In 1968, The Turtles were so hot in the pop music marketplace that they could even put out a cynical parody of themselves and sell a lot of records. This was "Elenore," which I had on my mixtape not because I thought it was a good song but because I thought it was a stupid song…and I was kinda pleased that its makers intended it as such. Howard Kaylan, the group's lead singer and author of the song explains…
Kaylan's partner in The Turtles, and later as Flo & Eddie, Mark Volman died recently. They were both guys who had a healthy sense of humor about what they were doing and what had happened to them. That's one of the reasons I liked both bands, especially the latter.