Music Appreciation
Released on August 16, 1966, Last Train to Clarksville was The Monkees' debut single, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 on November 5, 1966.
The song was written by duo Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. The song's opening riff was inspired by the Beatles. It's said Hart misheard the end of the Beatles' Paperback Writer and thought Paul McCartney was signing "take the last train," then decided to use the line after finding out McCartney was actually singing "paperback writer."
The song is about a man calling a woman to meet him at the train station in Clarksville before he leaves. Although not direct, the song implies the man is a soldier leaving for the Vietnam War.
Source: Wikipedia
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