How could anyone dislike this! Awesome freakin tune, just like the LP....plus the video..... what's not to like?? I figured out most of the intro guitar tab just from watchin the video.....now if I could just sing :(
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I read it in a book of a greek rock star Pavlos Sidiropoulos! It said that this song was against pinch! now i heard it and i think that this song is on of the best of steppenwolf's! A joint on the right hand and i bottle of Jack Daniels on the left hand! Greetings from Greece!Οι Steppenwolf γαμανε αγρια!!!
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How in the world did you find this? What a treasure! I have thought, and still do, that Steppenwolf 7 is their best work (from the early years). Along with this gem were also "Renegade" (true story of John & his Mom escaping from communist germany, at night, being smuggled through a hole in a fence). Then there's Foggy mental...great gong, "Fat Jack" is phenominal (which John does not sing), Hippo Stomp is my favorite song on the LP! Again my friend, nice find, if u have more, keep posting! JC
The world is so cold! Life so alone! We who are in this place must not wear the flower of dreams! Even if it make life appear like being at heaven door and we are all friends! For it is like real life and we are snow-blinded on the road to hell?
@murrgun: you need to get your facts straight. I worked drug rehab and know of several people that died due to cocaine overdose. Most times, their hearts exploded. Also worked in a nursing home where a 21 year-old man had a massive cocaine-induced heart attack and died only to be revived after it was too late; he was a dead man in a living body.
@marinesis2008 can you elaborate on this please?....anyone in rehab is there because of substance abuse..........these people, God rest their souls, were no doubt abusing other substances along side cocaine like alcohol, pills, and any other drugs they could get their hands on. Don't tell me it was solely down to the use of cocaine pal.
@murrgun i do not remember commenting on this video it must have been my friend tht did by the way this is the person tht created the marinesis account
@murrgun Then I would expect that you will be one of those who succumb to myth. Cocaine is addictive and in high doses lethal. As with any stimulant, Cocaine increases heart rate and blood pressure directly proportionate to dosage. In high enough doses, it will cause cardiac arrest / Failure, stroke and a bunch of your family and friends weeping at your grave.All natural does not mean safe.Opium is natural but it will kill just the same. Heroin is an opium derivative.
@GunBroker100 I only use cocaine on the odd occasion, maybe about 2 or 3 times a year so you can lower your expectations mate....cocaine is addictive indeed but so are many things, the trick is knowing when you have had enough.If people cannot demonstrate a bit of self control then it is entirely their own fault if they end up in a mess. You are making too many assumptions about a subject you know very little about, but it's always the people who know the least who talk the loudest
@murrgun Then you use it too much. "Mate"? I don't recall hearing that term in Thailand, except among Brit or Aussie Expats. You assume much. I know more about drugs and there effects than you might believe. But hey, I just pointed out natural doesn't mean safe, but, keep "experimenting" you'll figure it out. Think what you like, You're the admitted Cocaine user. I my experience they consistently rationalize drug use. A crutch is a crutch, a weakness a weakness. Must suck to be you.
@GunBroker100 I was actually living in Thailand and originally from Britain, but I am now in Hanoi...not that that has anything to do with the argument in the first place. When did I ever say natural means safe either?....Your comments are patronising and wholly ignorant, but what else would you expect from an American who has probably never been outside their own state? Get a grip.
@murrgun Memory problems? YOU said it 5 months ago. "You cannot die from cocaine. total myth. Meth yes, Heroin Yes, Weed no. Cocaine No." Clearly the drugs are taking a toll. I said I have traveled extensively. Most of Europe, Britain as I have family there, Australia, Japan, etc. Think what you like, your the admitted coke, among other things, user. Enjoy your life in the backwaters of S.E. Asia. Patronizing?, Why would I waste time patronizing a misinformed expat? You assume I care.
ya born in germany moved to canada in 1950 .. did youknow the american govt intro. drugs into the gettos to keep the black man down ,well it wasnt long that everyone was on drugs.remember "bennies or beans" you could buy a 1000 jar for $300.someone got smart and started cooking them thus "crystal meth"govt then took them off the market and banned the sale of benzadrine...then ephidrine is now used..herion is alot cleaner than meth...steppenwolf rocks
ya born in germany moved to canada in 1950 .. did youknow the american govt intro. drugs into the gettos to keep the black man down ,well it wasnt long that everyone was on drugs.remember "bennies or beans" you could buy a 1000 jar for $300.someone got smart and started cooking them thus "crystal meth"govt then took them off he market and banned the sale of benzadrine...then ephidrine is now used..herion is alot cleaner than meth...steppenwolf rocks
@krabbyappleton True, just not widely here in the U.S. Cocaine started coming into the country in large amounts in '70-'71. Meth was of I think German origins, perhaps Japanese,. Japanese Komakazi pilots were reported to ingest it before missions.Changes nothing, This song was about heroin addiction and the tragedy that followed. The again, seems every generation has the drug horror stories. Now it's crack, Meth and X.
@GunBroker100 methadone was made by the germans and given to their soldiers so they wouldn't feel pain.it is now used to get people off opiates, bennies were an american drug used by truckers and college kids to stay awake for long times.. it was givin to soldiers in vietam ... later they were cooked down to make crystal meth,,
@mskitatiko Methadone?!?,,,No, the Japanese gave their plots Methamphetamine. as were the German storm troops. Which is a chemically altered crystal form of Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine. It seems a chemically altered mind can be convinced to do suicidal things far easier than a clear mind. Not the same thing. Methadone, is and of itself, a separate and dangerous can of worms. In it's early days, it was frequently overused with deadly results. After all, LSD was originally an anti-psychotic.
