Not as well, of course, but it still sounds good in the hands of a local bar band, which is one the true tests of a good rock & roll song. Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American rock band, formed in late 1967 in Los Angeles. It probably grew out of a jam, but Kay wound up with an actual song, not just a collection of hooks - the original recording is terrific, but it also works as a cover. More importantly, he wrote a great three-chord riff that just gained depth and strength as it was fleshed out by bass, organ, and drums. The lyrics may have been nothing more than a hippie fantasia, but John Kay did write some evocative lines ("Last night I held Aladdin's lamp," etc.). Steppenwolf's original recording was a wonderful, spare but dirty, groove. Steppenwolf enjoyed worldwide success from 1968 to 1972, but clashing personalities. The great thing is, it doesn't really depart from the original all that much. davidbryant2018 (davidbryant2018)’s videos with Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf TikTok TikTok video from davidbryant2018 (davidbryant2018). Steppenwolf sold over 25 million records worldwide, released seven gold albums and one platinum album, and had 13 Billboard Hot 100 singles, of which seven were Top 40 hits, including three top 10 successes: 'Born to Be Wild', 'Magic Carpet Ride', and 'Rock Me'. If you doubt whether it's actually funky, check out the reworking on the soundtrack to Doug Liman's 1999 film Go, where it sounds as contemporary as anything else on the electronica-laden soundtrack.
Why? Well, it's a funkier ride, with a real deep guitar-organ groove and a great singalong chorus. "Born to Be Wild" is Steppenwolf's best-known song, and possibly its best, but there are some that argue that "Magic Carpet Ride" is every bit as good, if not better, than that biker anthem.
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