Donovan: Mellow Yellow Meaning
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Song Released: 1966
Mellow Yellow Lyrics
Saffron's mad about me
I'm just mad about Saffron
She's just mad about me
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
They call me mellow yellow
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I'm old enough to remember the 1st rendition of this song. It was removed almost immediately. I am mad about 14 year old girls, they're just mad about me....
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olI am old enough to remember the 2st rendition of this song that was quickly removed and hushed.
I'm just mad about 14 uear old girls, they're just mad about me.... -
Nope. The artist stated he wrote it after seeing an ad for a yellow sextoy called the "mellow yellow". An electric banana is a vibrating yellow dildo.
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I believe the song is about the club scene at Donovan's locale. Yellow=Valium, 14= marijuana and the "Electrical Banana" is a night club which "took off" with the song ... My opinion ...
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