Donovan - Season of the Witch (Official Audio)

[@GrafindeKlevemark]

A real car-stopper for me when it was published in 1966. Still gives me goose pimples.

[@RealMasterMonk]

wow you guys call goose bumps goose pimples

[@GrafindeKlevemark]

@@RealMasterMonk What's the difference - lol !

[@creepycrespi8180]

@@GrafindeKlevemark you can pop a pimple.

[@damon123xxx]

year i was born.

[@32Flavors]

@@creepycrespi8180 (laughs) you did.

[@larrypierce508]

I'm 72, been listening to this song off and on for over 50 years, never gets old.

[@ArthriticBabe]

I can relate, i'm 70 now, and have been listening to Donovan since the 60's ☮️✌🏼

[@pamelamorales5736]

Me too

[@alskeno9918]

Classic

[@richdesau]

I'm 72 also. I listened to Donovan when at university. He had a unique style like all good musicians.

[@anyaisabela]

Yep, I’m 72 as well! 😵‍💫

[@collapsingquantumwav]

One of the coolest songs ever written.

[@breejames6323]

Agreed ! I watched the movie scary stories to tell in the dark in theatres and remember hearing it in the opening and thinking holy shit this song is badass and had to find it . I’m a bit surprised this song was made in the 60’s ! this dude was way ahead of his time .

[@lwoods7283]

Definitely,even my 25 yr old daughter thinks so n loves all my music n hates whatever they call that talentless monkey shit today!

[@lwoods7283]

@@breejames6323 Bree,u should really start listening to real music from 60s n 70s! That's when there were musicians that could read n write music! Rolling stones,the doors,Fleetwood Mac,Chicago transit authority,steely Dan,Elton,Queen,Led zeppelin,grand funk railroad,etc.......! My daughter is 25n listens to that instead of the shit u have today! It ended in the 90s w me

[@dbodooley]

This and Black Magic Woman

[@dbodooley]

@@lwoods7283 I love your daughters taste in music. I’m 35 and can’t stand the horrible dog shit they make today. There is absolutely not a shred of talent out there now. It’s all a bullshit gimmick today.

[@MaryBarresi]

Jimmy Page on lead guitar, John Paul Jones on organ, and Donovan's voice...a perfect combination!

[@davidconnor9978]

Hi

[@MaryBarresi]

@Donovan Hi There!!! I haven't, I was born in the early 1960's, but my husband and I have driven across this country many times with your cd's slammed in the player with the windows down. Pure Joy! Thank You!!!

[@MaryBarresi]

Please come to Woodstock "Bethel Woods" !!!!! We will be there in a heartbeat!!!

[@MaryBarresi]

@Donovan I love so many, but my favorites of all time are Catch the Wind and Colours from 1965. Brilliantly sensitive and beautiful from start to finish!! Songs from '66 right through '68 amazing as well. Timeless to this day.

[@skipwaldent8465]

Really ? I didn't know Page played on this.

[@Khadija667-l5s]

It's October 2024..The season of the witch again my favorite time of year .🎃

[@joemariano7151]

Glad ur listening to this in 2024!

[@cybermel0nmusic71]

Same bro

[@Ababzmadridista]

Of course lol😂, i'm just here because of two films " Scary stories to tell in the dark" and " Dark winds" an AMC series

[@youtubecommentergal4346]

​@@Ababzmadridistaheard this in Scary Stories To Tell in The Dark and fell in love with it. I found out in 2023 that Lana del Rey sang this song too.

[@bridypow1947]

we are here kisses lol picking up every stitch - xoxo

[@dianeharms8563]

Man! This guy never got enough recognition. WAY ahead of his time.

[@mikahist4155]

I think he was never into the sould out soul concept. He was popular here in europe but he wanted it the healthy way.

[@Flightstar]

Dont' know about that. this guy was mainstream in the 70's

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

much like the movie Halloween 3: Season Of the Witch

[@JackHaveman52]

He got plenty of recognition when I was in high school. Everyone knew who Donovan was. He even had a TV special. Back then, you knew that you made it when you had your own TV special. Ask any boomer. If they were into music, as teenagers, they knew Donovan and his music.

[@lwoods7283]

Definitely

[@KidFresh71]

Donovan's songs were so progressive. Eclectic mix of folk, pop, funk, psychedelic rock.

[@MsThebeMoon]

and jazz. He has the perfect jazz voice.

[@jenkemp]

acid music

[@septimuswarrensmith879]

Unfortunately he was overshadowed by Dylan and was considered by some of the more hard-core rock fans to be a bit hippie dippie. But this song is not soft. I think he earned his place in the music world.

[@LazyIRanch]

@JennysJukeboxdew My now ex hated the music I loved, and he only listened to commercial "country" stations that played lots of Carrie Underwood but never Willie or Johnny Cash. In the car, he listened to Rush... not the wonderful rockers from Canada, no... I was forced to listen to Limbaugh.🤢 That was a major red flag I wish I had paid attention to.

[@BOBBOTO]

Yes, he was groundbreaking in all genres. Sometimes all at the same time!

[@ps3licensias]

To anyone reading this, I’m asking for your prayers and positive thoughts for my healing journey. Thank you.

[@alexpowers8061]

Prayers friend

[@sid2112]

I stopped. I prayed for your healing and peace. Lord bless you and keep you.

