“Sunshine Superman” was released in the US on July 1966 on Epic Records. The lyrics and the timing made it an anthem for the summer and it reached the top of the Hot 100. In the UK, the song’s release on Epic was delayed because of a dispute between Epic and Pye Records, Donovan’s previous record label, on which the song had already been released; the Epic version was released in December of that year. It proved so popular that it became the title track for his third album. The flip side on both the Epic and Pye singles was “The Trip.” Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, later of Led Zeppelin, play on the track.
I like Donovan a lot…even his early folk stuff.
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The early folk stuff was very good. Blues Project covered his “Catch The Wind.”
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Catch the Wind I remember him singing in “Don’t Look Back” that Dylan doc in the mid sixties.
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I always liked Donovan and this song.
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Likewise…
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I love Donovan. This is a fun song, but Jennifer Juniper and Atlantis are my faves 🙂
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Mine was always “Catch The Wind,” with “Season of the Witch” close behind.
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He lives in Ireland now, plans to do a concert on 21 August, and hesvput together an album of climate change songs for Greta. https://donovan.ie/#
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Thanks! I was wondering…
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I love this song which is so hippy. I remember Mellow Yellow and when he was in If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium. Whatever happened to him?
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Robin (songbird1329) posted the answer for everyone’s benefit. Guess he’s still making music.
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such a happy, trippy song, always made me happy
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Likewise. Haven’t heard hide nor hair from him in a long time. Looks like his last album was in 2013…
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Hi John – this was a song I always enjoyed hearing … so good to hear it again. Another sunshine year at the moment … not sure about the superman bit! Take care – Hilary
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Sunshine kills the coronavirus, and vitamin D (which you get from sunshine, among other places) helps prevent you getting sick from it. Public health officials know that, which is why they’ve been telling us to barricade ourselves in the house…
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Donovan was a huge hero of mine 💜
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“Hero” might be going a little far for me, but I admired his ability to write great songs and enjoyed watching him sitting on the floor playing them.
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No hero to me as a young teen 💜😂
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