Uriah Heep - The Wizard

"The Wizard" is a single from rock band Uriah Heep's 1972 album Demons & Wizards and was the first single to be lifted from the album.
It was composed by Mark Clarke and Ken Hensley.
It is a gentle, semi-acoustic ballad whose lyrics deal with a man wandering until he meets "the Wizard of a thousand kings", a possible reference to the druid Merlin, to Gandalf, to an angel or even God.

[@w.rustylane5650]

Absolutely my most favorite Uriah Heep song. Can't believe Ken just recently died. RIP Ken, Gary, Lee and David.

[@Donna-jc9yh]

My favorite song from Uriah Heep as well! Can’t believe 4 of them are gone! David was so young & troubled. Ken - masterful musician. Glad to have had the best bands with the best music in the 70’s.

[@dalehesler796]

Easy.living

[@Juntuman]

@@Donna-jc9yh You are not alone. I'm from Finland and share the same sorrow.

[@boke75]

Shit ! Just Mick Box left. We're all heading towards that Great Gig in The Sky.

[@wandasanders2003]

Rip

[@blutomindpretzel1735]

seriously underrated band. They seemed to always be second fiddle to Deep Purple but these guys wrote some monumental stuff

[@brunovallesmunoz4757]

Opening track of one of the most UNDERRATED r n'r albums of all time! Pure MAGIC!

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

Not underrated by this Aussie UH & Amon Dull freak!~ After Sabbath there's no better band for Heavy Metal than Uriah Heep imo

[@tylerthompson1842]

Demons and Wizards lol

[@SuperLuckao]

​@@dimethaltryptamine1I woulnt call rhem metal. Heavy progressive rock, imo

[@mistermusic140]

Back in the 70's I was a teenager... To me this band was one of the greatest rock bands ever !!!

[@WilbertRobichaud]

Demons & Wizards,My best trip on acid, we were such a bunch of loving life to the fullest. I am 75 and broke and not one second of regret. :-)

[@kalmiopsis]

blesses

[@engineeringartist4801]

The journey was always your destination brother.

[@Gebo1955]

I went to Kiss in December 76 in Buffalo…These guys opened with this song and already being a fan that was the highlight of my night…👍👍

[@stepanbandera5206]

Lucky you! Must have been a great show!

[@PAULLONDEN]

Such an epic song ! So tragic how this brilliant band faded.

[@brianjob3018]

Faded in America; in Europe, they didn't.

[@PAULLONDEN]

@@brianjob3018 Ok , but even European fans prefer the Byron years .For some strange reason they're still big in East Europe and Russia .

[@mikelloyd635]

Still my favorite song. Loving David's pants

[@jacoblandman7345]

How’s they end

[@mikelloyd635]

@@jacoblandman7345 who taught you English?

[@theonemodifier]

40 years later this song still moves me higher!

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

50years later here & the same sentiment. I'm playing this continuously! I still go to heaven on this music. Add shoom's & pot & Nirvana occurs lol

[@duckoj]

Me as well brilliant song and voice

[@-1Patroit.]

I was listening to them in 73

[@kevinkurtz4194]

Me and my 65 Chevy van on Indiana back roads playing this and all Uriah Heep songs at that time, god damn where did all the good times go

[@stevewhite5724]

Yo U r there🌝

[@joehaggerty6874]

RIP David Byron, and Uncle Bob Griffiths. I hope you guys are jamin' in Heaven.

[@raymondsmithhisler5103]

This has been my favorite song since I was 8 years old

[@John73850]

sad to say 4 members from that line up are sadly gone, only guitarist Mick Box is still with us, this was their best line up in my opinion, R.I.P. Gary, David, Lee & Ken

[@alextalarico4930]

Hi Mnkjk5))my. B Pâté

[@robertprall9109]

Love this song and love the album! Just looking at this and those beautiful girls dancing and thinking, they're all grandmothers now!

[@RobertoRodriguez-vq8qd]

Beaity girls dancing and too sexy ...sure they are grandmpthers

[@juliocesarvasconcellos9979]

Good memories from David Byron, Gary Thain and Ken Hensley !!!!

