think that it's Jimmy Page; then you've got Led Zep backing Donovan, which is almost as much of a trip as the music itself.

@franklinloll2229

Жыл бұрын

@@soaringvulture page wrote in his autobiography it was Alan holdsworth on guitar. Engineer eddie Kramer said it was Jimmy Page. Numerous sources who were there say different things. On the albums linear ones it credits john Bonham on drums though most agree that's not true. This epitomizes all history and events. Often numerous people at the same moment in time give different interpretations of the same event.

As a young child in the sixties, I listened to AM radio in bed when I couldn't sleep. The DJs played psychedelic pop after midnight, including "Atlantis," "Mellow Yellow," and "Hurdy Gurdy Man." You don't hear mind expanding music on AM radio anymore.

@robertthacher2660

Жыл бұрын

I did too

@DeeMolition

Жыл бұрын

You don't hear mind expanding music anywhere anymore.

@Lunacyk

9 ай бұрын

Nowadays(and the last couple of decades) it's the EXACT opposite. Mind-rotting "talk" radio.

@ricarleite

4 ай бұрын

AM radio was outdated technology even for the 1960s tbh

@Scotty2hotty-xc6gi

4 ай бұрын

We listen to a late night a.m. station out of Little Rock Arkansas. The DJs name was Clyde, Clifford. I don’t remember the exact station, but they played some of the best music. It would barely come in 4 miles north where I live in the sticks I’m talking sticks.!!!!!!

"You'll catch him" "Look around you, they're already making films on this guy"

@jonathanree4524

3 жыл бұрын

I never drew the connection between Dirty Harry and the Zodiac case till I saw Zodiac lol

@sircastic2807

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanree4524 heh, yeah. Towards the end, when Jake Gyllenhaal (Robert) says: Just because you can't prove it doesn't mean it's wrong... Mark Ruffalo (Toschi) says: Easy dirty Harry. Subtle or what?!

@mohammedashian8094

4 ай бұрын

If I remember correctly toschi walked out of Dirty Harry because of how they portrayed the whole thing that Harry managed to get the guy but toschi didn’t which made him feel guilty

Hari gurdi hari gurdi...sigh! Donovan forever❤

I met the Hurdy Gurdy Man. It was an experience I will never forget and he did indeed sing songs of love.

@michaelcorbett8691

Жыл бұрын

Your in luck because here comes the Roly poly man who is also singing songs of lovr

@peterpaul231

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelcorbett8691 Roly poly roly poly roly poly he sang.

@stevenf8693

Жыл бұрын

The only source for Mr. Meseeks to exist.

@Qbee13

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@stephenpmurphy591

Жыл бұрын

Hurdy Gurdy is a double entendre... Low low low. It's such a lovely mystery. Go, oh no not me I'm a man of excellent reputation. I'm a karma-mechanic. I see you.

“I am very sure that’s the man who shot me.” Chills

This song was perfect for the ens credits of the zodiac. This song is just creepy enough to give you chills.

@VoluntaristJAM

3 жыл бұрын

you mean transcendent....

@litterbocks47

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, one of a kind, I also like CCR, Walk on the Water, and Stevie Nicks, Annabelle Lee, and Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue, Where the Wild Roses Grow. And PJ Harvey, Down By the Water.

@BostonsF1nest

3 жыл бұрын

The ending was so fucked. Probably one of the best movie endings ever

@cyclone8974

2 жыл бұрын

@@VoluntaristJAM people like to ignore lyrics.

@edwarddore7617

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect for the end of the movie sure, but I don't find it creepy, just unique and kinda weird in the best possible way.

The music died long time ago, man. That's why the Stones are still around workin' magic. Luv Donovan. The scene in DON'T LOOK BACK' docky on Bob Dylan with them sharing a guitair and singing folk songs, is epic. And ofc, all on KZread. HAIL! to the three young geniuses who invented KZread - for me the ONLY social media 'thing' to learn of mankind's shared knowledge. I live on KZread. Peace, love!

whoever mixed this is beyond good.

"Man, you really creeped us out."

@Funnylittleman

3 жыл бұрын

That scene was like a nightmare. One of the most disturbing scenes I’ve seen in a movie and it isn’t even that graphic.

