This Drunken 17 Minute 1-Hit Wonder Was the #1 SELLING Record EVER…for a Time! | Professor of Rock
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- Coming up, it’s a song that can only be described as ‘epic.’ In a Gadda Davida by Iron Butterfly, originally radio-friendly in length,later grew to monster proportions, swallowing up an entire side of an album. All thanks to a prolonged jam session that wouldn’t stop. The engineer liked what he heard and kept the tape rolling… and when it was done, Iron Butterfly had made history. Plus its gibberish title In a Gadda Da Vida had listeners wondering what in the world the song was about. Turns out, the singer was so sloshed when he first sang it, his bandmates thought he was singing something else entirely. But they liked it, so they kept it. Later on they would also have a chance to perform this legendary track at Woodstock… but after they pissed off the Performance Coordinator they found themselves stranded at the airport. Could they get there in time? An epic tale NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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It’s time for another edition of our series Bottled Lightning where we celebrate a song or album that was king for a day. As many of you know here we honor artists and bands and that rocketed up the charts… but for reasons unknown weren’t able to sustain that success. Called by some ‘one hit wonders’, we celebrate them as lightening in a bottle. On previous episodes we have covered Incense and Peppermint by Strawberry Alarm Clock, DOA by Bloodrock, and Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum.
Today we’re giving you a song that is actually longer than all of those others combined… It’s a 17 minute plus masterclass jam session that confused listeners back in the day who were trying to figure out what the heck the singer was saying and what the song meant. I’m talking about: Iron Butterfly with their epic-length classic track In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida… from their 1968 album of the same name. My parents had this on vinyl and 8 track and my dad told me the story…
So just for a little context here, by the end of the 1960s there was a significant swell of bands playing a heavier rock sound than ever before… with doomsday riffs and fuzz, distorted guitars. Looking back on those days with the benefit of hindsight, these heavy rockers are often referred to as ‘proto-metal’ acts… the pioneers of heavy metal.
Even though many will argue different points… there really is no clear, set in stone moment when heavy metal burst into existence. It wasn’t like a big bang moment. It was gradual process. And complicating matters is the fact that the definition of what heavy metal is has changed over time. Plus, tracking the development of any musical genre is an inexact process. Styles blend with each other. It’s never a consistent, linear evolution. - Розваги
Poll: What is your pick for the greatest "long" song of the rock era?
"Closer to Home" is my favorite
Sister Ray by Velvet Underground
David Bowie - Station To Station
King Crimson - Starless
Kiss - 100,000 Years
Styx - Come Sail Away
"Voodoo Chile" by Jimi Hendrix
Free Bird, Lynrd Skynyrd
If a band is destined to only have one hit, this is the kind of hit you want. This one is immortal.
For sure!
I agree that if this is the one hit then a monster one will do. I did love Iron Butterfly.
Not just lightning in a bottle, but MAGIC lightning in a bottle.
Hee Haw Hut!
Almost exactly Todd In The Shadows' closing statement on it.
The Simpsons joke where the church organist plays the entire song, solo included always gives me a great chuckle when she slumps over of exhaustion after finishing it😂
😝
After Rev. Lovejoy asks the congregation to open their hymnals to, In the Garden of Eden by I. Ron Butterfly
@@charlesandrews2360 "Wait a minute- That sounds like Rock and/or Roll!"
PRICELESS
I still watch that episode and laugh my A$$ off
Back when the Simpsons was good
The minute I saw “17-minutes” I knew immediately which song was today’s topic. The drum solo is what made me a drums fan…I love this song. My favorite drummer is John Bonham, but my love for the beat started with In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida. Thanks, Prof!
Thanks Lori! A great song. It's funny how people react to this song. there's always a story!
I knew what song it was about too
Same!
But…but…Are You Happy was on the flip side.
I also knew the song because it couldn't be Butterfly Bleu (long version) at only 17 minutes. And it doesn't sound like they're sloshed on that one. lol
Back around 2011/2012 ish, my wife and I were looking to buy a house. We found a house that claimed to have a recording studio in the basement. Being that I had a studio I wanted to move into whatever house we bought... this seemed perfect! We went to check it out, but the owner had already moved up to northern new england. I had spoken to him a couple of times on the phone about the house inquiring about the studio and what the plans were for it since it was ALL still there. There was no other furniture in the house, but there was an original RCA console which was one of the original Sun Studio consoles as well as a ton of other outboard gear, mics, tape machines etc. When i finally got to the house we looked around and saw everything. In one of the closets I found master tapes for a bunch of names I recognized. I got to thinking.... who was this guy that owned this house?! Turns out it was the engineer for In A Gadda Da Vida, Don Casale!
Wow, what a cool story! From one NEer to another, the house is in Maine?
@@laurat1129 the house for sale was on Long Island and I believe he moved to NH or ME.
How great is that?
Did you buy the house? Did the tapes come with it? Dreaming here...
@@RockandRollWoman we didnt wind up buying that house. The bank couldnt justify the asking price since they didnt put any value into the studio/equipment. But yes, everything would have been included including the client list.
