Donovan - I am Shaman

[Illen A. Cluf]

Haunting recent tune by Donovan, who was quite well-known in the 1960's. Title of the song is "I Am the Shaman", but he sings it as "I Am Shaman".

"I Am The Shaman"

Yon wheeling of great stars
Hath cast a silver web around my heart
Upon an Elfin-Sea
In ship of filigree
And look upon her prow
Asign upon her brow
She guides us on our way
When hearts they go astray

Lorralie, Lorralie
Who will dry your pretty eyes
Lorralie as you fly
Around those starry skies
Lorralie, why oh why
Why oh why oh Lorralie

Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman

All those wheeling of great stars
They cast a spell on me
As I wonder through the stars
Linda love and me
I don't know how I got here
But I know where I go
As I wonder all I know
All I know

Lorralie, Lorralie
Who will dry your pretty eyes
As you fly, Lorelei
Around these starry skies
Lorralie, Lorralie
Lorralie oh why oh why

Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman

Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman
Yeahman, I am the Shaman

 

[Andro]

Haunting recent tune by Donovan, who was quite well-known in the 1960's.

Oh, the 1960's... I wasn't even born yet in that decade... When men used to be men... with the long hair and the short shorts ...

Lovely chorus. The verse doesn't do much for me, but then again, paraphrasing the immortal words of Beavis & Butthead, if the verse wouldn't suck, it would make the chorus seem less cool

Thanks for posting... brings back memories I might wish I had in the first place...

 

[Illen A. Cluf]

Oh, the 1960's... I wasn't even born yet in that decade... When men used to be men... with the long hair and the short shorts ...

Lovely chorus. The verse doesn't do much for me, but then again, paraphrasing the immortal words of Beavis & Butthead, if the verse wouldn't suck, it would make the chorus seem less cool

Thanks for posting... brings back memories I might wish I had in the first place...

I was in my teens during that time, with long hair, but no short shorts, although shorts were much shorter then, than they are now (we also knew the difference between "then" and "than", lol). For men, they were "fitted" and about an inch or two above the knee, sometimes a little more - now they are at least 6 inches below the knee and excessively "baggy". Women mostly wore tight miniskirts. Of course, during the colder days men and women wore tight, bell-bottom faded jeans.

For many, it was a time of great hope for change - peace, love, truth, enlightenment. That never happened, as a huge group of materialistic thrill seekers suddenly appeared on the scene and drowned out the more philosophical-minded, and now here we are fully indoctrinated while the billionaire politicians and corporate executives control just about everything, including what news and education we get, what things we need to own and buy to impress others, and the discouragement towards a true philosophy of life. We are in a state of constant search for "more" - material things, endless varieties of foods, entertainment and things, thrills, excitements - and we wonder why we can never "get there".

 

[Seraphim]

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[Chiliasticus]

never heard this track by him, thanks for sharing. hes got many a good'n.