Epistle To Dippy
Donovan
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Look on yonder misty mountain See the young monk meditating rhododendron forest Over dusty years, I ask you What's it been like being you ? Through all levels you've been changing Getting a little bit better no doubt, The doctor bit was so far out. Looking through crystal spectacles, I can see I had your fun. Doing us paperback reader Made the teacher suspicious about insanity, Fingers always touching girl. Through all levels you've been changing Getting a little bit better no doubt, The doctor bit was so far out. Looking through all kinds of windows I can see I had your fun. Looking through all kinds of windows I can see I had your fun. Looking through crystal spectacles I can see I had your fun. Looking through crystal spectacles I can see I had your fun. Rebelling against society, Such a tiny speculating whether to be a hip or Skip along quite merrily. Through all levels you've been changing Elevator in the brain hotel Broken down a-just as well-a Looking through crystal spectacles, Ah, I can see I had your fun. dumb dumb dumb, dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb, dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb, dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb, dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb, dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb
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Origin"Epistle to Dippy" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was first released as a single in the UK in January 1967.
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Song Subject"Epistle to Dippy" was written as a gentle, psychedelically-tinged message to an old school friend of Donovan named Dippy. It reportedly referred to real people and events from his childhood.
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Chart SuccessDespite its unconventional style and lyrics, the song performed reasonably well on the commercial charts, peaking at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Song CompositionThe song is notable for its unique arrangement, which includes a string section and a backwards guitar solo—an innovative feature for pop music of the era.
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Album InclusionThough the song was not included on any of Donovan's contemporary albums, it was later added as a bonus track on reissues of the album "Mellow Yellow."
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Lyrics Perspective"Epistle to Dippy" is written in the form of a letter, in which Donovan imagines explaining the strangeness of the "Swinging Sixties" to a friend in the armed forces.
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ReceptionHaving been released on the heels of Donovan's career-defining hit, "Mellow Yellow," "Epistle to Dippy" was met with mixed reviews but has since been praised for its pleasantly upbeat tune and psychedelic imagery.
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Song Influence"Epistle to Dippy" is considered a crucial part of the psychedelic music genre. The use of strings and backward guitar loops influenced many artists of that era.
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ReissuesThe song was remastered and included in Donovan's 1992 compilation album "The Definitive Collection."
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Missing Person ConnectionInterestingly, after decades of being estranged, Dippy (real name: Bernard James Goupil) was inspired to reconnect with Donovan after hearing "Epistle to Dippy" on the radio in the '90s and realizing it was written about him.
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