The Electric Indian - "Keem-O-Sabe"

The Electric Indian, circa 1969, was a group of studio session musicians put together by Len Barry, singer and co-owner of Marmaduke Records. This was a Marmaduke Release that became an unexpected hit so UA Records picked it up and an LP was also then released. Rumor has it that a very young Daryl Hall (later of Hall & Oates) plays keyboards on this track.

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Music

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• vinyl
• records
• 1969
• daryl hall
• electric indian

[someonehasposted]

Please keep comments focused on either the song, the musicians, this video version of it, or at least something on topic.

[ShotDownInFlames2]

Great tune, thanks for posting. I bought the 45 when it came out, love it.

[38ddkelly]

"Electric Indian"? "Keem-O-Sabe"? I can think of at least two reasons this wouldn't fly nowadays.

[MrCombat1965]

Well, enough people liked it back in 1969 to enable it to make the top 40.

[notwhitney]

On topic! How many ways can I say this sucks? Suckage? Sux? The opposite of wind breakerage? Holey flushed? The concept is really quite bad in and of itself. But then some nitwit added this horrible, horrible ringa-ding-ding excuse for music. Whoever came up with the orchestration ... the imagination falters at contemplating a just fate.

[AUDIOPHILE1956]

One of the first 45s I remember buying. Very nostalgic to hear it after all these years.

[fab4fan4ever64]

Excellent song and the audio is great.

[hoss73ford1]

memories of Sept '69 that I'll never forget

[WDHSTUDIOS]

I've been trying to find this tune for 35yrs. I remember when it was first released. Thanks for the trip down memory lane

[DJSimbaOfficial]

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[0x51d]

@revmarctime1: Surely sounds like they were inspired by it.

[revmarctime1]

Did Fleetwood Mac borrow this for "Tusk'?