THIS STILL HAPPENS

I've heard "The Pusher" by Steppenwolf a thousand times. It was on the soundtrack LP of Easy Rider, an LP that used to pop up all the time in thrift stores and garage sales. I still have a beat up copy somewhere. I ran into the original tonight, written and recorded by Hoyt Axton. Sonofabitch. I never knew that I was listening to a cover. Although you'd think that, because Steppenwolf was a little edgier, a little more counter culture, that their version would be the creepiest. But, no, Axton's is way creepier.

There's another interesting link down there , the opening scene in Easy Rider where the song comes in. Peter Fonda's character is selling drugs to a guy in a car, played by Phil Spector (speaking of creepy).

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~

Listen:
Hoyt Axton - The Pusher mp3 at For the Sake of the Song
Steppenwolf - The Pusher (streaming) at YouTube
Video:
Easy Rider opening scene at YouTube With Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Phil Spector