[@peteringhampi5]

David Byron what a legend.

[@karenjones9194]

Takes me back! Played this album over and over and over. Beautiful song. RIP Ken Hensley

[@moepow8160]

When I first heard this song it was magical. I was in New York and my brother turned me on to it. When I hear it I think of him.

[@TheVinylKitchen777]

One of my All Time Favorite Songs! Never get tired of it, I still remember buying this LP in 72 along with Black Sabbath Vol. 4!

[@jimjams59]

The Best lineup of Uriah Heep.

[@svorttsirhc1814]

This will never get old , thank you Uriah Heep for the endless classic may you all rest easy , and long life to Mick. One of the best groups of this existence.

[@exposfan77]

Jan 29 2021 - Would have been 74 today. Left too soon. RIP David.

[@maga4579]

Amo demais essa música. A letra, a melodia, a voz do David... Minha eterna banda favorita. 🥰

[@bri2233]

A Uriah Heep masterpiece..... a great moment in time - 1972

[@dragonflysutra3232]

RIP Ken - you were a legend

[@brilliant7377]

I`ll take R.I.P also for Gary Thain, David Byron and Lee Kerslake. Love from Norway, and thank you all Heep folk for alle the music.

[@brianjob3018]

@@brilliant7377 Good morning, and 💙 back from the 🇺🇲 to 🇧🇻. Played the source album ("Ds. & Ws.") one summer on an 8-track tape every time I got in the car as a 12-y.o. (?)--can't be sure which summer and year ('73?),--as It's been almost 50 yrs! My introduction to Mick's distinctive, electric-guitar-strumming sound (reference "The Wizard" & "Easy Livin' ") and the Heep, which came a year or two later (?) to the local comm. college. Too young and broke and afraid to ask Mom to go see them, so I had to wait--patiently--nearly another 45 yrs. to see them in Santa Cruz, CA, then missed over half the show (The Wizard, included?) because of a ticket misunderstanding with the box office. Good night from San Jose, CA, Norwegian friend.

[@warehousevirtuals]

Maviden yeşile kusursuz bir geçiş olmuş

[@mikereiss4216]

One of my all time favorite songs.

[@FredTheLutinoCocatiel]

Easy living was another

[@johnleigh2710]

Superb. I got this album in 1973 or so, and it is still a favourite of mine.

[@Volker_GR]

I'm a Colosseum fan, and I found this video because Mark Clarke co-wrote it. He only briefly played bass with U.H., but also played bass on Ken Hensley's solo albums. Even without being a Uriah Heep specialist, I remember very well what a big hit they were here in Germany at the time. Nice song, thanks for uploading it!

[@RobertoRodriguez-vq8qd]

Waoh so amezing😊

[@michelemathys2379]

I still love this music....I love UH since I've heard it the first time,when I was a child.David Byron,Ken Hensley are still the real UH for me....

[@Donna-jc9yh]

Brings back such great memories! One of my favorite songs ever ... best decade ever of music!

[@mjs6452]

Remember UH (The Wizard) and many other 70's bands on vinyl blasting while playing pool on a late 1800s 9' Brunswick 2" slate beauty jamin... at 13 years old setting the tone for years to come - awesome song I still play today endlessly.

[@abcantiques777]

Phenomenal guitar playing and singing!

[@arnolddelcarpio9699]

the best vocal, Great David Byron

[@spiegelbildxd2648]

Vom Gesang her erinnert es mich sehr an The Sweet...I Love the Songs from Uriah Heep.

[@user-ue3fn5rr9k]

Шедевр......на все времена!!!!👍👍👍

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Well said!

[@ramonapetermann9585]

David Byron, I first saw and heard you sing when I was a teenager. I fell in love with you and I am ever since. I won't ever forget you, although many people have. You had many problems, but you always tried to be the best. You are the love of my life.

