Best The Lovin' Spoonful Songs

The Top Ten
1 Summer in the City

I love the summery feel with psychedelic undertones.

2 Do You Believe in Magic?
3 Daydream
4 Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?
5 Nashville Cats
6 You Didn't Have to Be So Nice
7 Rain on the Roof
8 Darling Be Home Soon
9 Six O'Clock
10 She is Still a Mystery
The Contenders
11 On the Road Again
12 Lonely (Amy's Theme)
13 You're a Big Boy Now

The theme song from the movie "You're a Big Boy Now". I think it's a great song in its own right.

14 Money

This song is kinda interesting because it features a typewriter as a percussion instrument; that's something you really don't see often in rock or pop music.

15 Blues in the Bottle

It's a traditional song typically played by jug bands. The Spoonful gave it an uptempo arrangement.

16 Jug Band Music

This song is about a couple of people who fall ill to various ailments. Each time, the doctor says "Give him jug band music, it seems to make him feel just fine".

17 Let the Boy Rock 'N' Roll

The song features an intro inspired by the lyrics to "Boogie Chillen'" by John Lee Hooker. Instead of saying "Let that boy boogie-woogie", though, he says "Let that boy rock and roll".

18 Darlin' Companion

Probably the only song to rhyme the words "companion" and "understandin'" in rock history. Johnny Cash and June Carter do a cool rendition of it on the album "At San Quentin".

19 Younger Generation

This song is almost completely acoustic, with a bit of electric guitar in the background. In this song, John Sebastian wonders if his future son will pick up on the bad aspects of his generation's culture.

20 My Gal
21 Didn't Want to Have to Do It
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