[@RaffaellaIT]

I will. From Italy.

[@TerriblePerfection]

You have them. 🌱

[@charlesking5328]

Got you 🙏

[@mellilla7517]

*we don’t care why you’re here. we’re just glad you are. it’s nice to see you around:)*

[@malllllkaii]

mellilla thx😊

[@robertcrabtree4036]

We're all here because we're not all there

[@mellilla7517]

CatWearingAHat spitting straight facts

[@clairdelune4423]

i fuckin love the comments here u guys are weird asf

[@Faebug]

666th like ;)

[@dhlloyd68]

The most under-rated musician/songwriter of the 1960s............................

[@willcurrie6549]

Kristen Stewart? Was she even born yet?

[@juanramonvmora]

Don't think so

[@JamesFolkers]

There’s that word again…

[@StellaMoon60]

I was just saying that to my husband a couple of nights ago. He was really good.

[@Sack-o5q]

He was actually pretty big- wasn't under rated. The girls were crazy over him! But he was also seen as a fake beatnik, pop music generated to make the money. Still a good song, tho.

[@bubbaemmanuelle6761]

this song is one of the vibiest songs ever created. this is that october feels like.

[@jorgeferrerjosenge7558]

Jimmy Page on guitar!

[@billgonzales8978]

YES. I REMEMBER, YOU SEE IM OLD NOW, BUT I REMEMBEF WHEN THIS SONG FIRST HIT THE AIRWAVES BACK IN THE DAY. MAN O MAN WHAT A VERY GREAT SONG .. YES I STILL LISTEN TO THIS VERY VERY GREAT GEM. PEACE BROTHERS

[@thomasallison1514]

what the fuck does vibiest mean???

[@bubbaemmanuelle6761]

@@thomasallison1514 look it up and watch your language

[@madbrowniac7871]

@bubbaemmmanuelle6761: There was an actual Band about this same time named October Country. And this Music here does have a middle of Autumn vibe to it.🤔😉🎤🏈🍂🍂🍃🍁🎼🎵🎶🎸🎹🥁B.W.

[@cynergie7443]

My parents had the best music! I always told them how lucky they were to have this cool music.

[@TerriblePerfection]

My kids used to ask me to turn it off. 😂

[@NoviJimB]

We all still have it. :) I really lucked out. I was born in 1960. With six olders siblings and parents who all liked music, I was already paying attention to what they listened to by the time I was three (fall of 63). Then The Beatles came along, the British invasion happened, folk rock, psychedelic, hard rock,... Back then I had no idea how lucky I was, it was just the way things were. Then as the 70's went on things started changing for the worse (for my tastes, not for everyones). But for me those first 10 years or so were just incredible. The industry is so different now and times have changed, so we'll never see anything quite like that again. But I sure enjoyed the ride, and still listen to all that stuff.

[@eziaaxx]

Man, its Monday July 24th, 2023. I am blasting this from my speakers, windows open, cleaning up, sun is shining. SUCH. A. VIBE.

[@MrDeanMan46]

Same but I was cutting a black mull berry tree down, and let me tell you this song gives you strength to pick up heavy stuff like dancing 😂

[@teaze7202]

Make sure to pick up every stitch 😂

[@catebo]

August 24..2023.✌️

[@jean7774]

August 31st. Not waiting for October.

[@MrDeanMan46]

@@teaze7202😂that’s what I thought too when playing this song.

[@laurabarreda799]

I'm pretty sure that I herd this song when I was young (70's) But I just got it watching again House MD S3 E11. This show has an Excellent Soundtrack.

[@carolynbrown1920]

I ment Donavon and his family who owned a tree house BB in Negril Jamicam 1972-1973 It was nice really did not know how much he was in the music industry. Right after I met, Steven Stills, and Young. Living in those days was pretty wonderful,, Great Stories.

[@15cedw]

write a memoir about these experiences

[@greybone777]

If you weren't there, you can never get there.

[@tonylanasa8835]

For sure

[@reallyWyrd]

me an' a bag of weed will see about that...

[@playedout148]

Then they became Republicans and stole everything.

[@Dustyfingers]

@@reallyWyrd😂😂boomers vs millennials all on KZbin 😂😂

[@edt.5118]

So true. Such an elegant choice of words, so apropos.

[@ab7dasker]

This track oozes so much atmosphere. As important as the chords are, the slinkily arhythmic guitar and bass lines are what give this song its paranoid swagger. The way the downbeat gets subsumed by backbeat and syncopation in the verses is awesome and adds a lot to the track’s uneasy groove. “Sure is strange” indeed

[@delrosedeb1174]

What a great description!

[@dothemath1540]

Thanks for that explanation. Useful as I just get lost in the music.

[@johnstone9396]

that's a lot of $10 words for this $5 room

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Fantastic description. “Uneasy groove”

[@giovanna8187]

Subsumed! Love that word. Never thought I'd see it in a KZbin comment section. Bravo! Yes, uneasy is right. And adding to the atmosphere is the sotto voce of the verse morphing into the anguished wail of the chorus.

[@luigilorenzi7008]

I had a girlfriend around this time (1967) that had long beautiful auburn hair and when we would hung out in her room, she was always crocheting something. She was very fast, and her stitches were perfectly formed & spaced. So, one day I asked her, how do you do that? "Come here and I'll show you". Long story short...I was all thumbs, I couldn't get it right at all and I remember her looking at me, saying, "you've got to pickup every stitch" otherwise it gets to be a mess. I think Donovan must have had a similar experience and just started rhyming lines that went with this statement.

