Song of the Day: "Lonely Boy" by Iron Butterfly

Ball, Iron Butterfly's third release, actually did quite well for itself, considering everyone should have been in-a-gadda-da-vida'd out by March 1969. It reached as high as #3 on Billboard Top 200 albums during its 44-week run. In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida peaked at #4, though it spent nearly 3 years on the charts. (140 weeks, to be exact.)

I've always liked "Lonely Boy", even with its Cowardly-Lion vocals -- an almost choking ah-ah-ah-I'm..........