I wish Ron had received writing credit for that drum solo. Most of the time, drummers don't receive credit because they're usually just providing what is rhythmically needed for a pre-composed song. But in this case, the solo was an integral part of the song, and one of the most memorable moments for sure!
Right? He deserves to be in the drummers’ hall of fame.
I still today drum this on the steering wheel while sitting at a light....drives my daughter crazy.
Basically 17 minutes of drunk hippie acid rock. It's pretty okay still.
I love it!
@@ProfessorofRock Yeah it's fun.
Loved the Simpson's episode where Bart changed the hymn music for Iron Butterfly on the organ.
"In the Garden of Eden" by I. Ron Butterfly 😂
Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and/or roll!
Mentioned and show toward the end!
Yes!
Homer: whispers "Hey Marge, remember when we used to make-out to this hymn?" She jiggles.
In November of 1969, Iron Butter Fly opened for the Rolling Stones IN San Diego. Both did live recordings. The Stones were recording "Get Your Ya, Yas Out" and Iron Butter Fly recorded their live album. If you turn the volume all the way up in the short "silence" gap, just before the drum solo, you will faintly hear some one holler "get it on". That was yours truly.
That was one of the last concerts I attended in SD, the last being Jethro Tull, 2 weeks later, all now a life long memory. ;-)
Now that's just too cool 😎!!!
No way!
You should parlay that into some fame & fortune. You just need a brand. 😊
Nice!
Takes me back? Understatement. And I came to it late...
One Friday afternoon in year 9 (junior highschool) a US English teacher on International Exchange with a hangover came into class, gave a three minute lecture on the cultural importance of Iron Butterfly which went over most of my classmates heads as they zoned out and I tuned in as he solemnly played it, rewound it, and played it again as a 40 minute English lesson.
We never spoke of it again and there was no homework due.
Ha ha! That's a great story!
Oh my god, your teacher was allowed to teach you guys with a hangover? I’d be terrified if that ever happened to me nowadays. But I’ve got one more year until college, so it’s unlikely.
yeh funny.our 6th grade teacher same wed play records when she waa burned out from partying night before just out of art school.had stereo tiny classroom stones hit rocks elton yellow brick mott live velvet underground beatles my classmate gal saw recently were laughing imagine tiday hippy teacher catching up on work as we listened to records zero schoolwork but guess was musical education haha
she let us play whatever revords she had at the time had bunch of them in 6th grade we were laughing ciuld not imagine today our hippy teacher later on was an art instuctor at vcu another record was who tommy soundtrack then ee saw movie like 9th grade classmate was like yeh lucky we haf a young teacher inti music then
I'm 77 and was fortunate enough to be a sound roadie on the Butterfly's' first two back to tours (1 1/2 year tour 68' - 70'), the first with Eric Braun on guitar with Blues Image as opening act, then with Mike Pinera (from blues Image} and Larry Rhinehart on guitars with Black Oak Arkansas as the opener. Got my socks rocked off, so much on the edge talent. D-HI Sound----Turtle.
My 8 year old daughter and I are actually trying to learn to play the organ part of this song. My daughter absolutely loves this song. She refers to the organ solo as “The Beautiful Part”. I had a huge grin when she said that and I felt really proud to have introduced her to it and my other favorite songs she digs.
Good for you. You're keeping great music alive and bonding with your daughter. ✌
D-D-#F-F-E-F-A-#G-G..................
And your daughter will pass it along to her kids. Outstanding work, Dad.
Well, a local band used to play at my high school dances around 1969-1971. Their set list always included this song. They started this song together but during each solo, the other band members would go outside for a smoke or grab something from the concession stand. They eventually returned to the stage to play their own solos and finally together, play the song to completion. Good times.
I think I was in that band. Lol.
@@timevans9529 ahhh…we were all in that band 😉
That would have made me laugh seeing everyone but the soloist go out to take a break.
I was introduced to this song by an art teacher in 7th grade. We had some odd 16mm b&w film of weird subjects like a football game, among other things. We were supposed to alter this film stock with dyes &tc, then we'd watch it to "In A Gadda Da. Vida" haha, wow. I remember one kid took a pin and poked out all the football players heads, then turned the film backwards. Whew, what an experience! Of course I had to buy the album. I listened to the drum solo incessantly, learning it, and beat the crap outta our dining room table with a pair of heavy drumsticks! My parents were NOT amused. (that was fun!) 😄 Cool song...
A bottle of Ripple and an ounce of weed + In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida= late 60's heaven.
I was a junior in high school when it came out. The drum solo instantly became the standard by which local drummers were measured (surpassing Wipe Out). As an organist myself it was mind-blowing to hear what Doung Ingle did on that track. It was a major influence on me.
I'm 47 years old and I remember discovering this record in my parent's record collection when I was about 5. My dad always used to say that when the DJ played this record on the radio, it meant that they had to take an extended bathroom break. 😂
The Simpsons bit had me laughing my ass off when it first aired.
My dad played me the song Get Ready by Rare Earth on his tell to reel. That song was 21:30 and was released in 1969. You and I were blessed with fathers deep into music and we learned so much from our dads. We must give those stories to our children to keep the stories alive.
When did you hear the original temptations version?
