You know the story on how the name came about? Doug Ingle wrote the song and was the lead singer and organ player. Well, he went to sing it for the band and he was so drunk that when he sang what was supposed to be, “In the Garden of Eden Baby”, it sounded to the band like “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida". 😂 So, they kept it. 😂

This song is the very definition of psychedelic rock

When my youngest son was in high school band, I rashly promised him a drum set if he could learn this. I was unaware of their price. One evening at a school concert, my son surprised me with this song. He learned his part well, especially only practicing at school. Naturally the whole band including the teacher knew about our deal. It was worth the money, considering the look of pride on his face. I’m still proud of him, though he gave up drumming. He gave his mother and I, 5 grand children, I think I got the best deal in the end!

Some of the differences between the 1960s/1970s and now are: People were thinner. People had healthy, shiny hair. People had energy. And people had the patience to listen to long songs on FM radio and to watch double features at the movies. LOL

Acid rock from the 1960's. What a great time to be alive.

The late, great Ron Bushy on drums with the most iconic drum solo known to man. RIP! Thanks, Harri!

greatest headphone song EVER !!!! Smoke a joint put the headphones on turn off the lights close your eyes and enjoy the ride...had it on 8 track vinyl and the cd to this day....great choice...peace

Doug Ingle the lead singer and organist just died this year in May he was the last surviving original member and founder of the band.

I think Ron Bushy's drum solo in this is one of the best ever. Not fancy, not hot dogging - just very rhythmic and melodic and I love it.

It doesn't *have* psychedelic influence; it *is* psychedelic influence. They're one of the originals!

It was supposed to be called... In the Garden of Eden. I have listened to this song 100s of times. One of the best drums solos on record.

This song always reminds me of 1968, the most violent political year in my lifetime. The assassinations of Martin Luther king, Bobby Kennedy, the Democratic convention in Chicago, the Vietnam war, civil rights. A lot of protest music came out that year.

JK-We are in blacklight posters, lava lamps, and significant sound system territory with this bedrock of the psychedelic era. Superb Hall of Fame submission. Great review and commentary from Cosmic Harri....so versatile.

This was the beginning of rock and roll for me at least. You couldn't go anywhere in the hippie scene without hearing this

Saw Iron Butterfly with Jefferson Airplane in Houston, Texas in the late 1960’s. What a concert! I was just a Teenager. I’m 72 now.

This song was one whole side of their album. Thirteen year olds like me in northern California would put it on while we did our homework.

I've heard a few other bands play this song in the 70's and every time they got to the drum solo the rest of the band members put their instruments down and went to the bar to get a drink and chat with the patrons.

One of the early great Rock 'N Roll songs,and one of the best drum solo's of all time! I've been a life long musician,and can still remember learning,and the playing this song! Every new drumker that I ever interviewed for a job,was asked if he knew,and could play this tune!There were others like Wipe Out,etc.,that were musts at that time,because people would make requests for them.Those were the days!'❤❤❤❤

This song holds special memories as back in the day, we'd dance to this at parties. Much younger, way more energy.

I'm 71 yr old male in N California - grew up with this music - the phenominal thing about THAT RIFF - is that you NEVER GET TIRED OF IT.. (sort of like "Hey Jude"). It's not annoying somehow. Glad to see someone genuinely appreciating this!!! Great reaction vid!!

Great to see a music reactor not afraid to dive into a song longer than 5 minutes! Thx Harri!

The birth of psychedelic rock

I remember this song very well from back in the day. Thanks JK and Harri.

One of the funniest jokes ever on the Simpsons had to do with this song and the church organist having to play the full 26 minute keyboard solo.😂

Guys running thru the jungles of Vietnam during the war were crazy about this song. It was a classic for them also. Great song.

I can't imagine that you have EVER heard that riff before without it being associate with this song. It is CLASSIC and any pirating of it would have immediately been called out.

I was at a party in the mid-70s and these two guys were fondly recalling this song. I’d only heard the edited single version before and I was intrigued by their description of the full length album cut, the drum solo, the shrieking elephant sounding guitar after, etc. Someone turned on the radio, and the album version was playing, about 3 minutes into the song. An incredible coincidence! Definitely psychedelic.

