Rappers React To Steppenwolf "Magic Carpet Ride"!!!

[@angelaneilson3999]

you need to remember this is what your nan and pap were listening too, so now you can see your grandparents through different eyes... we werent always old, but were still young in our hearts...........

[@metalguru85]

You'll know Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf. That was probably their biggest hit.

[@JesseJames90210]

but pusherman or don't step on the grass sam are there bests

[@chuckhouse5179]

It's also the first use musically of the phrase "heavy metal".

[@daveman_50]

The way the funky groove kicks in after that fuzzed-out intro is just magic.

[@arthurtaylor2496]

Steppenwolf also did "Born to be Wild" which was on the soundtrack of The movie Easy Rider.The lyrics included the praise "heavy metal thunder". The first mention of heavy metal!

[@optimoprimus4608]

🍻💨🤘

[@kevinsattler6603]

Great movie

[@robertschiavone5159]

The funk and groove of the 70's. The best era of music..imo..I lived it and miss it

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Steppenwolf "The Pusher"...Nuff Said.

[@DakotaBorn-111]

Tripped with their songs many time in the late sixties. Desperation was the song that always caught me.

[@cdfdesantis699]

Indeed, Steppenwolf front man, John Kay, was born in Germany as Joachim Kraudelat, immigrated to Canada. He is, & has been since birth, legally blind, & still rockin'. True '60's psychedelia here. Their biggest song, "Born to Be Wild", was used in the great biker/counterculture movie, "Easy Rider". Thanks for your reaction.

[@dizastro5437]

Bob Ross didn't create that haircut, but he immortalized it.

[@mamaflush9945]

Hey fellas, glad to see you checked out Steppenwolf. They were a Canadian American band that was prominent from 1968 to 1972, the group was formed in 1967 in Los Angeles by lead singer John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn, and drummer Jerry Edmonton. Steppenwolf released 25 million records worldwide, released seven gold albums and one Platinum album. And had 13 Billboard Hot 100 singles of which 7 were Top 40 Hits. They crossed over into many genres such as psychedelic rock, blues rock, acid rock and hard rock. Here's a live performance if you're interested in seeing them perform live. Especially if you're a blues and hard rock lover. *"Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (Official Live Video)"* this song that I suggested is from their self-titled debut album, released in 1967. John Kay has one of the most soulfully gritty vocals you'll ever hear...simply beautiful stuff, bro. (ear candy🍬) I really enjoyed your reaction. Thanks so much for sharing peace out~

[@gregpearson9644]

Steppenwolf is NOT in the Rock & Roll HOF. They were nominated in 2016, but were not selected.

[@TreVader1378]

No-one has ever released 25 million records, I doubt there's anything even close from every musical entity combined, and all of the shite around since 2000.

[@mamaflush9945]

@gregpearson9644 my apologies, I misread Wikipedia. Thank you for the corrections 👍

[@vicprovost2561]

Total injustice. They are sadly part of a too long list, Jethro Tull is also one that defies logic. They sold out stadiums for over a decade, brilliant and popular music, they were superstars, still heard to this day and just utter nonsense!

[@gregpearson9644]

@@mamaflush9945, NP, it is a complete injustice that they are not in there

[@marcieharreld286]

The epitome of Psychedelic Rock!!!! The 60's/70's rocked!!!🎵🎼🎶🎤🎹🎸🥁🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘

[@derwoodbowen5954]

The Pusher is a famous Steppenwolf song. Born to Wild was featured in the movie Easy Rider, btw.

[@bobschenkel7921]

There is a German connection to Steppenwolf. Lead Singer John Kaye was born in Germany, and the name Steppenwolf is based on the title of a book by German writer Herman Hesse, called, of course, Steppenwolf. "Magic Carpet Ride" was one of their biggest hits, along with "Born To Be Wild", "Monster" and "Sookie Sookie". Only got to see them once, as an opener for Deep Purple on Steppenwolf's farewell tour, back in 2007.

