Aphrodite's Child - Altamont Lyrics






This is the sight we had one day on the High Mountain
We saw a lamb with seven eyes
We saw a beast with seven horns
And a book sealed with seven seals
Seven angels with seven trumpets
And seven bowls filled with anger

Those are the pictures
Of what was
Of what is
And of what has to come

We are the people
The rolling people
The why people
The waiting people
The wanting people
The tambourine people
The alternative people
The angel people

We are the people
The rolling people
The why people
The waiting people
The wanting people
The tambourine people
The alternative people
The angel people

The angel people





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  1. A.... F....

    👍🎸👍🎸👍🎸👍

  2. S.... D....

    Tripping off my box to this was one of my best drug experiences ever. You can't explain it to folks who haven't tried it,but I can't imagine seeing the world without doing acid in my or anyone else's life.

  3. S.... D....

    We're the people,the rolling people...

  4. S.... D....

    "Do what thou wilt. Shall be the whole of the law..!"

  5. D.... G....

    Just a great song. Period.

  6. v.... b....

    Makes me laugh cry and roll my eyes all at once

  7. v.... b....

    Weirdest thing that I have ever heard

    v.... b....

    SUPER BAND. VANGELIS AND DEMIS ROUSOSS. ICONS.

    v.... b....

    @Olman Salas And Lucas Sideras And Silver Koulouris;once more forgotten...and guests.......

    v.... b....

    Pfft, Amateur...

  8. S.... D....

    I dedicate this to:Mick O'Sullivan.. Thank you mate!

  9. S.... F....

    Lovely Hip Hop sample from Statik Selecta here: https://youtu.be/GatswP3zYfA

  10. a.... f....

    Poo bop pooo bo bop..
    This is the sight we had one day on a high mountain. ..nough said

  11. U.... K....

    Could this be inspired by the Altamont festival incident in 1969? I can't think of another reason to name the song Altamont.

    U.... K....

    @ploom cake

    Ιndeed so. Actually 666 is a political album. The book of revelation is only a pretext.

    U.... K....

    In particular the MURDER of an audience member by the Hell's Angels.

    U.... K....

    Probably yes. Check out the lyrics "The rolling people( would it be Rolling Stones, or the fuss caused on the audience, where there were people rolling themselves onto others?), the waiting people(the audience waiting too much for the Stones?) The Angel people (would it mean the Hell's Angels?)". Every little word makes sense. The scene down at Altamont Festival concerns on a apocaliptcal sight, surely.

    U.... K....

    @MrLizardisle Not politica;religious.

    U.... K....

    @Daniel Bouju Depends on the point of view. Mine suggests political disguised as religious. There was political unrest in Europe, particularly in France and elsewhere too, at the time.
    For instance on Babylon : we got a system to fuck the system. Masters fall and wonder, people rise and wait. Plenty of poltical messages in many parts of the album, if you pay close attention to the lyrics. And also the concept of the Apocalypse is joked upon at the end of side two with the track titled ''OFIS'' (snake in Greek). The funny voice quoting a ''famous'' phrase from a hillarious Greek shadow theatre play, hillariously named ''the Great Alexander and the accursed snake (ofis) : '' Exelthe ofi... katiramene... diotiiii ean den exelthe esiiii... tha se exeltho ego !" This is bad Greek meant to be funny. It translates into bad English as such : ''Thou shall come out accursed snake ! Because... if thou not come out... I shall come you out ! '' You don't know how funny this sounds in Greek !

  12. w.... ....

    Obviously their best album, and one of the most influential In progressive psychedelic Rock genre

    w.... ....

    Far removed from their earlier easy-going pop singles. I can see why this has become a cult album, and why Salvador Dali loved it.

    w.... ....

    I actually don't think it's a great album despite a few awesome tracks. Demis 1st solo lp is better and Aphrodites childs earlier stuff like it's 5 o'clock, magic mirror, air, you always stand in my way etc is better

  13. s.... ....

    1rst ethno pop album ! great band

  14. Y.... K....

    The alternative people.

  15. r.... g....

    This is how it's done....

  16. C.... H....

    This track always reminded me of Magma.

  17. R.... ....

    I love this tune. Thank you Pandora for sharing this one with me :)

  18. H.... S....

    What a blast from the past!

  19. J.... M....

    sounds a bit like like free jazz

  20. s.... ....

    way before my time but still one of my faves.