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"Stoned Soul Picnic" was a song from 1968. |
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The most known version of the song was recorded by The 5th Dimension, |
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and was the first single released from their album of the same title. |
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It was the most successful single from that album, |
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reaching #3 on the U.S. Pop chart and #2 on the Billboard R&B chart. |
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The song was also recorded by its composer, |
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Laura Nyro, |
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and released on her Eli and the Thirteenth Confession album in the same year. |
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The word surry, |
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used frequently in the lyric |
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(e.g. "Surry down to a stoned soul picnic"), |
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is a neologism by Nyro; its meaning is unclear. |
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The verb surry is spelled differently from the noun surrey |
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(an old-time carriage). |
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When asked by producer Charlie Calello what the word meant, |
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Nyro told him, "Oh, it's just a nice word." |
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The British pop group |
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Swing Out Sister |
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recorded a cover version on their 1997 album, |
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"Shapes and Patterns". |
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It was covered by Julie London on her 1969 album |
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"Yummy, Yummy, Yummy"; |
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and by the New York Voices on their 2007 album |
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"A Day Like This". |
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It also appeared on the 2004 album |
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"Don't Talk", |
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recorded by British jazz singer Claire Teal. |
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Red, yellow, honey, sassafrass and moonshine |
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Stoned soul |
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(Stoned soul) |
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C'mon, c'mon and |
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Surrey down to a stoned soul picnic |
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Surrey down to a stoned soul picnic |
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Rain and sun come in again |
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And from the sky come the Lord and the lightning |
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And from the sky come the Lord and the lightning |
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Stoned soul |
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(Oh stoned soul) |
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Surry on, soul |
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Surry, surry, surry, surry |
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There'll be trains of blossom |
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(There'll be trains of blossom) |
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There'll be trains of music |
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(There'll be music) |
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There'll be trains of trust, trains of golden dust |
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Surry down to a stoned soul picnic |
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Surry down to a stoned soul picnic |
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There'll be lots of time and wine |
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Red, yellow, honey, sassafrass and moonshine |
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Red, yellow, honey, sassafrass and moonshine |
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(Moonshine) |
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Stoned soul, yeah |
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Surry on, soul |
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Surry, surry, surry, surry |
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Surry, surry, surry, surry |