I did not know there was a 20-minute version!
our friends dad had one we thought was super cool mess around with je probably had rare earth i have the vinly today my late dad only connection to music we both liked tom jones we were watching tony bennett soecial years ago he said antonio benedetto.he was the singing waiter they both worked at flushing golf club dad caddy tony waiter his younger sister was in dads class i met her a few times as a kid many entertainment stars came to the club dad caddied for mr
como years later he saw tony at a restaurant at italian restaurant he knew his parents and siblings recalled working at the club as teens so was my ol dads music story
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Yup, I actually have it if you want me to make a copy. I have my dads reel to reel still. I have 24 hours of Elvis’s that was recorded from the radio the day he died. I have so much neat stuff an not many to share it with
@@eternallife9786 I heard the Rare Earth version 1st and then went back to the original from the temptations. The 70s were awesome man.
"In A Gadda Da Vida" is a certifiable classic-It's equally as good as "Light My Fire".
100 x times better than stupid " light my fire " !
I was introduced to this song by my sister's boyfriend who was a Army Ranger during the Vietnam War. He said they would play this on the helicopters, it was one of few things he would say about his 3 tours in Vietnam. Had to do some searching to find a CD as this in the 90's when I first heard it. Had to play the whole thing for all my friends.
I love this song. Pranked some friends once at a birthday party. It was very early 2000's, and teenage-me had friends over. We were listening to vinyl records as we ate birthday cake, and the group wanted to go hiking in the woods. (I live in a forest.) I told 'em, "Sure, just let me play one more song." I put on a new record. First few notes played, and one friend started snickering. The rest were clueless. After ten minutes, they started to realize they'd been pranked and insisted I turn off the record player and head outside. Still laugh about it.
Turns out I follow in my dad's footsteps for using that song to prank people. When Dad was a teenager, he went to a big multi-day 4-H event at Rock Eagle. There's a chapel there that played a recording of church bells on the hour. Well, Dad snuck out one night and switched the recording of the bells. Midnight struck, and 'In a Gadda Da Vida" started to echo across the complex. Song was nearly over by the time an adult went to the chapel and turned it off.
My introduction to this song started rather inauspiciously. I was about 4 years old in 1976 when my dad used to play this song on an Akai X-150D reel to reel tape machine that he got from his time in the Army prior to my birth in 1972. Anyway, when it came to this song, he would always turn it up good and loud and usually when I was trying to sleep. The worst part, though, was that middle section right after the drum solo where the scary organ drones and screeching banshee guitar parts came in. My backyard had the world’s ugliest tree that when the moonlight shone, the shadow of the tree on my wall was terrifying by itself but combined with that with the cacophony in the living room, it was a waking nightmare for me. A year later, I got revenge on my dad by taping over the song with my mom’s Barry Manilow II album. Boy, was my dad pissed! Over time, I got over my childhood trauma of the song and learned to enjoy it as a music aficionado. I even made a CD copy of the album for my digital technology challenged dad in the early 2000s. And now that my father has passed on, I now have that same tape machine and stereo in my home studio as a reminder of how I got into music in the first place. And yes, I still have the original tapes.
Summer of 86, with the release of Manhunter (aka Red Dragon) the use of the song was so strategic there was a rebirth on KRTH-101 (FM 101.1 Los Angeles) for several weeks at 10am the DJ would play the full version saying "Okay folks, its time for your daily dose of iron." Coming out of the extended solo happens as the hero Graham (FBI agent) crashes through the house window to save the next victim of 'Dolorhide'. It was an epic summer, and the film would go onto span the Hannibal Lectar series.
Okay butterflies! Now for your daily dose of iron.
Yep, it was Manhunter for me, too, and that scene!
I have so many cool stories about this song.
Best friggin psych-song ever.
In the garden of Eden baby.
I was laying in a hospital bed recovering from sepsis and had finally felt well enough to listen to some music.
My daughter had brought my mp3 player and I was jamming to this song.
It has gotten to the drum solo and I had my eyes closed, drumming on my chest.
I suddenly felt movement around my bed and opened my eyes to a room full of Drs & nurses all looking quite sternly at me.
I popped the earbuds out and asked, "Yes?"
The one aid spoke up kind of angrily, "Was that you?"
I'm like, "Huh?", Trying to play dumb now.
He said, "You're making your EKG alarm go off and it looks like you're going into A Fib. Was that you drumming on your chest?"
Me, " Oh, yeah sorry. Just jamming to Iron Butterfly, man. "
Thanks for sharing!
That's beautiful, get well soon.
Wild story there!
And they said "What is an Iron butterfly?"
@@johntiggleman4686 Bwahahahahahahahahah
Zactly!!!!
"Stop it and don't do it again!!!!"
"Right!"
I was waiting for you to mention the what happens during the drum solo-the way the sound travels back and forth. If you’re listening through headphones or listening in a car, the effect is fantastic!
I remember when this song made its way to Southeast Asia back in 68. I was living there courtesy of the US Gov't. The classic Iron Butterfly song featuring Doug Ingels on the keyboards and vocals, Lee Dorman on the bass, Ron Bushy on the drums and that incredible 17 year old talent Erik Brann on the lead guitar. Still blows me away listening to this band.
