I Can Hear the Grass Grow
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"I Can Hear the Grass Grow" | ||
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Single by The Move | ||
Released | 1967 | |
Format | 7" | |
Recorded | 1967 | |
Genre | Psychedelic rock, Pop music | |
Label | Regal Zonophone | |
Writer(s) | Roy Wood | |
Chart positions | ||
The Move singles chronology | ||
"Night of Fear" (1967) |
'I Can Hear the Grass Grow' (1967) |
"Flowers in the Rain" (1967) |
'I Can Hear the Grass Grow ' is the second single by The Move.
It is a psychedelic rock song referring to the senses blurring effects of hallucinogenics. Among the musical references are Chesney Allen's vocal underlines during the middle 8.
The song has been covered by The Fall, Jellyfish and by Status Quo on the album Don't Stop.