My Dad used to steal this album from me all the time. The singer sounds like his oldest brother.

I was in middle school when this came out. Had a Sear's and Roebuck record player that would hold multiple records at once. Went to sleep with the Beatles, Monkees, and Herman's Hermit's. Mom told me I could get one new record at the five and dime store. I picked this record because of the cover. Played this song first every night to go to sleep on. That led to Steppenwolf, Black Sabbath, Led Zepp, Deep Purple etc. This song changed me forever!

Regardless of anything else, they hit the groove the night they recorded this song.

Fun fact: This song was featured in the 1986 film, "Manhunter"; the origin of the Hannibal Lector movies.

I was in HIGH school when this came out in record form. I bought mine at a record store named ~Licorice Pizza~ that was our nickname for albums.

They had a number of great songs. One of them became a rocket scientist. He claimed he found something faster than the speed of light then mysteriously disappeared.

Their catalog is much more than this classic. They had a handful of popular albums that never get reacted to these days.

I forgot how good this song is!

There are a couple of live performances of the song, recorded at the Fillmore East a month before they went into the studio with it, where organist/singer/songwriter Doug Ingle very clearly announces the title as "In OUR Gadda-Da-Vida" - which is enough to convince me that, despite what many people (including band members) said in later years, the original intended title was "In Our Garden Of Eden" rather than "In THE Garden Of Eden". In other words, I don't think this song has anything to do with Adam and Eve, as such - it's just a metaphorical paradise he's singing about. The lyrics make more sense with that interpretation, too. (Ingle, who regrettably passed away very recently, also used to say that all of the songs he wrote were ballads, but they tended to turn into something very different once his bandmates got hold of them!)

My older cousin was living with us so he could spend time in San Francisco for his art, but he had this on reel to reel, he used to play this and sit there rolling bugler tobacco cigarettes and something else and smoke, he had large drawing books he used to sit and listen to this and smoke and draw the most amazing drawings, it was fascinating for me to watch. He’d let me ride on the back of his Triumph and we would take his art drawing books and supplies in the messenger bag and ride up to San Francisco and hang out with all the hippies. It was an amazing time to be alive.

Harri, you might be thinking of the riff Cream had with "Sunshine of Your Love". Way to go JK. This song is an iconic song in rock and roll. Harri, I can't believe you made it through this one. 😀🤟🤟

I was 13 when this was released. It blew our minds. I still have the original album.

One of the greatest classics of our time.. and arguably the best drum solo ever!!!!

What an opus! A cornerstone of psychedelic rock. Timeless.

The drum solo on this was iconic. Friggin’ Epic.

Coming of age in the seventies , this was our anthem

As a child in the 80s and 90s, my father devoted a not unsubstantial amount of time to training me to do this drum solo, with my hands and the kitchen table.

I didn't do drugs in the sixties, but I sure tripped on life to this song! Good reaction Harri.

Thanks, Harri, for a great reaction to this. You also chose the better video for it, too. Good job! I concur, the piece is operatic as well as epic. The contributions from each of the four members meshed together into a masterpiece. Cheers!

The favorite song of the hippies of the late '60's to listen to during their acid trips.

In 67/68 I was in jr high and one of the parents threw a party for are class. First time not going to a child's birthday party. Someone put this record on and it really changed my life!

First album I ever bought. Wore out several copies of it through the years. I adored it all to heck, though as I got older I gravitated more to heavy but not jam rock - AC/DC, CCR, ZZ Top, Foghat, BTO, etc. I can still listen to this song and know every note. SO glad you listened to the full version. Groovy, man.

I am from the sixties and this song has been playing in my head since then. ☮☮🍄🍄 Yeah Harri definitely psychedelic rock.

This is music made for an acid trip. That's why it makes me think of San Francisco.

I actually saw them perform in San Francisco. The place was the Filmore West. They used psychedelic imagery that was up on the screen. I was a straight teenager who smelled a lot of weed, plus seeing a lot of other stuff happening in the audience. This was in the 1960s.

