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[–]Brewdabier 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Read somewhere Doug Ingle was high on drugs and could not say the words, don't know if true or not.

[–]Optimus85[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I read that story as well but I don't know if it's ever been confirmed by the band. But it does sound plausible.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It's supposed to be "In the Garden of Evil," I think that alone supports the story.

Jim Morrison was known for being drunk and forgetting lyrics too.

[–]Optimus85[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I wish it were true. It would make for a funnier story. But this is how it went down apparently: The title was supposed to be "In The Garden Of Eden." Drummer Ron Bushy wrote it down as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" because he couldn't understand was vocalist Doug Ingle was singing. Their record company was OK with the title because it it sounded exotic and Eastern spirituality was big at the time, with The Beatles going to India and The Rolling Stones experimenting with Indian instruments..