Wear Your Love Like Heaven

"Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
Single by Donovan
from the album A Gift from a Flower to a Garden
B-side	"Oh, Gosh!"
Released	Dec 1967
Format	7" single
Genre	Psychedelic pop
Label	Epic 5-10253
Writer(s)	Donovan Leitch
Producer(s)	Mickie Most
Donovan USA chronology
"There is a Mountain" (1967) "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (1967) "Jennifer Juniper" (1968)
Music sample "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"

Prussian blue

Alizarin crimson

"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" is a song and US single by British singer/songwriter Donovan, released in 1967. It became the opening title of his double album A Gift from a Flower to a Garden. Chart position: No.23 (USA).

The song mentions seven dye and pigment colours: Prussian blue, Scarlet, Crimson, Havana lake, Carmine (color), Rose carmethene and Alizarin crimson.

Covers

• Eartha Kitt, on her 1970 album Sentimental.^[1]
• They Might Be Giants, as a spoken word piece.
• Sarah McLachlan, for the Donovan tribute album Island of Circles; it also appeared on US printings of her 1991 album Solace.
• Japanese noise artist Masonna perform a noise "cover" of this song on Japanese/American Noise Treaty compilation.
• Peggy Lipton Her 1970 single appeared in the Record World "Non-Rock" Top 40.
• "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" is a track from Richie Havens' 1969 album, "Richard P. Havens, 1983." A cover of Donovan's 1967 single, the track is one of three live performances included on Haven's 1969 album.
• Guy Davis (musician), son of Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, included the song on his 2015 album "Kokomo Kidd."

Appearances in other media

The song was featured in the Eau De Love (by Menley and James) fragrance commercial in the early 1970s that featured Ali MacGraw.

It was featured in Season 13 The Simpsons episode "Weekend at Burnsie's" where Homer Simpson (after he smokes medicinal marijuana) gets ready for work and pictures his world as a psychedelic wonderland.

It was also recorded by Richie Havens on his anthology release, Richard P. Havens, 1983.

References

External links

• Wear Your Love Like Heaven (Single) - Donovan Unofficial Site

Donovan
Studio albums	What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid (Catch the Wind) Fairytale Sunshine Superman Mellow Yellow A Gift from a Flower to a Garden The Hurdy Gurdy Man Barabajagal Open Road HMS Donovan Cosmic Wheels Essence to Essence 7-Tease Slow Down World Donovan Neutronica Love Is Only Feeling Lady of the Stars Sutras Pied Piper Sixty Four Brother Sun, Sister Moon Beat Cafe Shadows of Blue
Live albums	Donovan in Concert Live in Japan: Spring Tour 1973 Rising Rising Again Greatest Hits Live: Vancouver 1986
Songs	"Catch the Wind" "Colours" "Universal Soldier" "Turquoise" / "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" "You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond" "To Try for the Sun" "Josie" "Remember the Alamo" "Sunshine Superman" "Mellow Yellow" "Epistle to Dippy" "There Is a Mountain" "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" "Jennifer Juniper" "Hurdy Gurdy Man" "Atlantis" "Laléna" "Barabajagal" "Rock 'n' Roll with Me" "Season of the Witch" "Museum"
Box sets	Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964–1976 Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan
Films	There is an Ocean
Related	Discography Island of Circles Donovan Leitc (son) Ione Skye (daughter)
Book:Donovan