[@SculptedThoughts]

I assumed he meant you have to nag every problem but wtf in general are these lyrics, lol

[@freedomfreedomfreedom]

I really enjoyed reading this comment. Thank you for posting.

[@tommythompsonsurfer]

BLESSING TO ALL WOMEN.....MYSTICAL FEMALE..........SO SPECIAL AND EVEN SGARRAY.......MYSTIC LIFE SO LOVE FEMALES....BVLESSINGS.

[@dannyloya580]

That’s just so freaking beautiful man I envy you boomers and 60s kids who had such a great generation on music and this is coming from a 22 year old Listening to this in October 2021 cause it’s spooky season

[@davidhernandez-zo7fv]

She may have been a witch💜 ; )

[@odietamo9376]

In which I reveal my age: I vividly remember when this was released. I bought the album it is on immediately. It was 1966. I have always loved it. Dripping with atmosphere and suggested, hinted at meanings. And such a great sound. I still have the LP I bought at the time, but I haven’t played it in years. This is the first time I have listened to it on KZbin, and I have to say it amazes me! It must have been remastered or remixed at some point because I’m hearing all kinds of things in it, various instruments that jump out at me, that I never noticed before, or at least never paid much attention to. Now they slap me in the face! It is almost like hearing a new song, but with the comfortable familiarity of one you’ve known and loved for decades. I’ve just listened to it three times in a row, and I’m about to go for a fourth. Thank you!

[@tonyorsini5255]

For me, it IS a new song. I can't believe it took me 50 years to finally listen to it! Right now is my first time, and I'm glad to hear this. Some friends of mine covered it last night at a performance in Buffalo. That peaked my interest. Unusual, because I love the music from the 60s and normally don't need to be sparked like that. This is SO amazing!

[@Southparkhappy]

🎉 1:56

[@rifkamiriam7721]

My god, it is something what the sound engineers have done in recent times, ain’t it? Talk about picking up every stitch!

[@seahippies]

Saw him live in Brisbane at Festival Hall...Had police as 'security'at the end of the gig i think they were as stones as we were ^_^

[@billgonzales8978]

me too I was 17 then, wow

[@bex_3]

Something about music from the 60s and 70s, i never get tired of hearing the songs. They never get old

[@ACD1994]

People grow older, but the music stays the same. But there's something magical though about 60s and 70s for sure

[@lorifoley4429]

The sixties had a different take on music than we do today. A lot of what they sung about were things going on at that time. Today is a joke.

[@mavjimbo]

They were memorable

[@keeranimal8]

It was a time before the non-musician label execs told the artists what to play and how to play it…they just let them have at it and magic was made. Sadly those days are long gone…

[@tomkeefe2051]

Those of us lucky enough to have been around when this music was playing are truly blessed, not only does this music not get old, but we don't either. I listen to this and I am alive again, Far our, right?

[@nathanwanner..44]

They don't make music this good anymore

[@JamesFolkers]

Who doesn’t?

[@richardjones3522]

This song is how I get into Halloween each year

[@strawberry_mocha1513]

Same!!

[@danicamorningstar1]

Perfect song to get you in the halloween mood! 🖤

[@kathyshanku9787]

The resemblance is crazy

[@iwannatalkalot3415]

Do you know other songs for Halloween like this?

[@katholeenloveit8923]

It's on my Samhain Playlist

[@jorgecallico9177]

Timeless piece. Could have easily been composed and recorded yesterday. Yet here it is some fifty seven years later. Finest psychedelic tune of the Sixties

[@albertolira1986]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3OaZ2lqj5igodU

[@michaelwoodard726]

Nothing this cool would have been recorded yesterday.

[@waveland707]

I agree. Music today is boring.

[@brianconnor793]

I was in a small shop in Japan recently when this song come on. I wouldn't leave until it was over. I asked the owner what station he was tuned to, and he just told me that it was on streaming service . I remember thinking that this could be a hit if it was released today. Absolutely timeless!

[@pamelamills-senn1511]

Lived in a commune when this song came out, wore tapestry dresses, slept on a waterbed, acid trips and long sundays in the park with equally high people, lovely boys, hash and hookahs, that's what this reminds me of.

[@pamelamills-senn1511]

@@dicklimerick7 Nah, I married a guy who was sexier than Robert Plant back in the day, at 19. great-hearted guy with an unfortunate addiction to alcohol and weed, which seemed normal to me at the time, go figure. carried on until our mid-30s and then i had to get out. was a wild ride while it lasted. made the wrong choice for all the right reasons, but sometimes the right reasons aren't enough.

[@juliehughes1258]

@@pamelamills-senn1511 Someone sexier than Robert Plant? I didn't know that was possible!

[@pamelamills-senn1511]

@@juliehughes1258 actually you make a good point :-) maybe I should have said "almost",,,,

[@johnbarnes6840]

Likewise xcpt.. cutoffs manly man ♂️

[@MissPerriwinkle]

GOOD ACID YEA

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

I had no idea Kristen Stewart was so talented as a musician.

