Chet Nichols

Chet Nichols

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  • Waving Prairie, IL
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Horses & Eagles (Rock-Psychedelic)

Story Behind The Song

This is a psychedelic rock tune from my first album, "Waving Prairie". It is what I call a surrealist rock song of love gone bad when love is all about giving and never getting anything back.

Song Description

Top Ten - North America Top Ten - USA Top Ten - Illinois #1 Rock #1 Rock - Psychedelic

Song Length 4:37 Genre Rock - Psychedelic, Rock - Psychedelic
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Similar Artists The Jefferson Airplane, Donavan Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

"Horses & Eagles"
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Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols
Copyright by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CONTACT:
Chet Nichols, PO BOX 2398, Northbrook, IL 60065
ChetNIchols.net. :: MagicGarageMusic@gmail.com

I bought my girl a brand new car
But she said thanks, but no thanks
She didn't want a Cadillac
She wanted 20 German tanks
To this I didn't know what I should say
So, I got her 20 horses and a silver sleigh

She climbed in side and bravely gathered up the reins
She drove those horses till they had all lost their brains
To this I didn't know what I should do
So I bought her a blonde eagle
With a vest of blue

She rode that eagle everyday
Till the feather left it's wings
He lost his hair his vest of blue
And now he never sings
To this I didn't know what I should say
So, I got her 40 horses and a golden sleigh'
She left me yesterday
I gave you everything
I gave you everything
I gave you everything

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Copyright © 1970 ® by Chet Nichols ASCAP & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP) & Time Loop Music (ASCAP)

All US and Global rights reserved.

This song or any portion thereof (lyrics, music, samples, vocals) may not be reproduced in any form or media, distributed, transmitted, downloaded, shared or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publishers. For permission requests, write to the publisher at chet@chetnichols.net or http://www.chetnichols.net, or addressed to "Attention: Permissions Coordinator," at the address below.
Magic Garage Music, PO Box 2398, Northbrook, IL 60065

Love it, love it, love. done well!

The strong point in this song is uniqueness and originality. There are some clever rhymes (thanks/tanks; brains/reins) and a story line that is a bit bizarre. Notable are the driving beat on the keys which adds an element of expectancy to the track. Someone worked very hard on the instrumentation on this song. The intro and the ending are excellent. The piano kind of "goes mad" at the end. It found me wishing there was a video of the person playing...I bet they have a lot of fun attacking their instrument. The hums are great and the flute is a fun addition to this song.

I like the driving beat of the piano, especially in the introduction. I also like the cool little guitar riffs throughout the song.

Great opening I like that you are in both ears with 2 different voices, your opening reminded me of Cher's Halfbreed. I don't know why but there you have it. good luck with this.

The intro aroused immediately my interest. The piano is simple but exellent.

The melody is catchy. The humming from 0:55 suits well to the picture and I liked it very much.

The overall mood is just that what I like, folk style.

This is a very good song. All Instruments fit together.

The soft voice of the Singer suits good to this kind of songs.

I liked this. It felt like a combination of blues, new age and hippy music from the 60's. The musicianship and the recording were top notch. I thought the counter themes worked well with the main theme and the different sections flowed together well. I liked the tempo change toward the end, the energy created here was a nice touch.

Lyrics Chet Nichols Music Chet Nichols
Producer Chet Nichols, Co-Producer & Stephen Barncard, Co-Producer & Recordist Publisher Magic Garage Music/Time Loop Music (ASCAP)
Performance Chet Nichols - Vocals & All Instruments Label Magic Garage Records
This track is on 2 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Jeff Rauschl My Top Songs 6/12/2012
The Spermatochords Blues 3/19/2012

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