1966 music checklist:
Weird band name? Check (and, yes, this was before Strawberry Alarm Clock and Moby Grape)
Fuzz tone guitar? Check
Hey, don't forget the backwards guitar! Check
Snappy drum into lick? Check
Lots of echo? Check
Psychedelic title and lyrics? Check
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you The Electric Prunes! I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night hit #11 on the Billboard Chart in the fall of 1966. I was 15 and thought it the coolest song. Composed by Nancie Mantz and Annette Tucker who wrote seven of the 12 tunes on the band's first album.
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