Mellow Yellow coffeeshop Mellow Yellow coffeeshop Mellow Yellow was the oldest cannabis coffee shop in Amsterdam, prior to its closure at the start of 2017. The coffee shop was founded in 1972 by Wernard Bruinin in Weesperzijde, Amsterdam, on the premises of a former bakery. The shop is named after "Mellow Yellow", a song by Donovan which describes the singer trying to become intoxicated through smoking the peel of banana. The intent of the shop is to sell cannabis, despite this being illegal at the time of its creation. Sales were originally disguised by drug dealers seated at the bar posing as customers.
The Seeker (the Who song) The Seeker (the Who song) "The Seeker" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by English rock band the Who, and featured on their 1971 compilation album "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy". Around the time of the song's release, Townshend explained its meaning in an interview with "Rolling Stone": "I suppose I like this least of all the stuff", wrote Townshend the following year. "It suffered from being the first thing we did after "Tommy", and also from being recorded a few too many times. We did it once at my home studio, then at IBC where we