@unclejeffrey2317

3 жыл бұрын

I loved that scene. What a way to start a movie

@brndn2208

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that part it gave off evil vibes from the time he pulls behind her car the first time and gets really intense when he turns around and this music just helps tie it together.

@throwawayacc2618

3 жыл бұрын

Bang bang bang bang

@dylanrasmussen1552

3 жыл бұрын

Man: Just you wait.....

Not sure why, but this song instills a strange, fearful feeling within me. It's just one of those songs that sound other-worldly. I love it.

@marjoriedrake-grisak3902

4 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of the coronavirus pandemic

@thefilmrookie3099

Жыл бұрын

It reminds me of a serial killer during the late 60’s

@mrandrew625

Жыл бұрын

Its a lead song for the serial killer movie Zodiac

@mustangmikep51

Жыл бұрын

It was written to awaken the LOVE that lies within all of us...its DEEP....but if your 1 who is ready to hear its message...dive in!

@stephenpmurphy591

Жыл бұрын

It's nice. The watchers watch. It never ends. He's aware. Don't waste your time fiddling & farting..

My 15 yr old brain bought me here. I’m 67 now.

@robertbennett6134

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@robertthacher2660

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@johnjean8743

Жыл бұрын

Yup...me too! Clearly remember the first time I heard it when I was a teen.

@RadiantShadow69

Жыл бұрын

@Donovan Awww sorry you had to delete the other comments! ✨

@RadiantShadow69

Жыл бұрын

@Donovan Philly! We had this convo before

Jeez, I get chills hearing this song. Thanks, Zodiac...

"Now, on a scale of one to ten, ten being positive...how sure are ya?" "at least an eight....listen buddy, last time I saw this face was July 4 , 1969. I am very sure that's the man who shot me." (Following Mike Mageau's identification of Arthur Leigh Allen, authorities scheduled a meeting to discuss charging him with the murders. Allen suffered a fatal heart attack before this meeting could take place...)

@vincentprakash4891

6 жыл бұрын

RideMyTruck fantastic movie. beautiful song

@growingstruggle5493

6 жыл бұрын

movie?

@taraspokalchuk7256

5 жыл бұрын

zodiac

@lakechocolate9785

5 жыл бұрын

The scene in the movie is so cold, chilling, and terrifying. I kid you not, scared me to the bones!

@henrykashyap8913

5 жыл бұрын

@@lakechocolate9785 its quite funny also that cartoonist XD

“I’m not the zodiac, and if I was I certainly wouldn’t tell you”

@San-li9ml

4 жыл бұрын

"Man you really creeped us out"

@jeremyhennessee6604

3 жыл бұрын

Zodiac died in 2003. And was inactive since 84.

@jamesmcbeth4463

3 жыл бұрын

Ted Cruz is

@duskonanyavarld1786

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyhennessee6604 How do people know when he died?

@shadeshiest22

3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Hennessee who was he?

This song was chosen as theme music for series "Britannia", so brilliant, Donovan a highly under-rated musician, should be rated as great as the Beatles & Stones. His music so ahead of the times. Still relevant today, I have loved & still love your music ❤❤❤

@thewizardssleeve119

Жыл бұрын

Donovan's good, but sorry, Beatles and Stones are in their own dimension! I see Donavan as somewhere around the level of The Kinks, but less consistently good.

@annwatchman6885

Жыл бұрын

@@thewizardssleeve119 each to his own, my friend, but Donovan's my main man ❤❤❤

@annwatchman6885

Жыл бұрын

@@thewizardssleeve119 besides "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is unique

@b00cephalus

3 ай бұрын

I loved that series. I've been a Donovan fan since I was 15, I'm 69, now.

So many emotions after Zodiac movie. What a fantastic choice. I listen to this song and I relive the entire movie in my mind.

@SDsailor7

Жыл бұрын

It works every time i hear the song. Flash back to the Zodiac movie.

@stephenpmurphy591

Жыл бұрын

Yes, & no. Vallejo now lacks authenticity. Driving around is pointless no more shadowy lonely places. However new territory offers boundless opportunities to express creative impulses. It is shining. It is shining. You know the old saying Waste not want not. One man gathers what another man slaughters. Of the beginning. Now it's the greatest becoming. Of the beginning. You and us.

