The Misunderstood - I Can Take You To The Sun

60's Garage Psych from Riverside, California / London, U.K. (1966)

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[@garagesale8003]

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[@ForARide]

One of best psychedelic songs ever recorded. The Misunderstood truely lived up to their name: overlooked by almost everybody (apart from John Peel of course), but boy what a potential they had, could have been massive if fate had been kinder to them.

[@thomassmith8721]

ForAride "If fate had been kinder" 👌

[@Citadin]

Genius is misunderstood.

[@harryhaller9386]

thats why they were called the misunderstood...

[@iamdamosuzuki_]

I have no doubt in my mind these guys would’ve made one of the greatest psychedelic rock albums ever had things not gone down the way they did. They were truly one of the best and most unique of that era

[@MilesBellas]

"The best popular record that has ever been recorded." (John Peel on 'I Can Take You To The Sun', 11 August 1968) "By God, they were a great band! If they hadn't been broken up by the US Government when they tried to draft Rick ... they would have ruled the world, I think." (JP, 26 August 1999) "If I had to list the ten greatest performances I've seen in my life, one would be The Misunderstood at Pandora's Box, Hollywood, 1966. It was the only time I've seen an audience reduced to silence." John Peel

[@delbertstringbreaker7686]

A band beloved of John Peel but who never got the success they so deserved!

[@MilesBellas]

"In 1966 I was living and working in San Bernardino, California and I went to a shopping center in the nearby town of Riverside to … witness the opening of a new shopping mall along with a band called the Mystics, who were playing there. And also playing there that afternoon was a band called the Misunderstood, one of the very best bands that I ever saw in all of my life.” ( John Peel

[@simplesecretof]

Probably the ultimate cosmic composition of all time.✌🏻✌🏻 I’ve been to the sun👌😉🕉️

[@stuartdurbin]

THE best psych song ever!

[@KristinShorey-ii8de]

Fantastic. What else can I say. Love you all ❤

[@marclayne9261]

Dedicated to the Black Sun......Harry Crosby...4 June 1898----10 Dec...1929......Crosby was a Sun Worshipper....& a WW1 veteran....Ambulance driver & was scared forever.....

[@marclayne9261]

'All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream' Edgar Allan Poe....

[@tedbishop567]

If they had music videos like this back in the day, this record would have sold millions. Great song and fantastic video!

[@thomassmith8721]

Ted Bishop Imagine if they had MTV back in the day. This video would have catapulted them to success.

[@agostinovaccarini4935]

Completely agree!!

[@agostinovaccarini4935]

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! It's the first time I'm hearing this song, and already feels like a masterpiece! Bravissimo !!!!!!

[@bostrickland4970]

Incredibly haunting psychedelic great voice well played sounds great aged well music . ❤

[@MERRYJERRYL]

YOUR CHANNEL IS PURE SANDOZ!.....your videos are exquisite and extremely psychedelic and look right out the 1960's!

[@MERRYJERRYL]

I thought THE VIDEO was an official video right out of 1966. The video might have been created now but looks and feels like 1966. Song is very psychedelic and is drenched in acid like many of the songs in 1966 thru 1970, but this song and GROUP are a cut above and are special!😀

[@tatunka8043]

The footage is from the 60’s just to keep it real. heavenlyblueorange is one cool channel.

[@Citadin]

Before the Dream Faded (1965) might have been the first album ever, is the first time ever the album concept was coined. The songs from the first side are very different, but flow beautifully making them whole. And it's all illustrated in a visually wonderful album cover. I don't think anyone had ever done this before The Misunderstood.

[@tatunka8043]

Another great upload from your go to psychedelic channel. This is the beginning of psychedelic era before the bandwagon came along and that’s why it stands out. One of the most appropriate names for a rock band.

[@markpearson4693]

My favourite psychedelic band !!! This is the genuine article - pure psychedelia performed by an innovative group of talented musicians who had their heands completely in line with the feelings of the time - terrific and trult epic . A whole year ahead of its time !!!

[@ForARide]

Yeah, mine too. Those six Songs on Before The Dream Faded are simply breathtaking, their sound a level above anything else that time around.

[@tatunka8043]

Before the bandwagon.

[@marcusbell5383]

So so good pure psych heaven

[@thomassmith8721]

Since the first time I saw one of your videos, it has been obvious to me that you have understood what psychedelia was all about. Ty This song was so advanced for garage psych from "66.

[@jonsoulfire6891]

Top shelf psych

[@EdwinJack64]

Very special music, idyllic footage... Thank you!

[@keithchurchill3008]

A perfect record.

[@dkorzetki10]

Great Song, Great Band. The woman in the video is Beautiful 😊

[@almafavezzani8671]

La donna nel video si chiama Jenna Plummer 🥰

[@dkorzetki10]

Thank you 😊

[@TheHippieLounge]

It’s being able to hear these songs, it’s a groovy journey from what was normally popular psychedelic music in the 60s

[@user-ci3gu1xj5n]

Tony Hills flat slide guitar makes happen. Legendary. Also love the acousticl ending. ❤

[@jaspermystic]

Glenn Ross Campbell played slide. The acoustic ending was Tony.

[@user-ci3gu1xj5n]

Thank you for the clarification Jasper. Golden Glass is another interesting one, difficult to compress 7 minutes onto a 7" 45RPM record at the time.@@jaspermystic

[@johannpokora1006]

THE BEST FROM THE BEST !!!!!

[@Tushratta]

Wonderfull !! big thanks ! was waiting for long for this one...

[@dazzlingdavedainty]

They released some good songs

[@dreacul]

I love how this goes towards rebetiko style music in the end. Makes my balkan soul vibrating with this song a lot! So happy I discovered this, sometimes youtube recommendation works soo damn well!!

