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The Turtles are a folk-rock band from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles that formed in 1965 and originally ran through 1970. They were headed by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman and are best known for the songs "Happy Together," "You Showed Me," "Elenore" and a {{Cover|Version}} of Music/BobDylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe."
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The Turtles are a folk-rock band from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles that formed in 1965 and originally ran through 1970. They were headed by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman (later known as Flo & Eddie) and are best known for the songs "Happy Together," "You Showed Me," "Elenore" and a {{Cover|Version}} of Music/BobDylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe."
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* FunnyAfro: Volman began sporting one in the late '60s.
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* RecordProducer: Bassist Chip Douglas left in 1967 to become one of these for Music/TheMonkees, although he'd go on to produce ''Battle of the Bands'' for his old bandmates.
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* RecordProducer: Bassist Chip Douglas left in 1967 to become one of these for Music/TheMonkees, although he'd go on return to produce ''Battle ''The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands'' for his old bandmates.
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* RecordProducer: Bassist Chip Douglas left in 1967 to become one of these for Music/TheMonkees, although he'd go on to produce ''Battle of the Bands'' for his old bandmates.
** Music/RayDavies of Music/TheKinks produced ''Turtle Soup''.
** Music/RayDavies of Music/TheKinks produced ''Turtle Soup''.
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* '''Howard Kaylan''' - keyboards, vocals (1965–70)
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!! Principal Members (Founding members in '''bold'''):
* John Barbata - drums (1966–69)
* Chip Douglas - bass (1966–67)
* '''Howard Kaylan''' - keyboards, vocals (1965–70)
* Joel Larson - drums (1966)
* '''Don Murray''' - drums (1965–66)
* '''Al Nichol''' - guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals (1965–70)
* Jim Pons (1967–70)
* '''Chuck Portz''' - bass (1965–66)
* John Seiner - drums (1969–70)
* '''Jim Tucker''' - guitar (1965–67)
* '''Mark Volman''' - guitar, tambourine, vocals (1965–70)
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!! Album Discography:
* 1965 - ''It Ain't Me Babe''
* 1966 - ''You Baby''
* 1967 - ''Happy Together''
* 1968 - ''The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands''
* 1969 - ''Turtle Soup''
* 1970 - ''Wooden Head''
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* John Barbata - drums (1966–69)
* Chip Douglas - bass (1966–67)
* '''Howard Kaylan''' - keyboards, vocals (1965–70)
* Joel Larson - drums (1966)
* '''Don Murray''' - drums (1965–66)
* '''Al Nichol''' - guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals (1965–70)
* Jim Pons (1967–70)
* '''Chuck Portz''' - bass (1965–66)
* John Seiner - drums (1969–70)
* '''Jim Tucker''' - guitar (1965–67)
* '''Mark Volman''' - guitar, tambourine, vocals (1965–70)
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!! Album Discography:
* 1965 - ''It Ain't Me Babe''
* 1966 - ''You Baby''
* 1967 - ''Happy Together''
* 1968 - ''The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands''
* 1969 - ''Turtle Soup''
* 1970 - ''Wooden Head''
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* FatAndSkinny: Kaylan and Volman (especially after they became Flo and Eddie)
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* FatAndSkinny: Kaylan and Volman (especially after they became Flo and Eddie)Eddie).
* FunnyAfro: Volman began sporting one in the late '60s.
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!!! The Turtles are the {{Trope Namer|s}} for:
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* NerdGlasses: Favored by Volman, along with a FunnyAfro.
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* ProtestSong: "Eve of Destruction", "Let Me Be"
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'''The Turtles''' are a folk-rock band from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles that formed in 1965 and originally ran through 1970. They were formed by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman and are best known for the songs "Happy Together," "You Showed Me," "Elenore" and a {{Cover|Version}} of Music/BobDylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe."
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** "It Ain't Me, Babe" and Barry [=McGuire=]'s "Eve of Destruction."
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** They famously CoveredUp Music/BobDylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe" and Barry [=McGuire=]'s "Eve of Destruction."for their first hit.
