It's about a happy and freewheeling person wanting to help a friend who's depressed.
It's about the joyful and liberating hippie community trying to share their bliss with the rest of the world.
It pretty much sums up the whole point of the big western counterculture movement that started shyly in the late 40's with the Beats, grew in popularity through the mid 60's, culminating in the Summer of Love in '67 and the Woodstock Festival in '69, where (no coincidently) this song was so emotively performed by its writer. Just about one of the most beautiful however simple and underrated songs ever sung.
It's about a happy and freewheeling person wanting to help a friend who's depressed. It's about the joyful and liberating hippie community trying to share their bliss with the rest of the world. It pretty much sums up the whole point of the big western counterculture movement that started shyly in the late 40's with the Beats, grew in popularity through the mid 60's, culminating in the Summer of Love in '67 and the Woodstock Festival in '69, where (no coincidently) this song was so emotively performed by its writer. Just about one of the most beautiful however simple and underrated songs ever sung.