Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

[appalachiablue]

1968. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Brown_(musician)

Arthur Wilton Brown (b. 24 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter best known for his flamboyant and theatrical performances, eclectic (and sometimes experimental) work and his powerful, wide-ranging operatic voice, in particular his high pitched banshee screams. He was also notable for his unique stage persona such as extreme facepaint and burning helmet.

Brown has been lead singer of various groups, most notably the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Kingdom Come, followed by a varied solo career as well as associations with Hawkwind, the Who and Klaus Schulze. In the late 1960s, the Crazy World of Arthur Brown's popularity was such that the group shared bills with the Who, Jimi Hendrix, the Mothers of Invention, the Doors, the Small Faces, and Joe Cocker, among others...

[yonder]

1. Wow, haven't heard this in 40 or 50 years.

I think it was on the charts way back when.

[appalachiablue]

2. Wild, just came into my head. You can see

his influence on other musicians esp. of the psychedelic era. Theatrics.

[yonder]

3. I want to say it was released on 45, but maybe misremember?

I think my brother first brought it home.

It was definitely different and unusual for it's time.

[IcyPeas]

4. There is an ad on TV for Johnnie Walker that uses a version of "Fire"...

The one they use is sung by Lizzy Mercier Descloux who covered the song in the late 70s. Its a pretty obscure version.

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/OKVJ/johnnie-walker-black-label-a-gift-in-every-sip-song-by-lizzy-mercier-descloux

It's nothing like Arthur Brown's version.

[appalachiablue]

5. Interesting, good beat esp. for dancing. I like it, tx.

It would be nice for a separate post here.

[GReedDiamond]

6. Atomic Rooster...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Rooster