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Leaders of the band, Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, were in a creative argument with the band’s label - White Whale Records, which wanted artists to become more conventional, stop experimenting with a style and just release songs similar to the first hit - Happy Together. To do so, Howard wrote Elenore, which on the surface resembles Happy Together lyrics about teen love, but in fact makes a joke on White Whale policy. In fact the verse
Elenore, gee I think you’re swell
And you really do me well
You’re my pride and joy, et cetera
is addressed directly to the label.
However, general public referred to it as a humorous perception of a love story, making it into another big hit, topping at #6 position in British charts.
Through that Elenore became the only song with word “et cetera” in lyrics to ever reach Britain’s Top-10.
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