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born 1946 Scotland
Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), most commonly referred to simply as Donovan, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia and world music.
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I'm just mad about Saffron
Mellow Yellow (1966)
Sunshine came softly through my a-window today
Sunshine Superman (1966)
You've got to pick up every stitch.
Sunshine Superman (1966)
Electrical banana
Mellow Yellow (1966)
In the chilly hours and minutes
Catch The Wind (1965)
The principle of the "double effect" also applies to sexual sterilization. If a woman must have a hysterectomy to remove a dangerously cancerous uterus, this will result in her sterilization, but is not a sinful act. However, if the purpose of the operation is not to heal or safeguard health, but to directly sterilize, then that act is intrinsically evil and is always a mortal sin.
I'm talking about naive days, before the drug barons and the dealers took over. It was once a small, bohemian event.
Grip interview (1997)
The magic that you hear in tales and things was all based around the Celtic mythology of England, which is Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. I just drain from that source. I just drain everything. So the magic is there.
Thrown like a star in my vast sleep
Hurdy Gurdy Man (1967)
I'm just mad about Fourteen
Mellow Yellow (1966)
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