One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever recorded---particularly the coda!! It's so ethereal--just pure magic--takes you to a higher realm!! IMHO a masterpiece!!
riding in the 68 camaro listening to this then riding in a commercial jet leaving el toro for the nam listening to the fool on the hill. how appropriate. both great!
The instrumental part toward end of this song is amazing and brings me back to my childhood in early 70s. I love this song. During the instrumental at about 2:00 , I feel like a sense of reflecting on my life, trapped between, past and present.
Perfect song. The instrumental spiral-down-into-the-heart part with those vocals has never been duplicated. I'm sitting here crying and loving it. Like I always do. God, we were so innocent then.
Classic song!! I love the sweet harmony and music!! The ending is so magically haunting and beautiful at the same time. A life time favorite for sure!!
What a beautiful song and the ending just aches in its loveliness.
Loved the music of Spanky and Our Gang.
Thanks for posting this great song and love reading the positive posts. It's nice when a song can have such a positve effect on folks from all different eras. Real class
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L Luna
Fresno. CA
One of my favorite songs from my childhood, I would listen to this on my little AM transmitter radio while fishing, What great days I spent on the river listening to music as I fished .
Great time to be a kid and a great time to be alive. The 60s had an amazing mix of traditional values meeting a new exploration of music and life. The mix would conflict at times but that was part of the dynamics that made things so new and fresh. The talent pool was huge. Music and playlists filled with so much variety. And the older generation behind the music scene had major talent for music production. They were well-schooled in all forms of music and were creative at heart. Just a golden age of freedom that still shines to this day.
Maybe one of the best recorded endings to a pop/rock song ever.
A great musical arrangement with brillant vocal harmonies.
Hal Blaine of the Wrecking Crew on drums.
They just don't make them like this any longer
Fun fact, one of the producers of this song, Bob Dorough, was also one of the main composer-lyricists and one of the main performers for "Schoolhouse Rock."