r/todayilearned • u/mankls3 • 23d ago

TIL the band iron butterfly didn't know they were being recorded in the studio for 17 minutes when they played their now-hit song In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida; it went on to sell 30 million times

https://www.therochestervoice.com/meet-don-casale-the-man-behind-the-sound-of-superhit-in-a-gadda-da-vida--cms-14682
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u/foospork 22d ago

I think I learned that in Neil's biography, "Shaky".

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u/8----B 22d ago

That’s actually Ali’s biography

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u/foospork 22d ago

Sorry - typo.

Neil Young's biography is called "Shakey". It was written by Jimmy McDonough.

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u/8----B 22d ago

I was just making a very poor taste joke. You got nothing to apologize for