Talk:Hurdy Gurdy Man

Heidegger?
Has anyone ever noticed that there are parts of the chorus where Donovan seems to be saying : Hurdy Gurdy Hurdy Gurdy Heidegger also Hurdy Gurdy Hurdy Gurdy Hurdy Gurdy Dasein... even the lyrics seems to be about Heidegger's dasien?Joseane (talk) 16:27, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * If you don't have a reliable source to talk about, this is nothing but WP:FORUM. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.111.18.208 (talk) 16:25, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Opening comments
Anyone have the lyrics? -Craig

why didnt you just google it dude?

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BetacommandBot 04:46, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

This was not recorded 2 years before Jones met Bonham met
The quote cited in the article claims the song was recorded two years before John Paul Jones met John Bonham. If this song was recorded in April 1968, and Led Zeppelin played their first gig on September 7, 1968, then 2 years is inaccurate. Alcuin (talk) 18:56, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, good point. The quote isn't sourced, so either Clem Cattini is being misquoted here, or he's wrong. Either way, it's probably best that the quote is removed until someone can say which it is. Jh39 (talk) 23:52, 8 July 2009 (UTC) it is according to #REDIRECT www.songfacts.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.164.57.137 (talk) 00:25, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Additional verse section
'Also while being interviewed on a radio show, Jimmy Page has said that he was in Miami, Florida when "Hurdy Gurdy Man" was recorded !'

I've removed this as it's unsourced and was in a section of the article that had nothing to do with the dispute over who played what. If anyone can source this it would make a good addition to the relevant part of the article however?

Also in this section it refered to the guitar solo as 'Jimmy Page's solo'. I've changed this to read 'the guitar solo' in light of the confusion over who was actually on the track. Jh39 (talk) 23:47, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Title of the article vs. title of the song
Why is the article called "The Hurdy Gurdy Man " when the title of the song is simply "Hurdy Gurdy Man"? 76.21.0.82 (talk) 23:39, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:58, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

The Hurdy Gurdy Man (song) → Hurdy Gurdy Man — "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is the title used on the original singles, see external "discogs master" link. E-Kartoffel (talk) 21:54, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
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The Lineup.......
Is what John Paul Jones says it was. Clem Cattini played drums, and Alan Parker played guitar. At the time the song was recorded (April 1968), Jimmy Page was on tour with the Yardbirds in the U.S. (Russo's "Yardbirds - The Ultimate Rave-Up", page 242). John Bonham was completely unknown - he and Page wouldn't meet until that summer. The drumming doesn't sound anything like John Bonham, anyway. Alan Holdsworth was then an obscure guitarist playing in an equally obscure prog band. It is highly unlikely that Mickie Most would have used two young unknown musicians on a session for one of his top-selling artists.

Donovan has obviously smoked too many banana peels. Dukeford (talk) 03:37, 9 November 2014 (UTC)


 * You are correct that the drumming sounds nothing like John Bonham. 86.141.248.250 (talk) 23:29, 28 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I've got magazine interviews with Page denying he played on the track. Why it is/was listed on his website may be an error by his website administrator. Page played on some of the "Sunshine Superman" sessions and I think Donovan is confusing the two. 50.111.18.208 (talk) 16:29, 8 June 2019 (UTC)