Definitely a memorable part of the late 60's early 70's. To break the pattern of the singer songwriters with this shaking of the walls of propriety. Lot's of fond memories. I was compelled to buy the CD so I could recall the pleasure of hearing this in the early 70's as a counterpoint to James Taylor and Cat Stevens and Carole King. Thanks for bringing Iron Butterfly back.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Ah yes, In The Garden of Eden. The DJ "bathroom break" song. I had DJ friends who put this on to get paperwork done, or go to the bathroom.
Great song. Heavy beat....... wonder what this song would have sounded like had a band like Cream done it?
Thanks Professor. Missing class tomorrow, so I'll see you Saturday.
Now I know what Ina Gotta Diveta means, I never figured it out🤣
Pre-automation, you better play a cart, because nothing sucks more than a record or cd skipping while you're taking a bathroom break. 🚽
Ohnsure...paperwork. Pulling rolling paper to 'burn one down' no doubt. 🤫
I have heard that before , the same with Hey Jude
It’d be a great song to put someone on hold with.
Well....as for your comment that DaVida had, "...an overly long drum solo", I must protest. Drum solos were the "thing" in that area and every garage band worth a listen had a drummer who played one. i rented my drums as a 13 year old paper delivery boy in Brooklyn back in 1964 and taught myself to play (I'm 73 now). The second band I was in was successful and we played the clubs throughout the 5 boroughs of New York City from 1968 until 1973. We were one of the extremely few bands who performed In A Gada Da Vida live, and I was always thrilled to perform that drum break and have my drums tuned to emulate the studio-trickery that was used to create that record's sound. I still have an .mp4 of my performing that solo during a practice in the band leader's parent's cellar during one of our rehearsals. Some of the best times of my life. You should consider creating a segment where you cover the great clubs of the 60's such as Cafe A Go Go, Fillmore East, etc. I saw many, many of the bands that you cover on your show, live at those places. Keeping remembering THE music! Thanks for a great show.
With the recent passing of Doug Ingle, I had to come back to review this timeless, immortal song. So sad to watch all of these music luminaries fade away slowly, leaving us with only our memories. The bright colors in the tapestry of our youth still shine brilliantly, deep in the recesses of our minds. These songs led the way in sometimes turbulent periods of history, as well as our individual lives. The Iron Butterfly is once again complete. As we wind our way through life, we cannot help but hear the wing beat of our past and feel the winds of change as those wings take flight.
Doug Ingle, Eric Brann, Ron Bushy and Lee Dorman,.........
The Iron Butterfly. Thank you gentlemen, for providing a fading generation with the memories of a lifetime.
May you all rest in peace and know that your musical legacy touched the minds and hearts of legions of people that truly will never forget.
May the Iron Butterfly fly high and free.
Thank you from a grateful generation.
Epics like this one, and others such as "Light My Fire" by the Doors and "Suzie Q" by CCR completely captured my imagination, late at night when I was a kid! They were catchy, with a driving beat, but just a little spooky and yet enchanting at the same time.
The Doors extended version of Light my Fire is THE one you need to listen to. Trust me.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Agreed!
Great 3 song list there. They really capture so much the feeling of the times.
@@johnstegmeier3758 YES but I did forget one, which is the full length version of "Time Has Come Today" by the Chambers Brothers! Just as essential as those three in my book!
My all time favorite song ❤❤❤!
If you listen carefully to the organ you will hear parts of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" The long version was played by FM radio station KSAN in San Francisco after 11pm every night. I waited up each night to hear it. Those were the days.....oh man the drum solo on headphones!!!!
For me, it was about thirteen years ago. Me and my very young girlfriend at the time were in a local New Jersey diner with a table side jukebox. One credit was available. I wanted to choose the longest song I knew. A brief search, and to my surprise, there it was. When this song started to play, she looked at me and asked “what is this”. After about five minutes, she couldn’t believe it was still on and said “why isn’t this song over yet”? After about ten minutes, she was so furious with this song, she found the button to turn it off. Her anger over spilled at me because I couldn’t stop laughing at her reaction to it all. I still enjoy telling this story, thank you.
Blue Cheer's cover of Summertime Blues mines the boundary between psychedelic and metal. It was released 1 month before Steppenwolf Born to be Wild.
Being an Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Rush fan, epic songs have a special place in my heart.
Makes me think of Sir Lord Baltimore you're talking about epic music of this era
Awesome.
This was my father's favorite song of all time, though he also loved "Ridrs on the Storm." One time when I asked my mom what happened to their marriage before they split in the 70s, she said, "One day, he did acid, and everything changed." This was a guy who graduated U Penn at top of his class and went straight into a job ~1960 working on computers at a nuclear power plant central to our weapons program. My father said it wasn't drugs that changed him, but a colleague who passed him a used copy of Lord of the Rings and getting up front of stage for Ike & Tina Turner ("She didn't wear panties, you know." "Daaaaaaad!")
Acid rock indeed!
This song is my ring-tone. I get to hear a snippet of the opening lyrics every time I get a call.
The song (and album) I first inherited by my late sister, who died in 2019. I was alive and three years old when this came out, but had no absolute awareness of the meaning..until I got it when I was 12 and became the first deep acid rock song I now know and love, even today at age 55. This was the full-length version I am talking about...it's an honest to God masterpiece!