[@vogun52]

The end is the icing on the cake

[@scorpio8716]

Nice video and song,beautiful👀👍

[@patriot4usa]

Great job with the video and a cool song.

[@santiagosanchezblanco9430]

Good rock & psychedelic folk.Excellent,fabulous.Enjoy everybody.So nice.🧚✨

[@MoonbloomMusic]

Cosmic.~*.

[@robertkostanczuk8468]

Fabulous video.

[@wesleywilson3080]

Yeah, I really like these guys. I first heard them on MOJO's 'Acid Drops Stardust and Flying Saucers' (2002?), a great 4-CD set that introduced me to underground UK psych. The Bamboo's 'Fox Has Gone to Ground' (1968) is also on there and is worth checking out (song lyrics: 'In marble cities, the tripping lasts til dawn...'). My psych song of the day, in addition to this one, is The Turnstyle, 'Riding a Wave.' (1968) These bands might well have been trying to replicate the euphoria of being high via music!

[@roland7218]

1966 - the best year of the Beat

[@shorelineboy]

Excellent band , brilliant vid HBO you make an old guy very happy😎

[@alexanderstoerk262]

Very good work! The Video fits perfect to the music, one of your best.....🤩

[@joserodrigues-vq8pz]

I rise in the morning, with an open mind With guitar and song I drift, the Sun is what I find Because love I am as you are love And I never stop to doubt As I seen the meaning of the word That glows within not out Cos I rise in the morning, beneath an open sky With guitar and song I drift, and never stop to cry Because love I am as you are love And I never stop to doubt As I seen the meaning of the word Which glows within not out [Instrumental] Well I speak of love but you do not see Cause words are words and they mean nothing more With half a mind you laugh at me Cause I speak of colors you’ve never seen before You’ve existed in a lie, that will some day show I can take you to the Sun, to the Sun But you don’t want to go I can take you to the Sun, to the Sun But you don’t want to go I can take you to the Sun, to the Sun But you don’t want to go

[@maurice8607]

Absolutely amazing. Love this. And a cool video.

[@johnrossini3594]

an american band who went to uk great

[@Citadin]

A few suggestions for you HBO, some great songs with a visual quality that really fit your great musical taste and awesome video production skills: The Fourth Way - The Far Side Of Your Moon The Third Rail - No Return Pussy - The Open Ground The Executives - Moving In A Circle Apryl Fool - The Lost Mother Land Le Orme - Fiori Di Giglio These Trails - Of Broken Links These Trails - Share Your Water These Trails - Garden Botanicum More on the Carnaby Street side: Kaleidoscope- Holidaymaker Zombies - Hung Up on a Dream

[@Citadin]

a couple more: -Julian’s Treatment - Altarra. Princess Of The Blue Woman - Julian Jay Severin kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6CcpGaroM1-rqc A haunting little sci-fi psych piece with gorgeous xylophone and great vocals -The Apple-Glass Cyndrom - Someday a wicked psychedelic acid bender from 1969 New Mexico with mind-blowing fuzz guitar and a Hammond that comes at you in wave after wave! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHSnooOXdrWpf5o "Members of this New Mexico group included Bill Aguirri (lead vocals), Jon Williams (lead guitar), Scott Rebtoy (bass), Dale Sills (drums), and Johnny Mulhair (keyboards). They released one single in 1969 which is absolutely outstanding. The A-side has some excellent keyboard work while the flip is a fuzz guitar monster."

[@MERRYJERRYL]

This could be considered the first psychedelic underground 45 from Britain. December, 1966 "I Can Take You To The Sun"

[@thomassmith8721]

HBO, pardon me, my friend, I just heard the sad news that David Crosby passed away 1-19-23. We just lost Jeff Beck. RIP David & Jeff.

[@heavenlyblueorange]

He was my favorite Byrd! :( Fifth Dimension, Younger Than Yesterday and Notorious Byrd Brothers are masterpieces...and a lot had to do with David being on those records. His backing vocal harmonies were out of this world as well as his songwriting.

[@thomassmith8721]

@@heavenlyblueorange Right on. Amen.

[@EdwinJack64]

Yes, what a sad loss of those truly great musicians. I heard it on the news this morning.

[@AyliCarper]

Just great thank you so much. Feel up to Defecting Grey yet? Or The Smell of Incense?

[@TheWattfour]

Massive and so before their time. If only things didn't go the way they did. Thanks HBO

[@MERRYJERRYL]

The 2 lovers could be tripping as they act AS IF they are!! Or possibly just spiritual cosmic lovers who may have tripped before but are not high during the filming.

[@limbostratus]

RIP. Tony Hill

[@AReservoirDog]

Reminds me of some Siouxsie and the Banshees songs

[@ForARide]

Siouxsie? A bit far stretched in my opinion, but I do love both!

[@cazkasjmir]

This song does not appear to have been released on a CD by The Misunderstood. Also found this song on a compilation CD with other groups on Spotify. Curious.

[@paulythornton4102]

Did all the women back then look lik her? She so pretty and that…The men is all munters tho lo..

[@DrLearyUSA]

First :)

[@michaelcraig9449]

So were all these cool videos made in the 60's when these songs were recorded or were they made recently, to go along with the music?

[@liquidnina9637]

Names of these girls?

[@fooman65]

who is the actress in this? She is beautiful.

[@heavenlyblueorange]

She sure is....Paula Pritchett

[@spybot6697]

@@heavenlyblueorange Hi, do you know what film this footage is from? I couldn't seem to find it. Maybe Chappaqua?

[@heavenlyblueorange]

@@spybot6697 Yes that is correct...Chappaqua

[@spybot6697]

@@heavenlyblueorange Ah, thank you! :)