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That Cowsills song ("The Rain, The Park, and other Things") was one of the first songs I remember growing up. I was about 5 years old when it was playing on my mom's kitchen radio. It's a terrific pop song and a bit on the trippy psychedelic side.

Actually the Cowsills were the inspiration for The Partridge Family but they were not deemed telegenic enough for a TV Show. So enter Susan Dey, David Cassidy and the rest of the clan to put together a hip TV band for the 7-14 demographic. They sold a lot of breakfast cereal with that show. Used to be on 8:30 on Friday Nights (just after The Brady Bunch).

Partridge Family actually had some decent pop songs. "Summer Days" and "Point Me In The Direction of Albuquerque" are two good examples of that.

Speaking of TV bands, the Monkees actually played all their own instruments and were very talented. They even started writing some of their own songs like this one here: "Mary Mary". Michael Nesmith of that band went on to a successful solo career and wrote hits for others such as Linda Rondstadt.

Another lost favorite from that time is the duet of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood called "Some Velvet Morning." which is quite a trippy song. In fact, the video linked here reminds me of the ending of "Planet of the Apes."