Donovan was one of the most prominent voices of thought and mind expansion for us baby boomers. Gentle, different, unabashed, and beloved to this very moment. Take these songs along with you, great companions.

@loydtheliar5659

2 жыл бұрын

reading this made me smile for some reason, thanks

@stephensczurek6286

2 жыл бұрын

I always felt that way myself. Always was a Donovan fan. But a lot of kids around me didn't like him and disparaged him. Pretty stupid and unimaginative.

@paulfrantizek102

2 жыл бұрын

Neither Led Zeppelin nor Pink Floyd would have been the bands they became without Donovan's influence. He opened the door to that sort of experimentation.

@chonconnor6144

2 жыл бұрын

Kid of boomers my parents were not big fan of artists like Donovan, but I always enjoyed the unique sound and out there lyrics.

@mindsigh4

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephensczurek6286 yeah, it didn't help that in a televised interview, when they asked Dylan about certain other musicians, someone asked him about Donovan," he has talked about how much he loves ur music,he's a huge fan"& Dylan got this look like it was totally beneath him & he said something snarky, dismissive, wtf, love Dylan & Donovan, & u know Donovan took the acid

Love that searing lead guitar that keeps threatening to pounce all over the song! The best song Donovan ever released. The tremelo in his voice kicks this into another dimension. The guitar solo just before the end lofts it into the stratosphere like a rock ',n roll hurricane. Crazy good!

@christinemitchell5474

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@waltertaylor5395

2 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Page of Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin fame killing it on the lead guitar.

@damianwhite504

2 жыл бұрын

@@waltertaylor5395 Thanks. I thought it was but I was just about to look it up. Donovan worked with everybody at that time. Jeff Beck was another

@ricardo3221

Жыл бұрын

The great jimmy page is great on the short riff

@sheetkarate6901

Жыл бұрын

Jimmy Page & Alan Holdsworth shredding the hell out of it

Amazing timeless... WAS 8 YEARS OLD, 10 Days summer vacation on South Jersey shore... Heard THIS, slayed ME, became lifelong LEAD guitar player Thanx to THIS brilliant SONG

Who knew Donovan wrote a song that just might qualify as one of the first heavy metal songs?!?!

@andyl0261

Жыл бұрын

His rhythm section was the future Led Zeppelin.

I was always disappointed that a song about a Hurdy Gurdy man...never actually had a Hurdy Gurdy playing on it.

@fwlweb5803

5 жыл бұрын

Try to get over it

@koramarie2904

5 жыл бұрын

It was actually supposed to feature the band, but due to creative differences they split from the contract and it ended up just being Donovon to create the song.

@vincentcascino

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! It does have a hurry gurdy-esq echo vibe though.

@waltersobchak7275

4 жыл бұрын

@rob yohn an instrument of some sort???

@MultiCappie

4 жыл бұрын

With that wicked distorted guitar and epic drum rolls, I live somewhat comfortably without a hurdy gurdy.

We really went down the rabbit hole on this one

@louisjohnangeloreano6904

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@ToyInsanity

5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@mikec1222

5 жыл бұрын

Who knew Fred was an honest to goodness Hurdy Gurdy man? :p

@theonlycatonice

5 жыл бұрын

But we must go even further... beyond!

@kucftbueouy9902

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

The guitar making this psychedelic is Jimmy Page

Donovan was fantastic in concert; totally hypnotized deeply in 60’s psychedelia 🎉

"Histories of ages past, unenlightened shadows cast, down through all off eternity, the crying of humanity" Quite possibly the most profound lyric in all of music.

@tommulhall3865

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is! The brutality of pre Christian times where Romans would nail people to a cross to make a public display of their suffering and slow death. Thousands of people hard to believe it happened

@mommie8581

2 жыл бұрын

that verse "histories of ages past etc:" was supposedly written by george harrison of the beatle....

@realfrankiegrande

2 жыл бұрын

clearly you have never listened to super bass by nicki minaj

@ubute

7 ай бұрын

How can it possibly compete with "In the year 2525, if man is still alive"? Ok, well, maybe it does.