[@143LoveConquersAll]

Absolutely love it! Lol. Thank you for posting this. I've just introduced my 26 year old friend to Uriah Heep and he's lovin' it too. It's awesome when a modern-day electronic music producer of hardcore and dubstep discovers REAL music. Lol. Maybe there's some hope for the future...?! 😉😄

[@diannamcgee6769]

Love this vintage tune from my hopeful younger days! Great beat, cool clothes too!...lol

[@jamieharrison4626]

Powerful lyrics for todays wild world, lots of great words to live by.

[@chevy2003ism]

"The Wizard" He was the wizard of a thousand kings And I chanced to meet him one night wandering He told me tales and he drank my wine Me and my magic man kind of feeling fine He had a cloak of gold And eyes of fire And as he spoke I felt a deep desire To free the world of its fear and pain And help the people to feel free again Why don't we listen to the voices in our hearts 'Cause then I know we'd find we're not so far apart Everybody's got to be happy Everyone should sing For we know the joy of life The peace that love can bring So spoke the wizard in his mountain home The vision of his wisdom means we'll never be alone And I will dream of my magic night And the million silver stars that guide me with their light.

[@rich-artstavkin1.422]

Величайшая группа всех времён и народов!

[@peteringhampi5]

The best damm song of URIAH HEEP EVERY SINGLE day.

[@70sgirl42]

I still have the original album. Long live those memories!!!

[@asteriosf]

Amazing song!! Wonderful music-wise words!! Timeless!! 🙂

[@dag681]

Used to play this in my van and sing the whole thing …to various young ladies. The whole album rocks.

[@northernlightspeed]

Love it, brings back memories of a simple time...

[@user-fn8eq5es6s]

Каждый из них красив по своему! Великолепны ! Обожаю! О! Байрон!

[@josephpedroza632]

Seen them in concert in Chicago..

[@dcfire2222]

Do you know Ricky?

[@joecalandriello8576]

Happy Birthday David!

[@cristinaaquinovieira3237]

Que voz marcante💯💕backing-vocal estonteante🥰música excepcional💖🥰🇧🇷

[@jimkendrick9772]

Reminds me of my 9th grade self in White Sands, New Mexico. Soon to be Kwajalein. How great it was to be a military brat in that time.

[@Dieterle112]

RIP Ken you was a GREAT

[@michelemathys2379]

Seit ich Musik höre - UH und ihre Texte sind so was von genial!!! Gänsehaut pur!

[@gatodomato6036]

Que saudades...da Banda com David Byron vocal sensacional perfeito voz magnífica perfeita.

[@jacksonmacleod1795]

One of the most under-appreciated bands of all time

[@boke75]

Still were fairly successful in the early to mid 70's. But, yeah, they didn't quite put out a "Back in Black" or "British Steel" album to push them into the RIAA Platinum status band.

[@Mayers5637]

I saw them in concert in Chicago in the 70's and they were great!

[@lysyrg251911]

Gary Thain. Such a tragic story. RIP brother.

[@PGeorge61]

+1

[@lysyrg251911]

***** Gary was not just "Another" guy. When you have a lot of money and there's nothing to do but tour, record in the studio and promo photos, etc... There's not much free time. Unfortunately, Gary chose heroin. I've in that situation for many years now. When I was 25, I had uncashed pay checks and money coming out of my ears. People offered me drugs, I just said :No thanks, I'm cool". The temptation was over whelming me hard. If I was in Gary's situation, I may have done the same. But, he's not just another guy.

[@edburnside4911]

I loved this song and played it not long after it came out.

[@JettTyler17]

Only Mick Box is alive now.... RIP David (1985), Gary (1975), Lee (2020) and Ken (2020)...

[@PAULLONDEN]

Yèh......dragging his band's legacy through the mud .

[@newavatar2947]

Now John Lawton (2021)...not in original classic lineup but fantastic voice nonetheless

[@martins.7060]

One of the first albums I ever owned, back in '72

[@silentwriterofpa]

Listen to that voice, he still has it! Great band, wonderful singer! Live on...live on!

[@markexler1347]

This is otherworldly phenomenonal The wizard invokes and inflames A plethora of timeless forgotten Knowledge of the ancient mystics.

