Episode 30: The Joke That Worked | The Turtles, “Elenore,” and the Hit They Didn’t Mean

Episode 30: The Joke That Worked | The Turtles, “Elenore,” and the Hit They Didn’t Mean

Author: Christopher Machado April 24, 2026 Duration: 9:23
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a band gets tired of being told to repeat their biggest hit… and decides to prove a point? In 1968, Elenore by The Turtles climbed to No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. But it wasn’t written as a serious follow-up. It was a parody. Frustrated with constant pressure from their label to recreate Happy Together, a No. 1 hit they didn’t even write, lead singer Howard Kaylan set out to expose the formula behind a pop hit. Instead… he proved it worked. In this ...

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Send us Fan Mail Who Ordered the Pie? is a classic rock music history podcast where songs, stories, and cocktails mix. If you ever made the perfect mixtape, waited by the radio to record your favorite song, or memorized…