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"'Darkness, Darkness'" is a song written by Jesse Colin Young in 1969, which has been covered by many artists. Young's band The Youngbloods released a version on their 1969 album 'Elephant Mountain'. They released a version of the song as a single twice: in 1969, which reached #124 on the 'Billboard' chart,[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Darkness%2C+Darkness+by+The+Youngbloods&id=104920 The Youngbloods, "Darkness, Darkness" 1969 chart position] Retrieved May 18, 2015 and in 1970, which reached #86 on the chart.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Darkness%2C+Darkness+by+The+Youngbloods&id=45801 The Youngbloods, "Darkness, Darkness" 1970 chart position] Retrieved May 18, 2015

Robert Plant released a version of the song as a single in 2002 that reached #27 on the rock chart.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Darkness%2C+Darkness+by+Robert+Plant&id=53226 Robert Plant, "Darkness, Darkness" chart position] Retrieved May 18, 2015 It was featured on his 2002 album 'Dreamland'.

Cover versions



* 1971 Mott the Hoople on the album 'Brain Capers'

* 1972 Phil Upchurch on the album 'Darkness, Darkness'

* 1976 Iain Matthews on the album 'Go for Broke', also included on Matthews' compilation 'Discreet Repeat' (1981)

* 1980 Eric Burdon on the album 'Darkness Darkness'

* 1994 Richie Havens on the album 'Cuts to the Chase'

* 1994 Screaming Trees on the 'True Lies Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' (Epic Records)

* 1995 Golden Earring on the album 'Love Sweat'

* 1996 Heidi Berry on the album 'Miracle'

* 1997 Richard Shindell on the album 'Reunion Hill'

* 2001 Elliott Murphy and Iain Matthews on the album 'La Terre Commune'

* 2002 Solas on the album 'The Edge of Silence'

* 2002 Robert Plant on the album 'Dreamland'

* 2004 Cowboy Junkies on the 'neath Your Covers, Part 1', a bonus disc to their album 'One Soul Now'

* 2007 Ann Wilson on the album 'Hope & Glory' (with sister Nancy Wilson)

* 2009 Helium Vola on the album 'Fr Euch, die Ihr liebt'

* 2018 Escondido, featured on 'This Is Us' season 3 episode 4, as well as the original version

Other credits



*1983: appeared in the film 'Purple Haze'

*1993: appeared in the opening credits of the film 'Jack the Bear'

*2003: played during the credits of the film 'Ghosts of the Abyss' (by Lisa Torban)

*2005: played during the ending credits of the film 'The Devil's Rejects'

*2015: played (in part) during the ending credits of episode 11 of 'Bloodline'

*2018 : played on the opening scene of 'This Is Us' season 3 episode 4 (the cover by Escondido was played at the end of the same episode)

References




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