The Mamas and Papas: Creeque Alley Meaning
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Song Released: 1967
Creeque Alley Lyrics
Just to leave the folk music behind;
Zal and Denny workin' for a penny
Tryin' to get a fish on the line.
In a coffee house Sebastian sat,
And after every number they'd pass the hat.
McGuinn and...
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just a story of how they got together and started performing and what happened along the way.
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It is the history of rock n roll on the west coast in the early 60's. The names in the songs are names of the folk/ rock artists in california that gave birth to rok in the us.
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Someone was wondering about this on the request list. GREAT song but it's not mystical, it's just the story of the band and how they got together. "McGuinn and McGuire": Roger McGuinn of the Byrds and Barry McGuire, who had a hit with "Eve of Destruction". Creeque Alley is a place in the Virgin Islands where the band landed up at one point.
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