My dad had this classic on vinyl. I can still remember how the knobs felt on the Marantz 2250 as my brother and I cranked it up. Good memories, thanks for the video
In-a-gadda-da-vida influenced me to start fifty years as a drummer. It was a solo that served me well in a pinch for at least fifteen years. Never goes out of style. Thanks for this time travel back to an amazing time.
Professor, Thanks for this vid. --[1] So very sadly, Doug Ingle, Iron Butterfly's lead singer passed away 10 days ago on May 24, 2024, at the age of 78 years. R.I.P., Doug. You are & will be missed in our hearts. --[2] Being born in 1948 (I'm 75 now) and playing lead guitar in our New Orleans cover-band, Noah's Wax Battleship, we musicians were much influenced by the psychedelic rock of the mid to late 60s. Upon being graduated from high school in 1966, we dropped our horn section and changed our name from the "Del-Phis" (this name influenced by the rock'n'roll horn bands from before and during the Beatles' early years) to "Noah's Wax Battleship" (this name much influenced by the flower-power, hippies, San Francisco scene, & psychedelia occurring in late 1965 and through 1966). Indeed, I have such fond memories. However, I'm really glad that I did not play music for a living. A musician's life is a hard, hard, low-paying life for 99% of musicians. Thanks, Richard 👍
Hi Adam. Just wanted to say thank you for your amazing videos. Music junkie here since I was 7! I was born in 1957. I have 3 older sibs, the oldest 9 yrs my senior. My parents and all 5 of us kids are music fanatics. I was exposed to so many different artists. With that and being 13 in 1970, I have eclectic taste in tunes. Played piano at 8, drums at 12 and my sister took opera lessons. Your interviews and music knowledge make your channel the best. Thank you! 💜🎵🎵
Awesome Thanks for sharing.
Do you remember the song that made you fall in love with music?
I clearly remember the first time I heard it, and it became the standout in my little garage band for a lo-o-o-ong time.We jammed a lo-o-o-ong version, and kept the kids on the dance floor through it all. A cassette of our version won us a place in a local 'battle of the bands". We also did their "Iron Butterfly Theme", and "New Day" from their "Metamorphosis" LP. We were legends in our own minds.
You jammed for how long, Bill?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Usually between 30-40 minutes.
@@Polyphemus47 Just having a good time. Awesome.
My mom grew up in a small farming community outside of Safford, AZ. One morning she had been assigned the devotional before the start of seminary. She played all 17 minutes of In a Gadda Da Vida.
My favorite song. Would clean house playing this full blast. My kids thought I was wierd.
This song was used with great effect in Michael Mann's film "Manhunter", which was based on Thomas Harris' "Red Dragon". A classic song that is as surreal as it is impressive.
See my comment above... That scene near the end?😱
This was my first single group album. I got it in 1969 when I was six. My all time favorite song. I still have the vinyl.
Cool!
congrats, I still have the vinyl too
Greatest musical journey ever. Wish it was 17 minutes longer.
During college, some buddies and I saw Iron Butterfly live at the University of Toledo. I remember nothing about the concert, except for them playing this fantastic song, the song we wanted to hear and see. I’ll never forget it!
Back in the 80's (maybe) there was a comic named Bruce Baum that used to do the drum solo from In a Gadda Davida by using paper bags and the mic.
I think he also used to pull out a black 35mm film case and say, "Did you know you could keep film in this". For those that do not get it, it was a common place to store your weed back in the day.
"Wait a minute. This sounds like rock &/or roll." - Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, The Simpsons S7, E4: Bart Sells His Soul
Haha
in 1969 I was a 14 yr old Air Force brat, living in Hawaii---me and my buddy Kenny called the radio station to find out the name of that song and the DJ walked us thru how to say it! I will never forget those days...Great react, I actually guessed correctly the song and band you were talking about, lol
I have always enjoyed your content, but the last couple of minutes of this episode, and your impassioned speech about the history of rock and passing it on were extra special, thanks!
I absolutely LOVED this song when I was in junior high - and still do! I still have the album, and Ball as well. Thank you for telling the story, Prof!
RIP Ron Bushy, author of that iconic In the Garden of Eden drum solo. Often duplicated, but never replicated.
Amen! Awesome stuff. Thanks Fred!
@@ProfessorofRock Thanks, Adam! My older sister had that LP, and I used to try that drum solo on my little brother's head. Now he's 6' 8" and 300 pounds--glad I got my bluff in on him early lol
Finally! Lots of us waiting on your unique take on this classic jam -- THANKS!
My neighbors in rural north San Diego county hated this song. Maybe because I'd play it at eleven-ty over and over (AND over) again when my parents weren't home? My Costa Rican neighborhood is about to hear it 😉
In the garden of Eden organ solo was on an episode of the Simpsons…
Thank you for the music Ron. 🙏
Was shopping in a store with this playing, playing, and playing on the musac. I was laughing at the poor little clerk who couldn't figure out what was going on and why it wouldn't stop!