WoW this song should get more credit than it does, for being such a strait up testamonial to the terrible consequenses of drug use cocaine mainly. i hope any and all who find this song really hear the message and see john kays and hoyt axtons tottally awesome no bullshit approach to such a unpopular but true issue.....
@AllenWhatley Snow didn't mean coke back them. It was Heroin. The big drugs back then were heroin and LSD. Both highly addictive and physically damaging. LSD damages chromosomes, leading to all manner of birth defects. And it stacks up in the brain and comes back to haunt you months later. Coke hadn't yet reared it ugly head. Pot has been around forever, and you can say what you like about it. Personally I think too much has been spent putting people in jail over a weed. Alcohol is far worse.
First time I heard this was at Whey Bin Special ops center, Vietnam. It had special meaning for us. Then when I rotated home, It was playing on some ones radio at the airport terminal, I could hear it as I was ducking rotten produce and shit. I lost many friend here and there to the Avalanche that was heroin addiction. 6 months later, I hear it again on the slick riding back to Bin with the 1st Calv. The song brings back memories of friends, times and places as if yesterday.
@conniebragg55 First off sorry to hear about your husband, another casualty of the war. I'm sure he was a good man before the monster heroin got it's hooks into him. There are, sadly, far too many. Between the drugs and the chemicals dumped all over Nam, I doubt they'll be many of us left 60-70 years after the war. Seems Nam reaches out a take us a few at a time, more and more frequently. Strange time, stranger place. May he rest in peace. And may you find peace, from all the trauma as well.
@GunBroker100 Yo, GunB. I tried to send you a personal message, but I guess they want me to enroll for money to say it... So, I hope you get this short message, Buddy. I used to listen to all the bands while in SEA too. Of course, we loved steppenwolf and all the other rock bands of the time...Yes, there was a lot of drug use going on. Thanks for your service. You are part of the hero class that went to VN and did the deed! Thanks again. Lamar
@emeraldfrog1 Thank you for your words, my friend. While I will always be a patriot, I am however, not a hero, I merely did my duty as I saw it. Too few true hero's lived through it. Most came home in a flag draped coffins. Convey your admiration to the young Marine who recently received the Medal of Honor. Here is a true Hero, saving 33 of his brothers in Arms without regard for his own safety. Again, I only did what I was taught was expected of a citizen. But, I do appreciate the sentiment.
I am 52 years old. Steppenwolfs 1st album was the first LP I ever bought. I was 9 years old and already gettin high...Got to see them play live in 1983 in Winston-Salem NC in 1983.
John Kay was actually born in East Prussia, which was part of Germany before WWII but now no longer exists and is part of Russia. There are actually some excellent vids on the tragedy of East Prussia and Koenigsberg, it's capital and one time "Pearl of the East"
I was a police officer in the late 60s and early 70's .Heroin was a big deal and I saw some pretty good kids die from overdoses. I had this album and really like this song because I could relate to what was going on. It is all just poison.
We all have the tendacy to whine, moan and groan. This was a time of action! Instead of blaming history,get out,get on it and do somthing for the future. U.S.A. is dieing because of argument! Dont be a part of it ,be a part of the solution! Vote! Contribute! volunteer! We rose up against the war machine! Now it is politics we must rise up against. Feed our selves with justice in humanity for all concerned! Stand Up,Reach Out,Or sit down and let it happen.If you choose to sit shutUp!
u youngsters don't remember that 1 in 100 ppl fried their brains yet walk the streets,democrats don't like to keep those stats,or how many MILLIONS of africans have died because dems banned DDT the only reliable mosquito killer,who cares about the people? not democrats
@stuckinsidemymobile Perhaps, but you and your kind delighted in throwing shit at me and calling me names. Instead of venting your rage at the politicians responsible, You took it out on us. Tell me Hippie, when are going to start throwing shit at the troops coming home from the current wars? I assume your against them too, even the new ones "O" started. When do you start calling them baby killer? When do you spray paint veil shit on their parents houses? Yeah, some of us DO remember, douche.
@GunBroker100 How do YOU know? What do YOU know about me? You´re assuming and assuming, but you seem to know what people in other parts of the world need. There´s no justification for ANY war, neither past nor present, and no matter who started it. I guess you wouldn´t even agree to that since you take it for granted that the U.S. is the Messiah of the world.
@stuckinsidemymobile Do I know you, No. Do I know the Hippies of the time attitudes and feelings, absolutely. Your the one identified yourself as a hippie. And you sound like one. Tell me, Do you REALLY think you could have negotiated with Adolf Hitler? Or the Japanese, who negotiated all the while planning and executing a sneak attacked the U.S. Sometimes one has to stand for something, or else you'll fall for anything. Cont,,,
@stuckinsidemymobile He not only didn't end the current wars, he started two more. Libya and Yemen. How was that Mr. Obama's concern. Pacifism is a wonderful Ideal. Clearly, you maintain this philosophy. I have only one problem with it. It can get you killed. Ask the Monks in Tibet. Really worked well with the Chinese communists. Time will tell, Hippie, if someone wheels you out to the demonstration to throw shit at the troops. And you don't know me, either. You know generalizations.
