I liked this song better once I learned it was written as a joke.
Another fun fact about the Turtles: Three members of the band went on to join the Mothers of Invention.
The lyrics are hilarious!
Non sequiturs just to make a rhyme (common in Top 40 Pop)
Such as
“Your looks intoxicate me
even though your folks hate me”
and uber shallow lines such as
“I really think you’re groovy
Let’s go out to a movie”
it reminds me of lyrics like Dion’s “My Private Joy”:
“Oh well Susie
is a doozy
with a pony tail
She wears gold polish on her fingernails”
‘Three members of the band went on to join the Mothers of Invention.”
Yes, check out the Frank Zappa movie “200 Motels” if you haven’t already. Flo and Eddy are cast members.