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I Am the Shaman

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The song was recorded in Lynch's Los Angeles studio. While the verses are reflective of the folk music which Donovan has been associated with, the choruses, as with much of the ambient atmosphere, are of a more experimental nature. The instrumentation and lyrics of the chorus were produced by
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It was all impromptu … I visited the studio and David said, "Sit at the mics with your guitar Don". David in same room behind control desk with my Linda. He had asked me to only bring in a song just emerging, not anywhere near finished. We would see what
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He had asked me to only bring in a song just emerging, not anywhere near finished. We would see what happens. It happened! I composed extempore… the verses came naturally. New chord patterns effortlessly
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reversing the recording. The song was originally recorded for Donovan's 2010 album
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transcendental meditation
"David Lynch Directs a New Music Video for Donovan"
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