I thought I'd post a virtual tracklist for an imaginary Acid Party. Of course, you could create a CD from all these songs and have a real-life Acid Party, but don't blame me if somebody spills cranberry juice on the carpet.

Barabajagal (Love is Hot)

This is pretty wild. It's Donovan from 1969 with assistance from Jeff Beck. After Googling, I've discovered it was co-written by an African Italian called Bruno Lauzi. No - I never knew there wre Italian colonies in Africa either.

Anyway, it's funky, druggy and a-maz-ing.



Bongtastic!

For Your Information

It's The Cedars from Lebanon! It's about time I settle down and stop roaming around like a nomad - apparently. Love that rubbery bass and the twangy lead line - I don't think it's a sitar; who knows what it is? It's 1968 and this record is the epitome of "freakbeat". I only wish it was longer.

The End

Jim Morrison was just a pretentious chubby drug pig. But some of his songs are stellar, especially this one. I wouldn't normally insert a slow song so early into a party mix CD, but it's an Acid Party, so everybody's probably having a naked orgy by now. I love how the guitar motif in Kylie's 'Confide In Me' is basically stolen from this song.

Blue Jay Way

One of my favourite Beatles songs! It's mantra-tastic. I love how the bass is all one note. It's quite possibly all one bloody chord. I'm all about the dirge. You don't need drugs for this song. Just drink a can of Coke whilst eating lemon sherbert and spin around until your dizzy.

Somebody To Love

It was either this or 'White Rabbit', but I think this has the edge. All things considered, this song isn't nearly as scary as 'We Built This City' nearly twenty years later.



What a shitty fan-vid by the way.

GirlBrother said:

this kinda always freaks me out NOT on acid. i'm all magical mystery touring and then... whammo! creepy.

errant said:

Co-sign. It's just mental. It's enough to put anybody off drugs for life! I mean; that moustache alone is terrifying. He really was the best-looking Beatle but by around 1970, he started looking like Jesus. Who wants to wake-up next to Jesus in the wet patch?

Anyway... Next up was going to be 'It's Nice To Be With You' by The Monkees, but I can't find a copy on YouTube. Here instead is former Monkee Davy Jones singing solo last year...

It's Nice To Be With You



If you can get a hold of the original, you should. It's my favourite Monkees song. At times, Jones' vocal sounds eerily like his namesake, David Bowie. I mean, if David Bowie hadn't changed his name from David Jones... I should upload a copy of the original to YouTube sometime. I can't believe nobody else has.

Yes, I know it's not very trippy, but this song is for when everybody jumps into the swimming pool and is hugging the nearest 19 year-old blonde girl with pigtails (probably called "Sky" or something).

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If You Want Me To Stay

Ignore the rather boring fan-vid. I chose this for the audio quality. I love this song... It's got this "where are my pants" vibe.

Albatross

Yes. Fleetwood Mac.

I know that this isn't generally considered "head music" but it's very... transformative. You can't hear this song without closing your eyes and seeing a beach.

Right about now at my Acid Party, people are making lurve on the kitchen worktops.

A Whiter Shade Of Pale

I remember when I was like seven years old. I had a record player in my bedroom and this 7" was in my parents' record collection. No sleeve and no middle - it was scratched to buggery and you had to snap a plastic spider into the middle of the vinyl to play it. I always associate this song with death and weddings.

Anyway, at my groovy Acid Party, everybody's woken up a little. The pot-heads have arrived! Yay! They smell like wet carpet, leather and patchouli oil. Bummer!

Summertime

Big Brother & The Holding Company. It's basically Doctor Teeth & The Medicine Band, isn't it? Although Janice was slightly better-looking than Janis.



Bad vibes akimbo! The speed-freaks have gatecrashed and are about to take over the stereo! Oh noes!!!

Na, Na, Hey, Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye

Not one of them has a face that anybody other than their mothers could love. But they probably got loads of shags because this song was so excellent - and probably because everybody was high as a fucking kite too.



Play it loud!

We Can Work It Out

The speed-freaks still have control of the stereo, but it's cool because this song is aces. Released in 1970, the perfect "good-bye" to the sixties.



Somebody has started a fire in one of the bedrooms. Bongs and straight vodka do not mix!

GirlBrother said:

ah! one of my all-time favorites. never done anything mind-altering while listening to it, though, curiously