Elenore - Turtles, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)
Elenore (Turtles, The, 1968). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-07-16. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"
"Elenore," written by the band's John Barbata, Howard Kaylan, Al Nichol, Jim Pons, and Mark Volman, was the group's 4th top 10 hit and settled into the no. 6 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968 (Whitburn, 2013). Curiosity, lead singer Howard Kaylan stated that "Elenore was a parody of [their first no. 1 hit] 'Happy Together.' It was never intended to be a straight-forward song. It was meant as an anti-love letter to White Whale (their record company), who were constantly on our backs to bring them another 'Happy Together.' So I gave them a very skewed version. Not only with the chords changed, but with all these bizarre words. It was my feeling that they would listen to how strange and stupid the song was and leave us alone. But they didn't get the joke. They thought it sounded good. Truthfully, though, the production on 'Elenore' WAS so damn good. Lyrically or not, the sound of the thing was so positive that it worked. It certainly surprised me" (songfacts, 2022).
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Lyrics:
You got a thing about you
I just can't live without you
I really want you Elenore near me
Your looks intoxicate me
Even though your folks hate me
There's no one like you Elenore really
Elenore gee I think you're swell
And you really do me well
You're my pride and joy et cetera
Elenore can I take the time
To ask you to speak your mind
Tell me that you love me better
I really think you're groovy
Let's go out to a movie
What do ya say now, Elenore can we?
They'll turn the lights way down low
Maybe we won't watch the show
I think I love you, Elenore, love me
Elenore, gee I think you're swell
And you really do me well
You're my pride and joy, et cetera
Elenore, can I take the time
To ask you to speak your mind?
Tell me that you love me better
One more time!
Elenore, gee I think you're swell, ah-hah
Elenore, gee I think you're swell, ah-hah-hah
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