[@kbowsher5430]

Pllzzzzz😭😭😭

[@myann1212]

😆

[@no1nestandsalone387]

Lol

[@mergiumar]

:D :D :D :D

[@florenciasoler4767]

Hell, yeah!!!

[@nicholasspinner638]

Love to see the intersection of Donovan fans and Destiny 2 fans right now

[@heartlessface]

The atmosphere, the melody, the voice of singer... no one can beat this version, to me.

[@jsmyth024]

I'm here b/c of lana, but you may be right - it's groovy AF.

[@wytchywomanspellsintuitive6734]

Must be the season of the witch.

[@markalkire9420]

Dr. John's version from BB2K was pretty good, too.

[@aetherbunny77]

give Hole’s version of this song a try !!

[@skydracco]

Melody

[@johnlangley6449]

This time period was the golden age of music I glad I was there listening 😊

[@billgonzales8978]

YOU LUCKY JUST LIKE ME.

[@Windows.11x]

Finally is October 1st, officially is the season of the witch. 🎃

[@creeg84]

Best time of the year 🎃

[@knightwind5967]

🤘🎃

[@alicassidy8913]

That's why I'm here 🍂🍁🍂

[@tibaazher2792]

Same

[@Oceaneyed1414]

My gf, nephew, and only two sisters all have Birthday's in this month!!!

[@michaelnoller3441]

A great talent from the 1960 "s I hope the younger folks can, dig it. Peace and Love

[@alexmalch]

I’m 15 and I love the 60s music!

[@emmasartandanimation2857]

I'm 15 too I don't listen to much 60's music but I absolutely love this song!

[@jeffloy4638]

My drummer just turned me onto Donovan. How I made it 30 years without hearing this, I’ll never know!

[@sEngineer-il8im]

I’m 13 and all I listen to is 50s and 60s music!

[@bezoticallyyours83]

✌ ❤

[@hiimemily]

Never charted, never released as a single, still managed to become a classic rock staple. 55 years later, this is just as great as ever.

[@dougwalsh9610]

Or the other way around. Probably reciprocal.

[@michaelpowderly5514]

Still stands up now.....classic!!!!

[@albertolira1986]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3OaZ2lqj5igodU

[@cyrilmauras4247]

This song came out in 1966, I remember hearing it frequently on the radio in the late 1960s, especially when I lived in San Francisco in 1968.

[@6699230]

IMO, Gus Van Sant's movie 'To Die For' (Nicole Kidman) probably did more to promote this tune than anything else. Al Kooper & Steven Stills did a very good musical version on 'Super Session' as well.

[@scotnick59]

Miss those "hippie" days of 1967-72!

[@natalierampone9750]

OMG! So do I. Brings back such good memories.

[@lawriefoster5587]

I was ready to go to Canada! In the end did not have to!! On looking back, wish I had. PEACE

[@BOBBOTO]

You should still go. Dont let the screen door hit ya big ass on the way out. LOL​@@lawriefoster5587

[@claudegagnon999]

@@lawriefoster5587 Welcome back!...and Peace to you!

[@daiidreamiin8114]

What happened, how did you all allow project 2025 to be a thing. You stopped fighting for liberation for all. I thought hippies were freedom fighters 😢

[@jomamacallinyou]

Season of the witch was always the song I thought of with Donovan.

[@aparent]

Happy October to all of you who woke up with this song stuck in your head. Me too.

[@SASSYMADELINE]

YES, so many great memories, help me get those back!

[@fatbeard8072]

I've never really heard the song in it's entirety. I just thought to do so now, it's excellent!

[@SASSYMADELINE]

@@fatbeard8072 good music FB, enjoy ❤️

[@jasonharrington2106]

way ahead of his time for sure

[@ChristianJohnsen-m7s]

I grew up in that era of REAL muusic, so many experiences, the Vietnam War, partying, School, what made me who I am today!!

[@kb1996]

Why was the 1960s so friggin cool❤ I was just a kid but man I just love the music. It is like poetry. The way music was composed. The 1960s was full of dreamers, poets, people who created beautiful stories and beautiful music. Thank you Donovan and Jimmy Page on guitar for delivering fantastic music!!!

[@bethwilliams8029]

For sure, so glad to be my 59th year. Day before Holloween I'll be 60 with thankfulness youngest of eleven.

[@thomasbradley2677]

I did not know Jimmy Page plays guitar 🎸 on this. ❤ Thanks. Peace ✌. The Atomik sends. 😊.

[@mikearnett1386]

LSD🎉💪

[@harleygal420]

If you are still listening to this, you have my respect.

[@emmamaclachlan1971]

❤️🧙🏼‍♀️✌🏼

[@dieterhoch8273]

Listening? I lived this glorious period in history.

[@michellelewis3241]

love this song, its so haunting, wonderful combination of musical talent.

[@stratocasterblue]

Wear your love like heaven

[@michellelewis3241]

@@stratocasterblue Thank you, what a beautiful thing to say....

[@stratocasterblue]

You are beautiful the world is a better place because you are here.@@michellelewis3241

[@stratocasterblue]

You're beautiful the worlds a better place cause your here@michellelewis3241

[@michellelewis3241]

You are too kind, sweet stranger...

[@louielemueltica993]

Came here after watching Agatha All Along episode 1! This is fire!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@saraelizabethjoyce]

Same, was born in the 70’s and grew up on 60’s music but this one seemed to slip through. So glad Agatha bought it back!

