Best The Lovin' Spoonful Songs
I love the summery feel with psychedelic undertones.
The theme song from the movie "You're a Big Boy Now". I think it's a great song in its own right.
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.
It's a traditional song typically played by jug bands. The Spoonful gave it an uptempo arrangement.
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".
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".
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".
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.