@stephenpmurphy591

3 ай бұрын

He came singing songs of love. That delightful moaning during the first chorus. That's what we want to hear.

Thank you, Zodiac

@ChihabBouhraoua

7 жыл бұрын

Yeh thank for Zodiac

@bittergriffin4300

7 жыл бұрын

On9 Fung what's zodiac ??

@brunodesa659

7 жыл бұрын

film

@cemkahya607

7 жыл бұрын

zodiac is the worst movie off aşs alsöa s

@bandfromtheband9445

7 жыл бұрын

It's one of Fincher's better films....(whatever your comment was supposed to mean).

That lead is so gdmn sweet! The feel, the emotion...it drips emotion and feel. 😍

“I’m very sure that’s the man who shot me.”

Thrown like a star in my vast sleep I opened my eyes to take a peek To find that I was by the sea Gazing with tranquility 'Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang Histories of ages past Unenlightened shadows cast Down through all eternity The crying of humanity 'Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurd Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang Here comes the Roly Poly Man He's singing songs of love "Roly poly, roly poly, holy poly poly" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy" he sang

@colinl5951

5 жыл бұрын

I always thought it "I opened my eyes to take a pee"

@bigpaulie806

5 жыл бұрын

I saw a video once. It referred to Jesus Christ being the hurdy gurdy man

@vinzelrato

5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful lyrics...

@theonlycatonice

5 жыл бұрын

Hurdy gang, hurdy gang, hurdy gang, hurdy gang Gurdy gang, Gurdy gang, Gurdy gang, Gurdy gang Spent ten pence on a new string My wench loves to smoke opium I bed a wench, can't recall her name, I can't buy no swine a wedding band

@mccann456198

5 жыл бұрын

Charles E. Darko the guy is on a boat ride

Following Mike Mageau's identification of Arthur Leigh Allen, authorities scheduled a meeting to discuss charging him with the murders. Allen suffered a fatal heart attack before this meeting could take place. In 2002, a partial DNA profile, that did not match Allen, was developed from a 33-year old Zodiac envelope. Investigators in San Francisco and Vallejo refused to rule out Allen as a suspect on the basis of this test. In 2004, the San Francisco Police Department deactivated their Zodiac Investigation. Today, the case remains open in Napa County, Solano County, and in the city of Vallejo, where Arthur Leigh Allen is still the prime and only suspect. Inspector David Toschi retired from the San Francisco Police Department in 1989. He was cleared of all charges that he wrote the 1978 Zodiac letter. Paul Avery passed away on December 10, 2000 of pulmonary emphysema. He was 66. His ashes were scattered by his family in San Francisco Bay. Robert Graysmith lives in San Francisco and enjoys a healthy relationship with his children. He claims he has not received a single anonymous phone call since Allen's death.

His voice like melted butter

Incredible guitar work by Alan Parker, which turns this song into something almost beyond transcendental.

@michaelaiello9525

2 жыл бұрын

I was told that it’s Jimmy Page on guitar on this track

@JFS3

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelaiello9525 John Paul Jones, who not only arranged and played bass on the track, but also hired the musicians for the session as well, stated it was Alan Parker. That said, the water have been muddied so much over the years that the issue may never be fully resolved to everyone's satisfaction.

@mikearmistead4426

Жыл бұрын

It is Jimmy Page with the heavy psychedelic guitar on this track

@georgewash2626

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelaiello9525 I heard that as well ? Whoever did it knocks our socks off after all these years !

@rsuman

Жыл бұрын

just what I thought, it's Jimmy Page playing, awesome ! 🎸

Donovan was such a Great Poet.......

@VoluntaristJAM

2 жыл бұрын

is....

They're using this song as the opening of the TV show Britannia, amazing.

[Verse 1] Thrown like a star in my vast sleep I open my eyes to take a peep To find that I was by the sea Me gazing with tranquility [Chorus] It was then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Came singing songs of love [Post-Chorus] "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang [Guitar Solo 1] [Verse 2] Histories of ages past Unenlightened shadows cast Down through all eternity The crying of humanity [Chorus] It is then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man Comes singing songs of love [Post-Chorus] "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang [Guitar Solo 2] [Outro] "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang Here comes the Roly Poly Man and he's singing songs of love "Roly poly, roly poly, roly poly, poly", he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang [In various live appearances] When truth gets very deep Beneath a thousand years of sleep Time demands a turn around And once again the truth is found Yeah, George Awakening the Hurdy Gurdy Man Who comes singing the songs of love Beatles were Hurdy Gurdy Men They came singing you songs of love I am the Hurdy Gurdy Man I come singing the songs of love "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, gurdy", he sang

@DChamb-tj4vu

8 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks!

