The WILD History of 'The Windmills of Your Mind'

EVERYONE is talking about Severance Season 2. Today we look at the WILD history behind the Apple TV series finale's "The Windmills of Your Mind" and its journey from 1968 to 2025. This one includes it all -- a high flying playboy (Steve McQueen), an olympic skier, an Oscar, and about 5000 covers from the likes of Mel Torme, the Muppets, Dusty Springfield, Sting, Jose Feliciano, and countless others. This is the story of "The Windmills of Your Mind." 👉 Subscribe for More Vinyl Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 WATCH NEXT: ✓ Who is David Watts? https://youtu.be/jgZBhvMcOsE ✓ When Janis Joplin Met the Elevators https://youtu.be/EIOKEqUYsnE ✓ The Rolling Stones and Marianne Faithful https://youtu.be/f0efAPePIBs 🎥 The Poetic Was Music History Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLylroYWVYWWXL84MH1T4Qr0wrRzjwlGMR ✉️ Join the Poetic Wax Podcast Newsletter: https://poeticwaxpodcast.com/join Poetic Wax is hosted by Andy Fenstermaker. CHAPTERS: 0:00 From Thomas Crown Affair to Severance Season 2 1:44 The Writing of “Windmills Of Your Mind” 4:26 The Haunting Vocals of Noel Harrison 7:07 A Popular Resurfacing in Severance Season 2 9:16 The Legacy of "The Windmills Of Your Mind" REFERENCE CLIPS & FURTHER LISTENING: Noel Harrison - The Windmills of Your Mind https://youtu.be/WEhS9Y9HYjU?si=YAY90eyS0TmIUhdz Mel Torme - The Windmills of Your Mind https://youtu.be/Wc-V5-EVKc4?si=Qv6SXkNtTD6ViSnf Dusty Springfield - The WIndmills of Your Mind (Dusty in Deutchland, 1969) https://youtu.be/5Iri-_mye7w?si=xWIN2ztm7LK1dU20 Noel Harrison - The Windmills of Your Mind (East Budleigh, Devon, 2008) https://youtu.be/vK7dscJTr9k?si=C0PP3mKlXhTShYV9 Thomas Crown Affair - Original Hang Glider Scene https://youtu.be/Osl6EJGwFyM?si=ihPrHYp1E5wJ24Vk Windmills of Your Mind wins an Oscar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z5zQNKdoac Jose Feliciano ‘The Windmills of Your Mind’ (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TENBIrwOHU The Libertines “The Windmills Of Your Mind” (Live for la Blogoteque) https://youtu.be/sA1D1BHcTrE?si=K6yU9E2uhNS05UNW The Ricken Goat Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJd5TQfInR4 Mel Torme Live in 1964 https://youtu.be/P_dFcd3s0bU?si=obwmUY5R-4Cz5VN5 #meltorme #noelharrison #windmillsofyourmind #severance #severancetvshow #severanceexplained #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #andyfenstermaker #fensepost #vinylchannel #poeticwax #musicessay #musicstory #albumstory #musichistory #albumhistory #musicdocumentary #thelibertines