[@PrivateGuy]

You're not alone Bud! We are together on this witch road.

[@PauloRobertoKrebs-d6s]

*Salem

[@simphiwek8905]

I know right me too😂🔥

[@Ramatulai1]

Me too!!! This song was a vibe at the end credits

[@kb1996]

Wow just wow...puts modern music to shame!! ❤1966❤

[@MissLeo]

Truly!

[@RaymondSell]

❤

[@bethwilliams8029]

For sure

[@seanb447]

Modern "music"? What's that? Seems like a lot of what you hear now are samples of other people's music, electronic beats, someone repeating "baby" a thousand times, "uh" "yo" and a bunch of misogynistic bs.

[@georgehenry76]

The tick of the drums gives me goosebumps

[@chris-mp2py]

and scrape of the pick on acoustic

[@strawbrryfld1]

This song is an eerie blend of psychedelic and progressive/goth rock 😁

[@autumnphillips151]

I think you might be interested in some of this music: kzbin.info/aero/PLIcz7l0YqJX7J7L7vT6e845vSwIpUXj9k

[@RaffaellaIT]

What a FANTASTIC song!

[@LadyHitchhiker42]

Merry spooky season my fellow witches out there listening to this! Blessed be! )0(

[@fantasia19]

❤

[@Michelle-ld9vj]

2 u too! Many blessings 🙏👁️😊💜🧙🪄🧹🔮🪻🌜⭐🍄🔥🧿

[@mary-bethwiley9623]

)O(

[@Lavenderissleepy]

Blessed be🫶

[@DeniseMarinacci-Life_Changer]

I had a friend in jr. high whose dad was a Seattle Police Officer and he would work the concerts so things didn't get out of control. The first concert I went to was Donovan. He came out in a long white robe and there were flowers covering with entire stage. I've never forgotten how cool he was. Amazing guy!

[@vlvlt7861]

Wow small world. My father was an SPD officer when I was a teenager. I used to get let in a half hour before they opened the doors. It was all ways festival seating so I sat wherever I wanted. Saw a lot of band sound checks and warm ups. It was awesome!

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

i went to a dov concert in seattle, was a solo appearence. so cool.

[@albertolira1986]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3OaZ2lqj5igodU

[@sybilevans6298]

Lucky gal

[@kingboagart899]

Smoked weed with two SPD's at Pink Floyd at Hec Ed pavilion in 73 on the south stairs. Thought we were being busted at first! Gave me a whole different view of Law Enforcement.

[@annikacook3251]

I have no idea why but this song just popped up into my head and I totally forgot how great this song is

[@carlaperry1784]

Me too

[@williamessex3518]

@@carlaperry1784 Me three

[@stephenhilliard68]

Me four!

[@loki1456]

This song never fails to make me feel like I'm walking on a crisp Fall day, wearing my favorite sweater, red and yellow leaves drifting underneath my boots.

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

True,and seeing all the ghosts and skeletons hanging in the trees blowing in the wind.

[@ronfreeman5857]

Watch out for those Beatniks.. and the Witch..is always there...Classic Donovan!

[@Rocketman88002]

Beatniks, now that's old 50's lingo from the coffee shop. I'm not sure if the hippy is a descendent of those cool man cool daddy o beatniks or not. I like the Edd Byrnes song "Kookie Kookie Lend Me Your Comb".

[@LilEsotericV]

"Season Of The Witch" When I look out my window Many sights to see And when I look in my window So many different people to be That it's strange So strange You got to pick up every stitch You got to pick up every stitch You got to pick up every stitch Mmmm, must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch, yeah Must be the season of the witch When I look over my shoulder What do you think I see? Some other cat lookin' over His shoulder at me And he's strange Sure is strange You got to pick up every stitch You got to pick up every stitch, yeah Beatniks are out to make it rich Oh no, must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch, yeah Must be the season of the witch You got to pick up every stitch Two rabbits runnin' in the ditch Beatniks out to make it rich Oh no, must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch When I go When I look out my window What do you think I see? And when I look in my window So many different people to be It's strange Sure is strange You got to pick up every stitch You got to pick up every stitch Two rabbits runnin' in the ditch Oh no, must be the season of the witch Must be the season of the witch, yeah Must be the season of the witch When I go When I go

[@antoniolopez-leonproductio9032]

1:08 2:16 3:14 4:26

[@Mondo_Cane]

thank you

[@senorlovato1388]

Thank you so very much...this truly a GREAT song in 2021

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

Thanks for the lyrics. It really helps.

[@albertolira1986]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3OaZ2lqj5igodU

[@EndorphikaMorphika]

I’m 43 yrs old and this past summer is the first time I’ve ever heard this song! I was surprised to learn it was from ‘66! Oldies Stations don’t play it enough!

[@stringwalkers1]

Listen to the 'Super Sessions' version you won't be disappointed.

[@farrellk.barber6442]

I'm 61 grew up with this song AM radio to the ear , Donovan was to England as Bob Dyland was to America

[@cumomsandcureloms]

I'm surprised it's from that early too, I thought it was from the early 70s

[@khalilmanesh9387]

Bonus

[@joecarpenter9031]

I'm 59.75 yo, & this is one song that has aged beautifully

[@ryancampbell2192]

Woke up this morning with this song in my head for absolutely no reason at all....

