Here is some background information on the song from The Sunshine Superman Songfacts: Donovan was good friends with The Beatles and they were both making very innovative and trippy music at the time. Donovan's producer Mickie Most told him not to play this to Paul McCartney under any circumstances, because he knew McCartney would be tempted to do something similar. Originally, this was subtitled "For John And Paul," a reference to Lennon and McCartney.
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Here is some background information on the song from The Sunshine Superman Songfacts: Donovan was good friends with The Beatles and they were both ma… read more
Here is some background information on the song from The Sunshine Superman Songfacts: Donovan was good friends with The Beatles and they were both making very innovative and trippy music… read more
Donovan Philips Leitch (born May 10, 1946 in Maryhill, Glasgow), better known as simply Donovan, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician. Originally a '60s folk singer, as the decade progressed Donovan cultivated his own unique eclectic sound, mixing elements of folk, pop, jazz, world music and more, often with a twinge of psychedelia. His most well-known work was suffused with altruistic political overtones, making him an iconic figure of the "flower power" counter-culture of the '60s. Donovan came to fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with a series… read more
Donovan Philips Leitch (born May 10, 1946 in Maryhill, Glasgow), better known as simply Donovan, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician. Originally a '60s folk singer, as the d… read more
Donovan Philips Leitch (born May 10, 1946 in Maryhill, Glasgow), better known as simply Donovan, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician. Originally a '60s folk singer, as the decade progressed Donovan cultivated his own un… read more