** Inverted with "Eve of Destruction". While Barry [=McGuire=]'s recording was a bigger hit and much better known, the Turtles' version was actually recorded and released first. (Its composer, P.F. Sloan, penned several other songs for them, including the hits "You Baby" and "Let Me Be".)
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* GenreShift: They started as a GarageRock[=/=]Surf band, before going into the folk rock/pop direction that made them famous.
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* GenreShift: They started out as a GarageRock[=/=]Surf band, GarageRock[=/=]SurfRock band called the Crossfires, before going into the folk rock/pop direction that made them famous.
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No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be\\
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No matter how they toss tossed the dice, it has had to be\\
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* CoverVersion: "It Ain't Me, Babe" and Barry [=McGuire=]'s "Eve of Destruction."
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** They also covered "We'll Meet Again", best known as a Vera Lynn song.
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* SillyLoveSongs: "You Showed Me," "She'd Rather Be With Me"
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* SillyLoveSongs: "You Showed Me," "She'd Rather Be With Me"Me". "Happy Together" brings the trope into conscious self-parody.
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So happy together''"
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[[TropeNamer So happy together''"
together]]''"
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* BreakupBreakout: Kaylan and Volman renamed themselves Flo & Eddie and would join Music/FrankZappa's the Mothers of Invention (they can be heard on the albums ''Music/ChungasRevenge'' (1970), ''Music/FillmoreEastJune1971'' (1971), ''Music/TwoHundredMotels'' (1971) and ''Music/JustAnotherBandFromLA'' (1972) and work with everyone from [[Music/MarcBolan T. Rex]] to Music/AliceCooper to Music/DuranDuran and MANY OTHERS. Mark and Howie also lent their voices to the X-rated animated cartoon ''WesternAnimation/DownAndDirtyDuck''. Drummer John Barbata would also move on to Music/JeffersonAirplane, which would become Music/JeffersonStarship not long after he joined.
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* BreakupBreakout: Kaylan and Volman renamed themselves Flo & Eddie and would join Music/FrankZappa's the Mothers of Invention (they can be heard on the albums ''Music/ChungasRevenge'' (1970), ''Music/FillmoreEastJune1971'' (1971), ''Music/TwoHundredMotels'' ''Film/TwoHundredMotels'' (1971) and ''Music/JustAnotherBandFromLA'' (1972) and work with everyone from [[Music/MarcBolan T. Rex]] to Music/AliceCooper to Music/DuranDuran and MANY OTHERS. Mark and Howie also lent their voices to the X-rated animated cartoon ''WesternAnimation/DownAndDirtyDuck''. Drummer John Barbata would also move on to Music/JeffersonAirplane, which would become Music/JeffersonStarship not long after he joined.
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* BreakupBreakout: Kaylan and Volman renamed themselves Flo & Eddie and would join Music/FrankZappa's the Mothers of Invention (they can be heard on the albums ''Music/ChungasRevenge'' (1970), ''Music/FillmoreEastJune1971'' (1971), ''Music/TwoHundredMotels'' (1971) and ''Music/JustAnotherBandFromLA'' (1972) and work with everyone from [[Music/MarcBolan T. Rex]] to Music/AliceCooper to Music/DuranDuran and MANY OTHERS. Mark and Howie also lent their voices to the X-rated animated cartoon ''WesternAnimation/DownAndDirtyDuck''. Drummer John Barbata would also move on to Music/JeffersonAirplane, which would become Music/JeffersonStarship not long after he joined.
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** "You Showed Me" was a cover of a [[TheByrds Byrds]] song.
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* BreakupBreakout: Kaylan and Volman renamed themselves Flo & Eddie and would join Music/FrankZappa's the Mothers of Invention and work with everyone from [[Music/MarcBolan T. Rex]] to Music/AliceCooper to Music/DuranDuran and MANY OTHERS. Drummer John Barbata would also move on to Music/JeffersonAirplane, which would become Music/JeffersonStarship not long after he joined.