@JamesSmith-kf8cp

8 ай бұрын

Get a job

@Kshastra

8 ай бұрын

@@JamesSmith-kf8cp What made you think I don't earn?

@david_cop_a_feel7538

7 ай бұрын

Heltroid Skeltroid

@t.j.payeur5331

7 ай бұрын

When the truth gets Buried deep..not "very deep "...a George Harrison contribution.

Donovan's daughter, Ione Skye, has a role in the film Zodiac.

@TysWifeyy

3 жыл бұрын

No way!!!

@charlesfosterkane1966

3 жыл бұрын

@@TysWifeyy Yes, she played Kathleen Johns (lady with baby Zodiac tried to kill) she went uncredited at her request. Not for a bad reason, she admired Fincher, wanted to do it that way.

@arpitsrivastava9409

3 жыл бұрын

i don't how you got this info as they didn't list her in the cast(at the movie end)

@charlesfosterkane1966

3 жыл бұрын

@@arpitsrivastava9409 she went uncredited. Look up the actress Ione Skye and it will tell you that on IMDB and Wikipedia.

@joanneb.9247

3 жыл бұрын

@@arpitsrivastava9409 She is recognizable, I knew who she was immediately. She was in "Say Anything".

Never saw the Zodiac film. Heard this song for the first time on AM radio. Great psychadelic tune as I came of age in the 1960s. Thanks for adding it to my jogging playlist.

@robertthacher2660

Жыл бұрын

Zodiac has all the best songs of 68 and 9

Straight from the 60s AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TIME AND A GREAT TIME, I LOVE IT AND I WAS POOR BUT I GREW TALL AND STRAIGHT

No matter what song... Donovan was THE singer in my youth

One of the best forgotten Artists of our day. Hard to believe he is classified as folk music. To anyone not heard of Donovan, many good tracks from him. Definitely a unique sound from this band and very good alternative to the repetitive mainstream sound factory of today. Just as he sings about things you know similar he then takes on an odyssey of the mind and stars. One of the best forgotten bands of yesteryear.**** If your a Tuber go ahead and start with his highly viewed then venture on. He's human so there are some stale stogeys in the box but still very good stuff.

@theon9575

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's quite wrongly and stupidly classified as "folk music" by someone who doesn't understand the history of the genre. I guess they think the Rolling Stones and The Beatles were also folk music singers 🤣.

What a great song. Brings back many many memories

This is pretty hard core stuff, for both today and especially 1968!

Donovan's voice vibrato is perfectly symetrical to the rhythm of the song. Like an amplifier tremolo

@MarcSpraragen

Жыл бұрын

I think he recorded in sub zero temperature to get it right

@mrcrandberry6115

Жыл бұрын

@@MarcSpraragen sounds like something Donovan would do

One of the best psychedelic songs ever recorded

It was also used for the opening credits of S1 of "Brittania," a series about a Roman general attempting to conquer Britain in 43 AD and becoming influenced by the shamans and supernatural beliefs of the Druid culture. It works well with that show too.🙂

This is Donovan's best song and is one of my favorites from the 1960s!

I'm here because of Donovan

@mustangmikep51

4 жыл бұрын

Im here because I want to be a "Hurdy Gurdy" man..thats why were ALL here...(whether we know it or not)!From a 60;s "FLOWER CHILD"....Peace + Love

@suzyrothmann9675

4 жыл бұрын

Donovan was magic!

@hashmash12

4 жыл бұрын

I just found his music; I am only 20, but I grew up listening to older music.

@MemoxWasHere

4 жыл бұрын

Finally a man of culture in this comment section.

@TheBlairCormier

4 жыл бұрын

Baste

God it’s almost like this song was made for the movie “Zodiac” … it’s perfect

@cyclone8974

2 жыл бұрын

if you totally ignore the lyrics.

