Today’s song of the day, “Magic Carpet Ride,” is by the Canadian-American hard rock band Steppenwolf.
Fun Facts
- John Kay, co-writer of “Magic Carpet Ride,” has had achromatopsia, which is complete color blindness, since he was born.
- Released in 1968 on their second album, “Magic Carpet Ride” was one of the first-ever rock songs to open with an extended guitar distortion.
- The lyrics “sound machine” refer to the new sound system that the band bought after receiving their royalties from their first album. One of the main themes of the song is the way the band’s new sound system sounded.
- Steppenwolf’s fan base is known as “The Wolfpack.”
- “Magic Carpet Ride” has been used in several movies, television shows, and commercials. It was first in the 1968 movie Candy, which was based on a popular counterculture novel. It has also been used in Mask, Legal Eagles, Coneheads, Star Trek: First Contact, My Name’s Earl, Spin City, and The Wonder Years, as well as many others.
- In 1988, John Kay, co-write of “Magic Carpet Ride,” partnered with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five to create a rap-rock remake.
- Co-writer of “Magic Carpet Ride,” John Kay, now performs as John Kay & Steppenwolf. He uses his proceeds to support wildlife protection and conservation through Maue Kay Foundation.
Lyrics:
I like to dream, yes, yes
Right between the sound machine
On a cloud of sound I drift in the night
Any place it goes is right
Goes far, flies near
To the stars away from here
Well, you don’t know what
We can find
Why don’t you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride
Well, you don’t know what
We can see
Why don’t you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free
Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away
Last night I hold Aladdin’s lamp
So I wished that I could stay
Before the thing could answer me
Well, someone came and took the lamp away
I looked
Around
A lousy candle’s all I found
Well, you don’t know what
We can find
Why don’t you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride
Well, you don’t know what
We can see
Why don’t you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free
Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away
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