Klaatu- Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft

[whip2353]

thx for the post. klaatu is klaatu, not the beatles, rock on

[QueenKaidrea]

Man I love this song, takes me to my bliss spot!! :DD

[mjsmcd]

they deliberately used beatle/liverpool type accents in line :"only a landing will teach them etc"

dont piss on my leg and tell me its raining

[oliverecords]

from 01:46 makes me think of AIR

[Drshinobibombay]

the reality is those of us who are weird enough to believe in this honestly hope that they dont eat us or something.

[QueenKaidrea]

@Drshinobibombay Maybe that's your reality, but not mine. :)

[reszikora]

I really do like this, however I like Karen's better, this seems heavy in places and does not flow well, still well done.. By the way being Canadian it ROCKS any way!!!!!

[whip2353]

underrated big time

[eduardosilvahurtado]

la version de carpenters es muy buena pero esta es genial!

[rsvy913688]

Carpenters version is better.

[ssur55]

In 1977, there was a rumor going around that this was the Beatles under a different name. It wasn't, but we sure wished it was.

[oneoneone5]

@ssur55 I remember that well. I was in college, the FM station deejay was playing every song and trying to guess who was singing what. It was all wishful thinking. As if the Beatles could have gotten together and recorded an album without the world knowing about it.

[AxeMoose]

This is brilliant :) What a full and wonderful sound.

[PeaceVeggieeNate]

This band is so fantastic one of the most underrated band of all time!

[gloiven]

hey everyone - the lead voice here sounds UNLIKE any of the beatles boys. are you thinking of the arrangement as your beatles reference...? i hope so - i suggest you check out the catalogue from Jon and Vangelis - that could be a legitimate mistake/ comparison.

[Super1bigKahuna]

This band is very Beatlesque, up there with Badfinger and Jellyfish.

[whorlicks]

jeez.. takes me back to my youth listening to radio caroline !

loved it then ,, not quite sure now but thank god for the internet.

[SmartyLion]

Among my favourite groups of the 70s.

A lot of people thought that they sounded like the Beatles where the reality is they sounded more like Badfinger however, they wrote great songs, did beautiful arrangements, were master musicians and all had terrific voices.

I Wish these guys would make music again, they were tremendous!

[jorgemnes]

Que nostalgia cuando escuché por primera vez me gustó, el problema era que en mi Cusco querido la gente no entendía esta música por lo tanto no fué muy popular, y si preguntamos ahora por el tema muy pocos te responderán afirmativamente, pero es hermozo y tiene mucha calidad

[ettierettie]

I still have the LP. My friends and I thought that this was the Beatles regrouped under a new name.

[Julesheartb]

Love them!!! They did some amazing stuff...not the Beatles, but definitely a close second. Brilliant!

[jorgepeterbarton]

the mellotron flutes are similar to that beatles song and its got similar vibes but i'd never mistake it.... anyway.. been looking for this and thankfully found this after listening to the carpenters disappointing version.. almost thought i'd dreamt it was good!

[utaalkback2me]

great song but wheres the video?

[MoestuinJan]

Fantastic band. The ' Hope ' album is also an instant classic.

[1FineYoungCannibal]

The segment from 3:27 to 4:02 sounds so Abbey Road album Beatles era its scary.

[EMBpodcast]

Classic!



[CatBulsara]

It sounds like ELO too.

[jasonbass1962]

Klaatu is one of Canada's greatest bands...and very much under-rated. In my opinion they are to be esteemed among the great Canadian artists of all time…my list would include Rush, Klaatu, Max Webster, Harmonium, Ian Thomas, The Guess Who, The Musical Box, The Band, Blue Rodeo, Chilliwack, Grapes of Wrath, Uzeb, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Cockburn, Neil Young, Burton Cummings, Joni Mitchell, BTO, April Wine, Bob Ezrin, Glenn Gould, Daniel Lanois, Sarah McLachlan, Gino Vannelli...

[jasonbass1962]

…not to mention many other bands and artists whose music I have enjoyed: Age of Electric, Barenaked Ladies, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Crash Test Dummies, Econoline Crush, FM, Mahogany Rush, Our Lady Peace, Payolas, Rose Chronicles, Delerium, Saga, Spirit of the West, The Stampeders, Streetheart, The Tea Party, Triumph, Trooper, Wide Mouth Mason, Zubot and Dawson, Zuckerbaby, Bryan Adams, Paul Anka, Rik Emmett, Stephen Fearing

[ThePaulh007]

In the early 70's , many thought this was The Beatles, including DJ's thinking this was the Beatles alias.

