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1* CoveredUp:
2** They recorded and released "Eve of Destruction" first, but Barry [=McGuire=]'s cover became much better known.
3** Inverted with "It Ain't Me Babe", which was originally recorded by Music/BobDylan.
4* SignatureSong: "Happy Together," of course.
5* SampledUp: The drum breakdowns on "I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts)" from ''Battle of the Bands'' are a [[https://www.whosampled.com/The-Turtles/I%27m-Chief-Kamanawanalea-(We%27re-the-Royal-Macadamia-Nuts)/sampled/?cp=2 stock hip-hop sample]].
6* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Music/{{Queen}}'s "You're My Best Friend" sounds quite a bit like "The Story of Rock & Roll". The two songs' openings are almost identical.

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