In November of 1968 my dad let me buy a new F100 baby blue pickup truck ($1925). A few months later I bought a Craig 4+4 tape player. Can't remember what month I bought the Iron Butterfly 8 track tape but installed speakers with extra wire to put on top of truck while swimming with friends. Turned up the sound to high and blasted In a Gadda Davida. Loved it then and still do.
Thanks Adam. The album cover for that song shows a light show in the background. That light show was created by the former keyboard player in my band.
What???? That's awesome. How did that come about?
@@ProfessorofRock Wish I could recall, but that was about a decade ago. He did share the whole story at the time including how he did it, but I'm afraid I don't remember too many details. His name was Richard Young and he had a business doing light show displays at the time. And of course, this was back in the day with strictly old school technology. None of the modern leds or light tech existed back then, so I was impressed. Not a bad keyboard player either (Hammond B3)? but personally he was kinda insecure and a bit of a jerk, so we parted ways.
What was your band’s name? Were they known for any hit songs in the US?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 No hits. We were a local cover band and only known by the few people who saw us play. (Don't tell anybody, but there's an old original instrumental jam on my channel, featuring myself and my bass player and a drum machine. I don't usually mention it as I play much better these days. But since we're friends...)
@@jstnxprsn I will definitely go look for it.
John Larroquette was a DJ in New Orleans near the beginning of his career in entertainment and i loved his story about this song. I think it was on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson sometime in the mid 1980s. I failed to find the video when searching.
In short, he wanted a bathroom break during his late night shift and put on this record. This radio station studio was in a building with common bathrooms in the hall. When exiting the studio, he forgot his key and had to call the owner to get back into the studio. About an hour later he got back inside he hears the main guitar line...skip ... guitar skip... so he bumped the needle over and let it finish playing out. Afterwards he got a call from a late night listener who said something like "Wow man! That is the best version of Inna Godda da Vida ever!"
I remember reading about this DJ.
Great memories of you and your Dad.
That was the best part of this episode.
Thank you for sharing.
Saw them open for Humble Pie, Journey opened show and kicked ass.
Iron Butterfly came on and put crowd to sleep until they played In-A-godda-De-Vida woke us up.
Humble totally rocked and blew roof off the arena.
Journey? What year was this?
Humble Pie and Foghat , the best show I've ever seen, that and 'Thick as a Brick"
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 June 1974
A good friend who was a DJ told me that, at stations where DJs worked without an engineer, long tracks like this, Alice's Restaurant, or MacArthur Park, were loved by DJs because they gave him time to go to the bathroom!
I was introduced to this song in 1984 by my grade 11 English teacher when we were discussing that grade's novel, "Brave New World". He played the entire song in class one day to give an idea of what the Feelies movie theatre experience was like in the book. While I didn't get the connection the teacher was trying to make, I was mesmerized by that song and quickly went to the local record store to pick up the only copy they had in stock! Funny, but I only ever played the A side once, as none of those songs enchanted me like In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
Their Woodstock story was like a Spinal Tap moment, it's legendary among music promotion circles. John Morris became somewhat of a legend for that lovely telegram.
My brother (who was 4 years older than I), thought he would pull a trick on me one day (while I was in High School) and asked me to keep his 57 Chevy running till a song finished on his tape deck. I of course said yes (who wouldn't want to listen some music in a 57 Chevy?) and it was "in a Gadda Davida"! When I stopped the car after the song finished my bro was laughing and asked if I liked the song, I told him I loved it, and I still love it to this day!
I was listening to the Beginning of this vid, not looking at the vid or reading the description, and I KNEW the song! This was one of my most favs as a kid! My son listened to my albums like this and other hard rock music that was between 1966-77 and I would tell him, this is the ORIGINAL Heavy Metal! He has his dad's and I's albums and is 33yrs old! HE listens to all type of music as we do but I am glad I could share the music my father shared with me as well!
"Wait a minute: This sounds like rock and/or roll."
Ha!
That Simpsons episode is gold.
Hats off to 17 year old Erik Braunn who invented the "elephant guitar" that Adrian Belew would later use in King Crimson. He left us too soon at 53.
That is correct.
This channel is such a good time. Thanks professor.
This is what I love about this channel, it makes me go back and listen to songs I haven't heard in years!
I remember being blown away by the drum solo hearing this for the first time when I was 8. We spent that summer trying to get it perfect on my cousins drum set :)
So cool. Did you ever get it down?
@@ProfessorofRock Damn straight lol. We hit our peak at 8 lol.
How close did you get, Todd?
I wore this song out having played it so many times, also like the rest of the album.
Back in the day we were at my cousins place and we played as an Air Band to this song. We each took an instrument. Great Fun that I have never forgotten.
Flower and Beads was a great song from the album too.
I learn so much from you and your videos Professor Of Rock!! You’re the best!! You Rock!!
You never mentioned Blue Cheer's cover of Summertime Blues, arguably the first heavy metal single. If there was a moment metal was born, it's when Black Sabbath was formed.
Can’t argue.
Oh, yeah! Blue Cheer. And of course, Black Sabbath; especially the song "Black Sabbath."
Yea - They were REALLY out there for the time
Sabbath always referred to themselves as "heavy rock" not metal.
