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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the early-'60s Greenwich Village folk revival scene and the late-decade Laurel Canyon scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple of film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''. The group's deceptively simple but layered sound was quietly influential on their peers; Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/BrianWilson have said that the Spoonful's music inspired parts of ''[[Music/RevolverBeatlesAlbum Revolver]]'' and ''Music/PetSounds''.

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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the early-'60s Greenwich Village folk revival scene and the late-decade Laurel Canyon scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple of film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''. The group's And their deceptively simple but layered sound was quietly influential on their peers; Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/BrianWilson have said that the Spoonful's music inspired parts of ''[[Music/RevolverBeatlesAlbum Revolver]]'' and ''Music/PetSounds''.
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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the early-'60s Greenwich Village folk revival scene and the late-decade Laurel Canyon scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple of film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''. Their deceptively simple layered sound was quietly influential on their peers; Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/BrianWilson have said that the Spoonful's music inspired parts of ''[[Music/RevolverBeatlesAlbum Revolver]]'' and ''Music/PetSounds''.

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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the early-'60s Greenwich Village folk revival scene and the late-decade Laurel Canyon scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple of film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''. Their The group's deceptively simple but layered sound was quietly influential on their peers; Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/BrianWilson have said that the Spoonful's music inspired parts of ''[[Music/RevolverBeatlesAlbum Revolver]]'' and ''Music/PetSounds''.
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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the early-'60s Greenwich Village folk revival scene and the late-decade Laurel Canyon scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple of film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''.

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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the early-'60s Greenwich Village folk revival scene and the late-decade Laurel Canyon scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple of film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''.
Now''. Their deceptively simple layered sound was quietly influential on their peers; Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/BrianWilson have said that the Spoonful's music inspired parts of ''[[Music/RevolverBeatlesAlbum Revolver]]'' and ''Music/PetSounds''.
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* DoubleEntendre: The band's name. A "Loving Spoonful" of... what, exactly?

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* DoubleEntendre: The band's name. A "Loving "Lovin' Spoonful" of... what, exactly?
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* DoubleEntendre: The band's name. A "Loving Spoonful" of... what, exactly?
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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the early-'60s Greenwich Village FolkMusic scene and the late-'60s Laurel Canyon FolkRock scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple of film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''.

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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the early-'60s Greenwich Village FolkMusic folk revival scene and the late-'60s late-decade Laurel Canyon FolkRock scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple of film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''.
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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/BobDylan, and perhaps Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the Greenwich Village FolkMusic scene and the West Coast PsychedelicRock scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''.

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With a foot each in the folk-rock and pop music worlds, they were probably the era's biggest link (save for Music/BobDylan, and perhaps Music/TheMamasAndThePapas) between the early-'60s Greenwich Village FolkMusic scene and the West Coast PsychedelicRock late-'60s Laurel Canyon FolkRock scene. During their brief heyday, the band found success with five studio albums, numerous hit singles, and even a couple of film soundtracks, recording song scores for Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/WhatsUpTigerLily'' and Creator/FrancisFordCoppola's ''You're a Big Boy Now''.
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* UnwantedGlassesPlot: "4 Eyes" is about a kid getting picked on because of his nerd glasses.

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* UnwantedGlassesPlot: "4 Eyes" is about a kid getting picked on because of his nerd glasses.{{nerd glasses}}.
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* UnwantedGlassesPlot: "Four Eyes", about a kid getting picked on because of his nerd glasses.

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* UnwantedGlassesPlot: "Four Eyes", "4 Eyes" is about a kid getting picked on because of his nerd glasses.
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* BungledSuicide: In "Pow!":

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* BungledSuicide: In PlayedForLaughs in "Pow!":
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I was off to blow my head off\\

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I was off resolved to blow my head off\\
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I resolved to blow my head off\\

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I resolved was off to blow my head off\\
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* BungledSuicide: In "Pow!":
-->''Well, I finally got so fed up\\
I resolved to blow my head off\\
With the gun inside the cashbox at the store\\
Then I thought I'd grab a fistful\\
Just in case I weren't successful\\
But instead I got my tie caught in the drawer''
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* VocalTagTeam: While John Sebastian was the group's primary vocalist and songwriter (and consequently sang on the lion's share of the group's hit singles), all the other members performed lead vocal duties at various times. Especially since Sebastian wasn't even on their last album.

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* VocalTagTeam: While John Sebastian was the group's primary vocalist and songwriter (and consequently sang on the lion's share of the group's hit singles), all of the other members performed lead vocal duties at various times. Especially since Sebastian wasn't even on their last album.
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* RepurposedPopSong: "Do You Believe in Magic?" was used as a UsefulNotes/McDonalds commercial jingle in the '90s.

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* RepurposedPopSong: "Do You Believe in Magic?" was often been used as a commercial jingle, most notably for UsefulNotes/McDonalds commercial jingle in the '90s.

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