Signature
key confidence high · relative A major · tempo confidence medium · half-time 60.2 · low end 22% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- Written byAlan Gordonsource
- CoveredBlue Meaniessource
- CoveredFLOOR CRYsource
- CoveredFrank Zappasource
- Written byGarry Bonnersource
- CoveredHuman Beingssource
- CoveredJason Donovansource
- CoveredLeningrad Cowboys & The Alexandrov Red Army Ensemblesource
- CoveredLeningrad Cowboys feat. Alexandrov Red Army Ensemblesource
- CoveredLeningrad Cowboyssource
- CoveredPhil Leadbettersource
- CoveredTally Hallsource
- CoveredThe Mothers of Inventionsource
- CoveredThe Nylonssource
Why it is here
- The Turtles recorded the song at Sunset Sound, the studio also used by emerging artists like the Doors, with bassist Chip Douglas arranging the horns and backing vocals for the track. source
- The song's structure is praised for one of the most effective minor-to-major key switches, moving from F-sharp minor verses to F-sharp major choruses via a Picardy third outro. source
- In 1999 BMI named it the 44th most-performed song in the United States of the 20th century with about five million American radio performances, and in 2007 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.