[@somthingbrutal]

see also Norse mythology Steppenwolf is the son of the god Loki and the giantess Angrboda.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Good one, nice knowledge.@@somthingbrutal

[@Fuerwahrhalunke]

Just as some info on that; theoretically he was born in Ostpreußen which *was* Germany until 1945 when allied forces split and tore Germany completely apart, making the largest part of Ostpreußen part of nowaday's Poland and Königberg (Nowaday's Kaliningrad), where his birthplace is, part of Russia. I'm sure his parents were refugees back then too. Many Germans had to flee because of the soviets. When Germany reunified in 1989 Russia also wanted to gift Königsberg back to us, though our government declined the offer. John's real name is also Joachim Fritz Krauledat.

[@splitimage137.]

Herman Hesse also wrote SIDDHARTHA (the story of the Buddha) which influenced YES' Close To The Edge. Siddhartha is often paired with STEPPENWOLF ("wolf of the steppes") when published in paperback. THE GLASS BEAD GAME (aka "Magister Ludi") won Hesse the Nobel Prize in Litteratures in 1946 or something like that. All of his books are great.

[@gabe8390]

The lead singer and co-founder John Kay was born Joachim Fritz Krauledat on April 12, 1944, a German. In 2022 he received a monument in Arnstadt/Thuringia (former GDR) where he was also present. In 1945 his mother fled with him to this city from the Russian soldiers. They lived there until 1948. I LOVE THIS SONG.🔥

[@debbieplato5107]

This was the first "heavy" album I bought at 13. This was a Canadian/ American band with John Kay the lead singer being from Toronto. Born to be Wild was a huge hit for them. Cheers

[@richardfeldkamp1707]

The guitarist and song co-writer of Steppenwolf has one of the all time great rock names - Mars Bonfire

[@leeroyrokkenrohl5507]

I love watching Team America dance to this inside their Mount Rushmore fortress- Great Canadian classic rock!

[@KingOfNebbishes]

Steppenwolf was a huge mix of psych, hard (hard in that time anyways) rock, and blues. I like to trace a line directly from them to bands like Kyuss. If you want another song from them, my personal favorite is "The Pusher."

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Another relatively recent band that owes a lot to Steppenwolf is Masters Of Reality.

[@vicprovost2561]

The Pusher is Dope in all aspects!

[@jgsrhythm100]

Steppenwolf actually did several songs warning against Heroin, cocaine,etc The Pusher Snowbound friend

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Back in the day,, they were a favorite group of bikers.

[@chellj8175]

❤❤❤❤My fav music, oldies !! Feel good music !!! My childhood music !!

[@SidSneer1]

Hey guys. Killer reation. Check out The Pusher by Steppenwolf. Its an awesome tune.

[@gablen23]

Hollywood_6ix, you were right: They take their name from the world-famous and much-publicised cult book by the Nobel Prize-winning German-Swiss writer Hermann Hesse, Der Steppenwolf (The Wolf of the Wilderness). Great novel, worth to read!

[@tcanfield]

Really good book ! I went through a Hesse phase about 40 yrs ago, and and then did a reread a few years ago of Steppenwolf. Great writer .

[@sherigrow6480]

It was required reading when I was in high school,

[@CharCanuck14]

Yes.....when I saw Steppenwolf back in 1969 (Toronto) the stadium was filled with the smell of cannabis and the sight of people absolutely ripped on whatever was being handed around......acid, MDA, mushrooms, etc., much like a compact Woodstock. Steppenwolf was the last band to play in this 2 day music festival that included Procol Harum, Chuck Berry, The Band, Johnny Winter, Sly & the Family Stone, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Blood Sweat & Tears along with lots of Canadian bands/performers. Although I was familiar with much of the music, I was a 16 year old high school kid from the suburbs so it was quite the introduction to the "hippie" counter culture - which I took to pretty quickly. It was just a phase, but left me with wonderful memories of great music being performed. You two are the best & always put a smile on my face and magic in my ears! What to do next? Steppenwolf's "The Pusher"