@ranica47 metal wasn't a genre then so they wouldn't have used the term
Still have this classic album with its cool psychedelic cover. A lot of us spent hours memorizing the drum solo and playing it on our school desks ad nauseum. There are so many musical layers to this tune and it’s a trip, to say the least. Great bass line, heavy fuzz guitar and Eric Brann’s pick scraping was epic, sometimes sounding like an elephant’s call. Interesting story behind Woodstock-they should have been there. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Adam!
The Robster know his stuff.
It’s got that groove.
ABSOLUTELY! Went through many pencils replicating Ron Bushy's licks.
Thanks for all you do Professor! So enjoy your channel! ✌
This is my all-time favorite!
Thanks for incredible story.
I LOVED this song! I was 13 - the perfect age for this. I never worried much about what it meant but would get totally, totally absorbed in it while listening to it in my room, with my black light on and all my black light posters glowing! And the drum solo is The Best for those of us who don't know much about drums. It seems to be more melodic? It builds and tells the story of the song rather than just impress you with the technical prowess? I don't know what I'm talking about but that's how it felt to me. I lost the album along the way somehow and I'm so glad it's available on line! Now if I can just get another black light and posters! Glad you did this. I was hoping from the title of the episode that this would be what you were talking about. Had no idea it sold so much.
The drum fills in the song are pure bliss.
The best thing about Iron Butterfly music is lighting up a Vietnamese joint. (45 Joints prerolled for $2.50) Can't beat the music or smoke.
For most of my life, mentioning In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was a rock-and-roll joke. I didn't hear the whole version until a few years ago, when I realized it's really a cool piece of jamming and improvisation.
And I'm surprised you didn't mention the Christmas song hidden in the organ solo starting at 11:22. (God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen). It was an actual LOL moment for me when I heard it. :)
Doug Ingle played organ when he was young at his Father's (a minister) church.
For most of my life, it was a hymn and never a joke. We were major 1980's psychedelic hippies growing up and having a lot of fun.
Iron Butterfly is stuck in my mind as one of two bands whose signature song was constantly being goofed around with during my junior year of high school in music theory class; the other was Deep Purple. As I comment 25 years later, I can't think of "In a Gadda Davida" or hear any of it without thinking of those classmates or associating it with "Smoke on the Water".
Awesome!
"Smoke On The Water" was the go to dance song at the Teen Clubs in Taiwan in the 70's.🇹🇼🎶🎵🎼🎸
Today, I actually can say that it is awesome. In 1998, I found it annoying.
@@purplelove392 one of the Deep Purple songs that could be an honourable mention is Child in Time. It never got much in the way of airplay, but was a great song for headphones.
@@Sherwoody Thanks, I'll check it out.
This is an episode I have been waiting for, I've always loved this song. And back in the 70s, there were so many rumors about it that it was legendary even with people who didn't know it. I rarely heard it on the radio in its entirety, but one Philly radio station played it 17 minutes before midnight on New Years Eve one year and I recorded it. Later got he tape, then one of the first CDs when it came out. Once again thank you! I seem to recall that the guitarist was only playing guitar for like a few months before recording it but was already a master of other instruments.
Love and honor for you Adam and love what your all about and keeping the music alive and sharing the love thank you so much for sharing with us! ❤️🤘🏼
I have to mention the really great stereo mixing of this song. The majestic reverbed sound of the guitar solo which sounds like a pterodactyl screaming in a giant cavern, and the constant panning, phasing and swelling of the drum sound in the middle section, which makes it sound like it is swirling in a circle: approaching, panning to the side while retreating, then fading more to the middle, then swelling while panning to the other side, then panning back and swelling to the foreground. Truly a masterpiece of mixing, IMHO.
Do you realize that this is one of the few really true mixes of "flange"?
We have the flange effect today and it's popular for that "jet" sound on some of Van Halen's guitar solos.
But, true flange involves mixing a mono signal from 2 separate reels of tape and varying the speed so slightly that it's almost indistinguishable until you mix them together in stereo. Then you get an effect unlike any other.
It will sound like it's going through your head if you have headphones on.
It will give you that sonic jet sound that it's most famous for.
But, it got it's name because engineers would vary the speed before there were speed controls by pressing on the flanges of the reels to slow the tape down.
Sorry so long but, I think flanging is a cool effect and what we have today is not a true flange effect as there is no way to vary the output speeds of the signals like they used to.
@@ritchhine6255 Thanks for your comprehensive reply. I am well aware of all you say, I am over 70yo with training in telecommunications, audio & electronic. I learned about flanging in the Seventies :-) However, if this effect was achieved by flanging, I am both surprised and impressed. Do you know this from any particular source? I would be grateful to know more.
The album version was played at every party thrown at my house growing up, loud enough to bee heard for the few blocks my tiny hamlet of a hometown consisted of...my Pops loved that one...that guitar was hot as lava on that track...fun times...
Ha ha. So cool. My pop loved it too. What'd you think of the album cover?
@@ProfessorofRockThought it was neat, and didn't know for years if the background was superimposed or part of their stage (I have that vinyl to this day)...as far as "The Metal Argument", Pops held firm that Blue Cheer's cover of "Summertime Blues" was the first Metal song...I dunno about all that hahahaaaa...
