The Fugs - "Morning, Morning" - Fugs Second Album

"Morning, Morning," haunting song from The Fugs Second Album, later covered by Richie Havens. I fell in love with the song on E. 11th St., Lower East Side, in 1967.

"and the secret of the shining / seeks to break my simple face"

Album originally released as ESP Disk 1028, 1966; re-released by Fantasy Records, Berkeley, CA, 1994. Lyrics by Tuli Kupferberg; vocals by Ed Sanders and Betsy Klein; Lee Crabtree, piano, bells, celeste; Vinny Leary, Pete Kearney, guitar; John Anderson, bass; Ken Weaver, drums. Recorded at RLA Studios, New York City, 1966. Produced by Ed Sanders and Richard Alderson; recording engineer, Richard Alderson. Cover photo, Jim Nelson. Digitally compiled, restored, and remastered by Aaron L. Hurwitz; digital remastering by Phil de Lancie, Fantasy Studios, 1994. Created 1993 Edward Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg. copyright 1994 Fantasy, Inc.

Images: Fugs album cover, Jim Nelson, jonnypaycheck at Photobucket; "Make Love Not War" photo of Caroline Kastle and Lynn Douty, 1967; Fugs poster, rising70 at Flickr; Lower East Side, Greg Scaffidi of Associated Press-National Trust, and kottke.org; men crying, Andy Drewitt, CBJJBC at Deviantart, and cksoon11 at Photobucket; man waking, Tigna; animation still shot, "Pure Imagination" ad by AT&T; light and stars, NASA; neuron terminating fibers, Jonathan McEuen.

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[mybonesarecandy]

gary wilson brought me here!

[Japeter2000]

@mybonesarecandy Glad you found it!

[pterosonus]

I went to Univ, Cinti. I did go to Antioch where we had a chemist make pure LSD. Also, that donut place that only made glazed donuts, open all night from 12AM to 8AM and waited til ther was at a total order of 12 donut and then made them fresh. MMMMM. On the way back once my BSA (Bastard Stopped Again!) '67 441 Victor had condenser roblems. It would accellerate to sixty, die, and roar back to life at 20MPH. Interesting ride on acid!

[Japeter2000]

@pterosonus Village Bakery. Erbaugh Johnson drugstore was featured in a Twilight Zone episode. Furay's variety store was run by the family of a member of Buffalo Springfield. Old times...

[pterosonus]

What a great video. Really takes me back! Thanx Peace and Love Terry Hall

[Japeter2000]

@pterosonus Are you the Terry Hall that went to Antioch?

[scholomance1]

Simply one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. RIP Tuli!!!

[popcornmaltese]

To me, the Fugs and their music were part of the intellectual and creative heart of the true Sixties --- satirical, painfully idealistic and honest. How the movement got co-opted and corruptedand commercialized is a whole 'nother story, but their music remains pure.

[EmpZappa66]

Anyone else notice similarities between this song and Sunday Morning by the Velvet Underground?

[makeout5]

One of my favorite bands back in the 60s.  I saw the Fugs at Cornell University.

[Japeter2000]

@pterosonus Thanks! I will always love this song.

[pterosonus]

What a great video. Really takes me back! Thanx Peace and Love Terry Hall. I used to live in Karankaway, Tx., about ten miles from Ken Weaver's old stomping grounds in El Campo. (Blessing?) Wish I still had my copy of "The How-To On Talkin' Texan!