[@nathanieltovar5171]

I don't practice witchcraft, but I approve this song.

[@shootgunMarvel]

And cocaine, do you practice??

[@gia.Cherubini249]

I practice witchcraft

[@BlackStarWarrior96]

@@gia.Cherubini249 no one asked

[@avachristiansen7703]

I come here every year and it never disappoints:D HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE 🧡

[@GHOSTBOY703]

U to so this ur go to mine is mr sandman smoke a blunt an look at the pretty trees

[@clarence8117]

Happy Halloween 😈

[@GHOSTBOY703]

@@clarence8117 u to

[@Robin-kx3gc]

You only listen to this once a year? I didn't listen to it on Halloween and I have never associated this song with Halloween 🎃 I hope you had a happy one

[@Robin-kx3gc]

@@GHOSTBOY703 Hug them. They gave up the freedom of movement to support other life on the planet.

[@dana_brooke_27]

I saw Donovan open for YES in the 70's, he was really good. I have it hanging on my wall.

[@tomcarroll6116]

Yep Dana, two shows at the L.A. Forum and another at the Long Beach Arena in 1977. Unfortunately, we got kicked out of the LBA show because my buddy ate two Rorer 714 quaaludes, drank too much, got out of hand and started a fight. But man, those were the days!

[@ulli4303]

I was on this tour too. Festhalle, Frankfurt Germany

[@SASSYMADELINE]

YES, another great band

[@westonlong]

To Die For, has one of the best endings in all film history,. This song is the cherry on top.

[@kleptoclouds6117]

Her face under the ice with eyes open is seriously creepy but agree - good.

[@grrrlsrock2108]

💯

[@austinteutsch]

The Hurdy Gurdy man was so under rated. A great musician.

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

Far from underrated. Maybe not mainstream such as The Beatles but just about everyone that comes across his tunes ends up hooked . It's timeless .

[@albertolira1986]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3OaZ2lqj5igodU

[@maryp9466]

@@manchesterexplorer8519 - he was the 60s.

[@k.hendrickson8735]

TRUTH!!

[@EddieC3336]

Atlantis.

[@margaretjiantonio939]

I saw Donavan live. It was just him and his guitar. He was so great. It was a beautiful evening.

[@lindariebe8562]

Ya CANT hear the great music from the 60's & 70's on any radio station anymore...I grew up in those years & the best music that not many people will experience. Much of the stuff since then isn't "music", it's just noise. Thank God I still can remember those good ones & utube & enjoy them again.😊

[@eriesniper]

No Shit! I have basically turned off my FM Radio forever.

[@Jaws31]

Nah, I heard this on the radio. You must be listening to just Pop stations or smth

[@kinto4135]

My cows died of an unknown disease, my wife is talking gibberish and my newborn is crawling around the ceiling... Must be the season of the witch. Welcome to New England!

[@seanbryan4833]

Children go through phases. I wouldn't worry too much about your baby, and don't all wives talk gibberish sometimes?

[@culoooculooo6360]

i love👁👄👁

[@Theevil6ify]

Ugh, kids these days. Being ill-behaved earlier and earlier. I suggest locking them in small closets, or trunks until they settle down and stop their demonic nonsense. You gotta be firm.

[@donolinger6904]

@@Theevil6ify - Should the trunk be airtight? You could do what one woman did. You could tape it to a wall and then brag about it on KZbin.

[@robertschreiber8099]

I'm with Sean Bryon....... Eventually, the baby will settle down..... I wouldn't feed the meat to the wolves, though. Have a glass of Whisky, and watch some wrestling. Life is good..........

[@Liv22]

I 💜the transitions. So smooth & groovy. Must be the season of the witch 🧹🔮

[@therealelizabethsmallwood]

That's what the season is all about. ;)

[@lgaytan65]

This song is as cool as it gets folks. Nothing comes close to this beauty in this time of age.

[@ladyrachel13]

There's so much to like about this classic song. Happy October everyone! 😍🎃🧟👻

[@vintagespider5627]

Happy Halloween 🎃 too you ….spookie song 🎵 🕸🕷🕸👻💀😍

[@joanmjames2495]

Yes indeed! I also recommend: *"I Just Dropped In..."- New Edition *I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me"- Rockwell *Elvira's Haunted Hits *Phil Collins- "In The Night"

[@mikeschwartz4915]

Thanks

[@pyromaniac034]

happy october

[@ladyrachel13]

@@joanmjames2495 I remember seeing Rockwell's video on MTV. That was a lifetime ago!

[@doctorvibe11]

If you're lying on your teenage bed, listening to this song, and you're so mellow that your mother walks in and thinks you're high...must be the season of the witch

[@mickjagger8439]

Your mother was right 🤪

[@gborch1969]

Perfectly haunting! Donovan was so cool. Love this guy.

[@kasteo332]

The opening scene to scary stories to tell in the dark with this song was so nostalgic and memorable and the use of the song with the radio announcing Halloween and bringing up the song then playing it was amazing, then the Lana del Rey version at the end was good, overall the whole movie was pretty good

[@AshleyGarcia-fh8em]

I was born in 94 and the song gave me chills when I watched the movie!!

[@SDsailor7]

What was the name of the scary movie?

[@danielliberty5945]

@@SDsailor7 Season of the Witch

[@SDsailor7]

@@danielliberty5945 Thank you!

