Happy Devil's Night, Detroiters! Don't burn too much. Speaking of burning, witches were often burned at the stake for, well, being witches. Speaking of witches, we often think of them in the fall. One might even call fall the season of the witch. Speaking of the season of the witch, in 1966, Scottish folk rocker Donovan released the song "Season of the Witch" on his third album, Sunshine Superman.
Donovan was an influential folk singer in the mid to late '60s, achieving success on both sides of the pond. Between 1965 and 1969, he had 11 Top 40 songs on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK pop charts, with songs like "Sunshine Superman" (#1 in the US, #2 in the UK), "Mellow Yellow" (#2 in the US, #8 in the UK), and "Hurdy Gurdy Man" (#5 in the US, #4 in the UK) leading the way.
While "Season of the Witch" was never released as a single, it has become one of his more popular songs, especially around Halloween. It's a folksy, psychedelic tune with a creepy guitar supplied by none other than a young Jimmy Page complementing Donovan's verses, before he breaks into the wailing chorus. The song has been used in a ton of Halloween-themed TV episodes, has been the title of no fewer than three major motion pictures, and has been the title for several books, including one that I read a few years ago about how the occult saved rock and roll.
Whenever anyone asks you what season some event or occurrence is, I implore you to answer, "must be the season of the witch." I implore you.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment