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First song to "Blow You Away"...

What was the first song that hit you between the eyes and took over your mind? Something that really put you into an altered state (without the drugs).

The first time I heard "Whole Lotta Love" in 1969 I couldn't believe what my ears were hearing. Jimmy Page's guitar grabbed me by the head and turned my brain into a Denver omlette.
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philjolet
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Journey to the Center of Your Mind by Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes in the 60's

and Billy Cobham Stratus later on...
jndean
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Twelvth of Never by Johnny Mathes. I was probably 8yo. Then Buddy Holly with Peggy Sue, Rave On, and That Will Be The Day. Influenced by an older brother.
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rufusfolk
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I liked many songs previously, but the first song that made me pull over to the side of the road was John Stewart's "Mother Country". I don't know how it made it to AM but I became a John Stewart fan that day. When I got the album, California Bloodlines, the song "July You're a Woman" also blew me away. Still one of the best albums I've heard.
rockadanny
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"The Pusher" (Hoyt Axton) performed live by Steppenwolf at the Olympia in Detroit (1969?), 4th row (my ears are still ringing). It was a mind-boggling awakening to loud, fuzzy, gutteral, blues-rock ... thank God!
240zracer
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Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini....just kidding.....actually I think it was Neil Diamond's Cherry Cherry.
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