[@janellbauer3781]

Sounds really good, thanks for the recommendation. Going to watch it right now on Netflix.

[@bobbiebodily6563]

I absolutely love songs that sound like this, they just inspire my artistic side soo much. I have created so much art listening to music like this and just brings a smile to my face :)

[@autumnphillips151]

You mean psychedelic music? If you want more psychedelic music, I’d highly recommend the band Jess and the Ancient Ones.

[@pankstress2502]

I feel you

[@shagsmith3410]

Still making art?

[@bobbiebodily6563]

@@shagsmith3410 lol no

[@shagsmith3410]

@@bobbiebodily6563 you should.

[@devonbeechley3981]

This is one of my all time favorites. The rustic guitar and the overall feeling of edge on the high notes and outbursts of volume. The whole song smells like cigarettes if that makes sense. Great song.

[@auntfloyd9408]

Yes, yes, thank you! I thought I smelled cigarettes listening to this song! Made me grab my acoustic and jam on it!

[@idkp.9507]

For me, it smells like incense and afrodisiac oils

[@albertolira1986]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3OaZ2lqj5igodU

[@SingerCommaMarla]

I see glass ashtrays and orange carpet

[@melodystewart8857]

Maybe Lucky Strikes, late at night, in a bar that smells ancient and sad, in a part of town you just don't go... Smells like excitement and danger!

[@lizziesangi1602]

"You've got to pick up every stitch" I put on this tune because JESUS picks up every stitch! Runs deep. Somewhere, I bought a Donovan 4 CD set. Top shelf - one of the best CD sets one can have.

[@smalliebiggs3836]

First time ever hearing it and I'm 61 I'm blown away I love it.....

[@lizdevich7192]

This song brings out my teen years. Smoking pot and just tripping out. The norm for the 60's and 70's! Flower Children unite!

[@autumnphillips151]

Hi, Liz. Could I ask if you remember the ‘60s band Coven? They were fronted by Jinx Dawson. I’ve been wanting to ask people who were actually around to witness the mid to late ‘60s firsthand if they knew about the band Coven at the time. Have you heard of Coven or Jinx Dawson? I’ve been hoping to find people who actually saw Coven perform, or even just knew something about them, during the mid to late ‘60s.

[@billgonzales2339]

I was there with you passing that joint at golden gate park?

[@kimberleighboettinger6085]

There's a book called Season of the Witch(Named after this song of course) about the turbulent history of San Francisco between 1967 and 1982. It's a good read if San Francisco is special to you, if you like that period of history, or if you just want to read a really good book.

[@pedroider]

agatha all along 💜

[@KhalidAun1]

Yessir just finished watching Agatha All Along amazing can't wait for the rest 🔥🔥

[@gwynnielsen5081]

Donovan was a very cute guy who popped up on A.M. radio all the time in the 1960s. Glad I had a chance to listen.

[@mickjagger8439]

and now all we hear on AM is static

[@gwynnielsen5081]

@@mickjagger8439 Yeah, true. Here's my latest tune for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGmrgKRopb2poqM. Thanks for responding and take care.

[@mickjagger8439]

@@gwynnielsen5081 Beautiful song and video, subscribed!

[@gwynnielsen5081]

@@mickjagger8439 Thanks for subscribing! My next song will come out 9/8.

[@mickjagger8439]

@@gwynnielsen5081 Great! Looking forward to it, will notices posted? You have a lot of subscribers, so if not I understand. I'll put it on my calendar

[@rockman102938]

good song to show the transition from 60's formula songs to 70's stuff. so much good music.

[@waltertaylor5395]

An iconic 60s tune with that spaced out guitar and trippy vibe. Tripping now while listening to this rare jewel. Not something you hear on the radio anymore. Does stir up memories of my misspent youth.

[@briseboy]

All of the world history's known cliches in four sentences!

[@markevan1]

Not something you heard on the radio back then either. The song was a flop.

[@k.hendrickson8735]

@@markevan1__ You have to remember the greedy, grasping music industry was filled with, ah, "promoters" seeking to get get rich quick off these highly talented young musicians of the 60's. The problem with Donovan was he couldn't be pegged into one genre to be marketed. He was a talented unicorn, so the industry that LOVED the Beatles, didn't embrace him.

[@jacobylawhorn8063]

Favorite Songs per Decade: 1960s: Season of the Witch-Donovan 1970s: Don't Fear the Reaper-Blue Oyster Cult 1980s: Night of the Vampire-Roky Erickson 1990s: Bullet with Butterfly Wings-Smashing Pumpkins 2000s: Can't Fight the Moonlight- LeAnn Times 2010s: Season of the Witch-Lana Del Ray

[@jacobylawhorn8063]

I meant Rimes not Times

[@heinoustentacles5719]

Great selection, I love most of these, but there's two I gotta listen to

[@jacobylawhorn8063]

What are those?

[@heinoustentacles5719]

@@jacobylawhorn8063 Night of the vampire, and don't fight the moonlight

[@enrico6876]

Nice spooky one my man, I'm pleased. Maybe early Danzig (killer wolf) and some by Gun Club and the Cramps could fit in this ghastly list too. And I favor B.O.C.'s astronomy over the reaper. And... Oh well, I've enjoyed your tracks

[@carinnichols1283]

Lucky enough to have seen him in concert. He opened for John Mellencamp. I live in a college town, and his talent and legacy went right over most of the audiences heads. So did a lot of John Mellencamps songs. But I was glad I got the opportunity to go.