[@Madcat1776]

You guys are so fresh to see every morning. It doesn’t even matter what the reaction is ~ (it’s 🔥btw) ~ but seeing you two is a bright start to my day. ♥️

[@teresas8173]

Oh, another great hippie song ✌️🍄 … all your reactions are great ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jeffreystates4520]

Hollywood's face when the lyrics kicked in 😲😲😂😂😂

[@happymethehappyone8300]

At a time of many legendary groups,, this group would BUST through them ALL & make us ALL dance & have fun,, Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs "Wooly Bully"..TRUST ME!!

[@scottstewart5784]

Magic Carpet Ride the final choice of song title. The record label balked at the original title, "Trippin' Balls."

[@brett3429]

An absolute classic banger, gents! 👍🏻👏🏻

[@stevebrown9955]

Steppenwolf here’s what happens when Canada and United States get together Steppenwolf was a Canadian-American rock band that was prominent from 1968 to 1972. The group was formed in late 1967 in Los Angeles by lead singer John Kay ...

[@jordan390a]

Well, sort of....It all started with Sparrow in Toronto on the Strip...Tons of artists, bands and musicians came out of that area...And I mean some serious heavyweights of rock, blues and folk....Neil Young, The Band, Joni Mitchell are but a few of them....

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Your "I'm in here for murder - oh, I'm in here for eating pie and ice cream!" line reminds me of a hilarious 25 minute song and monologue called "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie. If you haven't heard it, check it out! Steppenwolf had some great songs - "Born to be Wild" is by far their most famous. Another excellent track of their is called "It's Never Too Late". And if you like Steppenwolf, then some early Deep Purple should also be on your radar.

[@optimoprimus4608]

"You can get anything you want, at Alice's restaurant" 😂 we still watch it every Thanksgiving. Cheers 🍻💨🤘

[@gregpearson9644]

John Kay wrote the lyrics for this song while sitting between the speakers of his first good quality stereo. “I like to dream, yes, yes, right between the sound machine.” The bass player. Rushton Moreve came up with the groove during sound checks & fooling around. All he had then was “I like my job, I like my baby.” John Kay and the band crafted a masterpiece out of it.

[@vegasviking86]

Diggin that Silence of the Lambs shirt Smokey

[@Nightdominia]

Stuff like this, Three Dog Night, and Alice Cooper were bands my Dad used to introduced us to rock. So good. ❤

[@ScottDeBerg]

That picture with the two skulls that is superimposed on the screen is the cover of Steppenwolf’s seventh album, naturally entitled “7”. Every track on that album is killer, especially “Renegade”, “Hippo Stomp”, “Foggy Mental Breakdown”, snd “Who Needs Ya”. You might want to take a listen. I enjoy your reactions - keep up the good work 😊

[@kristaspecht]

Morning fellas! I'm glad you did this one! One of my fav songs! Trippy Kool song!Lol. ❤️🤓

[@vegasviking86]

Yooo my boy Smokey with the Kottonmouth Kings shout out! Bad Habits was always a must listen to while smoking lol

[@timwhitnell7145]

This was a huge hit in the late 1960s along with their even more famous song, Born To Be Wild, which should be your next Steppenwolf tune; it makes what might be the first direct reference lyrically to heavy metal music ('heavy metal thunder'). The Pusher is a haunting, in-your-face, seething anti-drug song that you need to hear.

[@joannavasquez1220]

I don't give a s***, you can't help it if your head starts bopping back 'n' forth when you hear "Magic Carpet Ride" It doesn't matter how old you are! Good song to hear for the first time!! This brings back awesome memories of my youth! Thanks! BTW new listeners kind of get a strange look on their face when they hear the intro because they don't know what's next! I love it because they really like it when the song begins and gets going.

