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Iron Butterfly. Iron Butterfly is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1966. They are best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal music. Although their heyday was the late 1960s, the band has been reincarnated with various ...
- 1966–1971, 1974–1985, 1987–2012, 2015–present
- See "Former members"
- San Diego, California, U.S.
Sep 4, 2020 · The Hidden Meaning Of Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. "Wait a minute, this sounds like rock and/or roll," says Reverend Lovejoy on the episode of The Simpsons where Bart switches out the hymnals with copies of "In the Garden of Eden" by I. Ron Butterfly. Of course, the joke on the churchgoers (and the poor organist who passes out at the ...
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Mar 6, 2023 · The occult rock outfit Iron Butterfly released “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” on their 1968 sophomore album of the same name. Frontman Doug Ingle reportedly penned the song while he was properly wine drunk.
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. " In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida " (derived from "In the Garden of Eden") is a song recorded by Iron Butterfly, written by band member Doug Ingle and released on their 1968 album of the same name. At slightly over 17 minutes, it occupies the entire second side of the album. The lyrics, a love song from the biblical Adam to his mate Eve ...
- "Iron Butterfly Theme"
- June 14, 1968
- May 27, 1968
Comments: 118. Jim from Alliance Ohio My dad took me to see Iron Butterfly at Fillmore East in NYC in 1969 The opening acts were Spooky Tooth and Blues Image After they played there was an announcement made that the guitarist for Iron Butterfly had been in a motorcycle accident on the way to the event, so we didn’t get to see them, but our money was refunded My favorite part of the evening ...
Doug Ingle. Douglas Lloyd Ingle (born September 9, 1945) is an American musician, best known as the founder and former organist, primary composer, and lead vocalist for the band Iron Butterfly. [1] Ingle wrote the band's iconic song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", which was first released in 1968.
Jan 25, 2023 · As indulgent as Iron Butterfly's psychedelic anthem may be, it turns out the length was more a matter of accumulation than intention. “ In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida was written as a slow country ballad, about one-and-a-half minutes long,” the band's drummer Ron Bushy told Psychedelic Baby in 2020. At the time, in 1967, the band was living together in ...
