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"Magic Carpet Ride" is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the Canadian-American hard rock band Steppenwolf. The song was initially released in 1968 on the album The Second. It was the lead single from that album, peaking at number three in the US, and staying in the charts for 16 weeks, longer than any other Steppenwolf ...
The album contains one of Steppenwolf's most famous songs, "Magic Carpet Ride". The background of the original ABC LP cover was a shiny "foil", in contrast to later (MCA Records) LP issues and the modern CD sleeve.
The song "Hey Lawdy Mama" was recorded in the studio, but edited in a manner to segue directly into "Magic Carpet Ride", thus retaining the album's "live" feel. [2] On original LP copies of Steppenwolf Live, "Hey Lawdy Mama" and "Magic Carpet Ride" are banded together as a single track, with a total running time of 7:13. A differently edited ...
Magic Carpet Ride may refer to: "Magic Carpet Ride" (Steppenwolf song), 1968 "Magic Carpet Ride" (Mighty Dub Katz song), 1995 "Magic Carpet Ride" (Gabriella Cilmi song), 2010 "Magic Carpet Ride", an episode of season 3 of Phineas and Ferb "Magic Carpet Ride", a song by Hanoi Rocks, found as a bonus track on some versions of their album Two ...
Moreve joined the band in 1967, having responded to a "Bass Player Wanted" notice posted at Wallich's Music City at Vine and Sunset. One of Steppenwolf's most popular songs was "Magic Carpet Ride", a song that evolved out of something Moreve had been working on – a simple but catchy three-note bass line. While the band was recording its ...
John Kay – lead vocals, guitar; Larry Byrom – guitar, backing vocals; Kent Henry – guitar, backing vocals; Michael Monarch – guitar, backing vocals; Goldy McJohn – organ, piano, backing vocals
He performed on many television shows as a member of Steppenwolf, including The Ed Sullivan Show, August 17, 1968, where the band performed a medley of "Born to Be Wild" / "Magic Carpet Ride" and a complete version of "It's Never Too Late", The Smothers Brothers, American Bandstand, Playboy After Dark, Beat Club, Della, Upbeat, and The Steve ...
The Phoenix and the Carpet – 1904 children's novel by E. Nesbit; Old Khottabych – 1938 Soviet children's book and later 1956 film with the depiction of a flying carpet "Magic Carpet Ride" – 1968 song by Steppenwolf; Asterix and the Magic Carpet – 1987 illustrated comic story book on the adventures of Asterix, Obelix and Cacofonix in India