[@timwhitnell7145]

I agree with your comments about Magic Carpet Ride so I don't understand why you began your reaction to my remarks with 'I don't give a shit...' @@joannavasquez1220

[@sterling8298]

I remember I had this song on a CD. Back in the day, and it's a bomb of a song.😊😊😊

[@leannmiller7153]

I had this album and practically wore it out❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@TimBrazeau]

It's been used in many movies/TV shows/commercials, so you've likely heard at least parts of it in passing.

[@geneticrex]

My 1st favorite band when I was youngin'. Their epic track, "Monster".....is one of rock's finest.

[@Danandrea919]

59 year old rocker chick here 😊 One of my first 45 (singles) I bought with my own money! Blinded By the Light by Manfred Mann was my very first 45! Rumors by Fleetwooed Mac was the first album I bought with my own money. 😀 I'm loving your reactions to my favorites! (Found you thru Ren, but totally enjoying you guys enjoying what I grew up with! Rock On!! Much love! 😀 ❤

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Steppenwolf popularized the name Heavy Metal that became what we know it as today . The lyric "Heavy metal thunder " from Born to be Wild is where the term came from .

[@MrsSeaHag]

This was one of my favorite songs when I was young! Great music!!

[@princebloodgrave8097]

I have their greatest hits, on cassette tape. Bought it when I was in high school, back in the 90s. & I loved every song on the album.

[@melturgeon1]

This song is in so many movies but did not know the name of the song or band thanks guys great one once again 🤟

[@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf]

(1968) Acid Rock reached #3 on the top 100. Remained on the charts for 16 weeks, longer than any other Steppenwolf song. 🔥

[@rafehr1378]

Saw them twice, always a great performance. The last time I saw them John Kay was dressed as a Motorcycle cop when he came on stage. The sky filled with bottles flying at him on stage, and he turned and ran off the stage, taking his cop uniform off. Great show. Rock Festival "West Palm Beach Festival" 3 days of great music, Rolling Stones closed the festival.

[@sterling8298]

Back around twenty years ago, I used to always go on magic carpet rides.🤪😉 Then, 1 day, I took too much magic, and I thought im not gonna live to see you tomorrow. When I woke up the next day and everything was back normal. I said to myself okay am I doing that ever again. 😊 And I kept my word..😊💪 The detox is hard at first because you miss the magical ride. But what I didn't miss was the demons👹 I saw on toward the middle of my ride. 😱 I never got the happy trippy buzz that everyone talks about. I'm glad I found a path out of the darkness back then before it was too late.😊 My new drug is youtube/rapper's react.😊 Because they have the same taste in music as I do and I can listen to them chitchat all the time. And there's no bad side effects like with the other stuff.😊 Nothing but good vibes on this channel.🎧🍿

[@ergus55]

Steppenwolf is a German word, meaning "wolf of the steppes". The band was actually named after a novel by Herman Hesse. John Kay, the front man, was born in Germany right at the end of WWII. He escaped from East Germany with his mother at a very young age. They did several drug related songs, but also others related to politics and spirituality, plus blues. This song was from their second album, from 1968 I believe. The cover shown on the video was their seventh, named Steppenwolf 7, logically enough.

[@kimn9802]

Steppenwolf is the name of a Herman Hesse novel.

[@robadob50]

OK, now hit Stepenwolfs, THE PUSHER... they leave no doubt about what the some means! 😂

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

That album cover was from Steppenwolf 7. It was the first album I ever owned as my own. It was a birthday present from my cousin Paul. Ever since Steppenwolf has held a special place in my heart. Oh and if you think that cover was psychedelic you should see the picture inside that album. It opened like a 2 record set. Check out the Pusher, or Don’t Step on the Grass Sam.

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

Oh and the mountains in the background of that pic is Montana big sky country.

