A Ménage à Trois and LSD [I Like Music Of The 1960'S]
On this day in 1967, the Young Rascals' "Groovin'" began a 4-week run at #1 on the US singles chart. It is regarded as one of the American rock band's signature songs.
Felix Cavaliere, Rascals' lead singer and co-writer of "Groovin'", had developed an interest in Afro-Cuban music and this is reflected in the song, with its "slow, relaxed groove" and Latin-influenced instrumentation.
The song was inspired by Cavaliere's then-girlfriend, of whom the singer said, "I believe she was divinely sent for the purpose of inspiring my creativity".
Btw, Cavaliere is the Jesus-looking dude in the video posted below.
The lyric, "life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly", was often misheard as "life would be ecstasy, you and me [i]and Leslie[/i]", which sounds a bit kinky when you think about it.
But as we're talking about the '60s here, I'm wondering if some drug-addled listeners might have thought the line was "life would be ecstasy, you and me [i]on LSD[/i]".
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vRkWylzzCE]
[b]"Groovin'" -- The Young Rascals [/b]
Felix Cavaliere, Rascals' lead singer and co-writer of "Groovin'", had developed an interest in Afro-Cuban music and this is reflected in the song, with its "slow, relaxed groove" and Latin-influenced instrumentation.
The song was inspired by Cavaliere's then-girlfriend, of whom the singer said, "I believe she was divinely sent for the purpose of inspiring my creativity".
Btw, Cavaliere is the Jesus-looking dude in the video posted below.
The lyric, "life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly", was often misheard as "life would be ecstasy, you and me [i]and Leslie[/i]", which sounds a bit kinky when you think about it.
But as we're talking about the '60s here, I'm wondering if some drug-addled listeners might have thought the line was "life would be ecstasy, you and me [i]on LSD[/i]".
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vRkWylzzCE]
[b]"Groovin'" -- The Young Rascals [/b]
