Magic Carpet Ride Singer

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 song.

Magic carpet ride singer.

Magic carpet ride lyrics. Or more likely a carpet ride while being stoned. It was the lead single from that album. Provided to youtube by universal music group magic carpet ride steppenwolf the second 1968 umg recordings inc.

Flying as high as a kite. Steppenwolf has sold over 25 million records worldwide released eight gold albums and 12 billboard hot 100 singles of which six were top 40 hits including three top 10 successes. Steppenwolf is a canadian american rock band formed in late 1967 in los angeles. The song is also considered the first modern rock video.

The word magic carpet ride relates to what the drug user feels when he or she is on these illegal drugs. Magic carpet ride is a rock song written by john kay and rushton moreve from the canadian american hard rock band steppenwolf. Instrumental i like to dream yes yes right between the sound machine on a cloud of sound i drift in the night any place it goes is right goes far flies. Born to be wild magic carpet ride and rock me.

Steppenwolf magic carpet ride today john kay the band s lead singer and the song s co writer performs as john kay and steppenwolf to fund the maue kay foundation which supports wildlife.