Hurdy Gurdy Man vs. White Rabbit

http://www.myartprints.co.uk/kunst/ludwig_knaus/hurdy_gurdy_man_hi.jpg
vs.
http://www.1000wattconsulting.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/white_rabbit_by_kyoht.jpg

"White Rabbit," along with "Purple Haze" and "Get Together," is the cliche, go-to song for filmmakers to signify OH HAI ITS THE 60S.

"Hurdy Gurdy Man" OTOH, was used for this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MfEU74mxFw

Donovan FTW.

http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/clem_cattini.htm#Hurdy

Zodiac ftw. Donovan ho. Plus Donovan's daughter was in Zodiac. So there's that too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76yWZcsgwF8

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white rabbit by a nose

a pink little bunny nose

hurdy gurdy man for the tremolo

and the mind-bending butthole surfers version

lol zodiac vs the game fite

"hurdy gurdy man" sounds fresher today than "white rabbit" for some reason. both awesome songs, though.. don't know what to vote for

hurdy gurdy man was also basically the test run for led zeppelin (+allan holdsworth!)

"Hurdy Gurdy Man" - it's creepier. And I despise Jefferson Airplane.

"White Rabbit" was, I think, the first 45 I ever owned, so it gets my sentimental vote.

Just got the new deluxe version of The Monkees' Pisces, Aquarius... for Christmas and was struck by how much the vibe of "Daily Nightly" sounds like "White Rabbit."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfmQ6w7RW7k

i like the version w/o the moog a lot better but great song

yeah didn't one of the monkeys own the first moog or something like that?

maybe off-topic but there's this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f9-UrDuWRY
"I'm a Believer" inna Jefferson Airplane stylee?

This Monkees song is also a bit like White Rabbit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7AyUceM5sk

This is an inspired poll. Thanks, Eazy! I would always jump to the conclusion that Grace Slick >>>>>>>> Donovan, but I actually love Hurdy Gurdy Man and would often rather hear it than the splendid White Rabbit.

Y'all know that it's John Bonham on drums on Hurdy Gurdy right?

xpost - Matt it's Alan Parker, not Allan Holdsworth.

And fwiw, I saw Holdsworth with Terry Bozzio, Tony Levin, and Pat Mastelotto last week. Fucking awful.

So I just listened to both songs. White Rabbit, despite being terribly overplayed and misused for decades, just kills. I vote White Rabbit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANNqr-vcx0

Damned "White Rabbit" > Butthole Surfer "Hurdy Gurdy Man"

Grace with White Rabbit these days:

http://blog.nj.com/entertainment_impact_celebrities/2007/09/large_slick.jpg

Y'all know that it's John Bonham on drums on Hurdy Gurdy right?

― Nate Carson, Thursday, January 7, 2010 6:57 PM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

xpost - Matt it's Alan Parker, not Allan Holdsworth.

Not Bonham either, it's Clem Cattini, see link in fourth post. Only member of Zeppelin was John Paul Jones. By that right you could call "To Sir With Love" test run for Zeppelin.

Tough one. Both these artists got screwed by the Great Hippy Authenticity Sort Out(tm).

good poll. voted White Rabbit because I like to hum the bass line when someone tells a story about drquckgs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu-18cP4164&feature=related

HGM in Zodiac was probably the best use of a song in a movie in the last 10 years afaic, also when I think of Donovan I think of the Lost City of Atlanta ep of Futurama and it makes me giggle.

Interesting:

"Highlights include the swinging "The Fat Angel", which (Donovan's book confirms) was written for "Mama" Cass Elliott of The Mamas & the Papas. The song is also notable for name checking the cult San Francisco acid rock band Jefferson Airplane, well before they became known internationally and before Grace Slick joined."

I'm going through his catalog again at the moment, but I'm sort of amazed by how much I like Hurdy Gurdy Man and Season of the Witch, and how little I like most of his other stuff.

hurdy gurdy mane

guitar solo kills

(x-post)

You managed to make it through Donovan's autobiog? One of the most annoying books I've ever skip-read in a bookshop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CUb4TuxN0w

"Not Bonham either, it's Clem Cattini,"

Thanks for setting me straight. According to wiki, Clem was asked to join Zeppelin on 2 separate occasions. So I can see why this myth has persisted.

Donovan w/the assist from Page/Bonham for the win

lolz lookit me repeatin misinformation!

I have a friend who is a nurse that swears Bonham had a Hurdy Gurdy removed from his ass one drunken night...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

white rabbit is better than donoven's original, but the butthole surfers version is betthr than both.

also, it's like the perfect song for them to cover.fits them like a glove

I pick "Crimson and Clover".

Oh, I dunno. Think "White Rabbit", but only just. Suspect I might pick both played at the same time over either, the precious, enunciated vocals of "White Rabbit" submerged in the murk of "Hurdy Gurdy Man".

white rabbit because its indestructible

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Tough one. Both these artists got screwed by the Great Hippy Authenticity Sort Out(tm).

― ecuador_with_a_c, Thursday, January 7, 2010 8:22 PM Bookmark

This is an otm post.