The title track for the American psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly's 1968 album, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Being widely considered as a milestone between psychedelic rock and heavy metal, the song is a proper example of a one-hit-wonder. The album version of the song is a 17:05 piece that occupies the whole B-side. It also has a 2:53 single edit version. The song is said to be entitled as "In the Garden of Eden" originally. There are many stories about this mondegreen. One of them is that during the recording session, the singer of the band, Doug Ingle, was drunk and he … read more
Iron Butterfly is an American psychedelic rock band, well known for their 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". They are considered a very-early heavy metal band as a result of this song and others like it as well as the title of their debut album, 'Heavy'. Their heyday was the late-60s, but the band has been reincarnated several times with various members. Also known for being the first RIAA certified platinum group, VH1 ranks them as number 19 on their list of top 100 "one hit wonders". The band was formed in 1966 in San Diego, and they released their aforem… read more
Iron Butterfly is an American psychedelic rock band, well known for their 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". They are considered a very-early heavy metal band as a result of this song and others like it as well as the title of th… read more