@GunBroker100 First of all, thanks for softening your tone. I really appreciate. I´m here to enjoy music, and I believe we shouldn´t bother others with a political dispute. If you wish to discuss these matters with me I suggest you write to my private email klausboernicke@gmail.com. Yes, I AM a pacifist, and I stand for it. Tell me, would you refrain from driving a car, or crossing a street? That can get you killed as well. Anyway, get back to me if you think it´s worthwhile.
steppenwolf put out one of the best double records,I have it,is a reprint,my sister had the original with many other original albums,she said she lost,them,I think they (her husband) sold them
I miss ya Wolfman my Brother. That punk that took your life over a bag of powder may he rott in hell. Ride them golden highways and save me a place at that campfire we talked about so many years ago. G.B.N.F.
I woke up this morning with "Born to be Wild" in my head...don't even know where that came from...so I've been listening to songs on here over and over again. :) Amazing. Would love to see them live. One of the "old timers" that I haven't seen.
why do people keeps saying they're from Canada? Sorry Canada....Granted it was made up of some of "The Sparrow" band mates from Toronto (Jerry Edmonton and keyboardist Goldy McJohn) ... but Kay was in LA when he got Edmonton and McJohn to come out...reanmed themselves "Steppenwolf". None the less - they STILL rock.
My favorite Steppenwolf recording and one of my favorite Hoyt Axton songs!! John Kay's beautiful low deep voice and the banjo,a wonderful combination. Thanks for sharing. A mindful tune of the ebb and flow of life and and every so often one is caught and held down.Bless you all .
This coming Aug 7th will be the 40th anniversary of the passing of the best friend I ever had. We use to listen to this on the way to Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast where he died. I'm dying slow Mark. Dying slow. RIP good friend.
I helped a friend get off of drugs and out of a bad life years ago and i frequently listen to this song as a reminder of how close he came to being lost, and how happy i am that we brought him back.
i first heard this song back in the early 1970's, & understood it immediately. i praise g-d every day of my life for the blessings he has given me. one of those blessings was that he empowered me to escape from the hell of drug abuse. may it be his willl that innocent souls among those who never made it out someday find peace.
always loved this song...when he says..someone should call his parents, or a sister or a brother...and when he says "he'll always be a problem to his poor and puzzled mother, just reminds me of how bad i hurt my family when i was in the drug world...great oldie here...another great one is Pusher Man! awesome STEPPENWOLF!!! love you guys, have since a kid!
The first song I every truely loved. I think so many people, my generation for sure, misses the point of the war on drugs. This song reminds me of the countless addicts and "down and out" folks who are killing them selves and their families who often standby helplessly.
@edslides you tube aint never going away , its the largest venue of advertisement worldwide , its worth it to have clean uninterupted music , not like my space , superior
Amazing video! My friend and I used to follow John Kay and Steppenwolf around in the early 70's like the fan girls that we were, LOL. I would STILL go and see him in concert now....loved the man and the music.
@sundaramaji looking for the 27 minute version of the pusher from the first album , . . . its hard to find anybody, ? , , , , , for a old stoner , lol , . . . .
@sundaramaji the promo vid for sookie sookies is available or was on a castle communications video california dreaming some years ago had it and lost it
This song was written by Hoyt Axton. Some of you may remember him as the father in the first Gremlins movie that brought the critter home to his son from Asia
This group will make the hall of fame .. Some day some how No flash no huge tour just for the great songs .. When it comes to music and meaning .. One of the legends John Kay & Steppenwolf ...
I got caught in an avalanche myself many years ago. I look back now and thank God i am still alive. Not until i hit rock bottom really hard did I change.
they are truly a great group and I cannot believe they are not in the Hall. Groups like Heart arent in but cyndi lauper is???? give me a freakin break.
This song has special poignancy for me, I am thankful every day my loved one was able to break free from the snowy grip. It is a travesty the Steppenwolf is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
@carolk9s Considering that the Moody Blues and Warren Zevon aren't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame either, I think it's a badge of honor. If you gave me an all expense paid trip to the Hall of Shame I wouldn't take it if Steppenwolf, The Moody Blues or Warren Zevon aren't in it.
@zitlight73 did you know that each band inducted has to pay $25,000 for a dinner table at the ceremony. But, hey, what a deal, you pprobably get some frozen peas and carrots and a piece of rubber chicken. The Sex Pistols refused to attend the ceremony - this is on Wiki.
luckily it applies to all addictions
Syzygy60 23 hours ago
How could anyone dislike this! Awesome freakin tune, just like the LP....plus the video..... what's not to like?? I figured out most of the intro guitar tab just from watchin the video.....now if I could just sing :(
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rockization22 4 weeks ago
I bought this way when and it's still so prevelent today. Haven't heard it in a long time, thanks
johnhrey52 1 month ago
My favorite Steppenwolf also!
leighpan 1 month ago
This has always been my favorite Steppenwolf song-- it's f-ing awesome I came on this video--
2323giggity 1 month ago
So sad. I had a friend who died from a heroin overdose. He wasn't a junkie but he was so depressed he didn't know what else to do.
KaliDemiDarkness 1 month ago
Great song, Great clip, Great Band.
axlegrease40 1 month ago
I read it in a book of a greek rock star Pavlos Sidiropoulos! It said that this song was against pinch! now i heard it and i think that this song is on of the best of steppenwolf's! A joint on the right hand and i bottle of Jack Daniels on the left hand! Greetings from Greece!Οι Steppenwolf γαμανε αγρια!!!
