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Garden Song" is a popular children's song and American folk song written by David Mallett in 1975. The song has been recorded by Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary , John Denver , Pete Seeger , Fred Penner , Makem and Clancy , Raffi Cavoukian , John Lithgow , Arlo Guthrie , Elizabeth Mitchell , Charlotte Diamond , as well as the Muppets .
A folk rock ballad, [2] "Garden Song" was produced by Bridgers herself alongside Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska. [1] The song features a "wave of shimmery synths" and "delicate, crushing vocals", with its lyrics depicting "a scene from a fairytale, one that includes a house resting on a hill with thousands of roses (and probably a few ghosts)". [3]
"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.
Gonna make this garden grow All it takes is a rake and hoe And a piece of fertile ground. Mallett walked around the yard humming it. The next day, he wrote the second verse at a friend’s house. Being only the third or fourth song he'd written, Mallett regarded "Garden Song" as a gift, one that altered the course of his life. [3]
"In the Garden" (sometimes rendered by its first line "I Come to the Garden Alone" is a gospel song written by American songwriter C. Austin Miles (1868–1946), a former pharmacist who served as editor and manager at Hall-Mack publishers for 37 years. It reflects on Mary Magdalene's witness about the resurrection of Jesus at The Garden Tomb. [1]
Edward Bunting noted a song by the name "Rose Connolly" in 1811 in Coleraine. [5] [6] [7] A version with slightly different lyrics is known from Galway in 1929. [5] The song has lyrical similarities to W. B. Yeats' 1899 poem "Down by the Salley Gardens", which itself probably derives from the Irish ballad "The Rambling Boys of Pleasure". [5]
The lyrics tell the story of a spiritual journey to Max Yasgur's farm, where the festival was held, and make use of sacred imagery, comparing the festival site with the Garden of Eden ("and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden"). The saga commences with the narrator's encounter of a fellow traveler ("Well, I came upon a child of God ...
Reggae song "Bad Reputation" by The Chantels is a partial cover of "Garden Party" by Rick Nelson. Released in 1978 by Producer Roy Francis under Phase One records in Jamaica, the song uses the same music but mostly different lyrics except for the "But it's all right now, I've learned my lesson well" portion of the chorus.