@jesusmind1611

2 жыл бұрын

fool, Donovan wrote about how his trip to India and his experience of their religious music inspired this song. Fool

@cyndygough4107

2 жыл бұрын

You are so right about that. Hurdy gurdy man...........

@cyndygough4107

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't talking about the lyrics. I'm sure, fool.

@josephhernandez1885

2 жыл бұрын

Zodiac and The Conjuring brought me here

So… do we think Donovan thought he was making a delightful song about love? Or do you think it was kinda intentional, how he made one of the coolest yet creepiest sounding songs of all time? There’s something so ominous about it, I can never forget it-what a song.

People around me don't feel music like I do. I play this and get laughed at. Its a true classic. Last days of music u feel and not just hear.

@goodstuff8156

Жыл бұрын

Oh I’m just special I’m not like everyone else look at my I’m special and different

@PyroJoe1

8 ай бұрын

Old comment, but ya just gotta find your people. They're out there, the comments prove that!

I was in High School in 1968 69 when this was released. I love that time

@psychicspy1234

3 жыл бұрын

Zodiac killer is you?

@AcmePotatoPackingPocatello

3 жыл бұрын

Ya, I was in 9th grade when this came out. I didnt smoke reefer till 10thgrade. Ten Years After, Savoy Brown, Hendrix grew up 35 miles down the road.

@GeoffsSousChef

3 жыл бұрын

i love thinkin about my parents being young in those days. but mannnn, those tumultuous times durrr... like today is so peaceful 🙄

The very first Acid Rock song I ever heard. From the most mellow artist of my time. Thanks for the song brother

@mustangmikep51

4 жыл бұрын

acid opened me up to a deeper level of reality...meditation took me even deeper...you have to go down deep in the rabbit hole to find the answers to life's riddles...seek and you shall find...thats if you WANT to find it...thats the problem...not many want to find out the truth...and its foolish to be WISE in a World where IGNORANCE is BLISS!

No one could cover this amazing song…experience. Timeless.

@jfarr23

6 ай бұрын

Well, except these guys. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aWqtubyco8rddps.html

@cmatthew69

6 ай бұрын

I like The Butthole Surfers cover of this

@CryptidWalks

6 ай бұрын

@@cmatthew69 on your recommendation I gave it a listen. Crap, absolutely crap. I’ve never heard of these guys, but I don’t wanna hear another song by them. Their name is offensive, their cover of this amazing song is trash.

@CryptidWalks

Ай бұрын

What a sad existence you must live to never ever come here this original band. I am sorry for you quietly into the night.

@CryptidWalks

Ай бұрын

Maybe, perhaps imitated never duplicated. I don’t even want to hear their version, their name is offensive enough.

yes, Donovan was very underrated. Loved his music. Still relevant today.

I am probably a young buck compared to others here. I am 37. I didn't know this song existed until the Zodiac movie. I instantly loved it. This song makes me think of a time when things were a lot different in the world. Even when I was a still a teenager/ young man, people were a lot different. This a masterpiece. It's a great song for thinking. When I hear this song, it makes me think of twin peaks theme.

@johnbland3642

Жыл бұрын

jimmy page and alan holdsworth are the guitarists on this record along with john bonham.

@aravsandhu7005

Жыл бұрын

I’m 16, I have no idea how I’ve made it to this video lmao

@anyway6757

Жыл бұрын

@@aravsandhu7005 yooo i'm 16 too

@mustangmikep51

Жыл бұрын

@@johnbland3642 wrong

@dreamlandnightmare

Жыл бұрын

42 here. Discovered this song from "Zodiac" (2007). Recently heard a nice cover of it at the end of episode 2 of the new "Willow" series.

Absolutely the most popular song about a hurdy-gurdy that doesn't actually include a hurdy-gurdy

To me the anthem of '68. Would go back in a heartbeat; time of my life

@lincolnlandpicker

Жыл бұрын

Go back in a heart beat. I am 70 yrs old and absolutely loved the freedom and life of the 60s. Good friends, no real agenda but lots of peace and love. I was a laid back hippie in those days. 6 of us lived in an old farm house and even ground our own corn meal. Loved those days.