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love this song and its got 15 - 20 years on me
TheChrisofDeath 1 month ago
love this song and its got 15 - 20 years on me
TheChrisofDeath 1 month ago
How in the world did you find this? What a treasure! I have thought, and still do, that Steppenwolf 7 is their best work (from the early years). Along with this gem were also "Renegade" (true story of John & his Mom escaping from communist germany, at night, being smuggled through a hole in a fence). Then there's Foggy mental...great gong, "Fat Jack" is phenominal (which John does not sing), Hippo Stomp is my favorite song on the LP! Again my friend, nice find, if u have more, keep posting! JC
JamminClemmons 2 months ago in playlist steppenwolf 7
he walked pasted the coolest cat without a nod...me!
Syzygy60 2 months ago
I always thought John Kay; the "Wolf" was the coolest cat in rock. Long live "The Wolf"!
skychurchify 3 months ago
Shout out to my brother Critter. To my lost friends, this song is ours and what we went through.
aliikoa7 3 months ago
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schumi9xwdc 3 months ago
addiction is a terrible thing, another form of hell. never give up on the ones u love.
littlemoon39 3 months ago
The world is so cold! Life so alone! We who are in this place must not wear the flower of dreams! Even if it make life appear like being at heaven door and we are all friends! For it is like real life and we are snow-blinded on the road to hell?
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TheServiceWeb 4 months ago
mars with charlie sheen?
Syzygy60 4 months ago
where the hell was obama born?...
Syzygy60 4 months ago
Very true song still very true today. Drugs are just bad news when abused. The person is blind.
christianbluesman 5 months ago
Many of my dear friends died from drugs...this song always reminds me of them. One was even in rehab...RIP Terry.
scathaguardian 5 months ago
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Syzygy60 5 months ago
I learned to play this song, but I soon gave it up. I kept breaking down a verse or two in. So many friends gone...
rogerstill71 6 months ago
"He only had a dollar to live on till next Monday" Sometimes I wonder how many people can relate to that. Do I buy food, pay a bill, or ...?
sullymahopac 6 months ago
This is an amazing song.
Dave29671 6 months ago
This is my favorite steppenwolf song
greenbay357 6 months ago
You cannot die of cocaine. That is a total myth. Heroin? yes. Meth? yes. Weed? no. Coke? no.
murrgun 7 months ago
@murrgun: you need to get your facts straight. I worked drug rehab and know of several people that died due to cocaine overdose. Most times, their hearts exploded. Also worked in a nursing home where a 21 year-old man had a massive cocaine-induced heart attack and died only to be revived after it was too late; he was a dead man in a living body.
marinesis2008 6 months ago
@marinesis2008 can you elaborate on this please?....anyone in rehab is there because of substance abuse..........these people, God rest their souls, were no doubt abusing other substances along side cocaine like alcohol, pills, and any other drugs they could get their hands on. Don't tell me it was solely down to the use of cocaine pal.
murrgun 1 month ago
@murrgun i do not remember commenting on this video it must have been my friend tht did by the way this is the person tht created the marinesis account
marinesis2008 1 month ago
@murrgun Guess again, Bubba.
swampyD1000 6 months ago
@murrgun Then I would expect that you will be one of those who succumb to myth. Cocaine is addictive and in high doses lethal. As with any stimulant, Cocaine increases heart rate and blood pressure directly proportionate to dosage. In high enough doses, it will cause cardiac arrest / Failure, stroke and a bunch of your family and friends weeping at your grave.All natural does not mean safe.Opium is natural but it will kill just the same. Heroin is an opium derivative.
GunBroker100 1 month ago
@GunBroker100 I only use cocaine on the odd occasion, maybe about 2 or 3 times a year so you can lower your expectations mate....cocaine is addictive indeed but so are many things, the trick is knowing when you have had enough.If people cannot demonstrate a bit of self control then it is entirely their own fault if they end up in a mess. You are making too many assumptions about a subject you know very little about, but it's always the people who know the least who talk the loudest
murrgun 1 month ago
@murrgun Then you use it too much. "Mate"? I don't recall hearing that term in Thailand, except among Brit or Aussie Expats. You assume much. I know more about drugs and there effects than you might believe. But hey, I just pointed out natural doesn't mean safe, but, keep "experimenting" you'll figure it out. Think what you like, You're the admitted Cocaine user. I my experience they consistently rationalize drug use. A crutch is a crutch, a weakness a weakness. Must suck to be you.
GunBroker100 1 month ago
@GunBroker100 I was actually living in Thailand and originally from Britain, but I am now in Hanoi...not that that has anything to do with the argument in the first place. When did I ever say natural means safe either?....Your comments are patronising and wholly ignorant, but what else would you expect from an American who has probably never been outside their own state? Get a grip.
murrgun 1 month ago
@murrgun Memory problems? YOU said it 5 months ago. "You cannot die from cocaine. total myth. Meth yes, Heroin Yes, Weed no. Cocaine No." Clearly the drugs are taking a toll. I said I have traveled extensively. Most of Europe, Britain as I have family there, Australia, Japan, etc. Think what you like, your the admitted coke, among other things, user. Enjoy your life in the backwaters of S.E. Asia. Patronizing?, Why would I waste time patronizing a misinformed expat? You assume I care.