In a gadda da vida was intended to be "In the Garden of Eden"" .Organist-vocalist Doug Ingle wrote the song one evening while drinking an entire gallon of Red Mountain wine. When the inebriated Ingle then played the song for Bushy, who wrote down the lyrics for him, he was slurring his words so badly that what was supposed to be "in the Garden of Eden" was interpreted by Bushy as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" Great Psychedelic song back in the day. I bought the album. The drumming is what sold me on this song...very iconic and memorable to this day. Also bought they're Iron B Heavy album and was great listening stoned, lol.

The original title for this was "In the Garden of Eden" but they changed the name to be more what it sounded like phonetically when they sang it.

1968, the very beginning of acid rock

Such a great song

Late night FM radio station disc jockeys loved the coming of this song! They could put it on the turntable and leave the console to take a bathroom break, the song was so long!

This was the beginning of rock for me, I heard my older brother playing this Iron Butterfly album when I was 5 years old and thought it was the best thing I’d ever heard. They are on the list of Acid Rock bands

The Definition of Psychedelic : Iron Butterfly, "Ina-Gadda-Da-Vita"! or "In the Garden of Eden"! Harry, since youre doing LONG Masterpiec`s you cant pass up Rare Earth`s hit "Get Ready", it`s 21 minutes long and it too, has sections played by each of the members as Solo`s....its a SERIOUS Jam Session!

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida AKA in the Garden of Eden the guitar player 17 when they recorded this is known as maybe the first metal psychedelic song it would have been at Woodstock but they couldn't get their equipment there in time all the helicopters were used up the New York Thruway was a parking lot

Absolutely one of the greatest tunes ever recorded. It's just that...............

I got the album in high school and listened to it over and over. I even played it for my grandfather who listened very attentively patting his hand to the drumbeat.

Had the record player on repeat.

Great classic here! Not much I can say that hasn’t been said before. Wonderful choice! Thanks Harri and JKClark 🌺✌️

I only ever heard the short version. Thanks for this!

Eric Braun playing one of the best guitar solos of all time!

Back in the day we'd sit. Or sprawl on the floor smoking hash and trip out on albums like this. Moody Blues Seventh album also.

First concert I ever saw. The Moody Blues were the backup band. LOL

Back in the 70s we tried to make love to music. I dare you to try that with this song.

The first time I heard this song, I was hooked. The drummer was fantastic. And what they could make those guitars do was something else.

Heavy and groovy! That riff is iconic. The song was used in the 1986 thriller Manhunter, the first Hannibal Lector movie. It was also used in one of the Resident Evil films, so maybe you heard it in one of those places. Or maybe in a documentary on the 1960's counterculture. I have this on vinyl, picked up used in the eighties. I think I've only listened to side one once. This takes up all of side two. I've forgotten how many times I've listened to it.

It was supposed to be "In the Garden of Eden!' but,writer was drunk came out Ina-Gadda_da vida!"They kept the slurred version,sounds cooler anyway, maybe even Exotic!

Great reaction! Thanks for bringing back some awesome memories. I was nine years old when this song was released in 1968. I loved it then and still love it. My friends and I would sometimes play this on repeat all night long. The song “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly was originally titled “In the Garden of Eden”. According to legend, the song's writer and singer, Doug Ingle, became intoxicated while rehearsing and recording the song, slurring the words so badly that bandmate Ron Bushy misheard the title as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" when he wrote down the lyrics. The mondegreen stuck and became the song's title. I love the era in which I grew up in!! Peace!

I saw iron butterfly at the NY World’s Fair Pavilion on 09/20/1969 . They played this song for about 45 minutes.

I still have three of Iron Butterfly albums, way heavy on the organ. All these years later I have to be in the mood for them, but years back I couldn't get enough of them

I had forgotten how much I like this song. Thank you for sharing it and bringing back some teenage memories.

