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by the Scottish singer/songwriter Donovan. It was written during a trip to India and was recorded in early 1968. The song features a harder rock sound than Donovan's usual material, supplying a range of distorted guitars. It also features an Indian influence with the use of a Tambura. DONOVAN says that he originally wanted it to be recorded by Jimi Hendrix, but he was unavailable in that times. In fact, Donovan said he wanted to give the song to Hendrix for him to record, but that Mickie Most “flipped out“ when he heard the song and insisted that Donovan should record it himself as his next single. Allan Holdsworth and Jimmy Page are listed as the electric guitar players and JOHN BONHAM and Clem Cattini (spelled as “Clem Clatini“) as drummers on the recording. DONOVAN said that perhaps this session inspired the creation of Led Zeppelin.
