I never knew who sung this song.....really? These guys? Timeless.

Was great then, still great now.

 nevar23 wrote: 
Not to me it isn't.  The Damned's version is pretty awesome and was my first exposure to the song.   

 nevar23 wrote: 
Ooh, I'll have to find that…

How have I not heard this before? Even though I was only 5 in 1967, my old man had a great music collection and I listened to it all. This sounds like other music from the era that he was into. Good stuff.

Probably blasphemy, but I prefer the cover by The Damned. Always good to know and honor the source, though. Love the brass.

Great song.  I still think that UFO's version is the best though.

One of the best from the past!!! Calexico after that should be great...

 Cachatons wrote: 
Well, maybe without the loudly-mixed mellotron, echo-laden, four-part harmonies, and the gong.  The two bands probably shared some similar inspirations, though.

1968 was such an odd year. With everything else going on, this song was a quiet corner of the world.
Thanks for playing it Bill.

 George_Tirebiter wrote: 

Cool. I see you're also a fan of Firesign Theater.

First heard this on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to San Diego in 1969 after renting a headset for 2 bucks.  Just as lovely now as then

YES!  What a weird movie!  The Wilson Bros. funny as hell, James Caan at his seedy best, and such a wacky story!  I too was appreciative that someone had remembered the beauty and grace of this plaintive song that was all over the place back in the day and put it in a contemporary soundtrack...but I wonder how many people even know about this movie?  Glad the song's on RP for many to hear!

 kellykiernan wrote: 

Excellent song from an excellent album.  They really put out some great music that had a lot of influences from Jazz and classical and Latin.  They really brought all that together and that takes a lot of talent.

I love Love.

This song makes me tingle. I am 16 again when I hear it.

I have a funny response to this song. I understand intellectually that it's good, but it doesn't make my heart sing in ways that many songs that aren't as good do.

Never heared this before. What genre is this?

I know this might not go down well with the purists, but I like the remake of this song by The Damned better than the original.  Still, the original gets a 9 because, well, it's the original, isn't it?

If you want to know about Arthur Lee and LOVE, please check out www.thefreedomman.com/forum
I've created a thread there about LOVE.I also helped out Mike Kerry with the LOVE STORY docu and there's lots of interesting stuff to read about LOVE and the main band on the forum The Doors.

 jagdriver wrote: 
I even broke down and bought it not long ago. Great stuff!
There is also a 2 CD set where the 2nd CD has studio out-takes. I like some of them better than the ones used.

The rare combination of lyric, music, arrangement all working together to make a really nice song.

 DaveInVA wrote: 
 

And there is a terrific Arthur Lee DVD for rent via Netflix whereby he performs all of Love's hits with a Swedish orchestra circa 2000. Stories have it that Hendrix modeled his flamboyant dress after seeing Lee.

How wrong is it that I prefer The Damned's version? Still gets an 8 from me, though. 

Classic....

 DaveInVA wrote: 

 DaveInVA wrote: 
As much as I generally disagree with Dave, I have to agree that this song simply soars—and, yes, is nearly perfect in its execution. Back then of course we had no idea what to think of it—a chorus of horns? A lone mariachi trumpet? Then Quickilver did "Pride of Man," and within a year Tower of Power, The Electric Flag, and Chicago burst upon the scene...and it all fell into place. Arthur Lee was beyond cool.

 paulmack wrote: 
Actually, The Bloody Mooes had their first LP "Go Now" in '64. They released their "Days of Future Past" LP in '67, same year as this song.