Orange Skies
Love
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Orange skies Carnivals and cotton candy and you And I love you too you know I do Nightingale Prettier than anything in the world And I love you too You know I do You make me happy Laughing, glad, and full of glee And you don't have to try, girl For you it comes so naturally Right here in my arms
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Written by: BRYAN MACLEAN
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10 facts about this song
Band Formation"Love" was an American rock band that was heavily active during the 1960s. The band was led by frontman Arthur Lee and is known for its fusion of rock, folk and psychedelic music.
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Song's Album"Orange Skies" is a song from their second studio album, "Da Capo", which was released in November 1966.
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Song Genre"Orange Skies" is classified under the genre of Psychedelic Pop, a style that arose in the 1960s combining elements of pop and psychedelic music.
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Songwriter"Orange Skies" was written by band member Bryan MacLean, despite Arthur Lee being the main songwriter for "Love". This is one of the few songs not penned by Lee.
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Song InspirationThe song is said to be inspired by the psychedelia movement of the 60s, a subculture of people who used hallucinogens like LSD to experience an altered state of consciousness.
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Music Composition"Orange Skies" features softer melodies and baroque pop instrumentation, which diverged from their usually harder rock sound.
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Critical Reception"Da Capo", the album featuring "Orange Skies", has received wide acclamation for its experimental and ahead-of-its-time sound. In 2012, Rolling Stone magazine listed it at no. 355 in their 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Cult StatusDespite not achieving significant commercial success at the time, "Orange Skies" and the whole "Da Capo” album have gained a cult following over the years for their innovative and unique sound.
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Artistic InfluenceThe band "Love" and songs like "Orange Skies" served as inspiration for various future musicians, remaining an influential figure in the psychedelic rock scene.
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Band LegacyArthur Lee, despite not being the songwriter for "Orange Skies", is widely regarded as a pioneer in the psychedelic rock genre, with "Love" being remembered as one of the first multiracial rock groups during an era of significant racial tension
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