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"I Can Take You To The Sun" is a song that was composed and recorded by
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Studio in London in 1966. The song is considered a
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classic. The single was released to critical acclaim but the band was forced to break up shortly thereafter when lead vocalist/harmonica player Rick Brown was drafted into the
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introduced the song with the comment, "This is to my mind the best popular record that's ever been recorded". Peel would later rank the song as his number 3 song for 1966 in his "
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" (Greatest Songs of the 20th Century) list. ''
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'' magazine, in a July 1999 article wrote, "The Misunderstood were a band of immense talent (...) Without apologies, the Misunderstood single stands (...) as one of the most powerful and best psychedelic singles ever released." "I Can Take You to the Sun" is mentioned in ''Record Collectors book "100 Greatest Psychedelic Records".


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