GunBroker100 1 month ago
@GunBroker100 Can you actually read and interpret the meanings of words or are you just a complete and utter spastic?.......
murrgun 1 month ago
ya born in germany moved to canada in 1950 .. did youknow the american govt intro. drugs into the gettos to keep the black man down ,well it wasnt long that everyone was on drugs.remember "bennies or beans" you could buy a 1000 jar for $300.someone got smart and started cooking them thus "crystal meth"govt then took them off the market and banned the sale of benzadrine...then ephidrine is now used..herion is alot cleaner than meth...steppenwolf rocks
mskitatiko 7 months ago
ya born in germany moved to canada in 1950 .. did youknow the american govt intro. drugs into the gettos to keep the black man down ,well it wasnt long that everyone was on drugs.remember "bennies or beans" you could buy a 1000 jar for $300.someone got smart and started cooking them thus "crystal meth"govt then took them off he market and banned the sale of benzadrine...then ephidrine is now used..herion is alot cleaner than meth...steppenwolf rocks
mskitatiko 7 months ago
@krabbyappleton True, just not widely here in the U.S. Cocaine started coming into the country in large amounts in '70-'71. Meth was of I think German origins, perhaps Japanese,. Japanese Komakazi pilots were reported to ingest it before missions.Changes nothing, This song was about heroin addiction and the tragedy that followed. The again, seems every generation has the drug horror stories. Now it's crack, Meth and X.
GunBroker100 7 months ago
@GunBroker100 methadone was made by the germans and given to their soldiers so they wouldn't feel pain.it is now used to get people off opiates, bennies were an american drug used by truckers and college kids to stay awake for long times.. it was givin to soldiers in vietam ... later they were cooked down to make crystal meth,,
mskitatiko 7 months ago
@mskitatiko Methadone?!?,,,No, the Japanese gave their plots Methamphetamine. as were the German storm troops. Which is a chemically altered crystal form of Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine. It seems a chemically altered mind can be convinced to do suicidal things far easier than a clear mind. Not the same thing. Methadone, is and of itself, a separate and dangerous can of worms. In it's early days, it was frequently overused with deadly results. After all, LSD was originally an anti-psychotic.
GunBroker100 7 months ago
WoW this song should get more credit than it does, for being such a strait up testamonial to the terrible consequenses of drug use cocaine mainly. i hope any and all who find this song really hear the message and see john kays and hoyt axtons tottally awesome no bullshit approach to such a unpopular but true issue.....
AllenWhatley 7 months ago
@AllenWhatley Snow didn't mean coke back them. It was Heroin. The big drugs back then were heroin and LSD. Both highly addictive and physically damaging. LSD damages chromosomes, leading to all manner of birth defects. And it stacks up in the brain and comes back to haunt you months later. Coke hadn't yet reared it ugly head. Pot has been around forever, and you can say what you like about it. Personally I think too much has been spent putting people in jail over a weed. Alcohol is far worse.
GunBroker100 7 months ago
TO: sundaramaji An alternate version ? This is the same version on my old album and 8-track.
Vetpabst 7 months ago
First time I heard this was at Whey Bin Special ops center, Vietnam. It had special meaning for us. Then when I rotated home, It was playing on some ones radio at the airport terminal, I could hear it as I was ducking rotten produce and shit. I lost many friend here and there to the Avalanche that was heroin addiction. 6 months later, I hear it again on the slick riding back to Bin with the 1st Calv. The song brings back memories of friends, times and places as if yesterday.
GunBroker100 7 months ago 30
@GunBroker100 My husband came back from Vietnam addicted to Heroin, later died of an overdose. This song is a definate time capsule for me too.
conniebragg55 7 months ago
@conniebragg55 First off sorry to hear about your husband, another casualty of the war. I'm sure he was a good man before the monster heroin got it's hooks into him. There are, sadly, far too many. Between the drugs and the chemicals dumped all over Nam, I doubt they'll be many of us left 60-70 years after the war. Seems Nam reaches out a take us a few at a time, more and more frequently. Strange time, stranger place. May he rest in peace. And may you find peace, from all the trauma as well.
GunBroker100 7 months ago 2
@GunBroker100 Good Friends we've made Good Friends we've lost
Andrers94 6 months ago in playlist Steppenwolf
@GunBroker100 Yo, GunB. I tried to send you a personal message, but I guess they want me to enroll for money to say it... So, I hope you get this short message, Buddy. I used to listen to all the bands while in SEA too. Of course, we loved steppenwolf and all the other rock bands of the time...Yes, there was a lot of drug use going on. Thanks for your service. You are part of the hero class that went to VN and did the deed! Thanks again. Lamar
emeraldfrog1 4 months ago
@emeraldfrog1 Thank you for your words, my friend. While I will always be a patriot, I am however, not a hero, I merely did my duty as I saw it. Too few true hero's lived through it. Most came home in a flag draped coffins. Convey your admiration to the young Marine who recently received the Medal of Honor. Here is a true Hero, saving 33 of his brothers in Arms without regard for his own safety. Again, I only did what I was taught was expected of a citizen. But, I do appreciate the sentiment.
GunBroker100 4 months ago 2
13 idiots listened to this
AlexNeilEzell 7 months ago
I am 52 years old. Steppenwolfs 1st album was the first LP I ever bought. I was 9 years old and already gettin high...Got to see them play live in 1983 in Winston-Salem NC in 1983.
Trapper1859 8 months ago
I lost Geno back in December. My best friend.
Peace bro.
SgtPepper96034 8 months ago
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we all come from somewhere
Syzygy60 8 months ago
John Kay was actually born in East Prussia, which was part of Germany before WWII but now no longer exists and is part of Russia. There are actually some excellent vids on the tragedy of East Prussia and Koenigsberg, it's capital and one time "Pearl of the East"
JSPreacher 9 months ago
He'll always be another one of us...
