Masters Apprentices' guitarist Mick Bower wrote this dreamy, seemingly acid drenched gem way before flower power, love and peace came into vogue. Singer Jim Keays refused to sing the candy cane lyrics because he deemed them too soft. Suddenly trends changed, Bower pulled the song out again and the band hurriedly recorded it. From there it became Australia's biggest psychedelic hit of 1967 and remains a perennial radio favourite. It proved the artistic highwater mark for Bower - who also authored garage rock anthems 'Undecided' and 'Wars or Hands of Time' - an extreme nervous breakdown forcing his retirement from music.

Weird symmetry abounds - the Sand Pebbles live in the same St. Kilda street inhabited by the Masters when they recorded this track (just up the road from where AC/DC and the Birthday Party also called home).

The Pebbles version drops the original guitar line and makes it a drone fueled wig out. Special guest is Matt Walker, one of Oz's most respected guitarists, having his first crack at playing sitar.