Epic Song, and Iconic in the representation of psychedelic rock, a sensation in the 60's, so readily identifiable, with 4 separate solo performances within the song, drum solo is one of the best. I was 17 when this song was released, so good, so many memories, listening to it is like time travel into the past

Many years ago I saw a clip on PBS of Bojangles recorded sometime around 1920 where he did the "2-step" stair and what he did was reprized by the drum solo in this song.

I heard this song some 40 years ago and still like it.

One of my favorite drum solos… instead of just thrashing wildly and seeing how many drums you could hit at one time it had a very tribal drum feel more than jazz… very melodic for a drum solo

Interestingly enough, this was not only a seminal acid rock song, but it was also one of the early songs you could call heavy metal, though their earlier tune Iron Butterfly Theme beats it by about six months. Also, the organist literally goes into a sort of rendition of the classic Christmas carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman during his solo.

What a fantastic memory, would never have known what it was called, but love it

I got this album from my 2nd cousin. He had a huge record collection way back in 1969. 11 year old me was fascinated by the whole thing. The craziest thing was that this song took up the second side. It was the beginning of my journey through psychedelic rock.

Harri, it shouldn’t surprise you to know that I played along with the drum solo on my thighs, as I’ve been doing for over 50 years now. By the way - the shirt you’re wearing in this video would have fit in very well back in those days. Thanks for hitting this one. Always worth taking the few minutes to enjoy this one.

I played this drum solo, or tried, in 71 when I was a high school freshman in front of all classmates! As you can see we had different sounds coming out every week it seemed. I wouldn’t say we were the best generation. That belongs to our parents, and grandparents! But hands down, we grew up in the best of times! 😎 Love your reviews 👊🏻

These guys were a local phenomenon in Portland Oregon, I remember seeing them in 67 or 68 at a dance hall, admission 50 cents.

Harri this kind of music was in my teens . This was very popular every local band tried to emulate it. My time was filled with Peace , Love, and Music 🎶. Thanks for sharing ❤️

This song is part of the reason why I have tinnitus and some hearing loss today. I used to put my dad's Ampex bookshelf speakers connected to a Harmon Kardon record player on the floor with my head on a pillow between them and get lost listening to Iron Butterfly, Hendrix Axis Bold as Love, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Doors, Steppenwolf, Johnny Winter, Chicago, Humble Pie, and countless others. Saw all those groups in concert too inc. Iron Butterfly.

Blew my mind back then and still does.

My older brother got this album when it first came out. when he went for a trip to San Francisco to experience more of the hippie life style i was 5 years young and played this all summer. I started growing my hair long. there were some construction workers working on our elementary school across the street, they asked us kids if our place was a church because of the organ. we laughed. This song reminds me of those summer days, still a kid, about to become a teen back in the 1960s

I think I was 16 when this came out, that was my first introduction to heavy metal rock, and I was addicted to it ever since.

Just one of those tracks you first learned to bob your head and sing along the chorus loudly. An anthem ! The other ones of course was Get Ready and Child in Time.

Seen them in 68 at the ASU Activity Center. And again in 80. Unfortunately most are unaware that they had another great long song Butterfly Bleu. Just as long as this. And was the first introduced the talkbox. ( extensively) There's a live version that was recorded for television. They when commercial free to get the whole song in without interruption. 🚜🤠🐂

ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME

It was our lunch/bathroom break in the studio along with Layla. Great music.

I knew a guy who was a college DJ in the late 60s and he played this song when he went to the cafeteria. He was a bit surprised when the record started skipping while was in line paying for his food.

Great proto prog metal! Glad you reacted to the full version, not the radio edit. First LP I ever bought with my own money in 1968. Same day I also bought 2001: A Space Odyssey - soundtrack. I was raised on classical music. In-A-Gadda-da-Vida was my gateway epic to the dark side....

The original title was "In The Garden Of Eden"

It reminded me of the music of Arthur Brown, the vocals are also very similar, dark psychedelia.

I still have two vinyl albums from Iron Butterfly and I love them both equally. Both from my older brother who made sure I listened to all his music and critiqued them when I was 8-10 years old. Thank you Trevor!! I must say Ball is my favourite from the albums; Played LOUD, there is nothing like it...