Palmgren86 9 months ago
this song is so true, it's sad. ill never in all my days forget this band, the pushers and the snowblind friends...
Killurmotherrape 9 months ago
great and different version..........i remember saving up my xmas money to buy the double live when it came out.....
ben42day 9 months ago
Awesome! Thanks Hoyte and thanks Steppenwolf!
sullymahopac 9 months ago
so many memories
TheStripecat 9 months ago
Damn this brings back memories of my youth.
CaptainTripps2010 9 months ago
"He'll always be a problem\To his poor, puzzled mother\And he'll always be another one of us....."
As real as it gets.
tnman39 9 months ago
I was a police officer in the late 60s and early 70's .Heroin was a big deal and I saw some pretty good kids die from overdoses. I had this album and really like this song because I could relate to what was going on. It is all just poison.
bacsi19461 10 months ago 11
The sound on this vid doesn't do this song justice. It was by far the best they ever did.
Canada1953 10 months ago
Axton also wrote Three Dog Night tunes .....
feloneousX1 10 months ago
Nobody sings with this much soul anymore.
terryorr 10 months ago 2
i would almost call this a masterpiece
cmischief187 10 months ago
We all have the tendacy to whine, moan and groan. This was a time of action! Instead of blaming history,get out,get on it and do somthing for the future. U.S.A. is dieing because of argument! Dont be a part of it ,be a part of the solution! Vote! Contribute! volunteer! We rose up against the war machine! Now it is politics we must rise up against. Feed our selves with justice in humanity for all concerned! Stand Up,Reach Out,Or sit down and let it happen.If you choose to sit shutUp!
mamasboy815 10 months ago 2
I haven't heard this in forever - great song, great band.
Mojolightnin 11 months ago
why all the politics ? how many jobs have been lost due to all parties ? dem /rep both bottom line is awesome song
TheMax140982001 11 months ago
they use issues as political weapons to stay in power
Syzygy60 11 months ago
u want government control of you and your family,vote democrat
Syzygy60 11 months ago
u youngsters don't remember that 1 in 100 ppl fried their brains yet walk the streets,democrats don't like to keep those stats,or how many MILLIONS of africans have died because dems banned DDT the only reliable mosquito killer,who cares about the people? not democrats
Syzygy60 11 months ago
I grew a brain I stopped voting for Clinton,never again will I vote commie democratI'll vote libertarian 1st
Syzygy60 11 months ago 2
yes,I used to be a liberal hippie wanna be but I realized I had to be a leach to be a hippie...just not me
Syzygy60 11 months ago
@Syzygy60
Excuse me, I AM a hippie, but I can't remember having sucked anybody's blood in the past 40 years.
stuckinsidemymobile 10 months ago
@stuckinsidemymobile Perhaps, but you and your kind delighted in throwing shit at me and calling me names. Instead of venting your rage at the politicians responsible, You took it out on us. Tell me Hippie, when are going to start throwing shit at the troops coming home from the current wars? I assume your against them too, even the new ones "O" started. When do you start calling them baby killer? When do you spray paint veil shit on their parents houses? Yeah, some of us DO remember, douche.
GunBroker100 7 months ago
@GunBroker100 How do YOU know? What do YOU know about me? You´re assuming and assuming, but you seem to know what people in other parts of the world need. There´s no justification for ANY war, neither past nor present, and no matter who started it. I guess you wouldn´t even agree to that since you take it for granted that the U.S. is the Messiah of the world.
stuckinsidemymobile 7 months ago
@stuckinsidemymobile Do I know you, No. Do I know the Hippies of the time attitudes and feelings, absolutely. Your the one identified yourself as a hippie. And you sound like one. Tell me, Do you REALLY think you could have negotiated with Adolf Hitler? Or the Japanese, who negotiated all the while planning and executing a sneak attacked the U.S. Sometimes one has to stand for something, or else you'll fall for anything. Cont,,,
GunBroker100 7 months ago
@stuckinsidemymobile He not only didn't end the current wars, he started two more. Libya and Yemen. How was that Mr. Obama's concern. Pacifism is a wonderful Ideal. Clearly, you maintain this philosophy. I have only one problem with it. It can get you killed. Ask the Monks in Tibet. Really worked well with the Chinese communists. Time will tell, Hippie, if someone wheels you out to the demonstration to throw shit at the troops. And you don't know me, either. You know generalizations.
GunBroker100 7 months ago
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@GunBroker100 First of all, thanks for softening your tone. I really appreciate. I´m here to enjoy music, and I believe we shouldn´t bother others with a political dispute. If you wish to discuss these matters with me I suggest you write to my private email klausboernicke@gmail.com. Yes, I AM a pacifist, and I stand for it. Tell me, would you refrain from driving a car, or crossing a street? That can get you killed as well. Anyway, get back to me if you think it´s worthwhile.
stuckinsidemymobile 7 months ago
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@Syzygy60 Excuse me, I AM a hippie, but I can't remember having sucked anybody's blood in the past 40 years.
stuckinsidemymobile 10 months ago 2
if acuired near 200 CD's since I stopped buying albums,many duplicates of my favorite albums
Syzygy60 11 months ago
when I say album I mean album...vinyl
Syzygy60 11 months ago
last album I bought was Dire Straits "Sultan's of Swing"
Syzygy60 11 months ago
I have some albums(200 or more) 10 ELO albums alone,maybe 11 I haven't counted in 30 years
Syzygy60 11 months ago
steppenwolf put out one of the best double records,I have it,is a reprint,my sister had the original with many other original albums,she said she lost,them,I think they (her husband) sold them
Syzygy60 11 months ago
i remmember hearing this the first time . thought it was waylon jennings ..eerie resemblence .wouldn't ya say ?
mvs784 11 months ago
he only had a dollar to live on til next monday but he spent it all on comfort for his mind
Syzygy60 1 year ago
u say u saw a dear friend flying low
Syzygy60 1 year ago
u don't know this song?
