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It's A Beautiful Day — Bombay Calling
Album: It's A Beautiful Day
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Released: 1968
Length: 4:28
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 Photoman15 wrote:

I recall reading that Jon Lord (Deep Purple) and a member of IABD were either dating or married at the time and they traded songs. IABD wrote "Bombay Calling" and Purple took the riff and made "Child In Time" and Purple wrote "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)" and IABD took that one and made it "Don and Dewey".



Omigosh, when I first heard this on RP I thought this was some sort of new instrumental cover of Child in Time. Then I saw the title and figured it was just a rip-off.  Would never have guessed this is in fact the original which DP 'ripped off' (with permission). Thanks for the clarification!

Here's what AI has to say:

The similarity between Deep Purple's "Child in Time" (1970) and It's a Beautiful Day's "Bombay Calling" (1969) exists because Deep Purple intentionally used the latter's instrumental riff as a musical foundation for their song.

The connection involves the following details:

Inspiration: Deep Purple organist Jon Lord was a fan of It's a Beautiful Day. During a rehearsal, he began playing the main organ riff from "Bombay Calling," which the rest of the band then jammed on and rearranged into the epic structure of "Child in Time". 

Acknowledgment: The band has never hidden this influence. Lead singer Ian Gillan has explicitly stated in interviews that they took the "fresh and original" musical base from "Bombay Calling" and transformed it by slowing it down and adding dramatic lyrical themes about the Cold War. 

The "Trade": In a rare instance of mutual musical borrowing, It's a Beautiful Day responded by taking the riff from Deep Purple’s instrumental "Wring That Neck" and using it for their own song, "Don and Dewey," on their 1970 album Marrying Maiden.



Posted 3 days ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
 Photoman15 wrote:

I recall reading that Jon Lord (Deep Purple) and a member of IABD were either dating or married at the time and they traded songs. IABD wrote "Bombay Calling" and Purple took the riff and made "Child In Time" and Purple wrote "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)" and IABD took that one and made it "Don and Dewey".



Close, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Posted 4 months ago by black321    [ Reply ]
 philarktos wrote:

thanks indeed for the flashback--to beautiful spring mornings in wood frame apartments in the student/hippie ghetto of Madison,Wisconsin circa 1970. Somehow the name of the band tended to suggest itself as the appropriate soundtrack for near perfect moments, and I actually preferred this cut to "White Bird" , whose lyrics were a bit intrusive for background music.



i just wanted to reply to a posting from 22 years ago.  Love Madison, Wisconsin!!!
Posted 4 months ago by Wisconsinrob    [ Reply ]
Skip button calling.
Posted 4 months ago by jerryatrics    [ Reply ]
 scubasteve wrote:

My favorite cut on this classic album.



Besodes "Bird in a cage" , I presume?
Posted 1 year ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
This beautiful people will return one beautiful day. Their mode is going today, yet!
Posted 1 year ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
A most pleasant stop on the 'hippie highway'. 
Posted 1 year ago by dxnerd86    [ Reply ]
My favorite cut on this classic album.
Posted 1 year ago by scubasteve    [ Reply ]
What a JAM! Such classic sounds of the day; a lot like QSMS and Jeff Air, for sure... I love the trippy interplay of the violin and synth-work in this, too -- something that Kansas used to great effect in early jams such as "Can I Tell You," "Bringing It Back," and "Belexes."
Posted 1 year ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Photoman15 wrote:

I recall reading that Jon Lord (Deep Purple) and a member of IABD were either dating or married at the time and they traded songs. IABD wrote "Bombay Calling" and Purple took the riff and made "Child In Time" and Purple wrote "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)" and IABD took that one and made it "Don and Dewey".


Thank You for the info!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Ha! Only just read the older part of thread {#Cheesygrin}

Oh well, one for the "Covers better than the original" collection.
Posted 7 years ago by cjs73661    [ Reply ]
Jethro Tull? Not really.
Deep Purple "Child In time" yes.
Posted 7 years ago by cjs73661    [ Reply ]
 Calling My Arse...Bombay have ripped this from Jethro Tull.
 