[@zazoom4907]

David Byron. great lead vocalist. R.I.P.

[@reidwhitton6248]

Demons and Wizards is a magical album! Such wonderful imagery is evoked through their lyrics and powerful music.

[@lynseymcgarvey5496]

RIP Ken Hensley 😔💙

[@evajanicsek5081]

😢

[@klausroth572]

linda here. emotional and wonderful. the first record i had the chance to hear.

[@vivaspetrov8908]

До чего же крут Байрон)!

[@Drephin]

Thanks Dan.

[@lourdesneves1839]

porra vei eu tenho tos os discos do uriah heep confesso que david byron. e jon lawton sao sem sombra de duvida os melhores vocais do uriah heep

[@denisemartins6654]

Essa formacao,guarante o titulo de maior banda de rock de todos os tempos,incontestavelmente!!!

[@codywarren706]

Now this is the kind of song that will open the door way to that mystical enchanted world everybody secretly wishes to escape to I love bands like this

[@rick2112rkrk]

Boy, this takes me back. Hard to believe David Byron has ironically been gine as long as he lived...38 years from alcohol related "complications". And so the bottle claims yet another victim. Thanks for the memories. RIP

[@williammoyer9063]

Well do I remember my mind being blown as a freshman at CSU in the fall of '73 as the sounds of Uriah Heep, Traffic, Lou Reed, ZZ Top, rang through the halls of my dorm. Opening my whitebread, middle class raised brain to something beyond the Beach Boys. Throw in some pot, some girls and some windowpane, not necessarily in that order, and my transformation was complete.

[@taimeuppe6174]

Love those birds

[@toddkaiser7594]

Brings back memories. Very cool song.

[@BotShox]

This is from a german television show called "DISCO" with famous Ilja Richter =) , they played half playback at the Studios in Mainz, Germany

[@lutzwaldenburger71]

Mit eine der besten Bands meiner Jugend in den Jahren 1974 bis 1990.The Wizard oder Easy living bis hin zu Lady in Black und Gypsie Queen. Unvergesslich für immer. My Life

[@MyCjmm]

awesome tune!

[@user-mu8ov7bs5b]

Классика ! Слушал ещё на бабинах в 1976 году в Ленинграде .

[@mariannamark]

My favorite song from favorite band.

[@concertpix96]

RIP Ken Hensley ❤

[@NotDeadYETTTT]

What an incredible band they were.

[@Pioneer27185]

I'm gonna learn this song forever..........

[@kbham1]

Spent many a night on my living room floor listening to this.

[@cobzarul1956]

Respect , respect !!

[@markshaver3814]

King Diamond loves this singer.

[@markshaver3814]

@@Codzilla71 Better late than never!!

[@adammantell4025]

This song is a masterpiece.

[@tjsipes3932]

seventies produce some of the best rock and roll ever wish I was back in the seventies again

[@BenDover-rq6zf]

Ken Hensley now refers to himself as a Bible believing Christian, praise the Lord Jesus. Am also a Christian but kind of not into title Demons and wizards, though I had all the albums in my youth

[@SusanneMollenberg]

Man findet immer wieder schöne Songs von Gruppen, die einem früher zu "heavy" waren. Sehr schönes Stück.

[@FernandoVieira-bx9dv]

Maann.... this Song.... goosebumps .... a tear...

[@merymaurometal]

RIP.KEN

[@wolfedavid3700]

another under rated song I heard on radio Luxembourg while the air force 1970 1973 in Germany..........................

[@user-cg9ch4nm9f]

Великие!!! Люблю Вас!!!

[@blackandwhitebandwhite2431]

RIP Lee Kerslake, wieder eines der Rock Urgesteine weniger

[@donnanash5057]

Miss going to good concerts like Uriah heep

[@dhutch12345]

Brings back memories

[@1956panel]

brings back some good memories

[@jalleman61]

Ahhh moment's lost but not forgotten.Taking back to good times. Devil Anse

[@simonemueller7693]

Took me on KZbin to play Throughs to get one download out of this and I know a good thing when I see it and it’s tough when you catch it