Especially with the tune Sub Rosa Subway.

[ThePaulh007]

In the early 70's this ablbum came out with SubRosa Subway, many people, includung DJ's thought this was The beatles, using this alias..

[gingerdan1985]

CLASSIC! love the moog synths here great sound thats timeless!

[thepompousfrenchman]

I'm speechless.

[generic53]

OBVIOUSLY Sargent Pepper's influenced.

[belladonna666999]

really soundz like thr beatles...is it???

[CompleatBeatles]

@belladonna666999

No. It's a talented trio from Canada consisting of Terry Draper, Dee Long, and John Woloschuk.

[SEVFEST]

@belladonna666999 ......... NO

[Casterlin1]

i just came in my pants....wow this blows my mind

[AllCanadiaReject]

Klaatu>Carpenters

[1belfi]

i discovered this MASTERPIECE back in 77

& was too young to play in such a great band

i 'n now too old to play with such a great band

does anybody where we can get in touch with this canadian band , so they 'll know we care a great deal

best wishes from BELFI

[takfam07]

I loved this song! Bought the vinyl back in 1976 as a 12-year-old. There was tremendous hype that Klaatu might be the Beatles, secretly reunited. They weren't, but they were good nonetheless. Thanks for the memories!

[SoilentGr33n]

Holy shit this is such a good song. So many memories

[bassman7530]

When I came across this record in my local shop, I had no idea who Klaatu was. I picked it up regardless, and I'm glad I did. Really memorable and enjoyable music, thanks for the upload.

[ORPINGTON1000]

im a geezer thank u to boys

[radabaughxi]

This is so awesome!

[muskokan59]

I had this album and we'd listen to it in my cabin on Lake Rosseau in Muskoka...ah....those were the days!!!!

[PumaTwoU]

I worked in FM radio when this came out. I recall saying on air that it was reminiscent of the Beatles because of this song in particular. I'm not going to claim any credit for the idea, and I doubt it started from the very small power station I was broadcasting from. But you have to admit it's got that 'Uncle Albert' kind of sound and feel to it - with extra synthesizers of course.

[7ir]

@PumaTwoU

While ago Dad showed me his recs, he had this, told me to try and trick my girl saying this was The Beatles (She's a HUGE Beatle fan) because of this song exactly. I know what you mean bud. Didn't try yet though, hahxD.

[SuperCartiel]

People fell for this. We really did think that the people who did this were The Beatles.

Who would believe that these guys were from Canada? It only showed how brilliant these guys were. And how amazing music is.

Thanks, Klaatu. Whoever you were.

[AllCanadiaReject]

@SuperCartiel John Woloschuk, Dee Long, Terry Draper.

[SuperCartiel]

@AllCanadiaReject Thanks for telling me this. Peace.

[AllCanadiaReject]

@SuperCartiel Was that sarcasm? Because it's kinda hard to tell when you write it. If it isn't, then you're very welcome.

[SuperCartiel]

@AllCanadiaReject No sarcasm, man. I liked this band.

[AllCanadiaReject]

@SuperCartiel alright cool. Yeah they're freaking awesome

[Vyl4n]

@SuperCartiel dude.. klaatu and rush are my all time favorite bands, and i'm only 18, Canadian pride..eh

[SuperCartiel]

@Vyl4n Right. Let's not forget Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, The Guess Who, April Wine, and Crash Test Dummies.

[nmtoc]

There is another video on YouTube that describes the Klaatu / Beatles rumors, and one of them claims that this album was recorded in 1966 - somewhere between 'Revolver' and 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. But just by listening to the synthesizers simulating horn and string sounds on this song I highly doubt that the technology even existed back in 1966.

I got to see Klaatu live back in 1981. They did a good job of this song and a couple others off this album.

[FredF78]

@nmtoc Well, the first Moog Modular system was manufactured in 1964 and sold and used in a record in 1967 so its not entirely impossible and this sounds very Moogish.

[MrBuckwilliam]

the most beautiful nature sounds for an intro. they do make me homesick for the ontario outdoors :)

[dorn2100]

Epic song from this fantastic album..One of my favourite albums of the '70s: 3:47EST. This album cut is much better than the 45 rpm version. Sit back and listen to 7 minutes of pure indulgence.

[ANGLICANTHAI]

its bloody amazing :D

[ZMethem]

Yeah, it's a pretty tune from the days past.

[vveq]

Excellent post. Mighty fine music I must say.