Episode 154: “Happy Together” by the Turtles
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Turtles - The Last Throw of the Dice, by Jim Pons
The Turtles sued the label for several million. They basically begged White Whale to let them record one last great single, one last throw of the dice. Jim Pons had known a keyboard player named Bob Harris and got to know his wife Judy Sill. She was an astonishing songwriter whose music was as inspired by Bach as by any pop or folk composer.
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