[@dbodooley]

This is one of the greatest songs ever made in my opinion.

[@joejones9520]

youll have to compete with all the other exact same comments on every single song ever posted on here.

[@MatiasCabrera22334]

yeah, i like it so much with lana's cover

[@dbodooley]

@@joejones9520it’s not a competition. Why even bother commenting that?

[@joejones9520]

@@dbodooley you missed the amusing bigger picture my comment conveys

[@lizroberts6257]

Agreed. People don't get the multidimentional references . "My window" is the black hole of your eye. Yes, it's strange.

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

IT’s September,the season is upon us!

[@davidsauers2685]

Listening to it right to welcome Fall and The Season of the Witch! 🧙

[@brmildenstein]

Just like it was yesterday! This one really holds up!

[@RBAILEY57]

I love Donovan, saw him live in 1977.

[@squattinggopnik387]

I wonder if Donovan was sitting in his room thinking, "Wonder what rhymes with witch?"

[@bmwisetta613]

Witch Bitch Wich Stich Etc....

[@sidneypasquarelli2122]

Lol! Good one! Ah ah!

[@sidneypasquarelli2122]

All I can think of is ditch and htch! Lol!

[@sidneypasquarelli2122]

hitch

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

My problem is trying to make "witch" rhyme with "Hillary Clinton".

[@readingforwisdom7037]

That first 1 minutes 20 seconds of this SOTW are surely in the Top Whatever of rock genius. Mr Leitch is a chronically underrated innovator.

[@JoseeAlana]

Donovan showed up in my feed today. Haven’t heard of him in years, but this song was awesome when I listened to it as a high school junior or senior and I’m amazed at how awesome it sounds now. Oh the memories…

[@LanceisLawson]

This song still sends chills. I always think of The Canterbury Tales when I hear this.

[@Ross-oy5lc]

Makes me want to roll a fat one and groove. Brings back so many memories of the late 60's. Timeless stuff!

[@chrissydoodle655]

I love this song,🔥. Wish they still made music like this. The authenticity just can't be replaced. I was born in the 90's but this is the best music,🥺❤️!

[@fleauboost3594]

😘

[@chrissydoodle655]

@@fleauboost3594 😘

[@jennaraudhetta3122]

I love it since i was in London in carnaby street ♥️♥️♥️♥️thats was my best Trip with my daughter♥️♥️♥️ unforgetable

[@acethegreat3963]

It's so uncanny how the beginning of the verses sound like velvet underground then turns into the doors by the end of the verse and definitely the chorus! That's what my ears hear anyway. Great song from the greatest period of music ever!

[@thepic4032]

Me and the boys listening to this absolute banger during Season of the Witch 💃💃

[@Bend202-f3p]

The other guys 😁

[@blufferoniandcheese3628]

first thing i thought of when i loaded up the new season day one. had it stuck in my head

[@thomasreghi7052]

Indicates that Donovan has a wide range of guitar playing talent. His guitar riff on Sunshine Superman is hard to surpass. Sometimes I get the feeling that there is some type of a huge lockdown grid hovering overhead with info, like discovering links never read by me but not unfamiliar.

[@joevasquez7561]

Real Classic Rock n Roll with A Twist

[@richardmartin3055]

Why can't there be music like this everywhere. THIS SHIT IS WHAT MUSIC SHOULD BE

[@albertolira1986]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3OaZ2lqj5igodU

[@michaelsimpson5271]

Sure is strange how we all have been listening to this lately.

[@ValSchnepel]

Wow, just had the feeling I had to listen to this song again, still get high without drugs listening to this song, and BTW , I am a 70 years old woman.

[@stargazing8702]

im here cause i grew up on this cause my dad made a cd of all the best halloween or halloween themed songs. this was always one (along with a few others) that i especially loved on that disc. and still love!! the 60's rock.

[@ericolsen5592]

I'm gonna make a Halloween soundtrack with this on it. It'll also include a lot of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Judas Priest, The Rolling Stones, Slipknot, Ghoultown, Pink Floyd, Rob/White Zombie, Mötorhead, Avenged Sevenfold, The Doors, Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath, and plenty more. I fucking love Halloween...

[@evanwolf6618]

@@ericolsen5592 🤓 So . . . Checkout the German Metal Band 'Helloween' !!! (why don't you?) 🤟🎃 'Die In The Night' : Exciter 'A Dangerous Meeting' : Merciful Fate

[@izasana47]

@@ericolsen5592 Pretty sure witches call that Beltrane. Never Halloween.

[@maxrichard2244]

Happy Halloween everyone!!! 🎃

[@yoncedelrey]

he almost sounds like he's in pain at times in bridge/chorus, and it really makes this song what it is!!!

[@MissPerriwinkle]

DOES DONOVAN KNOW HOW MUCH WE LOVE HIM???? WE DO.

[@MissPerriwinkle]

this tune beckons all the witches of the world to rise up and rock the world.....

[@lilzz-vu5lv]

I was born in 2000 and I'm mad that I wasn't able to experience the period of time when this music was written. Masterpiece

[@ramdizzle9133]

I was born in 1990 and I say the same thing all the time. Born in the wrong time period.

[@markd8369]

Born in 78'. Same