Darkness, Darkness
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"Darkness, Darkness" is a song written by Jesse Colin Young[1] in 1969 which has been covered by many artists. It initially appeared on The Youngbloods album Elephant Mountain. During the Vietnam War it was also considered an "anthem" to the soldiers for it described what they felt while in the jungles.
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[edit] Cover Versions
- 1971 Mott the Hoople on album Brain Capers
- 1976 Iain Matthews on album Go For Broke, Also included on Matthews' compilation Discreet Repeat (1981)
- 1980 Eric Burdon on album Darkness Darkness
- 1995 Golden Earring on album Love Sweat
- 2001 Elliot Murphy and Iain Matthews on album La Terre Commune
- 2002 Solas on album The Edge of Silence
- 2002 Robert Plant on album Dreamland. Also on 2003 album Sixty Six to Timbuktu and 2006 box set Nine Lives
- 2004 Cowboy Junkies on album One Soul Now
- 2007 Ann Wilson, lead singer of Heart, on solo album Hope & Glory (with sister Nancy Wilson)
Other Cover Versions have also been recorded by: Eric Burdon[2] and The Screaming Trees
[edit] Other Credits
- 1994 Performed by Screaming Trees on the True Lies Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Epic Records)
- 2003 Played during the credits of the film Ghosts of the Abyss
[edit] "Disambiguation"
In 1972, Phil Upchurch released an album named Darkness, Darkness on Blue Thumb Records[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Jesse Colin Young official website.
- ^ Refer Mel Collins
- ^ Island Records discography ILPS 9219 - Phil Upchurch: Darkness Darkness (2LP, Label: Blue Thumb), 1972.