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!!! The Turtles are the {{Trope Namer|s}} for:
* SoHappyTogether
* SoHappyTogether
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* DaysOfTheWeekSong: "Somewhere Friday Night"
* OneWomanSong: "Elenore," "Rebecca"
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* TheSomethingSong: "The Walking Song"
* SurferDude: "Surfer Dan"
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* BitingTheHandHumor: Their initial follow-up singles to "Happy Together" flopped, and the record company told them that they needed another hit of that magnitude, so Kaylan reversed "Happy Together"'s chord progression and added joke lyrics such as "You're my pride and joy, et cetera."
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* BitingTheHandHumor: "Elenore." Their initial follow-up singles to "Happy Together" flopped, and the record company told them that they needed another hit of that magnitude, so Kaylan reversed "Happy Together"'s chord progression and added joke lyrics such as "You're my pride and joy, et cetera."
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As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turtles The Other Wiki]].
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* SillyLoveSongs: "You Showed Me," "She'd Rather Be With Me"
* TurtlePower: It's in the band's name. Their last studio album was titled ''Turtle Soup.''
* UrExample: They sued Music/DeLaSoul for {{Sampling}} "You Showed Me" on "Transmitting Live From Mars," and won a large settlement, making them the first act to respond to sampling in that way and setting a legal precedent for the industry.
* TurtlePower: It's in the band's name. Their last studio album was titled ''Turtle Soup.''
* UrExample: They sued Music/DeLaSoul for {{Sampling}} "You Showed Me" on "Transmitting Live From Mars," and won a large settlement, making them the first act to respond to sampling in that way and setting a legal precedent for the industry.
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'''The Turtles''' are a folk-rock band from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles that formed in 1965 and originally ran through 1970. They were formed by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman and are best known for the songs "Happy Together," "You Showed Me," "Elenore" and a {{Cover|Version}} of Music/BobDylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe."
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'''The Turtles''' are a folk-rock band from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles that formed in 1965 and originally ran through 1970. They were formed by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman and are best known for the songs "Happy Together," "You Showed Me," "Elenore" and a {{Cover|Version}} of Music/BobDylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe.""
!!! "When you're with me baby the tropes will be blue for all my life":
* BattleOfTheBands: Their fourth studio album, released in 1968, was titled ''The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands'' which was a ConceptAlbum where they pretended to be 11 different bands.
* BitingTheHandHumor: Their initial follow-up singles to "Happy Together" flopped, and the record company told them that they needed another hit of that magnitude, so Kaylan reversed "Happy Together"'s chord progression and added joke lyrics such as "You're my pride and joy, et cetera."
* CoverVersion: "It Ain't Me, Babe" and Barry [=McGuire=]'s "Eve of Destruction."
* XtremeKoolLetterz: In response to Music/TheBeatles and Music/TheByrds, they briefly renamed themselves the "[=Tyrtles=]", but it didn't take.
!!! "When you're with me baby the tropes will be blue for all my life":
* BattleOfTheBands: Their fourth studio album, released in 1968, was titled ''The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands'' which was a ConceptAlbum where they pretended to be 11 different bands.
* BitingTheHandHumor: Their initial follow-up singles to "Happy Together" flopped, and the record company told them that they needed another hit of that magnitude, so Kaylan reversed "Happy Together"'s chord progression and added joke lyrics such as "You're my pride and joy, et cetera."
* CoverVersion: "It Ain't Me, Babe" and Barry [=McGuire=]'s "Eve of Destruction."
* XtremeKoolLetterz: In response to Music/TheBeatles and Music/TheByrds, they briefly renamed themselves the "[=Tyrtles=]", but it didn't take.
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-->"''Me and you and you and me\\
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be\\
The only one for me is you, and you for me\\
So happy together''"
'''The Turtles''' are a folk-rock band from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles that formed in 1965 and originally ran through 1970. They were formed by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman and are best known for the songs "Happy Together," "You Showed Me," "Elenore" and a {{Cover|Version}} of Music/BobDylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe."
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be\\
The only one for me is you, and you for me\\
So happy together''"
'''The Turtles''' are a folk-rock band from UsefulNotes/LosAngeles that formed in 1965 and originally ran through 1970. They were formed by Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman and are best known for the songs "Happy Together," "You Showed Me," "Elenore" and a {{Cover|Version}} of Music/BobDylan's "It Ain't Me, Babe."