Syzygy60 1 year ago
I swaw Jon Kay in Va 1980,I said Canada Yeh
Syzygy60 1 year ago
I miss ya Wolfman my Brother. That punk that took your life over a bag of powder may he rott in hell. Ride them golden highways and save me a place at that campfire we talked about so many years ago. G.B.N.F.
DriftIAm 1 year ago 2
all of their tunes posses a fantastic feel, whether it is a ballad or a hi energy thriller
pleximarz 1 year ago
To my old friend JT and my other shipmates who tried smack. Hope you're all doing well
sevenfingers2001 1 year ago
I woke up this morning with "Born to be Wild" in my head...don't even know where that came from...so I've been listening to songs on here over and over again. :) Amazing. Would love to see them live. One of the "old timers" that I haven't seen.
GrandmotherSpider 1 year ago
why do people keeps saying they're from Canada? Sorry Canada....Granted it was made up of some of "The Sparrow" band mates from Toronto (Jerry Edmonton and keyboardist Goldy McJohn) ... but Kay was in LA when he got Edmonton and McJohn to come out...reanmed themselves "Steppenwolf". None the less - they STILL rock.
GrandmotherSpider 1 year ago
I have another different promo for this same song. it's shot outdoors, John is sitting on some big rocks.
yandrsupreme 1 year ago
this shows the level of talent that was brought out because of the war.
mamasboy815 1 year ago
My favorite Steppenwolf recording and one of my favorite Hoyt Axton songs!! John Kay's beautiful low deep voice and the banjo,a wonderful combination. Thanks for sharing. A mindful tune of the ebb and flow of life and and every so often one is caught and held down.Bless you all .
hddoug72 1 year ago
This coming Aug 7th will be the 40th anniversary of the passing of the best friend I ever had. We use to listen to this on the way to Cannon Beach on the Oregon coast where he died. I'm dying slow Mark. Dying slow. RIP good friend.
scotfab 1 year ago
Wow. Way to post up a great, rare GEM!!
1961slam 1 year ago
This is one great song. But has been forgotten by so many.
helenpureheart 1 year ago
Yeah I agree this song will make you think of alot of fallen buddys that couldn't get off that stuff.
RattlerMan33 1 year ago
Hoyt's words are so true.I guess that Hoyt Axton was just another one of 'us'
bigdaddyjayfrank 1 year ago
that tune brings back alot memories of a fallen brother,
vtwinbuilder 1 year ago
Every time I hear the line "... and he'll always be another one of us..." I start to cry.
5gorz 1 year ago
I helped a friend get off of drugs and out of a bad life years ago and i frequently listen to this song as a reminder of how close he came to being lost, and how happy i am that we brought him back.
PineyCreekGhost 1 year ago
This is the version off of Steppenwolf 7
snakemaster122 1 year ago
sounds like in the ghetto by elvis but just the intro
BagofSunshine1001 1 year ago
pardon me; I don't know anything but I always thought John Kay was from Germany?
hammersaw100 1 year ago
@hammersaw100 He was born there then his family emigrated to Canada when he was 14
Thordious 1 year ago
@Thordious his father was in the Waffen SS...
SLACKER614 11 months ago
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@hammersaw100 Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Syzygy60 8 months ago
@hammersaw100 : He wasn't just from Germany. It was the "Cold War" and his family had to escape from East Germany before being able to go to Canada.
mgallo7418 6 months ago
@hammersaw100 perhaps on a military base
Syzygy60 5 months ago
@hammersaw100 Yes, John Kay was born in East Germany. His family fled to Canada where he formed the Sparrows who morphed into Steppenwolf.
rathert3 5 months ago
@hammersaw100 Canada
Syzygy60 4 months ago
Cannedht69 That was freakin awesome thanks for the flashBack!
greenflourite48 1 year ago
This is a fabulous tune. Listen to the lyrics. If you've ever been this 'route', you'd get the picture.
noclouds111 1 year ago
thnx Thordious, very nice find it's been years since I've had the pleasure. no turntable anymore & my vinyl gathers dust.......
ICMagsStoner4Life 1 year ago
is that Neil Young at 1:58, or do all you Canadians look alike?
psakref 1 year ago
Go John Kay!
verbaud 1 year ago
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Nicodemus98 1 year ago
i first heard this song back in the early 1970's, & understood it immediately. i praise g-d every day of my life for the blessings he has given me. one of those blessings was that he empowered me to escape from the hell of drug abuse. may it be his willl that innocent souls among those who never made it out someday find peace.
givathamoreh 1 year ago
always loved this song...when he says..someone should call his parents, or a sister or a brother...and when he says "he'll always be a problem to his poor and puzzled mother, just reminds me of how bad i hurt my family when i was in the drug world...great oldie here...another great one is Pusher Man! awesome STEPPENWOLF!!! love you guys, have since a kid!
debra687 1 year ago
The first song I every truely loved. I think so many people, my generation for sure, misses the point of the war on drugs. This song reminds me of the countless addicts and "down and out" folks who are killing them selves and their families who often standby helplessly.
officerirwin 1 year ago
cool video, always nice to see different video versions of a great song...
thanx for posting! :-)
TheTxBandit 1 year ago 2
been on this ride,it sucked,and took to much time,i want my time back
digger7106 1 year ago 2
GREAT tune man, thanks for posting. i had not heard that before from Axton or J Kay.
