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"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (commonly called "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In") is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical Hair by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group the 5th Dimension.
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot.The work reflects the creators' observations of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of the late 1960s, and several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.
Hair ' s cast album stayed at No. 1 for 13 weeks in 1969. [2] The recording also received a Grammy Award in 1969 for Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album [3] and sold nearly 3 million copies in the U.S. by December 1969. [4] The New York Times noted in 2007 that "The cast album of Hair was ... a must-have for the middle classes. Its ...
Hair: Original Soundtrack ... All lyrics are written by Gerome Ragni, Jim Rado; ... "The Flesh Failures/Let The Sunshine In" 6:06: Certifications. Region Certification
MacDermot also composed music for film soundtracks, jazz and funk albums, and classical music, and his music has been sampled in hit hip-hop songs and albums. He is best known for his work on Hair, which produced three number-one singles in 1969: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "Good Morning Starshine", and the title song "Hair".
"Let the Sunshine in", song from the 1967 musical Hair "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", a 1969 medley of two songs from the musical Hair recorded by The 5th Dimension
The musical’s title song begins as character Claude slowly croons his reason for his long hair, as tribe-mate Berger joins in singing they "don't know." [1] They lead the tribe, singing "Give me a head with hair," "as long as God can grow it," [1] listing what they want in a head of hair and their uses for it.
The most famous recording of this song featured Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm on The Flintstones "No Biz Like Show Biz" episode (which originally aired September 17, 1965). The clip of them performing this song was sometimes played during the closing credits in the show's final season (1965–1966), this episode being the opener of that season.