[@loisr3970]

Sycadelic Sundays on our rock station Q107. It was this song and so many great bands. You gotta check out. One toke over the line sweet Jesus....Brewer and Shipley Ome toke over the line . sittin down town at a railway station...one toke over the line 😂😂 Weezer... Hash pipe. Black smoke Cherry, Me and Maryjane 😂😂😂

[@dennispower5362]

Thanks for this my day's when young 🇦🇺☮️🇺🇸

[@phunkjnky]

This was featured in Miller Genuine Draft commercial. It was also remixed by Phillip Steir for the "Go" soundtrack.

[@jamescallaghan1183]

1968 2nd album...1st was 1967 that spawned the smash hit "Born To Be Wild"...every song on those 2 albums are good quality well written well recorded songs...

[@vicprovost2561]

Yep, Steppenwolf was a part of many trips back in the old days and for good reason. I saw them in the front row at the Palace Theater in Waterbury CT back in the early 70s, it was almost intimidating being 3 feet from John Kay as he spit out the opening lines to The Pusher. He had stage presence in spades and the band was great! Shout out to Goldie McJohn on keyboards, he was animated all show long and had his organ swirling through our minds. Biting guitar work and they are an influence for all hard rock and metal coming after. Try Monster from them, an all time epic that still applies to this very day. They nailed it for all eternity. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@johncampbell756]

Deeply random and bizarre trivia. In the early/mid 1960s, the bassist and keyboardist of Steppenwolf (Nick St Nicholas and Goldy McJohn) were in a band called The Mynah Birds in Toronto. The singer was Ricky James Matthews. They recorded a single for Columbia which died. They left and Bruce Palmer replaced Nick. They got signed by MOTOWN and went to record an album, but needed a new lead guitarist. Bruce brought in Neil Young. Their manager stole their advance so they fired him. In revenge, the manager told the singer was AWOL from US Navy and recording under a stolen name. He was arrested. Bruce and Neil left fir Los Angeles to find Stephen Stills and founded Buffalo Springfield. Young went solo and Stills started Crosby, Stills, and Nash (sometimes and Young). Once out of the Navy Ricky dropped his fake name, but instead of returning to James Johnson, he became Rick James. TL,DR? The keyboardist and bassist were in a band with Rick James. Neil Young was in it later. The Steppenwolf song "Born to Be Wild" has been credited as coining the term heavy metal with the lyric, "Heavy metal thunder."

[@garysteinert8040]

This is classic rock.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

Put on your seatbelts for this MUST HEAR track my music lovin' brothers,, The Bollox "Tura 'Lu",, If this one don't make you move,, better check your pulse.

[@adamelliott18]

Definitely one of the good rock songs for dancing to!

[@jeffreystates4520]

An iceberg didn't sink the Titanic... A gaping hole filled with water is what made it sink😅😅😅

[@Nessa_the_Embroidery_Nerd]

My parents had this on a black 8 track they played constantly when I was a kid. Its a banger.

[@joelex7966]

That Cherry alamode had me choking.

[@sherigrow6480]

Steppenwolf was 'forbidden' music at our house, so we snuck around and listened to them even more! Good times.

[@CPACK1]

You were on a trip when this song came on.

[@charliehunter9257]

This song set up the absolute best scene in Star Trek First Contact.

[@kristaspecht]

Have you guys ever done Iron butterflies "In a gadda da vita?" It's a trippy song and the drum solo goes on forever lol. Idk why that popped into my head lol!

[@spineynorman7378]

There was a midway ride that was called the Magic Carpet and they played this song during the ride.

[@markcourson3151]

Lead singer, John Kay (born Joachim Fritz Krauledat) is German. Born in East Prussia.

[@ingovonderluhe2174]

This song is basically a Psychadelic rock song about the effects of the drugs . The word "Magic carpet Ride" relates to what the drug user feels when he or she is on these illegal drugs : flying as high as a kite ; or more likely , a carpet ride while being stoned .

