Does anyone ever wonder if musicians (particularly those from the consciousness-expanding epoch of the 60s) have ever referenced astral projection in their tunes? There are a couple of songs that I can think of that may be making reference to it. The first is one by a group called Love, who was heavily psychedelic in the 60s. Check out the lyrics to their song, "Que Vida." Not only do you get a couple of interesting allusions, but in the beginning of the song there is a prominent "pop" not unlike the one so many projectors describe as having experienced.
Que Vida by Love
*guitar introduction and cork-like POP!*
With pictures and words
Is this communicating?
The sounds that I've heard
The growling voice then fading
And yes my heart was beating
Or was it just repeating
With nickels and dimes
You soon will have a dollar
Am I in your time
I see no need to swallow
Or catch a plane to travel
My mind's not made of gravel
Can you find your way
Or do you want my vision
It's dark there, they say
But that's just superstition
And in my last inspection
Is this the right direction
I once had a girl
She told me I was funny
She said in your world
You needed lots of money
And things to kill your brother
But death just starts another
*cork POP!*
Interesting, no? Email me if you like and I can forward you the mp3 (gmail lets you send heavy cargo :) )
Here's another one I've noticed, authored by a group less known for being psychedelic than Love, but written by Bob Welch, a super-psychedelic acid-tripping freak ;). I visited the "philosophical ramblings" portion of his website ( http://www.bobwelch.com/new_philosophical_ramblings.htm ) and noticed, LO and BEHOLD!, that he cites Robert Monroe! in a list of books he recommends. Intelesting, no? Here are the lyrics to his song, "Hypnotized", from Fleetwood's album "Mystery to Me":
Hypnotized by Fleetwood Mac
ts the same kind of story
That seems to come down from long ago
Two friends having coffee together
When something flies by their window
It might be out on that lawn
Which is wide, at least half of a playing field
Because theres no explaining what your imagination
Can make you see and feel
Seems like a dream
[Welch: "...mmm, your body means nuthin'... when you're...]
(they) got me hypnotized
Now its not a meaningless question
To ask if theyve been and gone
I remember a talk about north
Carolina and a strange, strange pond
You see the sides were like glass
In the thick of a forest without a road
And if any mans ever made that land
Then I think it wouldve showed
Seems like a dream
(they) got me hypnotized
They say theres a place down in mexico
Where a man can fly over mountains and hills
And he dont need an airplane or some kind of engine
And he never will
Now you know its a meaningless question
To ask if those stories are right
cause what matters most if the feeling
You get when youre hypnotized
I'm no son of a doctor, but I could definitely believe that these two songs are at least in a peripheral way linked with OBEs and consciousness expansion. Maybe I'm just being hopeful, but I do get a bit of a rush out of the idea that I'm participating in a mystical adventure that my psychonautical heroes in the 60s and 70s pionereed.
Has anyone else ever thought they might have come across a reference to AP or OBE in music?
This song Rainbow to the Stars by Dune could be considered about Astral Projection:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPL9Ln5ukts
Given the year that came out and its technopoppy sound, my best guess is that they wrote it in reference to Mario 64. But maybe that's just me :-D
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Tupac says in the chorus of "No more pain" - 'Let's go inside my astral plane". The actual feeling of the song would suggest he has borrowed the term but I thought I'd mention it.
-AM
"Heaven Can Wait" by Iron Maiden
I suspect this song may have been inspired by a near death experience that one of the band members possibly had back in the 1980s.