"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is a seventeen-minute, five-second psychedelic rock song by Iron Butterfly, released on their 1968 album In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, occupying the entire second side of the album. The lyrics are simple, and heard only at the beginning and the end. The track was recorded on Monday, May 27, 1968 at Ultrasonic Studios in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. The recording that is heard on the album was actually meant to be a sound check for engineer Don Casale while the band waited for the arrival of producer Jim Hilton. However, Casale had rolled a recording tape, and when the rehearsal was completed it was agreed that the performance was of sufficient quality that another take wasn't needed. Hilton later remixed the recording at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles.
In later years, band members claimed that the track was actually produced by legendary Long Island producer George "Shadow" Morton. Morton subsequently stated in several interviews that he had agreed to do so at the behest of Atlantic Records chief Ahmet Ertegun, but he also allowed that he was struggling with alcoholism at the time and that his actual oversight of the recording was minimal. Neither Casale or Morton receive credit on the album.
I am totally digging www.Pandora.com this morning. I made a "Linkin Park" station, and they've played Linkin Park, 3 Doors Down, Green Day, Three Days Grace, P.O.D., Breaking Benjamin so far. You click on thumbs up or down for each song, so it customizes your playlist for next time. Fun!
oh no...i can't get it out of my head now.:scatter