Spitz man turned me on to this---one of my very best friends. His dad was a Veitnam vet and influenced him---I believe. If I had a favorite song this would probably be it. AWESOME

Jimmy Page, John Bonham and John Paul Jones played as session musicians on this track just before forming Led Zeppelin according to Donovan aswell as a few others and George Harrison helped write it. Been one of my favs since it first came out

@pluto4D

3 жыл бұрын

yeah that's right straight after in 1968 led zeppelin recorded their first album unbelievable era of talent

@howardwalton1876

3 жыл бұрын

According to Eddie Kramer Page and Jones yes, Bonham no.

@mommie8581

2 жыл бұрын

yay!!! someone else who knows the history of this song!!!...i thot i was the only one who knew this was the first led zeppelin song.... :)

@MrThehearn

5 ай бұрын

clem cattini on drums @@howardwalton1876

Truly, one of the best songs ever written

Sometimes music is the only medicine the heart and Soul need. I like this song

I'm here because Killian mentioned this song in You're the Worst. Glad to have heard this!

This is an amazing song. Donovan made some massively interesting hits.

@kentclark6420

4 жыл бұрын

When he wasn't messing around with the Maharishi.

“Histories of ages past, unenlightened shadows cast. Down through all eternity, the crying of humanity.” (definitely my favorite lyric of the song.)

I am 64. ❤hi from Canada. My family came here from Glasgow in 1957. So the whole family lived to listen and play his music and Bob Dylan and more. I thought we were listening to our former neighbors from Scotland. Our friend!!!❤❤❤

@joediskin6612

4 ай бұрын

I was born in 57 hello from USA

@pifre3051

Ай бұрын

Hello people

Best psychedelic song on the radio during that era.

Almost every day in the late 60's great songs like this would appear. George Harrison helped with the lyrics & gave Donovan a 4 string tambura which helped give this song its unique sound. Also, Donovan showed John his unique finger picking technique, and John wrote Dear Prudence with it. Yes, the greatest band in the World didn't have a problem helping other musicians out. Also, John Phillips asked Paul if they would play at his Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. Paul told Phillips that he was tied up with his Magical Mystery Tour project, however, there was this great Black guitar player from America who they should book, and on McCartney's word, they added him to the bill. Thus, Jimi Hendrix became "known" in America. The Beatles were undoubtedly the best band in the World, and they knew how to handle it. Like true leaders do! By the way, great song Donovan. Take care and stay well everybody. Peace

@williamsisk8152

2 жыл бұрын

isnt that jimmy page on guitar ? interesting.

@michaelulbricht9438

2 жыл бұрын

Over the years Donovan has mentioned various people as playing on this track. It is now understood to be as follows according to John Paul Jones (who did play bass and book the session players) as: Donovan on Acoustic Guitar, Tambura and vocals Alan Parker on Electric Guitar John Paul Jones on Bass and Musical Director Clem Cattini on Drums

@opensky5062

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the massive info-drop! Amazing! I'm still just "getting into" Donovan. I LOVE finding older music, even if only 10yrs older, -- but yes, REAL great music is timeless.. I love learning about musix. from a Gen-X-er college music DJ

@michaelulbricht9438

2 жыл бұрын

I forgot one thing. Paul watched Donovan teach John his clawhammer guitar picking technique. He then would practice it by himself, and used it to write songs like Blackbird. Take care!

@soaringvulture

Жыл бұрын

@@williamsisk8152 Well, some say it was, some say it wasn't. But everybody was too stoned to be sure.

Summer 68, senior year in high school, Sweet Home Amherst NY. We sat around and played this over and over till it drove my Mom nuts. I used tell my Mom "come sing along with us" LOL

@roncalabro

3 жыл бұрын

Did you go to the nam after high school?

@williamgreeter1855

3 жыл бұрын

My mother was 21 in 1968 and she lived in San Francisco California until 1969

@brrlego5245

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamgreeter1855 shit, is she alive?

@williamgreeter1855

3 жыл бұрын

@@brrlego5245 no she died December 28 2005

@charleshamilton9593

2 жыл бұрын

Small world I graduated from West Seneca East in '67