You turned it up loud for your neighbors to hear!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 My neighbors Grandchildren were usually at said parties, and they were near stone deaf... they never complained...
@@stinkypinkeee5085 Right? They might have just decided to dance along…😆
Dear Prof.,
thanks a million for this review. I grew up in the coal mine region of Germany in the 1960s. But I had to spend my holidays at my grandparents in Bavaria in the south of Germany. For this little street boy, it was a cultural shock every year to come to this quiet part of our country. But they had one thing that we didn't had: It was a radio show once a week called "Rock from 8 p.m. to midnight." And on one of those shows, between '69 and '71, it was the first time I heard this song. And I was totally flashed. I was between 9 and 11 years old, but it shaped my taste in music until now. A few years later I was able to buy the LP, later the CD and then of course download the MP4. And for me to this day it is on a par with “Sweet Smoke - Just a Poke” and “Burundi Black by Burundi Black”.
Thanks for your videos, from the now old man from Germany who still loves this music
The lyrics are just as poetic gibberish as Bruce Springsteen’s song Blinded By The Light - iconic song !
Good comp! And Springsteen covered it!
I was thinking the same thing.
Effing awesome. My story about this song. My best friend had the album, or her sister did, and I was over at her house a lot. We had both memorized that epic drum solo and we loved it to the point where we went to a music store and each bought a set of drumsticks. When the drum solo started, we played along with it. Kind of lame but we loved it.
Another touching reminiscing with you and your dad sharing your love of music.💜🎶🎵🎼🎸💜
He was the best! Great memories. Thanks for watching!
In the late '70s, 1979 I think there was a DJ on 107.9 WAUR in Aurora, IL weekday afternoons. One time he said on the air if something like 25 (I don't remember exactly) different listeners would call in by 4:00PM that he would play the full album side version. The listeners did and he did!
Another trippy one to check out is from the 60's SkyPilot by Eric Burdon and The Animals the long version! Also known as sides A,and B ! I can't listen to it to this day. As I was in a roll over car accident while it was playing in the 70s . Night time DJ's would play it on weekends at night. However in the 60s most people only heard side A get airplay. ✌️
A legendary song just for the length itself. I would definitely say it's a predecessor towards prog and other more complicated songs of its caliber. Cheers as always
For sure! Thanks RC32. Always a pleasure sir!
@@ProfessorofRock Why thank you! Thank you for the loaded content!
I’m sure it inspired Yes. Cheers 🍻
You're enthusiasm for Rock and Roll music is legendary. I grew up with this song, my father loved it. It was also in Freddy's dead! I inherited my father's car after he passed and I found a cd in his car this last weekend that has the 17 minute version! Another great story telling from you. I consider music my religion! LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL!! HAIL HAIL ROCK AND ROLL!!
Saw them at the Iowa State University Armory in the early 70’s as a lead in for Sly and the Family Stone. It doesn’t get any weirder than this!
As soon as I read 17 minutes I knew what song! I loved this song bought it on vinyl, cassette, and cd over the years "Shine on you crazy diamond" and "Lazy" are also 2 other songs I loved as epic creations. Not as long but just as LOVED! 🏆🧡
Epic! Thanks for sharing.
How can you go wrong with Pink Floyd?
As soon as it said drunken, I knew what it would be, lol.
As soon as I heard “ swallowing an entire side of an album” I was pretty sure what the song was, and knew for sure when, like Hutzjohn, he said 17.
In 1968 I was in the ninth grade and learning how to play drums since 1965. It was an unwritten rule that every drummer was supposed to know how to play this drum solo. On one of the later Beatles songs, Ringo had a short solo that was similar to this.
"My Mirage" is one of my all-time favourites from the heavy/psychedelic area
Good call. Thanks John!
Great record.
When I was growing up, every drummer had to learn the drum solo, and every keyboardist had to play Ingle's magic . . .
For several years there was an all-comers track meet in Washington State (Tacoma?) where the contestants would vie for who could run the most laps around the track during the playing of Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda- Da-Vida over the PA system. It was an epic race.
Great to see a video on Iron Butterfly. They had some awesome music and some,, well some other music I listened to sometimes. I wondered if they had a different producer if it would have helped them. Some of their music needed a little tweak like some cover bands have done and made the music sound better.
Ha…l knew it was going to be THIS song! Totally epic, this is truly a landmark tune and a highlight in a time when the music charts were filled with iconic songs. Too bad they missed Woodstock…imagine living with that all your life? It’s really never the same when a band turns over their lineup. My favourite Iron Butterfly reference ever was on Beavis & Butthead. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁
Very cool! Thanks Gio!
I just imagine what could have been…if they actually did play at Woodstock. Cheers 🍻
My father was an old-school country fan that thought the Beatles songs weren't really music. Can't imagine what he said about this.
Otherwise, I inherited the album (on vinyl) from my sister in the mid 90s. After watching this video, I had to see if I still had it in my collection. Sure enough, there it is, waiting like a long-forgotten friend. It's looking forward to the day I can buy a new stereo, and place that platter on a pristine turntable before cranking it up to blow out the speakers and all the windows in the house.