HorticultureShow 1 year ago
yeah, this is why youtube is so damn important. if this shit ever goes away, it will never come back, and we cant have that.
this is some killer shit, and so damn far removed, (thank God) from the shit that is erroneously referred to these days as "rock"
if i have to listen to one more round of 5 finger death punch.............
and what is it about guitar solos these days?
(oh, im sorry. you CANT PLAY ONE)
losers
edslides 1 year ago 4
@edslides you tube aint never going away , its the largest venue of advertisement worldwide , its worth it to have clean uninterupted music , not like my space , superior
ahitler1000 1 year ago
*****
sirronald69 1 year ago
One DAMN GOOD song , hits close to home for lots of people .
PureAmericanInfidel 1 year ago
this vid is abso-fucking-lute-ly goimg to become a youtube classic.
God gave us this vidia.
but thanks, thordious
edslides 1 year ago
Him and Fogerty- man, do they have voices on them or what???
whitefeet1 1 year ago
aint heard this since i wore out the tape thanks!
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youreglowing 1 year ago
Great find- thanks for posting! This song is one of the best ever! Love it today just as much as I did back in the day when it was released!!
Chergar 1 year ago
Heard this last night for the 1st time in many years. What a find. Thanks for the post.
mydogchance195 1 year ago
Amazing video! My friend and I used to follow John Kay and Steppenwolf around in the early 70's like the fan girls that we were, LOL. I would STILL go and see him in concert now....loved the man and the music.
scathaguardian 1 year ago
good song!!!
iraACDC10 1 year ago
good mean!
iraACDC10 1 year ago
great post. didn't konw anybody was still into SW!
bgroovy2 1 year ago
where on earth did you find this?? and an alternate version no less! do you have the promo video to Sookie Sookie?
sundaramaji 1 year ago 10
@sundaramaji I found this on Steppenwolf's offical website hidden away in a random link, as for Sookie Sookie it wasn't on the site.
Thordious 1 year ago
@sundaramaji I found the video on Steppenwolf's website, the videos are on my page are the only ones I could find.
Thordious 1 year ago 6
@sundaramaji looking for the 27 minute version of the pusher from the first album , . . . its hard to find anybody, ? , , , , , for a old stoner , lol , . . . .
ahitler1000 1 year ago
@sundaramaji the promo vid for sookie sookies is available or was on a castle communications video california dreaming some years ago had it and lost it
tonyiow1 1 year ago
@sundaramaji Born to be wild is the hippy anthem,we listened to all steppenwolf did
Syzygy60 11 months ago
one of the one's for sure
hawk3878 1 year ago
. Computer virgin.65, self taught. Know nothing. Old hippy. Thanks
IBENSCRUED 1 year ago
Excellent. THX for posting this one
GoodCheeba 1 year ago
Steppenwolf joining the anti-drug movement ahead of time !!!!!!
samtoshall 1 year ago
great song
uncleraviolijoe 1 year ago
great song
uncleraviolijoe 1 year ago
great song
uncleraviolijoe 1 year ago
great song
uncleraviolijoe 1 year ago
Great voice. instant classics when he has the right material
dullsvillain 1 year ago
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the riff makes me think about "I've got a feeling" ^^
lemohykan 1 year ago
The riff makes me think about "I've got a feeling" ^^
lemohykan 1 year ago
@lemohykan OH YEAH XD
diegonorambuena 1 year ago
Yes it is a great song that speaks to many of us.
This song was written by Hoyt Axton. Some of you may remember him as the father in the first Gremlins movie that brought the critter home to his son from Asia
monkleyboyak1 1 year ago
OOOhhh - that was/is GREAT!
grummeper 1 year ago
acidic blues, what's not good about
dmannj72 1 year ago
This group will make the hall of fame .. Some day some how No flash no huge tour just for the great songs .. When it comes to music and meaning .. One of the legends John Kay & Steppenwolf ...
PistolPete454 1 year ago
sad and true
richard196321 1 year ago
I got caught in an avalanche myself many years ago. I look back now and thank God i am still alive. Not until i hit rock bottom really hard did I change.
glgale92 1 year ago
they are truly a great group and I cannot believe they are not in the Hall. Groups like Heart arent in but cyndi lauper is???? give me a freakin break.
glgale92 1 year ago
RIP Beth, i miss you, wish i could of helped you
suesd1 1 year ago
This song has special poignancy for me, I am thankful every day my loved one was able to break free from the snowy grip. It is a travesty the Steppenwolf is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
carolk9s 1 year ago
@carolk9s Considering that the Moody Blues and Warren Zevon aren't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame either, I think it's a badge of honor. If you gave me an all expense paid trip to the Hall of Shame I wouldn't take it if Steppenwolf, The Moody Blues or Warren Zevon aren't in it.
zitlight73 1 year ago
@zitlight73 did you know that each band inducted has to pay $25,000 for a dinner table at the ceremony. But, hey, what a deal, you pprobably get some frozen peas and carrots and a piece of rubber chicken. The Sex Pistols refused to attend the ceremony - this is on Wiki.
mattbastardsen 1 year ago