" Magic Carpet Ride " is a rock song written by John Kay and Rushton Moreve from the Canadian - American hard rock band Steppenwolf. The song was initially released in 1968 on the album The …

Written - John Kay, Rushton Moreve Steppenwolf was a highly-influential American hard rock band, based in Los Angeles, CA from 1968-1976. They have sold well over 25 million record sales …

Magic Carpet Ride Lyrics Steppenwolf’s “other” big hit - the first was the preceding Born to Be Wild – peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard chart.

That song is about drug abuse; Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride" is an invitation to a journey where fantasy will set you free. The magic carpet returned to pop music in 1992 with the #1 hit " A Whole …

Jan 15, 2024 · Steppenwolf’s ‘Magic Carpet Ride’ catapults listeners into a kaleidoscopic world where the only boundaries are those of the mind. The 1968 hit is a harmonic blend of rock and roll …

Steppenwolf "Magic Carpet Ride": I like to dream yes, yes, right between my sound machine On a cloud of sound I drift in the night An...

Oct 5, 2025 · Steppenwolf captured the zeitgeist again with their enduring hit single ‘Magic Carpet Ride,’ which entered the US Hot 100 on October 5, 1968.

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Jul 12, 2016 · Released in September 1968, Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride” became one of rock’s first songs to open with an extended passage of guitar distortion. The eerie prologue lasts 20 …

Magic Carpet Ride by John Kay feat. Steppenwolf encourages the listener to embrace imagination and escape reality through fantasy, using the metaphor of a magic carpet ride to symbolize the freedom …