Hurdy Gurdy Man
What is a Hurdy Gurdy man?
Q: I have a very old ivory carving that I think a man hurdy gurdy is ........ Is there a hungry musician with a monkey on his back or what? Sorry but I do not even know what category to choose then I'll go with the suggestion!
A: One is an old music box that was played by a crank - used by a busker.
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Who is THE HURDY GURDY man in Donovan's famous song?
I am not looking for the artists who played the instruments, or Mac MacLeod. MacLeod who was in a Danish band at the time called Hurdy Gurdy.
Please back it up with a factual link please. Thanks, this is driving me wacko
This seems to make a bit of sense:
"Donovan in the London Daily Mail Weekend magazine dated 20th May 2006 said, "I was intrigued by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's teachings of transcendental meditation, which were also followed by The Beatles.
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Who is the Hurdy Gurdy man?
Was Jimmy Page the one behind the awesome guitaring in Donovan's Hurdy Gurdy Man? Jimmy did some session work for Donovan didnt he?
Check the Wikipedia explanation in full, but:
According to songfacts.com, there is a lot of bad information about what musicians played on this. John Paul Jones, who became a member of Led Zeppelin, was the musical director, and many people
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Aug 23, 2011 from Jen C
So I'm going back and forth between singing Hurdy Gurdy Man and Edelweiss in my head today...is that an odd combo? Perhaps o_O
Aug 22, 2011 from Rob Michaels
Damn, I almost forgot about this song until about 2 minutes ago. I present to your memory the Butthole Surfers rendition of Hurdy Gurdy Man
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