Posted 7 years ago by nickw60177    [ Reply ]
I recall reading that Jon Lord (Deep Purple) and a member of IABD were either dating or married at the time and they traded songs. IABD wrote "Bombay Calling" and Purple took the riff and made "Child In Time" and Purple wrote "Hard Road (Wring That Neck)" and IABD took that one and made it "Don and Dewey".
Posted 18 years ago by Photoman15    [ Reply ]
Even if Deep Purple `stole' it, I prefer their version over this. If this were a cover of Deep Purple's version, they'd get a 1. Now that this looks to be the original, I even more like the way DP adopted the song to give it the body they gave it to survive time. This tune does not. Sorry.
Posted 21 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
sparke wrote:
I just made the same comment to some one else, it is a blatatn rip off by Deep Purple and the kicker is I had the album It's a Beautiful Day, back in the day and listened to it a million times and never put it toghether until today! Hope you get this post in that you posted your original months ago. Sparke
Deep Purple's "Child in Time" first appeared on an album released in 1970--this song appeared on an album released in 1969. Now I gotta backscroll to see if someone's covered this already. . . EDIT: As someone did. Ah, well.
Posted 21 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
Here you go: Sticken in mine haken sticken in mine haut fugen mine gas mit mine auss pucken straighten zee nicht mit einem duetsch venn zee mewden sint. Mine auto fairt ser schnell aber ess rast gegen-mawen Ya das ben mine ya das ben du du das ben ich fair zuc ess
This must be the hooked on phonics version.
Posted 21 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Bullets flying taking toll
Posted 21 years ago by ottonorse    [ Reply ]
I used to love this album! I had an original copy in vinyl (wish I still had it, worth about $75 now) but really this stuff hasn't aged very well. After the Seattle Invasion, this stuff got kinda lame.
Posted 21 years ago by samiyam    [ Reply ]
cpmwi wrote:
oops my bad - i should read the posts...
I just made the same comment to some one else, it is a blatatn rip off by Deep Purple and the kicker is I had the album It's a Beautiful Day, back in the day and listened to it a million times and never put it toghether until today! Hope you get this post in that you posted your original months ago. Sparke
Posted 21 years ago by sparke    [ Reply ]
RoyalTS wrote:
Whats this? Sounds like one of those ringtones for handys... :|
Is it me or did I just hear a classic 60's californian band get ripped off. That sounded an awful lot like Deep Purples "Child In time"!!! Almost blatant!!! I was a failiar with Beautiful day esp. White Bird but not with this song, bring back the the times so I can be young again.
Posted 21 years ago by sparke    [ Reply ]
Whats this? Sounds like one of those ringtones for handys... :|
Posted 21 years ago by RoyalTS    [ Reply ]
aharamanx wrote:
1969. What more can you say?
well, how about "scientology?"
Posted 22 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by cpmwi: Can anyone else hear Deep Purple in here? Child In Time?
oops my bad - i should read the posts...
Posted 22 years ago by cpmwi    [ Reply ]
Can anyone else hear Deep Purple in here? Child In Time?
Posted 22 years ago by cpmwi    [ Reply ]
This one is an \"11\" IMHO.
Posted 22 years ago by BC_Night_Heron    [ Reply ]
thanks indeed for the flashback--to beautiful spring mornings in wood frame apartments in the student/hippie ghetto of Madison,Wisconsin circa 1970. Somehow the name of the band tended to suggest itself as the appropriate soundtrack for near perfect moments, and I actually preferred this cut to \"White Bird\" , whose lyrics were a bit intrusive for background music.
Posted 22 years ago by philarktos    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Amazon: classic psychedelia -- thanks for the flashback the more NON- "best of" cuts you play, the more you endear this station to me, Bill -- not that I don't like plenty of the other stuff you play :p speaking of tunes of endearment, is there any way you might have/play Grace Slick's "Never Argue With A Germen When You're Tired" off the Airplane's "Bark" album? and can you send me a copy of the lyrics? I'm nurturing a fantasy where I do NAWAGWYT for some silly talent show some day.
Here you go: Sticken in mine haken sticken in mine haut fugen mine gas mit mine auss pucken straighten zee nicht mit einem duetsch venn zee mewden sint. Mine auto fairt ser schnell aber ess rast gegen-mawen Ya das ben mine ya das ben du du das ben ich fair zuc ess
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
There were a couple of other good not-whitebird songs on that LP. Bulgaria, and the Girl With No Eyes as I remember. Once the LaFlammes broke up it they never did much of note. I just read the Amazon notes: very funny!
Posted 22 years ago by gstark33    [ Reply ]
classic psychedelia -- thanks for the flashback the more NON- \"best of\" cuts you play, the more you endear this station to me, Bill -- not that I don\'t like plenty of the other stuff you play :p speaking of tunes of endearment, is there any way you might have/play Grace Slick\'s \"Never Argue With A Germen When You\'re Tired\" off the Airplane\'s \"Bark\" album? and can you send me a copy of the lyrics? I\'m nurturing a fantasy where I do NAWAGWYT for some silly talent show some day.
Posted 22 years ago by Amazon    [ Reply ]
Love this song. Please play \"White Bird\" some time. I know it\'s the track that everyone has heard, but it\'s still great. I have the original vinyl. I\'m old.
Posted 23 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
Psychedelic relic? That\'ll be Uri Geller.
Posted 23 years ago by Mack    [ Reply ]
Bombay Calling was first. Check out the link below to a recent interview https://www.btinternet.com/~db.illustrations/review-files/mumbai-gillan-interview.htm It\'s a good track (brings back memories )
Posted 23 years ago by thatch    [ Reply ]
To the below comments - who cares? Its just a fun air guitar song. Pass the patchouli, Starshine! :D
Posted 23 years ago by Flying_Donut    [ Reply ]
If I\'m not mistaken, this was released BEFORE \'Child In Time\'... and although I was a HUGE Deep Purple fan; I think this piece has something over \'Child\'....
Posted 23 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]