The Three Most Famous Drum Solos of the Sixties
The last one may surprise you
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In-A-Gada-Da-Vida, Iron Butterfly, 1968
It’s better than I remembered! Maybe because this video is from a 2021 remaster.
In a gadda da vida, honey
Don’t you know that I’m lovin’ you
In a gadda da vida, baby
Don’t you know that I’ll always be true
Oh, won’t you come with me
And take my hand
Oh, won’t you come with me
And walk this land
Please take my hand
Repeat
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Douglas Ingle
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc
Wipe Out, The Surfaris (1962)
Drummers love playing this song!
[Instrumental, no lyrics]
The End, The Beatles (1969)
No Beatles song ever featured a drum solo, until their last (chronologically as recorded) album Abbey Road. The last song in the 16-minute medley that covers most of side 2, the song titled The End, features a short but tasty drum solo, followed the three guitar players (John, Paul, and George) exchanging licks, and finally the touching lyrics…
And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make
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Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl
But she doesn’t have a lot to say
Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl
But she changes from day to day
I wanna tell her that I love her a lot
But I gotta get a belly full of wine
Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl
Someday I’m gonna make her mine, oh yeah
Someday I’m gonna make her mine
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Paul McCartney / John Lennon
Her Majesty lyrics © Sony/atv Tunes LLC
