Vamos a empezar por la parte que tiene peor pinta: la canción " Witchi Tai To " es en realidad, una adaptación que realizó un tal Jim Pepper, un saxofonista jazz de raíces indígenas, de una canción tradicional que había escuchado a su abuelo y que provenía de los mismísimos indios nativos norteamericanos. Claro, dicho así, a más de uno se la habrán puesto los pelos como escarpias pensando que esto que viene a continuación es una de esas cosas horrorosas en plan " Sacred Spirit ", con bien de cánticos tribales sobre un [...]
This was written by Randy Newman and Alan Price made it to #4 in Great Britain with his version, but it was Harpers Bizarre who first recorded it. MP3 File yousendit
Harpers Bizarre: Witchi Tai To The triumphant return of Harpers Bizarre to these pages. This one has appeared on a couple of other blogs before, and with good reason, as it's a bloody masterpiece. Written by Jim Pepper, based on Native American healing chants. Available on Harpers Bizarre IV . BONUS BEATS: Jim Pepper: Witchitai-To , from Pepper's Pow Wow . With Billy Cobham, Chuck Rainey, and Larry Coryell.
On some Mondays, I'll post multiple versions of songs. This week, we hear from Mr. Randy Newman, and his ursine companion. Randy Newman wrote this song back in 1965, and took it to his friends in Harpers Bizarre (best known for their cover of "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"). They recorded it in 1967, followed closely by Alan Price , who'd just left The Animals to pursue his solo dreams. Harry Nilsson recorded it in 1969, and then Newman himself finally recorded it in 1972. The [...]
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Harpers Bizarre: Poly High [1969] taken from the Warner Bros. compilation Days Of Wine And Vinyl [1972] BLINDFOLD TEST: Someone who doesn't already know, tell me who wrote this song (without looking it up on the Internet ). Once you know, it's pretty obvious. See if you can guess. Your reward will be eternal glory. Also, can anyone identify the TV excerpt at the beginning? I have no idea what it is, and it's not explained in the liner notes. own [...]
La Sunshine Pop, ce ne sont pas seulement de grands niais à coiffure de Playmobil et des filles en grande toge blanche à l'hygiène douteuse, courant pieds nus sur le sable en levant les mains au ciel. Non, vous n'y êtes pas du tout. Ils aimaient aussi les feux de camp, dévaler les vertes pentes avec Laura Ingalls, les visages burinés, toucher le derrière des chevaux. Bref, ils aimaient les coboilles. Et je le prouve: deux maîtres étalon du genre Harper's Bizarre (tiré d'un de leurs albums les plus mal aimés) et Curt [...]
Makes Me Feel Glad I'm Not Dead My new Hit Refresh column is up on the ASAP site. This week: DraculaZombieUSA, Carbon Dating Service, and a selection from Sublime Frequencies' Radio Algeria . Harpers Bizarre "Witchi Tai To" - This is exactly the sort of thing that can make you stop for a moment and think "oh wow, these old hippies really had it figured out." If [...]
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