[@mikenguyen4855]

This song was in NASCAR thunder 2003

[@FourFish47]

I challenge anyone to find music like this today. It's epic!

[@mikethemotormouth]

11:23 But then he was talking about holding Aladdin's lamp then someone took the lamp away. He tried looking for it again but only found a lousy can. So how does that relate? Also gotta get to The Pusher, None of Your Doing but next one definitely HAS to be Born to be Wild

[@axelpenn2131]

The pusher another classic from this early band that first coined the phrase Heavy metal!

[@Ngatikahu-aka-panbadass]

Madlove for the cool vibes oozing out of the A .love the Sublime t shirt

[@ed.z.]

Timeless bop groove.

[@steve9199]

Keyboard player was Goldy McJohn.

[@loisr3970]

Seriously boys you have had to have heard this!!!! Yes your in for a ride😂😂😂

[@ingovonderluhe2174]

Everybody knows Steppenwolf (Same Word in German and English) from the Movie EASY RIDER : BORN TO BE WILD ! (First Time the Expression HEAVY METAL THUNDER was used in Lyrics).Steppe : Landscape Region.

[@irontiger8882]

Awesome song🤘 also this song came out in the movie Sahara😁

[@dionysiacosmos]

There's one more hit that features the Hammond organ played by someone who really knows what they're do. The song is Green-eyed Lady and as I'm having senior moment I can't remember the group. I'm sure someone else will.

[@TennesseeHomesteadUSA]

Sugarloaf did Green Eyed Lady. Hammnond C4 used by Procul Harum ! Conquistador, Whiter Shade of Pale. Check them with the Danish Symphony orchestra on YT....

[@cherrypickerguitars]

Check out “Pusher man” from this great Canadian led band (John Kay)!

[@ShanLH5]

Sophia called Blanche ‘magic carpet ride’ on an episode of the Golden Girls (Blanche was the slut if you didn’t know) 😆 This was also in Team America: World Police And yes, The Pusher is a good song

[@jgsrhythm100]

Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (73) I get that it' all through Patreon Rappers React should just do it for their own enlightenment It's 💯 🔥

[@pittsburghgrower]

Great song great band... to many carpet rides in my past to count

[@DazzleMonroe]

Someone help me. This song is in a huge movie, but it sounds like a different version. I thought it was Apocalypse Now, but it aint. But it was something along the lines of Tarantino, Kubrick sort of thing. At the time when everyone was using old songs in movies. Mid 90s maybe? Edit. Reservoir Dogs, but by Bedlam. Thanks for the motivation 🤣

[@jimmymcintyre7944]

The Pusher needs to be your next Steppenwolf song.

[@greggary7217]

One of my favourites - check the track time, it was one of the very few really trippy tracks that was short enough to get AM radio play. These days I marvel at what they achieved with pure Analog cut on physical tape. Not the only ones for that of course but still one of the coolest imo. 🤘🏻

[@Huddle_House56]

Imagine you buy a GameCube when they come out and the first game you buy is nascar 2003. Many a time in my childhood did I wake up to this song playing at 3 AM 😂

[@rafehr1378]

Tune "BORN TO BE WILD" thinking was their first hit.

[@bruce-z9p]

ROLL TIDE! WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR!

[@lindasalaki9404]

Yes, yes please play Born to be Wild. 😮 Yes, that is the album cover I still have the album.

[@maureenwagg5305]

You should try Blood, Sweat and Tears "Lucretia McEvil". There is a horn section and it's fantastic.

[@emorylarge4106]

Got to do pusher man

[@mmakeup_mmama83]

I love blind melon’s version called the Pusher

[@scottmatzeder9162]

This is Industrial Rock before Industrail Rock was invented....

[@laurieadams7236]

You would like Blood, Sweat and Tears

[@TennesseeHomesteadUSA]

"I'm not afraid of dyin' and I don't really care...".