“Fallin’ In Love”
by The Seeds
1966 song
The smooth and good-timey rock and roll tune "Fallin' In Love" appeared on The Seeds, the band’s 1966 debut album. Daryl Hooper’s wild sixties organ is the star of "Fallin' In Love", whipping the verses into shape and taking a joyous solo in the middle of the song. The tune is pretty simplistic, with its predictable I-IV-V form and Sky Saxon’s unremarkable melody, but there is still room for otherworldly lyrics like:
Did you ever find yourself walking down the street
Talkin’ to the people you don’t even meet?
Wait, what did he say?
In fact, "Fallin' In Love" does not feature the complete and actual Seeds. Drummer Rick Andridge didn’t attend the final recording session for the debut album; he was replaced by a drummer whose name is now lost to history. The fill-in has a steady feel and gets through "Fallin' In Love" reliably; four takes were recorded and no outtakes have been released. Incidentally, that drummer also appears on the fearsome "Evil Hoodoo", the other song recorded on April Fool’s Day 1966.
Sky Saxon retained a fondness for the concept of falling; The Seeds would go on to record songs called "Fallin'" and “Fallin’ Off The Edge (Of My Mind)”.
