Spanky and Our Gang
A conversation with Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane
Spanky and Our Gang Hits
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Sunday Will Never Be The Same (1967)
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Making Every Minute Count (1967)
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Lazy Day (1967)
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Sunday Mornin' (1968)
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Like To Get To Know You (1968)
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Give A Damn (1968)
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Yesterday's Rain (1968)
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Anything You Choose (1969)
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And She's Mine (1969)
Dan Markus onstage with Spanky
Didja Know ... ?
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The song LAZY DAY has the lyric "children saying hello." The original lyric had squirrels doing the hello-ing.
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LAZY DAY was written by Tony Powers and George Fischoff. Fischoff also wrote the song 98.6, which was a hit for Keith less than a year before LAZY DAY charted.
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Spanky was an act on the first "Happy Together Tour" in 1984.
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GIVE A DAMN was banned on several U.S. radio stations, presumably because of its title, or its provacative lyrics, or both.
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Spanky sang and toured with the Mamas and Papas, skillfully handling Mama Cass' singing parts.
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SUNDAY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME was turned down by The Mamas and Papas (and The Left Bank). It became Spanky and Our Gang's first hit.
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Editorial comment: SUNDAY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME may be the cheeriest-sounding breakup song ever.